An experienced leader and business transformation specialist, Ben has held senior positions at Clarion Events, Informa, Datacenter Dynamics and was recently appointed the CEO of the Emerging Payments Association. With 15 years experience in B2B events, communities, digital media and marketing services, he has a strong record in delivering revenue growth, product development and digital transformation.

The Emerging Payments Association (EPA) is a commercial membership association, exclusively serving the payments industry. It helps to connect the ecosystem, encourages innovation & collaboration and runs 45 events each year. Through insights, connections and powerful outcomes, the EPA is at the heart of the Payments sector and supports the interest of its members; developing their profile/reputation, enhancing their network and providing new opportunities to partner and do business.

Ben is the Chief Executive of the NRLA, the trade association which represents almost 90,000 landlords across England and Wales.
A landlord for 15 years, Ben has had a lengthy career in housing. He has held senior roles at Touchstone, part of the Places for People Housing group managing over 20,000 PRS homes and also at the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, working on housing disputes, adjudication, membership as well as establishing new schemes in Northern Ireland & Scotland.

Dr Bernadette Adeyileka-Tracz (MPharm, PhD, PGCert) is a registered pharmacist with a PhD in molecular biology and bioinformatics, with 10 years of experience across multiple sectors and industries, including medical affairs management roles in AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Roche and Napp Pharmaceuticals. Bernadette is presently the Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Diabetes Africa, an international, non-governmental membership organisation that helps healthcare professionals, entrepreneurs and decision-makers reach more people and make a greater impact fighting diabetes in Africa and around the world. With a community of more than 800 members and subscribers active in Africa and the rest of the world, Diabetes Africa is committed to supporting and connecting forward thinking innovators, and improving outcomes for people living with diabetes

Caroline Stockmann has been Chief Executive of the Association of Corporate Treasurers since February 2017.
Prior to that Caroline held the position of Chief Financial Officer at The British Council, the UK’s largest charity, and before that at Save the Children International. She has 25 years’ experience in senior finance, commercial and strategic posts at a number of commercial organisations including Novartis Pharmaceuticals (Switzerland), Cadbury Schweppes, Granada plc and Unilever/ Bestfoods (Thailand, Netherlands and UK). Much of her working life has been spent overseas.

Caroline trained with KPMG and is a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW). She has an ICAEW Diploma in Charity Accounting and has filled numerous roles as trustee over the years, including currently being a member of the Finance and Investment Committee of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, amongst other roles. Caroline is a linguist, musician, trained coach and passionate bell ringer, and is married with two children.

Caroline Wright is Director General of the British Educational Suppliers Association, the UK’s national industry association for educational products and services.. Caroline is also Director of EdTech Exchange, Europe’s largest EdTech start-up network organisation.

In her time at BESA the association has grown in impact and size and represents more than 80% of the UK educational resources market and more than 350 education suppliers.

Caroline’s career spanned the public and private sector in a range of leadership and communications roles. Caroline moved into Government working as Director of Communications across a range of Departments including the DfE, Ofsted, Partnerships for Schools, The Cabinet Office, and DIT.

Caroline was the recipient of the Education Investor’s prestigious ‘Outstanding Contribution to Education’ award in 2017, and is currently a member of the WorldDidac Council, the Education Investor Advisory Board, a school governor at Chingford CofE Primary School, and a judge of the Trade Association Excellence Awards.

Ken is the Chief Executive Officer of the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP). The CIPP is the association for payroll and pension professionals in the UK and was established in 1980. With more than 10,000 individuals benefitting from the CIPP’s membership, education and training services, the Institute is dedicated to raising the profile of UK payroll in businesses across the UK.

The CIPP also has a seat at government consultation forums influencing legislation that affect payroll and pensions in the UK and in ensuring members are up to date and their views are heard. Prior to becoming CEO of the CIPP Ken has had 40 years experience within the Payroll & HR Services industry with roles as such as Global Payroll Outsourcing Director, BPO Operations Director and various Service Director roles.

Riad has over 20 years’ experience in developing content and producing conferences in the commercial and non-commercial sectors, both in the UK and in the Middle East. He has developed new conferences from scratch as well as managed and grown portfolios and increasing ROI. He is currently event portfolio development manager at the Institution of Engineering and Technology managing a range of events including technical call for papers conferences, invited speaker events, training courses and an awards ceremony. Recently he has been involved with and managed the process to convert all physical events to virtual events for 2020/21.