Quantify Your Frontier Ambition with Transparity & Microsoft

As Microsoft’s first UK Frontier Partner, Transparity is inviting businesses and technology leaders to the inaugural Frontier Forum, a high-impact day designed to help organisations move from AI ambition to practical execution. 

The event will take place at the Design Museum, one of London’s most inspiring and design-led venues, with stunning views over Holland Park. Bringing together keynote sessions, live demos, peer discussion, and interactive breakouts across strategy, foundations, innovation, and safe scaling. Attendees will also have the opportunity to explore the museum during the day. 

You’ll see what great looks like, benchmark your maturity, and gain honest insights from your peers. You’ll leave with clarity, confidence, and a practical roadmap to becoming people-first and AI-powered. We’d encourage attendees to join with 1–2 colleagues across business and technology functions, as becoming a Frontier organisation requires alignment across both business and technology teams.

Meet the speakers

Richard Watson

Richard Watson

Author & Futurist

Nick Hedderman

Nick Hedderman

UK & Ireland Channel Lead, Microsoft

Aidan Forman

Aidan Forman

CTO, Alzheimer's Society

Alister Jones

Alister Jones

Chief Technology Officer

Jodie Ashwood

Jodie Ashwood

Chief Data and AI Officer, Transparity

Dean Carroll

Dean Carroll

Managing Director- Business Applications, Transparity

Jo Gilhooley

Jo Gilhooley

Commercial Director- Enterprise, Transparity

Deane Roe

Deane Roe

Enterprise Solutions Architect, Transparity

James Taylor

James Taylor

Strategic Account Director, Transparity

Luke Collins

Luke Collins

Data Practice Group Director, Transparity

Shawn Wilkin

Shawn Wilkin

Cyber Practice Group Director, Transparity

Anthony Cooke

Anthony Cooke

Azure Practice Group Director, Transparity

Event location

Design Museum
224 - 238 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6AG

Richard Watson

Author & Futurist

Richard Watson is a distinguished futurist who has worked with brands such as Coca-Cola and Samsung, spoken and lectured at The University of Cambridge, Imperial College and Ministry of Defence, as well as contributed to major international publications including Fast Company in the US and the Retail Banking Review in Australia. Over the course of a fascinating career as a futurist, Watson has helped organisations to think about future trends, technologies, customer needs and innovation.

Nick Hedderman

UK & Ireland Channel Lead, Microsoft

Aidan Forman

CTO, Alzheimer's Society

Aidan has been named UK CIO Top 100. Passionate about people‑focused leadership, Aidan is committed to building collaborative, high‑performing teams and creating scalable, secure, and user‑centric digital environments. Aidan has over 15 years of experience, particularly in the Non-Profit space, and has a proven track record of driving large‑scale digital transformation, modernising operations, and implementing AI and cloud solutions that improve user experience and efficiency.

Alister Jones

Chief Technology Officer

Jodie Ashwood

Chief Data and AI Officer, Transparity

Jodie is responsible for Transparity’s AI Strategy & go-to-market plan. She spent the past 7+ years at both Microsoft, and more recently, Google Cloud where she led the AI GTM for EMEA. Having obtained her degree in Computer Science, Jodie is a passionate technologist and loves showcasing AI’s potential to achieve tangible business outcomes.

Dean Carroll

Managing Director- Business Applications, Transparity

Jo Gilhooley

Commercial Director- Enterprise, Transparity

Deane Roe

Enterprise Solutions Architect, Transparity

James Taylor

Strategic Account Director, Transparity

Luke Collins

Data Practice Group Director, Transparity

Shawn Wilkin

Cyber Practice Group Director, Transparity

Anthony Cooke

Azure Practice Group Director, Transparity