I am a government relations and business development consultant with a vast and varies experience in a multitude of sectors across the UK, US and Australia currently focused on AI, data centre cooling technology, education, transport, and healthcare.
My network is significant and I am active in supporting and mentoring those starting in their careers with guidance and introductions.
Sophia is the Group Manager for Artificial Intelligence Policy at the ICO, leading the UK data protection authority’s team of AI policy and technology experts. Her portfolio covers areas such as strategic thinking on AI for the organisation, policy on emerging issues such as generative AI, advising on high-impact regulatory positions such as automated decision-making and cross-regulatory coordination.
She is the ICO sponsor at the Artificial Intelligence workstream of the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) and has represented the ICO at a variety of international fora. Prior to the ICO Sophia was an Academy Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) and a journalist.
Shruti Kakade is an Master of Data Science student at the Hertie School. Having a background in Computer engineering, she is interested in AI Ethics, Digital Governance, Responsible AI & related regulations.
Shivani Lodhia is a cofounder of Parisi Consulting, where she advises clients in the emerging technology and digital infrastructure sectors, providing practical and trusted guidance. She also advocates for policy changes to support firms in these spaces, as well as issues affecting scaleups, using her Substack and an ongoing programme mentoring emerging talent from Warwick University to tackle and evaluate complex, future-facing industry challenges.
She recently presented her team’s data and analysis on government engagement with digital infrastructure in the House of Lords at a private roundtable, has participated in high-level discussions on the future of the UK’s semiconductor industry, and has been quoted in Politico and City AM.
Shivani is also studying for an MBA at Warwick Business School, bringing academic rigour to her work while championing a new generation of policy thinking within the technology sector. She is the CIPR’s Outstanding Young Communicator of the Year 2025.
Sandy is the technology and innovation policy lead at City Hall, responsible for developing economic strategy and the role of tech and innovation in boosting London’s growth. She runs Challenge LDN, the Mayor’s open innovation programme, that invites a diverse cohort of innovators to co-design solutions that tackle the capital’s most pressing problems.
A scientist by training, she built her career around embedding innovation into cities around the world. She’s led smart cities programmes including Sharing Cities, a €24.5 programme that tested and scaled innovative technologies across European cities and was a founding staff member of Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities, working with cities around the world to become more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Sandy is a Grow London Innovation Fellow and holds a master’s degree in physics from Imperial College London
As Head of Paid Media, Safyah leads the department with a sharp focus on delivering performance-driven outcomes for our clients. With over 10 years of international experience across e-commerce, EdTech, FinTech, and non-profit sectors, she is passionate about building media strategies that maximise ROI, scale impact, and drive sustainable growth.
Safyah brings deep expertise in paid media strategy, advanced audience targeting, and AI-driven performance marketing. She has led high-performing global teams and managed multi-million-pound budgets, with a proven track record of elevating campaign effectiveness through data-led insights, continuous optimisation, and rigorous performance measurement.
A committed thought leader in the paid media space, Safyah closely tracks emerging trends in AI, attribution modelling, customer journey analytics, and platform innovations to ensure that her strategies are not only effective today but also future-ready.
Outside of work, she enjoys travelling, exploring new cuisines, learning languages, and spending quality time with her children.
I am passionate about navigating and influencing digital policy as I think it offers an interesting mix of existing and new policies. For example, I enjoy how it offers the opportunity to build evidence and create novel solutions or apply existing legislation/regulations where they work in a similar sector.
I currently work as a senior associate at Inline Policy, providing policy and regulatory analysis and political strategy for innovative tech businesses across the tech sector. I previously worked at the ICO where I led on data protection and generative AI, engaging with and influencing some of the largest tech firms. Prior to this, I worked at DSIT on various digital related policy areas including the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill.
Digital Marketer with over 10 years experience, managing
monthly budgets ranging from £5000 up to £2.1M, leading
high performing teams and driving organisational vision.
Data-driven approach with a laser focus on ROI.
Providing cross-functional strategic direction, with
winning digital marketing strategies and applying subject
expertise across e-commerce, EdTech, FinTech sectors as
well as spearheading non-profit growth.
Self-motivated, worked remote and hybrid, in local and
international teams. British and Canadian.