Dr Jo Salter MBE

Keynote speaker

Dr Jo Salter MBE BEng (Hons), MBA, DA (h.c.) is a pioneering leader whose career spans aviation, business and transformative leadership. Best known as Britain’s first female fast jet pilot, Jo’s journey from the cockpit of a Tornado GR1 to global boardrooms has inspired generations. Her story is one of resilience, inclusion and navigating change. Today, she shares that lived experience with audiences around the world as a sought-after speaker, leadership coach and advisor.

Since leaving the RAF, Jo has built a rich and varied business career. She held multiple senior leadership roles at PwC, including Director of Global Transformative Leadership and Global Advisory Lead for GenAI. She played a key role in PwC Australia’s 2023 transformation response  and shaped global digital strategies that helped upskill 270,000+ employees. Her work has influenced how organisations approach leadership, risk, innovation, and the human side of transformation.

Prof. Sharon Oded

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

Prof. Sharon Oded leads the Regulatory, Compliance and Investigations practice at Norton Rose Fulbright in Amsterdam. A trusted advisor to multinational corporations and financial institutions, he provides strategic guidance through high-stakes situations such as dawn raids, government inspections, product recalls and internal investigations.

His expertise covers anti-bribery and corruption, insider trading, tax evasion, fraud, antitrust, export control, sanctions and anti-money laundering. Sharon is highly regarded for managing cross-border investigations, guiding organisations through regulatory scrutiny, and strengthening global compliance programmes.

A recognised authority on corporate sustainability and European law, he helps businesses align responsible practices with legal obligations.

Sharon is Professor of Corporate Compliance and Enforcement at the Rotterdam Institute of Law and Economics, a former research fellow at UC Berkeley, and previously advised the OECD on Non-Trial Resolutions of Foreign Corruption Cases. He also chairs the Compliance Chamber at the Institute for Financial Crime.

Mike Brown

Barclays

Mike is a senior design leader, with specialisms in user-centred and learning design, customer experience and organisational transformation. His high-performing teams help companies drive increased customer value. They do this through data and insight-led experiences, strategic design, and a relentless focus on user outcomes. Mike is passionate about increasing design maturity wherever he works.
 
Mike is currently Head of Design at Barclays UK. He previously built up design and research organisations at BT, EE, Eurosport, Discovery Inc. and Reed.co.uk.

Mary Kirwan

Financial Crime & AI Compliance Advisor

Mary Kirwan is an internationally recognised expert in financial crime prevention and in the use of technology to manage complex environments . A former federal Canadian prosecutor Barrister-at-Law, and cyber security specialist, she advises organisations on managing risk and is currently focused on AI as both a threat and an opportunity. Mary is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a frequent speaker on financial crime, cybercrime and emerging technologies.

Sharon Coleman

Moneybox

Sharon is a senior compliance leader with over 20 years of experience spanning advisory, monitoring, and regulatory change across multiple areas of financial services. She currently leads the Advisory and Monitoring teams at Moneybox, working closely with stakeholders as a trusted critical friend to embed good customer outcomes and strong governance. Throughout her career, she has been deeply committed to learning and development - coaching teams, building capability, and shaping engaging compliance education.

Laura Meneaud

Zempler Bank

A HR professional with a career spanning leisure, retail, hospitality, engineering, and banking, Laura is passionate about pragmatic business solutions and developing people. Always up for a challenge and curious about what’s next, she’s currently exploring the world of AI—with equal parts excitement and caution.

Simon Truckle

Director of Learning Services

Simon began his career as a teacher and has been working within online learning for over 20 years.  He specialises in advising companies on how to maximise their return on learning.  He is a published author and has written many blogs on learning and compliance, focused on helping clients develop practical learning strategies that work.

Danny Ambrose

Manager New Client Sales

Danny has held various commercially focused roles in Risk and Regulatory Compliance.  Working with global businesses, Danny is experienced in engaging with clients to implement Compliance technologies to reduce risk and improve employee conduct. 

Catriona Razic

CRO

Catriona, co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Skillcast, advises global firms on compliance communication strategies. She holds a degree in Psychology and Economics, and specialises in driving successful learning initiatives.

David Kenmir

Chairman, Advisory Board

David Kenmir has 35 years of regulatory experience, including five years as a Managing Director at the FSA and 14 years as a Risk and Regulatory Partner at PwC. Having retired from PwC last year, he is building a plural career, part of which includes taking on the role of Chair of Skillcast’s new Advisory Board and has become an INED at a start-up bank.

Scott Morris

Skillcast Advisory Board Member

Scott has over 40 years' banking and Compliance leadership experience, acquired across a number of global banking organisations, as well as a regulator and professional body. He has extensive experience in creating and directing large teams across different regions. He has performed senior roles in Compliance, Anti-Financial Crime and COO at Board, Senior Advisor, Managing Director and Executive Vice President levels.

Katharine Leaman

Skillcast Advisory Board Member

Katharine has worked in financial services for over thirty years in insurance claims, giving investment advice, regulation, and banking compliance. Katharine has been European Head of Regulatory Compliance at Standard Chartered Bank and spent over a decade at the UK's regulator, the FSA (now FCA in senior policy and supervision roles.