Bayes MBA
London Symposium 2025

Agenda

Graphic with London skyline in a triangular cutout and green shapes.

Monday 19^th May

Finsbury Square - Bayes business school

8:15am to 8:45am

Registration and welcome coffee and pastries

Bayes Business School, 33 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG - 7th Floor

8:45am to 8:55am

Opening remarks

Bayes Business School, 33 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG - Room 407

Elena Novelli

Prof Elena Novelli

Bayes Business School

Professor of Strategy & Chair of the Technology and Innovation Management Division of the Academy of Management

Costas Andriopoulos

Costas Andriopoulos

Bayes Business School

Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Associate Dean, MBA Programmes

9:00am to 9:45am

Why playing it safe is the riskiest move

Bayes Business School, 33 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG - Room 407

Ben Saunders

Ben Saunders

Polar Explorer, Investor at Kintanna Ventures

9:45am to 10:00am

Comfort break

10:00am to 10:45am

Re-wiring for relevance

Bayes Business School, 33 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG - Room FSQ 407

Mark Sherwin

Mark Sherwin

Accenture

Managing Director EMEA, Growth Services Lead Accenture

10:45am to 11:15am

Coffee break

11:15am to 12:00pm

From Lagos to London: A tale of ambition, creativity and perseverence

Bayes Business School, 33 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG - Room 407

Olufikayo Adeola

Olufikayo Adeola

Award-nominated Writer & Entrepreneur

12:00pm to 2:30pm

Lunch & Travel

2:30pm to 3:30pm

Site visit - Bank of England (40 people)

Bank of England, Threadneedle St, London EC2R 8AH

Georgios Kyriakopoulos

Georgios Kyriakopoulos

Bank of England

Principal Data Scientist

Matthew Leong

Matthew Leong

Bank of England

Data Scientist

Lai Wah Co

Lai Wah Co

Bank of England

Macro Economist

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Site-visit

Site visit - DeltaCapita (20 people)

Delta Capita Office, 40 Bank St, London, E14 5NR - 2nd Floor

David Long

David Long

Delta Capita

Chief of Staff

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Site visit - PwC (40 people)

PwC, 7 More London Pl, London SE1 2RT - Reeves Pavilion, 9th floor

Rob McCargow

Rob McCargow

PwC

Technology Impact Leader

Quentin Cole

Quentin Cole

PwC

Market Leader and Senior Partner for London

Roz Burke

Roz Burke

PwC

International Tax Partner

Reggie Kelley

Reggie Kelley

PwC

Partner, PwC and London market tech sector leader

View looking down at the Smiths of Smithfield building, with the front awnings open and guests at outdoor tables.

6:00pm to 8:30pm

Bayes MBA London Symposium Welcome Reception

Smiths of Smithfield, 67 Charterhouse St, London EC1M 6HJ - 1st Floor

Tuesday 20^th May

Entrance and courtyard of the British Museum, a large Greek revival style building with columns and sculptural pediment, on a sunny day.

8:15am to 8:45am

Registration, Tea and Coffee

British Museum, Great Russell St, London WC1B 3DG - West Foyer

8:45am to 9:45am

Prepared for success: Innovating storage solutions with technology and the 'easy' brand

British Museum, Great Russell St, London WC1B 3DG - Stevenson Theatre

Tim Slesinger

Tim Slesinger

easyStorage

CEO

9:45am to 10:00am

Comfort break

10:00am to 10:45am

Extraordinary times demand extraordinary leadership

British Museum, Great Russell St, London WC1B 3DG - Stevenson Theatre

René Carayol

Rene Carayol, MBE

Globally Recognised Leadership Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Business Advisor, Author

10:45am to 11:15am

Coffee break

11:25am to 12:40pm

Building businesses locally and globally

British Museum, Great Russell St, London WC1B 3DG - Stevenson Theatre

Jay Verjee

Jay Vergee

Addition Capital

Founder

Dirk Eller

Dirk Eller

EHC One

Founder

12:40pm to 2:00pm

Lunch & Travel

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Site-visit

Site visit - DeltaCapita (20 people)

Delta Capita Office, 40 Bank St, London, E14 5NR - 2nd Floor

David Long

David Long

Delta Capita

Chief of Staff

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Site-visit

Site visit - Accor Hotel (25 people)

Accor Hotel, Royal Victoria Dock, 7 Western Gateway, London E16 1AA

Amine Zungi

Amine Zungi

Novotel & Ibis London Excel

General Manager

Wednesday 21^st May

9:40am to 10:00am

Arrival and registration at Deloitte

Deloitte Digital London, 2 New St Square, London EC4A 3BZ

10:00am to 12:00pm

Site-visit

Site visit - Deloitte (80 people)

Deloitte Digital London, 2 New St Square, London EC4A 3BZ

Sriram Prakash

Sriram Prakash

Deloitte

Senior Executive

Debapratim De

Debapratim De

Deloitte

Director, Economic Research

Carol Ghannam

Carol Ghannam

Deloitte

Director, Consumer M&A

Udit Gandhi

Udit Gandhi

Deloitte

AI & M&A

Sandeep Gill

Sandeep Gill

Deloitte

Senior M&A Partner

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Lunch & Travel

- At your own arrangement

The Royal Institution - a grand sandstone building

1:30pm to 1:45pm

Arrival and registration at the Royal Institution

Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle St, London W1S 4BS

1:45pm to 2:30pm

From Impact Tech Entrepreneur to Impact VC

Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle St, London W1S 4BS - Conversation Room

Zoe Peden

Zoe Peden

Ananda Impact Ventures

Tech Entrepreneur & Partner

2:30pm to 2:40pm

Comfort break

2:40pm to 3:35pm

From Start-ups to Enterprises: Innovation, AI and Human-centred Design

Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle St, London W1S 4BS - Conversation Room

Ashley Lawrence

Ashley Lawrence

Trinnovo Group

Chief Executive Officer

Viki Dowthwaite

Viki Dowthwaite

Trinnovo Group

Commercial Director

Niharika Harihahan

Niharika Harihahan

Trinnovo Group

Partner & Leads Strategy and Product at Sorai

Anish Joshi

Anish Joshi

Trinnovo Group

Partner & Chief Innovation Officer at Sorai

3:30pm to 4:00pm

Coffee break

Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle St, London W1S 4BS - Mezzanine Room

Thursday 22^nd May

Finsbury Square - Bayes business school

9:30am to 9:45am

Registration at Bayes

Bayes Business School, 33 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG

9:45am to 9:45am

Or

The neoclassical courtyard of Somerset House, with fountains active.

9:45am to 10:00am

Site-visit

Registration at Somerset House

Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA

10:00am to 11:00am

CBRE Masterclass (40 people)

Bayes Business School, 33 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG - Room FSQ 306

Tasos Vezyridis

Tasos Vezyridis

CBRE

Senior Director, Europe

Steven Devaney

Steven Devaney

CBRE

Director, UK

Fraser Daisley

Fraser Daisley

CBRE

Associate Director, Europe

10:00am to 12:00pm

Site-visit

Site visit - DOES Business (40 people)

Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA - West Wing

Akil Benjamin

Akil Benjamin

Managing Director DOES, Chief Strategy Officer COMUZI

11:00am to 12:00pm

Microsoft Masterclass (40 people)

Bayes Business School, 33 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG - Room FSQ 306

Steve Mordey

Steve Mordey

Microsoft

Digital Tranformation Lead

Kishore Rajendran

Kishore Rajendran

Microsoft

Account Director for Housing & Central Government

Godwin Tenzing

Godwin Tenzing

Microsoft

Enterprise AI Architect

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Lunch

2:30pm to 4:30pm

Site-visit

Site visit - Inhabit Hotel (40 people)

Inhabit Hotel, 25-27 Southwick St, Tyburnia, London W2 1JQ - Restaurant and Library area

Nadira Lalji

Nadira Lalji

Inhabit, Precis Advisory

Founder at Inhabit Hotels, Director at Precis Advisory

Jenni Benzaquen

Jenni Benzaquen

Inhabit

Senior Business Advisor & Luxury Hospitality Consultant

2:30pm to 2:30pm

Or

2:30pm to 4:30pm

Free afternoon

Century Club lounge with sofa and plush seating, display shelves with books and plants, and hanging disco balls.

6:30pm to 11:00pm

Closing party

The Century Club, 61-63 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 6LQ