With more than 28 years’ experience in conformity assessment and TIC, his career spans certification, training, consultancy and international leadership across multiple markets and a wide range of organisations. Before joining UKAS, he was Managing Director of NQA and held senior roles across certification, training and consultancy organisations, with international management experience spanning Europe, North America, China and India. An MBA graduate of Alliance Manchester Business School, Matt has also lectured in Business Strategy and held several non-executive and industry leadership positions, including Chair of the Association of British Certification Bodies.

Doug's leadership since December 2021 builds on a long career across accreditation and conformity assessment in the United States internationally. With 30 years of experience in accreditation and conformity assessment, he previously served as VP of ANAB’s Product, Inspection, Laboratory and Related Activities and President of L-A-B. Doug served two terms as President of NACLA and has represented the accreditation community through APLAC/APAC and ILAC. He continues to support APAC capacity building and evaluator training, and is a founding board member of the North American Accreditation Forum.

His work centres on accreditation strategy, quality infrastructure and confidence in conformity assessment, with responsibility for organisational objectives, policy and long-term direction at board level today. He was appointed Chair in June 2019. Before joining the RvA, Roeland spent 13 years in a range of roles at the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate as member of the Executive Board as being responsible for supervision on hazardous industry. He brings broad experience in quality management and conformity assessment, together with international experience and a strong understanding of both the public and private sectors. His work focuses on strengthening confidence in accreditation and quality infrastructure.

Banu's career spans strategic communication, diplomacy, international cooperation and public leadership across quality infrastructure systems. She studied Communication at Ankara University, pursued postgraduate Sociology studies at Middle East Technical University, and completed an MA in International Relations at City University London as a Chevening Scholar. Her career spans journalism, corporate and strategic communications, public diplomacy and internationally funded programmes, including work connected with UNDP and the European Union. She also contributes to governance and quality infrastructure through board roles with YÖKAK and the National Aviation Industry Committee (MİHENK).

With more than 40 years of experience in the ICT sector, his career now focuses on non-executive leadership, advisory work and executive business coaching internationally today. He is a member of the Supervisory Board of the Dutch Accreditation Body, Raad voor Accreditatie. Ron began his career at IBM, spending 25 years there and holding VP-level leadership roles. He later served in senior positions at CTG Netherlands, InterAccess, KPN and CGI Netherlands. Alongside his corporate career, he has advised SME entrepreneurs and supported foundations focused on the well-being of children. For instance, he served as an ambassador for the MamaZoeloe and Net4Kids foundations.

Mike's background spans accredited certification, private equity and technology-enabled transformation across business services and software organisations. Over the past 20 years, he has held senior leadership roles in private-equity-backed businesses, leading technology- and data-driven transformation across business services and software. His experience spans engineering, HR services, occupational psychology, veterinary services and compliance, with a focus on scaling organisations and strengthening customer propositions. Before his business career, Mike served as a Major in the Royal Engineers, an experience that helped shape his international outlook and interest in working across different markets and cultures.

With over 30 years of experience in business assurance, consulting and sustainability, Ian has held senior leadership roles at Sears Holdings, KPMG and BSR. He also founded ELEVATE, a world-class risk and sustainability solutions firm acquired by LRQA in 2022. Today, he leads LRQA’s mission to turn risk into opportunity, helping more than 61,000 clients in over 150 countries navigate complex challenges – from compliance and certification to supply chains, sustainability, cybersecurity and emerging technologies. Others see risk. At LRQA, we see what’s possible and deliver the risk management advantage.

Carlos has driven aggressive growth across testing, inspection, and certification (TIC), software, data, and advisory businesses through 30+ acquisitions, customer-centric commercial strategies, and disciplined execution. He has scaled and turned around businesses, driven operational excellence, optimized pricing, and converted 100%+ of revenue growth into profitability. Carlos brings deep expertise in strategy transformation, platform scaling, and building integrated, technology-enabled solutions that enhance enterprise value. He offers a global operating perspective shaped by leadership roles across Europe, Asia, and the United States, and is known for building and leading high-performance management teams aligned with shareholder value creation.

A voice on AI trust and standards, Dr.Kahembwe contributes across policy, industry and technical forums. His work sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, standards, robotics, autonomous systems and digital trust. He is a co-editor for AI Trustworthiness at CEN-CENELEC JTC 21, advises the AI Quality & Testing Hub, chairs the UK Robotics Standardization Committee at BSI and contributes to its AI Committee. Emmanuel also participates in technical working groups at the Council of Europe, European Commission, NATO and OECD focused on AI safety, Testing, Inspection and Certification, standards and digital trust.

Dr. De Hove's work focuses on developing digital, AI and cybersecurity services and transforming core assurance activities through artificial intelligence, helping organisations combine emerging technologies, cyber expertise and regulatory insight to build trust in an increasingly digital world. His work helps companies build trust in an increasingly digital world by combining emerging technologies, cybersecurity, and regulatory expertise to deliver innovations such as AI-enabled audit services, AI-driven drone inspections, and data-driven services. In addition, Jonas is a Visiting Professor at KU Leuven, bridging academic research and industry practice.

Michael's career has focused on growing and transforming certification businesses across international markets, combining technical and commercial leadership. With an academic background in Aerospace Engineering, he began his TIC career at IMS International, progressing from a temporary role to part-owner of the certification body. Following its sale in 2014, he remained as CEO and helped expand the business internationally, opening offices in China, Italy, Germany, the United States and South Africa. After a further sale in 2018, Michael joined NQA as part of the acquisition to lead the aerospace and automotive division and then joined Auva Certification in late 2021, where he focuses on operational improvement, technology and growth.

Dr. Buque's career brings extensive international leadership experience across the TIC sector, Oil & Gas and the chemical industry, combining technical expertise, innovation and operational transformation globally. He served as Board Member at APPLUS RTD, Senior Vice President at TÜV Rheinland and currently holds a global senior leadership role at TÜV SÜD. A physicist with a PhD and MBA, he combines deep technical expertise and innovation with capability global leadership, focusing on risk reduction, operational excellence by implementing digital twins and AI-enabled industrial operations.

His work spans policy, technology, standardisation, accreditation and the governance of emerging digital systems across Germany, Europe and international industry networks. He contributes to the coordination group of the German Standardization Roadmap Artificial Intelligence, chairs the advisory board of the Mobility Data Space, and serves on advisory and supervisory boards including the German Accreditation Body (DAkkS) and the German Reactor Safety Association (GRS). From 2011 to 2017, Joachim worked for the digital association Bitkom, joining its management board in 2013 with responsibility for policy, business and technologies. He holds a doctorate in political science.

His leadership experience spans sustainability, business development, energy, biomass, circularity and the growth of mission-driven organisations. Before his appointment in July 2024, he built SCS’s Energy, Biomass and Circularity Division, served as Vice President of International Business Development, and contributed to the company’s Operations Council and Leadership Team. Earlier, Matt founded Piedmont Biofuels and held leadership roles with the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials and The Earth Partners. He has also contributed to government and industry advisory initiatives focused on biomass, low-carbon fuels, sustainable resources and alternative energy.

His work spans automotive engineering, software-defined products, connected products and digital transformation, helping organisations accelerate innovation and growth globally. Based in Michigan, he helps global clients define and execute technology strategies that accelerate innovation and business growth. Modar has led complex engineering and technology programs across mobility, connected devices (technology/feature certifications), and emerging technologies. In addition to his industry leadership, he serves as an Adjunct Professor of Computer Engineering at Oakland University, fostering collaboration between academia and industry while mentoring the next generation of engineering and technology leaders.

He brings management experience to safety, quality and conformity assessment across electrical technologies, certification systems and internationally accredited testing environments around the world. The Institute is an independent and internationally accredited organisation for testing and certifying electrical equipment, components and systems, with a focus on safety, quality and reliable market access. In his leadership role, Dr. Goldbeck contributes to an organisation whose work spans testing, inspection and certification across a wide range of industries and technologies. His perspective brings senior management experience from one of Europe’s established technical assurance institutions.

Scandinavian Certification is an independent certification body specialising in management systems assessed against internationally recognised standards. Alexander combines business leadership with a practical role in auditing and certification. Scandinavian Certification operates from offices in Norway and Italy, serving organisations across the Nordic countries, Poland, Italy and Azerbaijan. The company supports continuous improvement and sustainable development through its certification services, helping organisations demonstrate that their management systems meet the requirements of international standards.

His work focuses on building AI infrastructure for the TIC sector, combining technical expertise with practical deployment in complex regulated environments. Before founding Calibre, he worked as a Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir, where he led deployments across more than 20 industries, including medical-device certification, healthcare and Formula 1, and closed over $60 million in contracts. Gautham brings a delivery-led approach to applying AI in complex regulated environments. He holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Science and has published peer-reviewed research in machine learning.

His career combines enterprise technology, compliance and AI. Before Calibre, he was a Technical Lead at Palantir, deploying bespoke technology for major European banks with a focus on regulatory compliance and AI automation. His work with customers across Zurich, New York, Riyadh and Verona shaped his approach to enterprise technology: combining deep customer understanding with practical rollout. At Calibre, Steve leads the development of AI systems designed to integrate with existing TIC infrastructure while protecting privacy, trust and institutional knowledge. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science, with research focused on early large language models.

His work focuses on end-to-end AI software for modernising operations across the global TIC sector. Already working with five of the world’s ten largest TIC companies to bring AI into their operations, modernising certification, inspection and assurance workflows at enterprise scale. Leading Seamflow’s strategy and global expansion, with a focus on building AI-native operating systems for the TIC industry. Backed by leading US and European technology investors behind some of the world’s most successful technology companies.

His work focuses on customer deployment, software rollout and operational transformation across the TIC sector. Supporting multinational TIC players with large-scale software rollout, including modernisation of workflows and operating systems at enterprise level. Previously an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Co., focused on the technology and industrials sector. Extensive experience in enterprise transformation across EMEA and APAC.

Thomas's career spans more than two decades of building software for audit, certification and standards management across the TIC sector. Since co-founding Intact in 2001, he has helped develop the company from a startup into an international technology provider serving the Testing, Inspection and Certification sector. Under his leadership, Intact has expanded globally, with seven international offices and customers across multiple industries. Thomas combines long-term technology leadership with a strong focus on innovation, adaptability and practical solutions for assurance organisations as they modernise and digitise their operations.

With more than two decades of experience building products and leading organizational change. He connects product strategy, design, engineering, and AI to reshape how companies work and create value. His focus is on building organizations where teams have the clarity, capability, and authority to turn ambitious strategies into measurable customer and business outcomes. Previously Chief Product & Growth Officer at TELUS Health, Fabian also mentors founders on product strategy, growth and leadership.

Across the TIC sector, his focus is on digitising and automating audit and certification processes, helping organisations make their workflows more efficient, reliable and genuinely future-ready. His work combines SaaS technology, customer needs and business development, supporting Zertic’s growth and international expansion. Bart works closely with clients and partners to make certification processes more efficient, reliable and future-ready. Before co-founding Zertic, he founded and scaled ventures in the audit and risk domain, spanning education, consultancy, Governance, Risk and Compliance methodologies, and the implementation of GRC software solutions.

Jonathan co-founded Scope AI with Jakob Cassiman to rebuild the software inspection runs on, which has barely changed in twenty years. Scope captures field work as structured data rather than paperwork: offline on mobile, dictated on site, reported in one click in the client's own format. TIC teams using it close reports in an average of 12 minutes and onboard clients seven times faster, with deployments across North America, Europe and the Middle East. Before Scope, Jonathan led product teams at Google. He read Mathematics at Cambridge.

Kamil has led deployments of AI-powered inspection and reporting workflows at testing and inspection companies, including TUV Rheinland, Rosen and SGS. At Scope AI, he works directly with inspectors, engineers and leadership teams to make inspectors life easier, combining workflow design, field training and organisational change. This gives him a practical perspective on how AI changes inspection work: what can be automated, where expert judgement remains essential, and how the industry can develop its next generation of inspectors as routine work changes.

RegCheck builds an audit simulator. It does more than read documents. It maps the obligations that govern a case, regulatory, procedural, and the guardrails a scheme imposes on the audit itself, then establishes what evidence each obligation depends on and whether that evidence holds together across a whole documentation set. It learns from every decision a reviewer makes, so assessments become more consistent the longer an organisation uses it, and the reviewer's time goes to judgement instead of searching. RegCheck's research runs with the ETH Zurich AI Center and the University of Zurich, funded through peer-reviewed Innosuisse grants and published at international conferences, pushing frontier AI where it stops by design, making it usable in heavily regulated applications. RegCheck works across regulated sectors.

Locatrix is an award-winning Australian safety technology company helping organisations protect lives through better emergency preparedness. Locatrix connects accurate digital floor plans, site- and role-specific safety training, and critical building information for emergency services. Together, these capabilities give organisations a single source of truth for managing safety and compliance across complex, multi-site environments. Scott brings more than 20 years’ technology, commercial and leadership experience across Australia and abroad. Having helped scale innovative businesses through multiple trade sales and private equity investment, he’s now focused on growing Locatrix and helping establish its technology as the standard in indoor floor plan mapping and emergency preparedness.

Jim joined in 2023 after senior operational roles across international service businesses. His career has been spent leading complex, technology-enabled service businesses in the UK and internationally. Before ISOQAR, Jim was Chief Operating Officer of Marston Holdings, with responsibility for operations across a £300m group, and previously Managing Director of Scan Coin Suzohapp UK & Ireland. He spent a decade with G4S, progressing from UK operational leadership to the Africa Executive Committee, where he held regional responsibility across 25 countries. Earlier in his career, Jim held operational roles with IBM and Payzone. His experience spans private equity, M&A and transformation.

His entrepreneurial career spans digital identity verification, carbon removal and trust-building infrastructure innovation. He is an expert in creating trust-building infrastructure, having previously founded Onfido, a digital identity verification company that helps Fortune 100 companies prevent fraud. Under Eamon's leadership Onfido verified over 1 billion identities—and prevented over 40 million fraud attempts—before being acquired by Entrust for $650m. As CEO of Isometric, Eamon is responsible for setting and overseeing execution of the company’s strategic plan.

His investment focus spans industrial software, data and services across Europe, with particular interest in defensible, high-growth businesses. He also sits on the board of Intact, a leading software provider to the TICC industry. Five Arrows is the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co, with €33 billion in assets under management and offices across Europe and the United States. Its corporate private equity business invests in companies with defensible market positions, strong management teams, visible organic growth, attractive unit economics and operational opportunities to unlock long-term value.

From 2003 to 2023, Paul led Kiwa from a local not-for-profit certification institute into a global TIC leader. Under his leadership, Kiwa grew from ~200 FTEs and €19 million revenue in the Netherlands to over 11,000 FTEs, €1.5+ billion in revenue and operating in 40 countries. Growth came through strong organic expansion and ~75 acquisitions, including key transformative deals and five refinancings. Early 2024 he stepped down as CEO, now serving as Strategy Advisor and holding several Board roles. A notable transaction under his tenure was Kiwa’s delistimg of Intega Group in Australia from the ASX in late 2021 for approx. A$380 million. followed by accelerated expansion in ANZ and USA/CAN. Earlier, between 1995-2002 he led SGS Netherlands with roles in SGS globally, and before that worked as a researcher at TNO (1989-1995). Paul holds a PhD in Biotechnology, an MSc in Biochemistry, and a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Groningen (NL).

With more than 27 years of international experience, Talal’s career spans entrepreneurship, business building, management, M&A and strategic advisory across the UK, Netherlands, Greece, Australia, Singapore and Middle East. He is Founder of Red Swan and Co-Founder of Fourth Connect. Talal has built businesses across TIC, industrial and medical gases, environmental solutions and industrial equipment, and successfully built and sold his own company. He has also led cross-border M&A assignments for Exova/Element, BASF/MBCC and Air Liquide. He advises owners, investors and management teams on growth, transactions, governance and value creation. Talal holds an engineering degree and MBA.

His career combines engineering, entrepreneurship, business growth and board-level leadership, with particular expertise in concrete, underground infrastructure and the international development of successful specialist technology businesses. He founded Bluey Technologies in 2003 and grew this civil-engineering technology business for nearly two decades before its acquisition by multinational company MBCC in 2021. Bluey was recognised by the Australian Financial Review as the country’s most innovative company. Since leaving the company in 2023, Daniel has served on multiple boards, advised small and medium-sized businesses, and held the role of President at Snow Australia. He is also a Fellow of there Institute of Engineers and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Kirsten is a senior executive and advisor with extensive experience in strategy, transformation, M&A and international leadership across the Testing, Inspection and Certification sector. Following seven years in top management consulting, she spent 22 years with TÜV Rheinland in senior leadership roles, including Regional Executive Vice President Europe, Country Manager Spain and Chief Strategy Officer for the global Mobility business. Throughout her career, she has managed complex international organisations and led strategic growth and transformation initiatives, M&A transactions and post-merger integrations across multiple markets. Today, as Managing Partner at Red Swan Advisory, she advises TIC+ companies and shareholders on strategy, growth and M&A. Kirsten has also served on several European boards and brings deep cross-cultural leadership experience.