Esther influences Technology policy to enable businesses, accountants and society to harness its benefits while limiting harm. Prior to joining ICAEW, she worked in technology internal and external audit roles, focussing on information and cyber security and operational resilience. She is also a qualified ICAEW Chartered Accountant, qualifying whilst at Deloitte.

Lord Clement-Jones serves as the Liberal Democrat House of Lords spokesperson for Science, Innovation and Technology, with a long-standing focus on artificial intelligence policy and governance. As former Chair of the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence, he led the publication of the landmark reports, which helped shape the UK’s approach to AI strategy, ethics, and regulation. In 2016, he co-founded and continues to co-chair the All-Party Parliamentary Group on AI, providing a cross-party platform for engagement on emerging technologies. Internationally, he is a founding member of the OECD Parliamentary Group on AI and has advised the Council of Europe’s Ad-hoc Committee on AI (CAHAI).

Frank trained as a theoretical physicist, and he has been active as an expert supporting audits and as risk consultant for over 25 years. As early as 2022 he helped a European Non-Profit design its audit procedures supporting their Ethical AI label, and he is currently active in providing AI assurance both through second line (Risk) and third line (Internal Audit) in the financial industry.

Franki leads on AI implementation in audit at Grant Thornton UK and maintains an academic sideline researching country-by-country tax reporting and open databases. Previously, Franki was Head of Audit and Ethics at Engine B, and worked before that as Head of the Data Analytics Research Team at the UK National Audit Office. Franki is a trained data scientist and auditor with a background in political economy. She chairs the ICAEW Data Analytics Community Group and sits on the ICAEW Ethics Advisory Committee.