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Akil is the co-founder & Head of Research at Comuzi, a future focused creative technology agency, working at the intersection of emerging technology and humans.

Akil has been recognised internationally in recent times for his work on the Future of Employment and Education which was presented to the G20.

Some of Comuzi’s clients include Nike, ASOS, Uber, BBC, University of Arts London, ustwo and the NHS.

Toby is the Co-Founder and CEO of Crowdcentric Media and Founder and Executive Director of SMW.

In 2009 Toby founded Social Media Week, a leading news platform and worldwide conference that takes place in 20+ countries around the world. SMW’s mission is to curate and share the best ideas, innovations and insights into how social media and technology are changing business, society and culture around the world.

Prior to Crowdcentric, Daniels was the Managing Director of Online Creative Communications, a London based digital agency which he managed for 7 years.

As a thought leader on a range of topics at the cross-section of media, technology and communications, Toby has been featured extensively in mainstream and trade media, including articles on CNN.com, The NY Times, The Next Web, Huffington Post, BBC, PSFK and Fast Company. He speaks regularly at conferences and has given talks at PdF Latin America in Santiago Chile, Social Media Brazil in São Paulo, PDMA’s Co-Creation Conference, Phoenix, SXSW, Austin and Digital Hollywood, Los Angeles. In 2013, The Next Web named Toby as one of New York’s 50 NYC Tech Entrepreneurs You Need to Know About.

In 2014 Toby co-curated the book On! The Future of Now, with the proceeds going towards supporting clean water projects in the developing world.

In addition to his professional endeavors, Toby is also a passionate contributor to a number of non-profit organizations, including CampInteractive, whose mission is to inspire and equip underserved students with the skills in computing, leadership, and professionalism needed to thrive in the Internet economy and beyond.

Andy is YouGov’s Chief Innovation Officer and is responsible for the design and architecture of all the data YouGov collects and the products and services that feed from that.

Andy has worked in the research industry since 1997. He joined YouGov as Group New Product Director in 2010 and in 2013 formed the Data Intelligence Unit to lead the development of YouGov Profiles and ensure the continued pioneering focus of a company that since its inception has been leading innovation in the consumer research industry.

Previously Andy was Managing Director of Panel Services Europe at Vision Critical, pioneering the introduction of custom panels in Europe.