Conference News April 2022 | Page 6

6 Contributors

Contributors

Sian Sayward , governance director , beam
Luis De Souza , CEO , NFS Technology
Shea Bennett , head of strategy , Identity
Gabby Austen-Browne , co-founder , Diversity Ally
Sian Sayward reveals what members are asking from technology and what advantages it can bring to events . P8
Luis De Souza says although the industry can now capture data , we need to have a culture in place to help analyse it . P37
Shea Bennett states that 80 % of leads are never followed up . To find out why , he looks at the data . P42
Gabby Austen-Browne , co-founder of Diversity Ally , says technology should be used to support those with accessibility needs . P57
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