Mark Proctor
Mark Proctor is the founder of Excel Off The Grid, a leading learning platform for professionals who want to work smarter with Excel. He is known for making features and concepts easy to understand and apply, enabling others to build practical, automated, real-world solutions that save time.
He is also a Microsoft MVP, co-host of The Unpivot Podcast, and a contributor to the ICAEW Excel Community.
Penelope Allard
Penelope Allard is Director of Wild Bookkeeping Ltd, an award‑winning bookkeeping practice based in Essex. A practising bookkeeper, mental health first aider and sustainability advocate, Penelope helps small businesses build confidence with their numbers and make better decisions using real‑time data. She’s a regular speaker at industry events, known for blending practical compliance insights with straight‑talk, warmth and a human‑first approach to tech, AI and ESG in accounting.
Ian Hawkins
Ian Hawkins is Speaking and Storytelling Coach at Netflix. An author and business journalist, Ian's work has appeared on CBS, Reuters and BBC. He has presented and spoken at events globally.
Ian was an agent at the UK’s largest speaker bureau, written for C4 and BBC comedy, been a professional stand up, and sold gags to a Prime Minister. Journalism has taken Ian from labs in Gothenburg to a helicopter over Nicaragua and dodging active shooters in Texas - stories which turn up in his live storytelling shows.
His passion is helping people to find the stories that shape them.