Martyn Fagg
(he/him)
Martyn Fagg
Tillo
Chief Information Officer
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Martyn Fagg is Chief Information Officer at Tillo, bringing a strong track record in technology leadership, operational excellence and scaling high-performing teams. Since joining Tillo in 2016, he has played a central role in the company’s growth, first as CTO, then COO, and now CIO. With a background in software development and senior leadership across engineering, product, operations, revenue operations, people and IT, Martyn brings both technical depth and commercial understanding. His experience spans automation, business process improvement, high-scale transaction environments and the gift card, prepaid and travel money sectors. Before Tillo, he held senior development roles at Stanton Consultancy, delivering bespoke software for major financial institutions including American Express, Visa and HSBC.
Sessions
Tiffany Willcox
Kate Ashworth Brash
Martyn Fagg
Paul Mallaghan
Charlie Symonds
15:20
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16:00
Panel
Pioneers Stage
Who’s Accountable? Making AI Ethics Real Inside Organisations
AI ethics is widely discussed, but far less understood when it comes to actually implementing it inside organisations. This session moves beyond principles and into practice. As AI becomes embedded in decision-making, operations and customer experience, questions around accountability, governance and control are becoming harder to answer. Where does responsibility sit when systems influence outcomes? How do organisations move from high-level frameworks to something enforceable? And what does “responsible AI” actually look like when teams are under pressure to move quickly? Drawing on real-world experience inside a global organisation, this session explores how governance is being approached in practice, where it is falling short, and what leaders need to be thinking about now. It also opens up the broader question. As AI becomes part of how organisations operate, are we building systems we can genuinely stand behind?
Tiffany Willcox
Kate Ashworth Brash
Martyn Fagg
Paul Mallaghan
Charlie Symonds
15:20
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16:00
Panel
Pioneers Stage
Who’s Accountable? Making AI Ethics Real Inside Organisations
AI ethics is widely discussed, but far less understood when it comes to actually implementing it inside organisations. This session moves beyond principles and into practice. As AI becomes embedded in decision-making, operations and customer experience, questions around accountability, governance and control are becoming harder to answer. Where does responsibility sit when systems influence outcomes? How do organisations move from high-level frameworks to something enforceable? And what does “responsible AI” actually look like when teams are under pressure to move quickly? Drawing on real-world experience inside a global organisation, this session explores how governance is being approached in practice, where it is falling short, and what leaders need to be thinking about now. It also opens up the broader question. As AI becomes part of how organisations operate, are we building systems we can genuinely stand behind?
Martyn Fagg
Emmanuel Ide
00:00
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00:00
Morning
Roundtable Room A
Brighton CTO Roundtable
A peer-led conversation for technology leaders shaping what comes next. OVERVIEW Technology leaders are facing more pressure than ever to balance innovation, delivery, risk, talent, cost and organisational change. This closed roundtable will bring together CTOs and senior technology leaders from across Brighton and the wider region for a practical, peer-led discussion on the issues shaping modern technology leadership. Rather than focusing on one single topic, the session will be structured across several tables, with each table exploring a different theme. Topics may include AI adoption, engineering culture, data, security, product delivery, technical debt, leadership, talent, scaling teams and how technology functions can create greater business value. The aim is to create an open, useful and senior conversation between people facing similar challenges, with space to compare what is working, what is changing and where technology leadership needs to go next. WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL EXPLORE How CTOs and technology leaders are responding to AI, automation and changing expectations How to balance innovation with delivery, risk and operational stability How teams are approaching engineering culture, technical debt and platform decisions How technology leaders are building, structuring and retaining strong teams How tech functions can stay commercially relevant and connected to business outcomes What peers across the region are seeing, testing and learning WHO IT IS FOR This roundtable is designed for CTOs, Heads of Engineering, Technology Directors, CIOs, CDOs, VP Engineering, technical founders and senior technology leaders. It is intended for people with responsibility for technology strategy, engineering teams, digital delivery, product platforms, data, architecture or technical decision-making. EXPERIENCE LEVEL This is a senior, invitation-led roundtable. The session is designed for people already operating in technology leadership roles or carrying significant responsibility for technical teams, systems or strategy.
00:00
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00:00
Morning
Roundtable Room A
Brighton CTO Roundtable
A peer-led conversation for technology leaders shaping what comes next. OVERVIEW Technology leaders are facing more pressure than ever to balance innovation, delivery, risk, talent, cost and organisational change. This closed roundtable will bring together CTOs and senior technology leaders from across Brighton and the wider region for a practical, peer-led discussion on the issues shaping modern technology leadership. Rather than focusing on one single topic, the session will be structured across several tables, with each table exploring a different theme. Topics may include AI adoption, engineering culture, data, security, product delivery, technical debt, leadership, talent, scaling teams and how technology functions can create greater business value. The aim is to create an open, useful and senior conversation between people facing similar challenges, with space to compare what is working, what is changing and where technology leadership needs to go next. WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL EXPLORE How CTOs and technology leaders are responding to AI, automation and changing expectations How to balance innovation with delivery, risk and operational stability How teams are approaching engineering culture, technical debt and platform decisions How technology leaders are building, structuring and retaining strong teams How tech functions can stay commercially relevant and connected to business outcomes What peers across the region are seeing, testing and learning WHO IT IS FOR This roundtable is designed for CTOs, Heads of Engineering, Technology Directors, CIOs, CDOs, VP Engineering, technical founders and senior technology leaders. It is intended for people with responsibility for technology strategy, engineering teams, digital delivery, product platforms, data, architecture or technical decision-making. EXPERIENCE LEVEL This is a senior, invitation-led roundtable. The session is designed for people already operating in technology leadership roles or carrying significant responsibility for technical teams, systems or strategy.