Amanda Brock

CEO

Amanda is CEO of OpenUK, the UK body for Open Technology, being open software, open hardware and open data. She is also a Board Member for the Cabinet Office Open Standards Board, Advisory Board Member for the Government Energy Sector Digitalisation Task Force, European Representative of the Open Invention Network and a Charity Trustee for Creative Crieff a Scottish social impact organisation aiming to improve the lives of young people and the wider community in rural Strathearn and Strathallan through deep impact engagement in music, film and the creative arts. As a senior lawyer she has worked across a range of sectors including technology and financial services in emerging markets. Amanda is a regular international keynote speaker, podcast guest and panel member as well as author, covering digital, business and revenue models, Open Source, policy and legal issues, with a particular focus on open for good. She writes regularly for academic journals and the tech press. Listed as one of 20 CEO’s to Watch, and part of Computer Weekly’s Most influential Women in Tech Long list.