Dan Sutch is Co-founder and Director of CAST (wearecast.org.uk), a charity that works to ensure the voice, presence and influence of civil society in the technologies that affect us all. CAST works with nonprofits, charities and funders to ensure worthwhile uses of digital, design and AI across their services, strategy and governance and works with sector leaders, funders and government to make this happen. CAST initiated and incubated Catalyst (thecatalyst.org.uk/), now an independent CIC as an ambitious collective dedicated to shaping technology through building community power.

Dan is the AI Innovator in Residence at The National Lottery Community Fund, and formerly a Trustee of NCVO. Previously Dan was Head of Development Research at Nominet Trust; Principle Researcher & Head of Development at Futurelab Education.