Ann Williams

Ann Williams Liverpool 5G Programme Director.  As a Commissioning and Contract Manager in Adult Social Services at Liverpool City Council she was the lead for Liverpool City Council in the two successful 5G test bed and trials funded by DCMS, she also led the successful EU funded STOP & GO programme .   Ann was awarded the UK5G Best Individual Contribution to 5G Industry Deployment Award and named as one of social housing top 30 Tech innovators by Inside Housing magazine 2018 following a nomination by Microsoft for the work she has undertaken in bringing digital innovation to Liverpool Adult Social Services at scale. Ann is a member of the UKTIN Regions Working Group with a wide range of interests including as a member of the Food Standards Agency Advisory Committee on Microbiological Safety of Food and Vice Chair of Central Liverpool Medical Research Committee.  This experience of looking at risk at national population level is invaluable in understanding the risks and potentials of the new technologies.