Dr Khalil Alagha (University of Hull) UK

Dr Khalil Alagha is a digital transformation practitioner, educator and speaker who works at the intersection of AI, marketing and professional practice. Over more than twenty years in industry he has led enterprise digital transformation, marketing technology and analytics programmes, and he now combines that practice with seven years in higher education. As Programme Leader for the MSc Digital Marketing and Advertising at the University of Hull's London Campus, he leads the integration of AI across the curriculum, and as Director and Digital Instructor at London Training for Excellence he delivers executive training to senior professional audiences. His current work, presented internationally in Kyoto and Barcelona, argues that AI is not a set of tools to be adopted but a shift in professional mindset to be developed. A Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the British Computer Society, he is known for turning complex technical change into practical, decision-ready understanding.