Speaker Group: DDST 2026

Nikki Mattocks is a lived experience advocate, using compassion and creativity to educate, consult, and empower people on the topics of personality disorder and psychosis. She is also a facilitator of peer support groups and trainings. Her proudest achievement is writing the book ‘Unmasking the truth : The lies we tell ourselves’.

At VICTOR, David leads work focused on urgent responses to healthcare violence and mental health-related incidents across the UK. His teams support healthcare workers at risk and people in crisis, working alongside mental health services, NHS and private bedded facilities, police, British Transport Police, Integrated Care Boards and NHS Ambulance Trusts. David brings a practical,

Jane Hardy‑Jones is Head of Sustainability at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, where she leads the development and delivery of the Trust’s ambitious Green Plan. She oversees a wide-ranging decarbonisation programme, including renewable energy, low-carbon infrastructure, waste reduction, and sustainable procurement. Jane is passionate about embedding sustainability into healthcare, as well as empowering staff through

Katie Godfrey is a policy leader specialising in suicide prevention and mental health within justice settings. As Suicide Prevention Theme Lead for the Scottish Prison Service, she oversees the redesign of crisis‑intervention practice, ensuring approaches are trauma‑informed, collaborative, and aligned with national mental‑health priorities. Katie has previously led major mental‑health policy programmes for the Scottish

Alison Moore is a dedicated health and safety professional with extensive experience across mental health, community services, and custodial environments. With a background in psychiatric nursing, she brings a unique, person-centred perspective to risk management and environmental safety. Alison is a passionate advocate for ligature risk reduction, working to promote awareness, prevention strategies, and safer

Sarah Ogilvie joined the Civil Service in 2008, initially focusing on national youth employment initiatives through Developing the Young Workforce. She later served as Head of Genetic Medicine and, in 2023, as Head of Change and Implementation for the Ukraine Resettlement Programme. Since April 2024, Sarah has worked with the Scottish Prison Service, leading the

John Blackwell is Group Director at Britplas, a leading innovator in secure fenestration solutions for mental health environments. With over 25 years’ experience in quantity surveying (MRICS) and project delivery, John has spent two decades driving Britplas’ growth and technical innovation. He played a key role in the development of the Safevent window alongside Kevin

Jill is currently leading the UK wide Mindset-XR Innovation Support Programme, funded by Innovate UK and led by the Health Innovation Network South London, which aims to improve access to impactful immersive technology solutions for mental health. Jill has spent 7 years helping innovators across the health and care sector.  In previous roles Jill has

Dr Carl-Magnus von Behr is Co-founder and Director of CompliMind, an AI platform built for NHS Capital, Estates and Facilities teams. In 2024, he completed his PhD on knowledge sharing across NHS EFM teams, exploring how frontline staff access, interpret and apply technical guidance in practice. That research led him to create CompliMind, which helps

Laura joined Rethink in 2023 as Head of Involvement and is responsible for embedding best practice in co-production and involvement across the organisation. She has over 15 years’ experience in co-production and involvement, previously having worked with young people experiencing social inequality and injustice on youth-led initiatives on the issues affecting them. Laura has been