Paul founded Open Data Institute Leeds (ODI Leeds) in 2013 with the mission to create a place and community to unleash the power of open data and deliver innovation across the region. He is an entrepreneur who has built ODI Leeds into an open data institution and co-founded DataCity, a data-as-service company whilst running his own innovation company.

Paul was invited to the panel due to his expertise in open data and his experience in transferable sectors.

Paul on the most exciting opportunities and key challenges in open data right now…

“Open data and the web offer exciting opportunities to radically change the way we work, to respond the great challenges of our age of The Climate Emergency, Diversity & Equality & Inclusive Growth and act as Anchor Institutions for our communities.”