11.15am – 12pm ACST, 24 May 2023 ‐ 45 mins
Plenary




Associate Professor of Research, De Montfort University, United Kingdom



Technology Researcher and Consultant, Smart Corrections, France

Chief Research Officer, Telio, Canada

Assistant Professor, Örebro University School of Business, Sweden

Associate Professor of Research, De Montfort University, United Kingdom
Dr Victoria Knight is associate professor in research at De Montfort University, UK. She directs the Prison and Probation Research Hub and codirects the Institute for Community, Criminology, Education and Social Justice. Victoria has extensively published on the digital prison and continues to actively research this topic both in the UK and across the globe. She also consults with prisons, charities and digital developers on digitization.She is a co-editor of The Journal for Prison Education and Resettlement and supports the Advancing Corrections Journal. She contributes to prison practice and has served for 17 years on English Independent Monitoring Boards.
Corrections Lead, Member of Global Public Safety, Accenture, Canada
Arun Vanapalli is a Manager in the Strategy and Consulting group at Accenture Canada. He has extensive experience with regards to IT service delivery, change management, IT transformation, and organizational strategy in both public and private sectors. Arun is passionate about transforming public safety to create better outcomes for all stakeholders, with a focus on understanding societal and technological trends to optimize organizational change. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Mechanical Engineering, and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Education with a focus on using technology to enhance learning outcomes. Arun’s unique blend of technical and soft skills allows him to bring a novel perspective to business problems across multiple industries.
CIO IT-director, Swedish Prison and Probation Service, Sweden