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Simon Hansford

Chief commercial officer of Civo and moderator of its Digital Sovereignty Panel.

Simon Hansford, Civo's chief commercial officer, moderates its Digital Sovereignty Panel at Navigate London on 22 September 2026, for the second year running.

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Background

Simon Hansford is Civo's chief commercial officer. He moderates the Digital Sovereignty Panel at Civo Navigate London on 22 September 2026, returning to the chair after leading the same panel at Navigate London 2025.

Civo's published schedule puts that panel at 13:40 on the main stage, with Lord Drayson, Richard Woodfield of DataVita, Dan Chester of VAST Data and Ed Barker of Havishams. An earlier Civo announcement had also named Julia Lopez MP, who does not appear on the schedule.

No further dated detail on his earlier career in UK cloud was verified in the sources checked for this update.

Common Questions
Who moderated Civo's Digital Sovereignty Panel?
Simon Hansford, Civo's chief commercial officer, moderated the panel at both Navigate London 2025 and 2026.Source: Civo blog
Source Material
Navigate London 2026 speakers and sessions

Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 22 September 2026. Editorial standards.