NS Media Group’s inaugural Virtual CIO Symposium – by Computer Business Review, NS Tech and the New Statesman – is just one week away and senior technology executives are invited to register and hear from some of the UK’s leading CIOs on the afternoon of Thursday 23 April.
Featuring Sainsbury CIO Phil Jordan, British Red Cross CIO Rosie Slater-Carr, Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy CDIO Karl Hoods and SSE Energy Services CIO Philip Clayson, the Virtual CIO Symposium is a gathering for business and technology leaders to share discussions, presentations, initiatives and innovations with their peers.
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The CIO leaders will take part in interviews with Computer Business Review (CBR) Editor Ed Targett, NS Tech Editor Oscar Williams, and NS Media Group Technology Editor Edward Qualtrough.
They will be discussing crisis management and business continuity in the era of pathogen disruption, developing and preparing for the workplace of the future, delivering quality digital products at scale to accelerate digital transformation initiatives, collaboration tools and empowering frontline workers, and how CIOs should be reporting technology resilience and risk at board level, among other issues.
Virtual CIO Symposium: Engagement
Delegates at the Virtual CIO Symposium will be able to engage with presentations on the main stage, and with each other in Q&As with the speakers, sponsors, and their peers in virtual chats and private conversations.
CBR Editor Ed Targett said: “Pathogen disruption has taken over from digital disruption as the biggest concern facing CEOs and business leaders, with Chief Information Officers among those thrust to the new front lines to ensure business continuity for their organisations and workforces.
“Beyond the trite social media updates about how recent circumstances have accelerated digital transformation initiatives more in the last three weeks than CEOs and their technology leaders might have in the previous three years, the reality is working to improve resilience and business agility has always been a critical focus for digital and IT executives.
He added: “It will be a privilege to hear from some of the UK’s leading CIOs who are at the forefront of business continuity about crisis management, the future workplace, developing quality digital products at scale, and empowering frontline workers with the tools to innovate while keeping their organisations running smoothly.
“We look forward to welcoming you on Thursday 23 April with our colleagues on NS Tech, and hope you are able to engage with and learn from our expert speakers and each other.”
Virtual CIO Symposium Agenda
1.30pm – 2pm
Welcome in Exhibition Hall and Networking Area
Video introduction by Edward Qualtrough, NS Media Group Technology Editor
2pm – 2.25pm
Phil Jordan, Sainsbury’s CIO
CIO and business leadership at one of UK’s largest retailers during Covid-19 restrictions
2.30pm – 2.55pm
Rosie Slater-Carr, British Red Cross CIO
Mobilising the kindness of volunteers – Technology and the British Red Cross response to Covid-19
3pm – 3.15pm
Richard Bradbury, Hitachi Vantara VP & General Manager – Northern EMEA
The CIO in 2020: Transforming through Disruption
3.15pm – 3.40pm
Virtual refreshments break
3.40pm – 4.05pm
Karl Hoods, BEIS Chief Digital and Information Officer
The Future of Work, and developing ventilator request form to help increase UK’s ICU capacity
4.10pm – 4.35pm
Philip Clayson, SSE Energy Services CIO
The CIO Role in 2020 – A World in Change
4.35pm
Thanks, closing remarks
4.30pm – 6pm
Exhibition Hall and Networking Area remain open
Virtual CIO Symposium Speakers
Phil Jordan, Sainsbury’s CIO
As both CIO and member of the Operating Board Phil Jordan has brought a fresh, global perspective on technology in addition to a wealth of experience in digital, data and business transformation. In conversation with NS Media Group Technology Editor Edward Qualtrough, Jordan will discuss the retailer’s recent Digital and Data transformation initiatives and how adding scale and business agility has helped the FTSE 100 company respond to pressures of the current Covid-19 restrictions.
Rosie Slater-Carr, British Red Cross CIO
Responsible for technology, data and driving digital change across the organisation, Rosie Slater-Carr is CIO of the British Red Cross and sits on the humanitarian charity’s leadership team. Slater-Carr’s team developed the coronavirus volunteer registration for NHS Scotland, and in her session ‘Mobilising the kindness of volunteers – Technology and the British Red Cross response to Covid-19’ Slater-Carr will share her experiences of helping deliver digital projects at speed, getting the right culture to support new ways of working, and as sustainability lead for the British Red Cross what the impact of the current restrictions are on the institution’s environmental goals.
Karl Hoods, BEIS Chief Digital and Information Officer
As Chief Digital and Information Officer at BEIS Karl Hoods is responsible for the delivery of core services, digital transformation and service delivery and knowledge management. In conversation with NS Tech Editor Oscar Williams, Hoods will discuss how his team developed and delivered the Ventilator Request Form after the UK government’s call on Monday 16 March to work with manufacturers to help increase the ICU capacity in the NHS, as well as the technologies and working culture underpinning the Future Workplace initiatives at the department.
Philip Clayson, SSE Energy Services CIO
As CIO of SSE Energy Services, Philip Clayson has led teams to deliver some of the most memorable technology challenges of recent years, including leading the IT systems recovery programme after TalkTalk’s 2015 critical cyber-attack and data breach, and a subsequent programme of technology transformation. In discussion with CBR Editor Ed Targett, Philip’s session on ‘The CIO Role in a World of Change’ will look at the short-term and longer term implications of the response to Covid-19, and offer advice to CIOs and business leaders on the future of work and preparing for Black Swan events.
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