New thinking and fresh perspectives presented by your peers

New thinking and fresh perspectives presented by your peers

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A selection of standout speakers from CIO events in 2025

Charles Baird
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Charles Baird
Chief Data ArchitectOffice for National Statistics
Eugi Bartolo, CPTO, Sifted, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Eugi Bartolo
CPTOSifted
charlotte
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Charlotte Bemand
Director of Digital FuturesHBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær
Stephen Bromhall, Chief Information and Digital Officer, East of England Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Stephen Bromhall
Chief Information and Digital OfficerEast of England Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Lara Burns, Consultant, former chief digital officer of The Scouts, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Lara Burns
Consultant, former chief digital officer of The Scouts
Krishnan Chandrasekharan, IT Director, IQVIA, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Krishnan Chandrasekharan
IT DirectorIQVIA
Liz
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Liz Cochlin
Chief Technology Officersero
Gar Mac Críosta, Digital Advisor, Strategy & Architecture, Health Service Executive, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Gar Mac Críosta
Digital Advisor, Strategy & ArchitectureHealth Service Executive
Natasha Davydova, Chief Information Officer, AXA, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Natasha Davydova
Chief Information OfficerAXA
James Eaton
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James Eaton
CTOM&G
Chloe Enfield, CTO, M Group, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Chloe Enfield
CTOM Group
newcleo
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John Fenwick
Chief Information Officernewcleo
Mariza Fotiou, Ex-VP Product Management, BP, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Mariza Fotiou
Ex-VP Product ManagementBP
Daniel
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Daniel Geater
VP AI Delivery EMEAQualitest
Kevin Gibbs, Executive Director: Communities, Bracknell Forest Council, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Kevin Gibbs
Executive Director: CommunitiesBracknell Forest Council
Trevor Gordon, Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Save the Children, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Trevor Gordon
Chief Digital & Technology OfficerSave the Children
Richard Greening, Group Chief Information & Product Officer, DCC Group, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Richard Greening
Group Chief Information & Product OfficerDCC Group
Nick Harris, CIO, Salvation Army Trading Company, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Nick Harris
CIOSalvation Army Trading Company
Dominic Howson, CTO, Viridor, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Dominic Howson
CTOViridor
Simon Farnsworth, CIO, ITV, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Simon Farnsworth
CIOITV
Tracey Jessup, Chief Transformation & Resources Officer, De Montfort University, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Tracey Jessup
Chief Transformation & Resources OfficerDe Montfort University
Raj Jethwa, Chief Technology Officer, Digiterre, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Raj Jethwa
Chief Technology OfficerDigiterre
Amy Jones, Chief Transformation Officer, Emerald Publishing, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Amy Jones
Chief Transformation OfficerEmerald Publishing
Laura
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Laura Kendrick
CIOElior
Igor Kovalev, Director of Site IT - Europe, Ford, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Igor Kovalev
Director of Site IT - EuropeFord
GIles
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Giles Lindsay
Group Chief Information OfficerAgile Delta
Mike Macauley, General Manager, UK & Ireland Operations, Liferay, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
Speaker Liferay
Mike Macauley
General Manager, UK & Ireland OperationsLiferay
Saratu Mamman, Head of Corporate Services and Project Delivery, North Sea Transition Authority, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Saratu Mamman
Head of Corporate Services and Project DeliveryNorth Sea Transition Authority
David Marimón
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David Marimón
Vice President & Chief Information Officer Iberia, Vice President IT Customer Service & Supply ChainCoca-Cola Europacific Partners
Lydia Nicola, Head of IT, Amnesty International, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Lydia Nicola
Head of ITAmnesty International
Hamish Parker, Head of Architecture and Strategy, Asahi International & Europe, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Hamish Parker
Head of Architecture and StrategyAsahi International & Europe
Sharon Peters
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Sharon Peters
Global CDIOBoldyn Networks
Andrew Powell
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Andrew Powell
Chief Information OfficerMacfarlanes
Freddie Quek, Research Associate and Co-Director, Henley Business School and The NextPath Device Consortium, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Freddie Quek
Research Associate and Co-DirectorHenley Business School and The NextPath Device Consortium
Andrew Raynes, CIO, Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Andrew Raynes
CIORoyal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust
Colin
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Colin Shenoy
Global CTODiageo
Amit Thawani, CIO, Lloyds, Insurance, Pensions and Investments, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Amit Thawani
CIOLloyds, Insurance, Pensions and Investments
Kevin Thomas, Senior Vice President, Resilience, Geopolitical Strategy & Incubation, Iron Mountain, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
Speaker Iron Mountain
Kevin Thomas
Senior Vice President, Resilience, Geopolitical Strategy & IncubationIron Mountain
Nadine Thomson, Global President Product & Technology Operations, WPP, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Nadine Thomson
Global President Product & Technology OperationsWPP
Simon Townsend, SVP Marketing, ControlUp, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Simon Townsend
SVP MarketingControlUp
Jonathon Valentine, CIO, ThingCo, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Jonathon Valentine
CIOThingCo
William Wallace, Head of Architecture and Governance, Carelon Global Solutions Ireland, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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William Wallace
Head of Architecture and GovernanceCarelon Global Solutions Ireland
John
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John Walsh
Global CIOFinlays
Kate Warriner, CTDO, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Kate Warriner
CTDOAlder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Tiffany Willcox, CTO, Datapharm, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Tiffany Willcox
CTODatapharm
Jenny Wilson, Group Chief Architect - Architecture Director, Kingfisher plc, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Jenny Wilson
Group Chief Architect - Architecture DirectorKingfisher plc
Johnny Wolf
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Johnny Wolf
Head of Enterprise Architecture & FinOps LeadMetropolitan Police
Steve Yick, Chief Digital and Data Officer, UCAS, Speaker at the CIO ForwardTech London
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Steve Yick
Chief Digital and Data OfficerUCAS