Data & AI: Unlocking the Future of Business Innovation

Join us in London at The Cube, IBM Innovation Centre, on the 15^th of January 2024, to hear from Softcat CEO Graham Charlton, IBM UK CEO Nicola Hodson, and Microsoft Senior Partner Technology Manager Wendy Carstairs, alongside a cast of industry leaders from Softcat's Office of the CTO.

Agenda

• 08:30 - 09:15 - Arrival and reception
• 09:15 - 09:30 - Views of a CEO

Graham Charlton - CEO, Softcat

• 09:30 - 10:00 - AI in the UK

Andrew Hermsen - Chief Strategist for AI & Cloud, Softcat and Arran Speding - AI Specialist, Softcat

• 10:00 - 11:00 - Solutions for your business led by Gemma Woodcock and Alexander Manning, IBM
• 11:00 - 11:30 - Break
• 11:30 - 12:30 - Balancing innovation & responsibility     

Panel discussion hosted by Rhys Lawson, Softcat featuring Nicola Hodson - CEO, IBM UK and Wendy Carstairs - Senior Partner Technology Manager, Microsoft & Dean Gardner - Technology Director.

• 12:30 - 13:15 - Lunch      
• 13:15 - 14:00 - Data, governance, risk & compliance

Gary Hawkins - Chief Technologist for Data Platforms & Cloud, Softcat, Kieron Newsham - Chief Technologist for Cyber Security, Softcat and Abi Dakin - Chief Strategist for Cyber GRC, Softcat

• 14:00 - 15:00 - Trends and predictions                    

Wendy Carstairs - Senior Partner Technology Manager, Microsoft

• 15:00 - 15:15 - Close

Venue address:

IBM London, 20 York Rd, London SE1 7ND.