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This conference programme aims to give senior IT professionals access to new ideas, solutions and innovations to help take their departments and companies forward. The agenda is pitched at a high level and we endeavour to present new case studies and new thinkers on the programme each year.

Keynote and seminar sessions give a high-level view of the IT industry, offering predictions and insights to help delegates form their future IT strategies. The interactive workshops and discussion groups complement the larger sessions by drilling down into specific issues, allowing delegates to share their collective experiences and to learn how their peers are dealing with similar situations.


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2012 Keynotes
2012 Keynotes

  • Beyond the Horizon

    Monty Halls, Writer, Explorer and Television Presenter

    In the uncertainties of the modern world, successful individuals and teams must be adaptable and responsive to change. Drawn from over twenty years of observing people all over the world, explorer and TV presenter Monty Halls will explore the dynamics of the team, the individuals within it and the common themes of how we all deal with change.

    Illustrated with stories of individuals and teams getting it magnificently right and hideously wrong, Monty’s unique insights will help you evaluate your personal ability to respond to change and how to keep sight of your goals in an ever shifting environment.

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    Monty Halls is a writer, explorer and television presenter. A former Royal Marines officer who worked for Nelson Mandela on the peace process in South Africa, he left the services in 1996 to pursue a career in leading expeditions. Having achieved a First Class Honors degree in marine biology, over the next decade he circumnavigated the globe four times on various projects, leading multi-national teams in some of the most demanding environments on earth. In 2002 he was awarded the Bish Medal by the Scientific Exploration Society for his services to exploration.

    His television career began when he won Channel Four’s Superhuman competition in 2004. Since then he has presented series and documentaries for the BBC1 and BBC2, Channel 4, Channel 5, Discovery Channel, The National Geographic Channel, and the History Channel. Recent projects have been The Great Escapes series, taking Monty to the west coast of Scotland, the Outer Hebrides and Ireland, and “Great Barrier Reef”. 

    Monty continues to run expeditions and diving trips from his fully equipped corporate training facility in Dartmouth. He has written six books, mainly on diving and the marine environment and his new book "The Big Catch"  (due for publication in the Spring) documents his time in Cornwall working with the fishermen there with some wonderful photography to accompany the forthcoming BBC series.
     
     
2011 Seminars and Workshops
2011 Seminars and Workshops

  • The CIO: The strategic leader of the future

    Mark Brown, Group Chief Information Security Officer, SABMiller
    Perceived as blockers and not adding value, IT and information security is becoming increasingly important as business recovers from the economic turbulence of the past two years.  

    This provides Information Technology professionals with a platform to become listened to all th...
     

    Mobile computing – so what’s that then?

    Alastair Campbell, Head of IS, Whyte & Mackay
    What would happen if you tried to move functional processes to where they occur?
    • Would this make everything faster, leaner and greener?
    • Would this breakdown and blur existing job roles and responsibilities?
    • Could the chaos that ensued be channelled in a ...
     

    The state of the internet

    Trefor Davies, Board Member, ISPA
    The internet is under attack from people wanting to use it.  The huge growth in usage also attracts unwanted interest from legislators seeking to extend their reach into the new online world that is now part of every day life.  

    This talk looks at growth drivers for the i...
     

  • Social Engineering: attacking the weakest link in the security chain – people

    Paul Boniface, CISSP, CCNA - Wireless, CWSP, Information Security Officer, LMAX
    Social Engineering is probably one of the most dangerous and neglected attack vectors in IT security.

    But what really is social engineering, and what does it mean to your organisation?
     
    Due to the mystery surrounding this dark art many people are afraid of it, ...
     

    Business continuity and the cyber threat

    Chris Oliver, FBCI, Vice-Chair, The Business Continuity Institute
    The cry of “data breach”, whether the cause is internal or external, sends a shudder down the spine of every CIO or CISO but does the business and its senior management truly understand the problem and its consequences?  How can we help the business understand the risks associate...
     

    Consumerisation of the workplace

    Trefor Davies, Board Member, ISPA
    The huge popularity of iPhone and Android based smartphones is putting growing pressure on corporate IT departments.  Every employee wants one and is even prepared to fund it themselves. This even extends to tablets and results in people using their own devices to access resources.
     

  • One-to-One Executive Coaching

     
    Are you looking for your next career step? Frustrated with your team results?
    Avoiding difficult situations? Fire-fighting instead of strategic planning?
    Overwhelmed with day to day expectations of you? In this private, confidential one-on-one coaching discussion, you and your coach...
     

    Purpose before process; outcomes rather than outputs (Roundtable)

    Moderated by: Mary Grice, IT Relationship Manager, BAA Heathrow
    This discussion is aimed at stimulating debate and establishing best practice around the direct link between strategic and tactical IT plans and the business objectives and aspirations they are supporting.  We will share ideas and current practice for achieving an outcome focused IT department that has as much credibility in saying how best not to invest in technology as it does in delivering business enabling technical functionality, support and future proofing.

    Topics to be discussed include:
    • How often are you forced down the path of system upgrades and refreshes without having the opportunity to think about whether the business requirement might have changed and the old technology is no longer required?
    • When does your department get the opportunity to stop and think about delivering outcomes rather than outputs?
    • When could a process improve things rather than a system if only business colleagues stopped to review their objectives before requesting a technical solution?
    • Are your team challenged and motivated to focus on delivering business outcomes or internally focused personal objectives?
     
Professional Development
Professional Development

  • The career success toolkit

    Hilary Wilson, Owner, Hilary M Wilson Associates Ltd
    You are good at your job, that is a given, however being good at your job isn’t enough to differentiate you in the 21st century world of work. This must-attend workshop will contain all you need to know about the rules of the game, what is really powerful, what works and how to create ca...
     

    How to get executive teams working effectively and powerfully together… and why?

    Peter Haydock, Owner, Organisation Science
    As the ultimate business leaders, the Executive team set the tone and environment which shapes performance and rewards. As direct consequence of their position, these leaders have a disproportionate impact and leverage on the behaviour and achievements of others associated with the organisatio...
     

    Influencing in shifting sands – know yourself to influence others

    Gabrielle Gaché, The Success Mentor and MD of Power of Words
    Making it easy for your teams and customers to buy in to your way of thinking is an extremely powerful skill, requiring confidence, emotional intelligence and plenty of practice. In these uncertain times, understanding your own influencing strategies, and those of others, will ultimately help ...
     

  • Beyond Gatwick - the business travel survival course

    Simon Herrema, former Royal Bodyguard and Training Director, Bright Eagle Training
    When you travel overseas, how ready are you for the worst that could happen? If your work takes you to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, South America – in fact pretty much anywhere, then this presentation is for you. Royal Bodyguard Simon Herrema will give you life saving ...
     

    Take the plunge – step away from the comfort zone!

    Martin Crook, Owner, CMBT Consulting
    “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you always got.” Mark Twain.
    How many of us are in our comfort zone, either because we are frightened of doing something new or because we are stuck in our ways? Successful organisations need to innovate ...
     

    Leading change in challenging times

    Peter Haydock, Owner, Organisation Science
    The current economic and business climate is presenting us with a set of new challenges as to how to lead organisations. Commentators indicate that the forecast and markets remain uncertain; compounded by dynamic world politics and economical impacts. Is this a dark cloud for leadership, or an...
     

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