Virtual European Technology Conference 2021
ON-DEMAND VIRTUAL EVENT | Thursday 8 - Friday 23 April 2021
| Welcome to the Virtual European Insight Technology Conference | ||
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| Keynote (20 min) | ||
Cost Optimisation | Optimise costs to enable agility in meeting your business objectives (whether that be to conserve cash or invest for growth). | Speaker: James Wenninger, UK General Manager - Commercial Finance |
Security & Compliance | Protecting your workforce and your organisation. Anytime. Anywhere. | Speaker: Charlotte Davis, EMEA Security Technology Lead |
Effective Technology Adoption | Equipping your employees with the necessary tools to embrace change - from office to home working. | Speaker: Jack Barnes, Senior Manager Adoption and Change |
Infrastructure & Data Centre | Modernising your cloud infrastructure and preparing for new expectations. | Speaker: Lee Wilkinson, EMEA Cloud & Datacentre Technology Lead |
Innovation | Transforming your business through innovative technologies that improve the employee and client experience. | Speaker: John Barrins, EMEA IoT and Immersive Technology Lead - Digital Innovation |
Cloud Optimisation Program | Innovate faster, be resilient and operate with agility with Insight's Cloud Consumption service. | Speaker: Phil Hawkshaw, EMEA Services Delivery Director |
Mixed Reality | Showcasing how Mixed Reality solutions helped move an Insight client's digital transformation projects forward. | Speaker: Wes Platel, UK Digital Innovation Lead |
*Speakers subject to change
Charlotte Davis
Security Technology Lead
As a certified information security manager holding ISACA CISM and CRISC certifications Charlotte has worked with an extensive portfolio of FTSE 100 organisations as well as UK Government and Defence clients for over a decade to deliver trusted Managed IT and Cyber Security Services.
Providing a consultative approach to Insight’s customers, our Managed Security Service Practice provides best of breed IT Managed Services which are Secure by Design, and only the most comprehensive Cyber Security defences to drive organisation-wide efficiencies as well as provide reliable brand, IP and business assurance.
Jack Barnes
Senior Manager Adoption and Change
Jack is an experienced consultant with a background in Digital Transformation and knows how hard it is to ensure that Business and IT work hand in hand to deliver the best experience to their end users.
Jack is focused on educating organisations that the purchase of technology is not going to make them successful but using it to create meaningful business outcomes is! People power is the most important of all the assets an organisation possesses, so ensuring that they are heard and nurtured when changes happen within an organisation is vital to the success of those changes.
Jack and his adoption and change teammates support organisations to ensure that projects meet their deliverables, they finish on time and on budget, and that their return on investment is realised whilst always thinking about the people!
Lee Wilkinson
EMEA Cloud & Datacentre Technology Lead
As Practice Lead Architect for Hybrid Cloud and Datacentre, Lee works to define and set the Technology Strategy for the Insight Cloud and Data Centre Transformation Practice (CDCT) and as such is a part of Insight's UK CTO function (UK Technology Forum) evaluating Insights Data Centre and Edge solutions and putting in place Insight's UK Data Centre and Edge strategy.
John Barrins
EMEA IoT and Immersive Technology Lead - Digital Innovation
Senior Cloud Solutions Architect & versatilist facilitating the essential mind-shift and operational change for implementing and supporting innovative technologies; enabling innovation for the core business.
John brings architecture and engineering skills to solve complex business and technical challenges for Insight clients in an ever-changing technology landscape, enabling businesses to be more adaptable, agile, and realise the true value of their data.
John's industry knowledge, intrinsic empathy and customer insights help design and develop meaningful solutions that advance the ways that Insight's clients live and work.
Wes Platel
UK Digital Innovation Lead
Wes develops and evolves the Insight UK technology strategy for the next year and beyond. He assesses Insight’s current partner strategy and how it fits and operates into our Intelligent Solutions portfolio, supporting the integration of our key partners into solutions and services.
Wes has previously held senior and global lead Architect roles in large Systems Integrators, as well as leadership roles for traditional and agile software development teams.
His experience of opportunities ranges from <1,000 to >150,000 users, for individual countries or across many, varying from smaller consulting engagements to large, complete IT outsourcing and implementation of Digital Transformations.
He holds a BSc(Hons) degree in Business and Information Technology, has certified in Enterprise/Solution Architecture through BCS/TOGAF and has over 17 years of experience working on demanding, high profile projects, including UK Government, dealing with architecture and software development, from initial analysis and design to international implementations.
