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SURVIVING THE TECH SKILLS CRISIS


HOW CIOS CAN AVERT A RECRUITMENT DISASTER

23 SEPTEMBER 2021, ONLINE

There is a tech skills crisis. Too many jobs chasing too few people?

With the current tech skill crisis unfolding before us, how does a CIO make sure
they have the right team in place to run the technology that’s driving the
enterprise forward?

As organisations become more digitalized, tech skills for DevOps, Cloud, AI and
Cybersecurity become more valuable, with fierce competition for candidates. So,
who are the best recruits and where can a CIO find them?

Should a CIO hire for new skills, or invest in upskilling? Is now a market that
favours the employee? How can a CIO get the right people and right skills in the
organisation, within the means they have to work with?

This begs the questions: Is the crisis greater in some tech sectors and less in
others? What can be done to resolve this? Has the industry created its own
problems with an ever-growing list of tech solutions, with not enough people
with the skills to run them?

How are other CIOs facing this challenge handling this? What ideas do you have
that you need feedback on?

This session will cover:

 * Which people will bring the most value
 * Broadening your horizons on who to recruit
 * How to build strength through diversity
 * How to make the most from your budget
 * Sharing ideas with peers, facing the same challenges as yourself

Join us on September 23rd for the next CIO Crowd community discussion about the
tech skills crisis.

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FOCUS

How to find the best recruits to fill technical roles, at a time when candidates
are scarce and demand is high.


WHERE

Online


WHEN

23 September 2021
5:00 pm onwards


THE SPEAKERS (SEPTEMBER 2021)

Mark Kirkwood
RVP, UK&I
Udacity
Richard Boocock
Consultant
Victoria Phillips
COO
Avionos
Richard Bennett
Head of industry Strategy and Solutions, EMEA
Ambrose McNevin
Event Host

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MARK KIRKWOOD – RVP, UK&I, UDACITY

Mark Kirkwood is currently the Regional Vice President for UK & Ireland at
Udacity, and takes pride in advising organisations across all industries on
their strategy to develop their next generation technology skills required to
remain competitive and relevant.

Mark has enjoyed a diverse 15 year career, graduating with a BSc in Forensic
Science before moving to the IT sector. Prior to joining Udacity, he held
various positions at companies such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise, BMC Software
and MongoDB. He is based in the UK, and lives with his wife and 4 children (all
boys!). When his family isn’t keeping him busy, Mark enjoys playing badminton,
swimming and supporting Tottenham Hotspur.

RICHARD BOOCOCK – CONSULTANT

Richard Boocock CEng FIChemE is currently a freelance consultant advising
clients on a variety of strategic change initiatives, including digital
transformation, sustainability, and technology innovation and commercialisation.

Previously, Richard enjoyed a wide and varied career with US headquartered
Fortune 500 listed speciality chemicals company Air Products.

During a 39-year corporate career, Richard led, developed and implemented
significant strategic global digital transformation programmes, both as a
C-Suite executive business leader and Chief Information Officer. He is a
passionate supporter of diversity, inclusion and engagement in all aspects of
his work and personal life, and an accomplished public speaker.

VICTORIA PHILLIPS – COO, AVIONOS

As Chief Operating Officer, Victoria is responsible for successful outcomes
based delivery, with a focus on creating tools and processes for delivering high
quality client work and bringing the best teams together for clients.

With over 20 years of delivery management and business operations experience,
Victoria specialises in orchestrating the successful delivery of complex
initiatives. Victoria has led delivery across multiple agencies for clients in
the retail, CPG and financial services space, establishing the project
management discipline and creating effective processes for digital development.
She completed her BA at Northwestern University and holds a PMP certification.

RICHARD BENNETT – HEAD OF INDUSTRY STRATEGY AND SOLUTIONS, EMEA

Richard is a senior technology executive with over 20 years’ experience in EMEA
and US leadership, managing teams in Customer Success Consulting, Advisory &
Professional Services and System Engineering, for global vendors and
integrators.

Based in the UK, he has managed complex customer-facing teams globally for
organisations including VMware, Avaya, Lehman Brothers, Cisco & Horizon. He has
a proven background leading customer-facing teams who are focused upon
technology, products and innovation strategies.

In addition to a wide array of personal advisory engagements, he has extensive
experience in developing customers’ digital roadmaps and product strategy (both
on-premise or in multi-cloud) for; Communications, Applications, Customer
Experience and Telecoms.

As well as international industry keynotes, he regularly helps businesses build
teams which execute programmes around “business technology” and innovation in
order to broaden the capability and commercial competency of systems integrators
and vendors

Richard concurrently delivers several non-executive roles for innovation
start-ups the world over, advising on business strategy, technology imperatives
and is a Fellow of the Customer Experience Foundation.

AMBROSE MCNEVIN – EVENT HOST

Over more than 20 years in B2B Tech Publishing, Ambrose McNevin has led some of
the UK’s biggest tech publishing brands. He was Editor-in-chief of Computer
Business Review from May14–Jan17. As launch editor and content director of a
global magazine brand for the data centre sector, he initially launched in the
US and Europe and then expanded DatacenterDynamics Focus as a print and online
brand into APAC, LATAM and Brazil (2008–2014). He was the UK launch editor for
Computer Reseller News and Editor-in-chief at Information Week UK. He started
his career at Computing.

A strong believer in the positive societal and economic impact of the digital
technology revolution, in Jan 17 he set up Tech Marketing Content Ltd to help
tech firms develop networking, content and online strategies and build
bi-lateral relationships with key vertical markets.


AGENDA (SEPTEMBER 2021)

THURSDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2021

Time Event 5:00 pm Welcome, introductions – Note, this is 17:00 UK time 5:05 pm
Community discussion and learning 6:00 pm Finish

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