IT Leaders from some of the most recognised British
brands - as well as fast-growing disruptors - have joined the line-up for Manchester Tech Week 2022 running from 25th - 29th
April.
Kelloggs, Co-operative Bank, MAG and Cinch will be sharing key insights at
the North's biggest ever digital transformation event at Manchester Central
this month designed to help IT leaders tackle
major tech challenges with a focus on network and infrastructure, cloud,
cyber, unified comms, data and AI, digital culture, skills and hybrid working.
They join a list of 135 confirmed speakers including 63 senior tech
leaders and 34 analysts who will be taking part. Manchester Tech Week is
anchored around three major shows - Digital Transformation
EXPO (DTX) which returns for its sixth outing in the city (previously IP EXPO) as
well as the launch of Unified Communications
EXPO (UCX) and Connected North.
John Hobson, VP & CIO, Kellogg Europe,
will be leading a panel session on why IT must drive business speed and
agility. Becky Franks, Head of UX &
Optimisation, Co-operative Bank, will be talking about re-designing digital
and tackling transformation in a complex organisation plus how leading the Digital Bees network is championing
tech adoption across Manchester.
Andy Norton, Head of
Engineering Practice, Cinch will be telling people
what it really takes to go from a 20-person start-up in a small Manchester
office to a 300+ people unicorn disrupting the car industry.
Cloud
will be top of the agenda for Graham
Pollitt, IT Infrastructure Director,
Manchester Airports Group, who will be focusing on a roadmap for
moving from legacy to cloud.
Manisha Mistry,
Portfolio Director, Digital Culture and Collaboration, R2 Data Labs,
Rolls Royce plc, will be walking delegates through
re-imagined workspaces and asking what does the office of the future look like.
Attendees will also gain
practical insight on how to leverage the latest technology from some of the
world's most influential tech brands including CISCO, Okta, AWS, 8X8, Splunk, Threatlocker, Google, Microsoft,
RingCentral and GAMMA.
James McGough, MD of Imago Techmedia, the organisers
behind Manchester Tech Week, said the calibre of speakers underlined the
importance of the event and its role in fast-tracking responses to tech
challenges. He said: "The week will help
everyone take the next steps in implementing the latest enterprise IT and
communications technologies, with a key focus on how we collaborate on growth
to improve the way we live and work."
An exciting programme is supported by regional and
national partners including the Department of International Trade, MIDAS,
H.O.S.T, GM Combined Authority, GM Chamber of Commerce, pro-manchester,
Manchester Digital, and the leading community meet-up groups from Cyber
Security, DevOps and AI.
Ben
Ward, Business Development Manager at MIDAS welcomed the MTW initiative and
said it was in the right place to succeed: He said: "Manchester has the digital
infrastructure necessary to be a world class digital city region and provides
businesses located here with all the tools to succeed."
Katie
Gallagher, MD of Manchester Digital, added: "We have a growing tech and digital
industry here which includes young start-ups, businesses moving up north from
other regions and of course, our homegrown large tech and digital businesses,
all of which will play their part in the post-pandemic economic recovery."
Sam Booth, Chief Executive of pro-manchester said
"Manchester prides itself on its reputation for collaboration so at a time when
digital transformation is the linchpin for almost every business in every
sector what better way is there to showcase what we do best than partnering
with Manchester Tech Week. I am excited to see the array of opportunities this
week of tech focused activity brings."
To find out more about Manchester Tech Week 2022 click
here and to register for the
DTX event on 28th-29th April click here.