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EVENT: TECH SHOW LONDON 2024
A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS
THE SPEAKER LINEUP FOR TECH SHOW LONDON 2024 AND ITS FIVE
CO-LOCATED EVENTS IS NOW LIVE, AND FEATURES AN IMPRESSIVE
COHORT OF C-LEVEL LEADERS FROM SOME OF THE WORLD'S TOP
COMPANIES
Registration is live (see URL below) for the
award-winning Tech Show London, which
brings together five leading events: Cloud
Expo Europe, DevOps Live, Cloud & Cyber
Security Expo, Big Data & AI World, and Data
Centre World.
CLOUD EXPO EUROPE
Cloud Expo Europe will explore the evolving
landscape of cloud computing, which is set to
become a business necessity by 2028. The event
will highlight the importance of multi-cloud and
hybrid strategies, which 85% of large-sized
companies are expected to adopt by 2024.
Speakers at Cloud Expo Europe will include:
Georgina Owens, Chief Technology Officer at
William Hill, Ange Johnson De Wet, Head of
Engineering at NatWest, Rowan Preston, Cloud
Platform Manager at Kingfisher, Niklas
Gustavsson, Chief Architect and VP of
Engineering at Spotify, and Katya Denike, Chief
Product Officer at Holland & Barrett.
DEVOPS LIVE
DevOps Live will focus on the benefits of
enhanced collaboration and automation,
including the integration of AI and Machine
Learning in software development, a trend that
has set the stage for more predictive analytics
and automated testing.
The event will also address the alignment of
DevOps with cloud and microservices
architectures, and the continuous evolution of
quality assurance practices in the DevOps
workflow.
Speakers at DevOps Live will include: Leo
Kraan, Director of Developer Experience at
Booking.com, David Keane, former Global
Head of DevOps Transformation at HSBC,
Giada Binelli, Global Product Owner at
Heineken, Mike Walker, Head of Cloud and
DevOps at Canada Life, and Julia Khromova,
DevSecOps Excellence Lead at Pepsico.
CLOUD & CYBER SECURITY EXPO
Evolving threats will be addressed at Cloud &
Cyber Security Expo, including the increasing
use of zero-day vulnerabilities in extortion attacks
and the integration of Generative AI into social
engineering campaigns.
The widespread adoption of passwordless
authentication methods, such as biometrics, as
well as the closer collaboration of CSOs,
CISOs, and CEOs in budgeting for cybersecurity
will be key topics of discussion.
Speakers at Cloud & Cyber Security Expo will
include: Zechariah Akinpelu, CISO at Unity
Bank plc, Mike Bray, CISO at Monzo Bank,
Richard Plumb, former Head of Cyber Threat
Operations at the UK Home Office, Chris Traill,
Head of Information Security and IT Operations
at Kurt Geiger, Dorian Skeete, Head of
Information Security at Boohoo Group plc, and
Ed Parsons, Director (UK and Europe) at ISC2.
BIG DATA & AI WORLD
The AI age will be unpicked, with conversations
on Generative AI, data optimisation, decisionmaking,
and regulations. The trend towards
open source AI, enabling organisations to build
on existing code to reduce costs and expand
access, will also be a significant point of focus.
Speakers at Big Data & AI World will include:
Alexis Jean-Baptiste, Chief Data & Analytics
Officer at L'Oreal, Imran Shafi OBE, Director of
AI Policy at the Department for Science,
Innovation and Technology, Hany Choueiri,
Interim Head of Data at Sainsbury's Bank, and
Kinnari Ladha, Chief Data Officer at Manchester
Airport Group.
DATA CENTRE WORLD
Data Centre World will address the increasing
demand for AI expertise in data centre
operations, as well as the looming 'silver
tsunami'.
The growing real-world application of quantum
computing technologies, adoption of edge
computing, sustainability imperatives, and the
evolution of data centre designs to
accommodate large AI workloads and
cybersecurity demands will also be covered.
Speakers at Data Centre World will include:
Dame Dawn Childs, CEO at Pure Data Centres
Group, Courtney Popp, Director of Education
Programs at Infrastructure Masons, Riccardo
Degli Effetti, Chair of the techUK Skills Data
Centres Programme and VP for EMEA
Operational Readiness & Site Delivery at VIRTUS
Data Centres, Tor Björn Minde, Head of ICE
Datacenter unit at RISE Research Institutes of
Sweden, and Stephen Bowes-Phipps, Vice
President for EMEA Data Centres and Cloud at
State Street.
MORE TO COME
Even more globally-recognised names are set to
be revealed for the Tech Show London
Mainstage in the coming weeks. Tech Show
London 2024 promises to be an essential
platform for professionals to discover how the
biggest technology trends will impact various
sectors, offering a glimpse into the future of
business.
More info: www.techshowlondon.co.uk
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