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Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CIOs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and experiences, and validate strategies and solutions.
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Programs
Participate in year-round gatherings with your local peer group featuring unparalleled opportunities for collaboration, in-depth discussions and networking.
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Exchange peer-validated strategies, solutions and partners, and access exclusive community insights to learn how other CIOs approach similar challenges.
Connections
Make new connections, enhance your career through an exclusive network, and build lasting relationships with peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.
- Accelerating High Growth and Digitally-Driven Outcomes
- Thriving through Volatility - Empowering People, Resiliency and Insights
- Orchestrating Change - Influencing Culture and Creating Value
UK & Ireland CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the UK & Ireland CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs
Debra Bailey
Royal Mail Group
CIO
Claire Dickson
DS Smith
CIO
David Germain
QBE
Group CIO
Javed Iqbal
BAT
Group CIO
Robbert van Rutten
Shell
SVP & Downstream CIO
Members
Gary Allwood
ABP
IT Director
Amitabh Apte
Mars
VP Global CIO, Mars Pet Nutrition
Jose Baeza
Venator
CIO
Jim Cleaver
St. James’s Place Wealth Management
Director Technology and Information
Ashling Cunningham
Irish water
CIO
Euan Davidson
KCA Deutag
Group Head of IT
Alison Davis
GE Healthcare
CIO
George Eapen
Petrofac International
Global CIO
Ahmed El Sayed
Vodafone
Global Digital Engineering Director & CIO UK
Charlie Ewen
Met Office
Director of Technology & CIO
Adam Forde
HBK - Hottinger, Brüel & Kjær
Chief Digital Officer
Dean Garvey-North
Thames Water
CIO - Director of Digital Engineering
Nicky Green
Lavazza UK
Global I.T Director
Mark Hall
Legal & General
Group IT Director
Aidan Hancock
Johnson Matthey
Group CIO
Kevin Heslop
Sanctuary Group
CIO
Ed Hutt
Impellam Group
Group CTO
Hena Jalil
BT Group
Managing Director, Global CIO
Tracey Jessup
De Montfort University
Chief Transformation Officer
Sue Liderth
The Coca-Cola Company
CIO EMEA
Samantha Liscio
NIHR
Chief Information and Technology Officer
Ian Mallinson
Warburtons
IT Director
Guy Mason
Bourne Leisure
CIO
Kerry McCormack
First Sentier Investors
Global Head of IT
Edel McGrath
Knight Frank
Group Head of Technology
Sanjay Patel
Tate & Lyle
Group CIO
Lawrence Peters
Latham & Watkins
Director of Technology - EMEA
Andrew Quail
SGN
Director of IT and Innovation
Craig Spurdle
Phoenix Healthcare Distribution
IT Director (UK) & Director Wholesale IT & Automation (Europe)
Lyndon Subroyen
Investec
Global Head: Digital & Technology
Dan Tedeschi
MS Amlin
CIO
Nadine Thomson
GroupM
Global CTO
Haig Tyler
Herbert Smith Freehills
CIO
Richard Williams
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Managing Director of IT (CIO)
Harry Winstanley
Brambles
CIO
Yanna Winter
Generali UK
CIO, Head of Generali UK IT and GC&C IT
Nick Woods
Manchester Airports Group
CIO
"Being a member of an Evanta community is a great privilege. Having the opportunity to network and learn from each other in a safe environment offers pragmatic and real time support."
SUE LIDERTH, CIO, EMEA
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
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MANFRED BOUDREAUX-DEHMER, CIO
NATO
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RHONDA GASS, VP & GLOBAL CIO
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER
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Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
19 October 2023 | 1 day
UK & Ireland CIO Executive Summit
Landmark London
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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IN-PERSON
7 December 2023 | an evening
UK & Ireland CIO Inner Circle
113 Chancery Lane, London
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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PAST PROGRAMS
UK & Ireland CIO Executive Summit - 17/05/2023
UK & Ireland CIO Inner Circle - 02/03/2023
UK & Ireland CIO Town Hall - 23/02/2023
UK & Ireland CIO Peer Roundtable - 06/12/2022
UK & Ireland CIO Inner Circle - 23/11/2022
UK & Ireland CIO Peer Roundtable - 13/10/2022
UK & Ireland CIO Peer Roundtable - 13/09/2022
UK & Ireland CIO Peer Roundtable - 06/07/2022
UK & Ireland CIO Executive Summit - 08/06/2022
UK & Ireland CIO Town Hall - 10/05/2022
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Content from your CIO peers
BLOG | MAY 29, 2023
BLOG | MAY 29, 2023
Navigating the Digital Future to Accelerate Transformation
Across our CIO and CISO communities, executives report that digital business and data and analytics are within their top 10 objectives, with digital talent closely behind. CIOs and CISOs in the Vancouver, BC community gathered recently at an Inner Circle Dinner to discuss the vital role data plays in the digital age – these are their takeaways.
VIEW POSTLEADERSHIP PROFILE | MAY 22, 2023
LEADERSHIP PROFILE | MAY 22, 2023
Leading Digital Strategy & Transformation at Perdue Farms
Perdue Farms SVP and CIO Mark Booth was hired at Perdue three years ago to bring a strategic focus to IT, which included driving their digital transformation. Read about his approach to digital business and how his team is evolving the 103-year old company in a strategic way.
READ ARTICLEBLOG | MAY 15, 2023
BLOG | MAY 15, 2023
Top 5 Priorities for C-Suite Executives in 2023
Each year, we survey C-level executives across our communities to ask their top priorities for the year. The Leadership Perspective Survey gives us the opportunity to compare enterprise-wide priorities across different roles in the C-suite. Read what more than 3,000 executives told us they are focusing on in 2023.
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