28 November 2023 | Venue TBC

The Manchester Leaders Summit is a closed room peer-to-peer forum to help you build a 2023 transformation vision your team can action and achieve. With insight on how to strategise, gather intel and address key blockers, this day will help you get the most out of your time away from the office. A mix of panels, case studies and roundtables will let you leverage new ideas and start formulating next steps so you can walk away with an invigorated plan.

Keep an eye on this page for new details and register your interest for this year!

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What's in it for you?

Gain insight from industry leaders, network and collaborate with fellow members of the enterprise IT community
and meet with your chosen solution providers to set a clear roadmap for your next initiative.

INSPIRING KEYNOTES FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND TRAILBLAZERS

PEER-TO-PEER ROUNDTABLES ON YOUR SPECIFIC INTEREST AREAS

PRE-SCHEDULED 1-2-1 MEETINGS WITH HAND-PICKED SOLUTION PROVIDERS

CONNECT WITH NEW AND OLD CONTACTS OVER DRINKS AND COFFEE

Previous Speakers

Amelia Bampton

Managing Consultant

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Amul Batra

Chief Operating Officer

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Andy Griffiths

Senior Director, Data & Analytics

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Chris Chamberlain

Chief Architect

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Ezat Dayeh

Senior Systems Engineering Manager

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Graham Pollitt

Technology Infrastructure Director

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Jacqueline Shalks-White

Head of Technology Communications & Engagement

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Jason Hart

Chief Technology Officer, EMEA

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Jaz Chana

Technology Director

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Jo Drake

Chief Information Officer

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John Wallworth

Information Security Consultant

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Lindsay Pellow

Data & Analytics Director

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Luke Casey

Chief Information Officer

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Matt Robinson

Head of Nations & Regions

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Paul Baird

UK Chief Technical Security Officer

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Phil Swan

Director for Digital

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Philip Wright

Chief Information Security Officer

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Rob Black

Technology Director

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Who's it for?

Leaders, influencers and trailblazers in the Manchester technology landscape; including:

• CIO, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Data Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Operations Officer

• VP, Directors, Heads of: IT, Operations, Engineering, Cloud, Networks, Infrastructure, Data, Architecture,
Cyber, Information Security, UC, Collaboration, Digital Workspace,
Digital Transformation, Innovation, People & Change

Additional qualifiers we consider:

HAS AN ACTIVE PROJECT

RESPONSIBLE FOR OR INFLUENCES IT PROCUREMENT

SOURCING SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS

INTERESTED IN PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION

What our delegates say

"Excellent target market and audience, great alignment. Really enjoyed it and met some great people. "

Head of IT Wrest Park

"Very informative and interesting event. Great to hear from C-Level professionals in public/private sector and the challenges they faced."

Infrastructure and Cyber Security Administrator Burnley College

"Fantastic event, well run, great meetings. The pre-info was integral and made a very positive difference. Massively overdelivered and very impressed."

Senior Account Director & EMEA Team Lead Darktrace

"Well structured and supported by the team. Good quality meetings organised ahead of the meeting with key decision makers/influencers."

Enterprise Sales Director SingleStore

"Great networking opportunity and excellent insights from industry experts."

Head of Insight, Data, Evaluation & Analysis The British Army

"Excellent quality of background research completed before the event and available on the app. Very professional event."

Strategic Client Director eGain

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Registration & Arrival Refreshments

Opening Remarks

Keynote Panel Discussion

From Planner to Pioneer: Launching an innovation strategy that is actually scalable, sustainable and secure

• How to take a plan from big vision to achievable action, why we need to start considering how a project will run, in both the mid-term and long-term alike, and how to make sure you're not leaving another legacy implementation for a future team to unpick

Presentation

What is the future role of engineering?

Presentation

Is data exfiltration a bigger threat than ransomware?

Peer-to-Peer Roundtables

Coffee & Collab: Work together to solve a current challenge

•Beating alert fatigue by streamlining cyber tooling. How to reduce tool sprawl and smartly consolidate the security stack to be more effective
• How to restart when cloud transformation stalls? How to make the next step on your cloud roadmap and decide if further evolution is the right forward path
• Making the move from a data project to a data product mindset. How to use products thinking to ensure you can evolve and maintain what you build in different climates
• How to optimise and invest in UC tools that employees want? How to gather the right intel to see what's being adopted and what's under utilised?
• Keeping costs down without holding back agility. How to optimise spending on scalable and resilient infrastructure

1-2-1 Meetings

Lunch

Afternoon

Panel Discussion

Building a Blueprint for your Future Infrastructure: Getting real about blockers, buzzwords and breakthroughs

• What are the foundations that underpin digital transformation projects, how is progression on these fronts being held back and what projects are more likely to distract than drive innovation forward

Panel Discussion

From Storming to Performing: How to lead high-performing hybrid teams

• What tools and tactics are needed to bring a team together, how to navigate tricky dynamics both in-person and remote, and what does it take to drive real results

1-2-1 Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Roundtables

Beers & Bottlenecks: Honest chats about areas causing you headaches

• Navigating the golden era of ransomware. How do you recover post breach?
• What happens when you shift servers but not mindsets? Is a piecemeal approach to cloud and infrastructure transformation limiting ROI?
• There's more to it than just "doing AI". How to communicate data projects with senior leadership teams
• More than a fancy suggestion box. How to sift through customer insight to get to the root of what you want to know
• Why is my UC rollout still stalled by stubborn users? How to get people using the tools you've invested in

Closing Remarks

Networking Drinks Reception

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28 November 2023 | Venue TBC

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What our delegates say

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