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Manchester Central Convention Complex
Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Manchester M2 3GX, UK

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Event Date Tue May 19 BST - Wed May 20 BST (over 4 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Tue May 19 12:00pm - Wed May 20 12:00pm
Location Manchester Central Convention Complex
Windmill St, Manchester M2 3GX, UK
Region EMEA
Details

Learn about and discuss the technologies enabling Digital Transformation at
the North's biggest IT event (formerly IP EXPO Manchester)
Whatever your company size, and wherever you are in the transformation of your business, we've got the solutions to your challenges: upgrade legacy systems to build modern infrastructure; migrate to a secure public, private or hybrid cloud; detect and prevent cyber attacks; beat the hackers and defend your network; improve business operations with AI and robotic process automation (RPA); collect data for effective analysis.

Speakers

2020 Speakers

Andy Green
Wing Commander, BloodhoundSSC

Jim Al-Khalili
Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Surrey

Dr Hannah Fry
Mathematician and TV star, Independent Speaker

Shira Shamban
Security Researcher, OWASP Israel

Graham Cluley
Security Analyst, Smashing Security

Katie Gibbs
Head of AI, BJSS

Dr Richard Standing
Digital Culture Manager, Rolls Royce, R² Data Labs

Jake Moore
Cyber Security Specialist, ESET

Jo Drake
CIO, The Hut Group

Paul Horrocks
Customer Engineer, Google Cloud

Ian Pike
Cloud Solution Architect (Data & AI), Microsoft

Ricardo Sueiras
Technical Evangelist, AWS

Annette Joseph
Founder & Agile Coach, Diverse & Equal

Chris Paterson
Privacy Engineer, CIPP/E, OneTrust

Iain O'Neil
Digital Transformation Director, NHSX, Department of Health and Social Care

Sean Herbert
Country Manager – UK & Ireland, baramundi software AG

Martin Hodgson
Country Manager UK & Ireland, PAESSLER AG - PRTG Network Monitor

Sam Mayne
Technical Training Manager, VIPRE Security

Robin Lester
Cloud/Data Solution Architect, Microsoft

Mariana Pereira
Director of Email Security, Darktrace

Eduardo Helering
Head of Sales Engineering, EMEA, OneLogin

Katie Gallagher
Managing Director, Manchester Digital

Marco Rottigni
Chief Technical Security Officer EMEA, Qualys

Dr Bertie Müller
Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour (AISB), Chairman

Nick Blundell
Head of Research & Development, AppCheck Ltd

Adam Brady
Director Systems Engineering, EMEA, Illumio

Richard Ingle
Data Protection Manager, Legal & General

Charl Van der Walt
Chief Security Strategy Officer, Orange Cyberdefense UK

Justin Grayston
Customer Engineer, Google Cloud Platform

Zeki Turedi
Technology Strategist and Regional CTO, CrowdStrike

Antonio Cobo
Delivery Manager, BJSS

Alistair Sergeant
CEO, Equantiis

William Farrell
Detective Constable, Regional Cyber Crime Unit, North West Regional Organised Crime Unit

Tom Liptrot
Freelance Data Science Consultant, Ortom

Paige Roberts
Open Source Relations Manager, Vertica

Emmanuel Gras
CEO, Alsid

Hanna Karppi
Digital Workplace Manager, Sigma IT

Alistair Laycock
Custom Solutions Director, Haulmont Technology

Lucas Gundry
Technology Director, The Keyholding Company

Emanuil Tolev
Community Advocate, Elastic

Francis Rowland
Senior UX Architect, Sigma IT

Dylan Hayes
Tech Lead, Blacklight Software

Pete Zaborksy
CEO and Founder, ProPrivacy

Dr. William Priestley
Enterprise SE Manager - UK, Varonis Systems

Edson Ferreira
Head Of Engineering – Digital Platforms, Lloyds Banking Group

Vimla Appadoo
Lead Service Designer, DigitalBridge

Michael Smith
Head of Engineering, Moneysupermarket Group

Stephen Curling
Regional Director UKI and MEA, StarLeaf

Ed Gummett
Systems Engineer, Veeam Software

Matthew Houghton
Data Architect, CDL

Samantha Humphries
Security Strategist, Exabeam

Lindell Harry
Pre-Sales Engineer UKI, ControlUp

Andy Pilkington
CTO, Pure Technology Group

Michael Murphy
Country Manager – UK North, Scotland & Ireland, Zerto

Andrew Tsonchev
Director of Technology, Darktrace

Donnie MacColl
Director of EMEA Technical Services, Helpsystems

Phil Horn
Director, Comsum | Steamhaus

Paul Ducklin
Principal Research Scientist, Sophos

Ian Waters
Senior Director, EMEA Marketing, ThousandEyes

Ben Nadel
Director, Woodhurst Consulting

Dave Mailer
Director, 4C Strategies

Steven Prescott-Jones
Head of Hybrid Cloud, Department for Work and Pensions

Anish Kapoor
CEO, AccessPay

Ian Tabor
Car Hacking Village UK

Sue Daley
Associate Director, Technology & Innovation, techUK

Jason Souloglou
Senior Director, Insight, ARM

Robin Brattel
CEO, Iotic

William Bridgeman
CEO, Warren Services

Mo Isap
CEO, IN4.0 Group

Oli Venn
Cyber Security Engineer, WatchGuard Technologies

Bob Poole
DevOps Manager, Wejo Ltd

Nikolay Mehandjiev
Professor of Enterprise Information Systems, University of Manchester

Justin Barber
Senior Manager Collaboration, Virgin Media

Tom Silver
People and Change Capability Lead, BJSS

Bruce Smith
Head of Engineering, NBrown Group

Rob Greenwood
Tech Director, Steamhaus

David Igoe
Head of Software Development, AO

Mike Andrews
Senior System Engineer, Cohesity

Julian Simpson
Global Cloud Architect, Global Law Firm on behalf of Cohesity

Richard Cassidy
Sr Director Security Strategy EMEA, Exabeam

Dan Pitman
Principal Security Architect, Alert Logic

Steve Haworth
CEO, 99&One

Richard Moir
Senior Solutions Architect, Silver Peak Systems

Sponsors & Partners

2020 Partners and Exhibitors

STRATEGIC PARTNERS:
• GM Business Connect
• GMLEP
• Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
• IN4.0
• Institute of Directors
• Manchester Digital
• Marketing Manchester
• MIDAS
• North West Regional Organised Crime Unit
• techUK

PLATINUM MEDIA PARTNER
• Elite Business

GOLD MEDIA PARTNERS
• Business Info
• Computing Security
• Cyber Defense Magazine
• Cyber Security Jobsite
• IT Security Guru
• Network Computing
• Networking+
• Silicon UK
• Technology Business Today
• Technology Reseller

SILVER MEDIA PARTNERS
• CIO Applications Europe
• CloudCow.com
• GeoConnexion
• IOT Council
• ISPA
• Media Planet
• Optical Connections
• The Cyber Security Place
• VMblog

BRONZE MEDIA PARTNERS
• Biometric Update
• Data Elixir
• Digital Forensics Magazine
• findcourses.co.uk
• HAPTIC
• HomeGrid Forum
• Telecom Reseller

EXHIBITORS:
• 10 ZIG
• 42Gears Mobility Systems Pvt. Ltd.
• 99&One
• Advatek
• Alert Logic
• Alfanet
• Alsid
• Altaro
• AppCheck
• Atrust
• Avoira
• Baramundi
• Barracuda
• Bitdefender
• Blue Sky Systems
• Buffalo Technology
• CDW
• Celerity
• Chess ICT
• Cisco
• ClearCloud
• Cloudbric
• Cloudflare
• CloudM
• Cohesity
• Computer Disposals
• ControlUp
• Cristie Data
• CrowdStrike
• Dark Trace
• Egress
• Exabeam
• Exterity
• Fortinet
• Full Control Networks
• Gamma
• GoTo
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• hSo
• Illumio
• Iomart
• IT Glue
• Ixia Solutions Group Keysight Technologies
• Kaseya
• Kenson
• Kite Distribution
• LastPass
• M247
• Nutanix
• ManageEngine, Zoho Corporation Pte. Ltd.
• My 1 Login
• nFocus
• NGS
• One login
• Osirium
• Paessler AG
• One trust
• Oracle
• Orange Cyberdefense
• Panda
• Rapid7
• Redetec
• Park Place Technologies
• Probrand
• Qualys
• Riello ups
• Skurio
• Sophos
• Rubrik
• Scale Computing
• Silver Peak
• Splunk
• Topsec Cloud Solutions
• Vaioni
• Vaioni
• ThousandEyes
• TOPdesk UK Ltd
• Varonis
• Webroot
• Zabbix
• Veeam Software UK Limited
• VIPRE Security
• Watchguard Technologies
• Zerto