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John Yard CBE

John Yard CBE played a pivotal role in the management and outsourcing of IT systems at the Inland Revenue. First EDS got the outsourcing contract and then, for the first time in the market, he managed the transfer of the contract to CapGemini. He helped the Revenue become a pioneer in the implementation of large scale IT systems

7 June 2019

Rebecca George OBE

Rebecca George spent almost twenty years with IBM, as it transitioned from a hardware and software supplier to a services company. In 2006 she joined Deloitte and is now their lead partner for public sector. Rebecca received an OBE in 2006 for services to IT and for her work supporting the Egan Review on sustainable community skills

4 June 2019

Gareth Bunn

Gareth Bunn started his career in IT at what was then known as the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre, in 1973. He was later influential in developing the services offered by the government’s Central Computing and Telecommunications Agency. He then became a partner at Ernst & Young and a vice-president at Capgemini before setting up his own company to offer training in communication and leadership.

7 May 2019

Norman Sanders

Norman Sanders was very much involved in the early days of the computer industry, being rightly called a computer pioneer working alongside other great pioneers like Sir Maurice Wilkes and David Wheeler. Norman says that his working life consisted of helping to get the computer revolution going and he has published five books, numerous papers and articles alongside his work for employers such as Boeing, Metier and Sperry. He was also a technology adviser to Harold Wilson in the 1960s.

28 March 2019

Dr Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor has had a varied career, much of it working on sensitive systems. He did pioneering work on speech recognition for use by pilots and helped the Metropolitan Police to “join up” its databases. He went on to become the IT champion of the UK’s joint intelligence committee within the cabinet office.

13 November 2018

Lord Kenneth Baker

Lord Kenneth Baker is a politician who has had most influence on the UK IT industry. He was appointed the first minister of IT in 1981 and spent four years promoting IT and the IT industry.

He salvaged International Computers Limited (ICL), the state-owned computer company, twice. He launched IT82, a successful awareness campaign, which coincided with the second year of the BBC Micro and its accompanying BBC TV programmes.

30 October 2018

Jos Creese

Jos has spent in excess of 30 years in Public Service in a number of senior positions including that of CDO & CIO of Hampshire County Council. In 2006 he set up the Local Public Service CIO Council. Recognised for his influence & innovation he has been the recipient of a number of awards. He is a Past President of the BCS (2015-2016) & Past President of Socitm (2011/12).

23 August 2018

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