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Susie Hargreaves OBE

After an early management career in the arts sector, in 2011 Susie became Chief Executive of the Internet Watch Foundation, which strives to achieve the global elimination of child sexual abuse imagery online

11 September 2018

Charles Hughes

Charles Hughes, is one of the best known and highly regarded managers in the UK information technology business, with a career stretching back to 1967, much of it spent in ICL, the UK’s one-time computer flagship. He has also been a Government adviser, at critical times in the development of the UK IT industry. He was BCS President 2005/6

27 April 2018

Bob Harvey

After an early career at Ferranti Bob joined the Welcome Foundation as a Systems & Programming Manager. Subsequently he worked for Unilever for 22 years & the Children’s Charity Barnardo’s for 15 years as IT Director. He was elected BCS President 2012 – 13

30 January 2018

David Mann

David Mann, is a former Master of the Worshipful Company, a past President of the British Computer Society, and was the fourth employee of Logica, where he went on to become its Managing Director and Deputy Chairman. From 1995 David has held non-exec roles in the capacity of chairman or director for a number of diverse organisations operating worldwide. He was President of the BCS 1994-95.

31 October 2017

Elizabeth Sparrow

Elizabeth Sparrow is a former president of the British Computer Society (BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT) – 2009-2011. She is an author and consultant, specialising in outsourcing relationships and change management programmes.

4 August 2017

Jacqueline de Rojas

President TechUK and Chair of the Board of Digital Leaders, Jacqueline is also an ambassador for Girl Guides, the 30 % club and the Founder’s Forum AccelerateHer.

4 August 2017

Sir Brian Jenkins

Sir Brian wrote the standard textbook on the subject of the use of computers in auditing: An Audit Approach to Computers published in 1978. It was used internationally and translate into several languages. He chaired the Woolwich Building Society starting in 1995 and was President of the BCS 1997-98.

3 August 2017

Bill Ellis

Bill Ellis started work in the IT industry in BTM, before it merged to form ICT. He supported clients through the adoption of new systems. He worked with insurance companies for ICT and ICL, competing against IBM, the dominant vendor. He moved to the start-up Software Sciences which and helped build it into a £100 million-turnover company with 2,000 people. Bill was on the council of the Computing Services Association for six years.

1 August 2017

Sue Black OBE

Professor Sue Black is an award-winning Computer Scientist, Technology Evangelist and Digital Skills Expert, who established #techmums, which runs programs and initiatives designed to support mothers becoming more familiar, confident, and excited about the use of technology in their personal, professional, and parenting lives.

#techmums vision is to reach a million mums and ignite potential in not only mums, but their families, and their communities. #techmums trains women in key areas including: Tech Skills, The Cloud, Digital Safety, and Coding to allow them to enter a new career path and gain confidence regarding returning to employment or setting up their own businesses.

Sue also led a successful campaign to save Bletchley Park in between 2008-11 and wrote a book about the experience.

27 July 2017

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