Thursday 09 February 2012, Lancaster London, Lancaster Gate, London W2 2TY
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Registration and Coffee |
| 09:30 – 09:45 Nick Robinson BBC’s Political Editor (conference chairman) |
Welcome |
| 09:45 – 10:05 Dr Gerard Lyons Chief Economist and Group Head of Global Research, Standard Chartered |
Economic Factors that will Affect us All
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| 10:05-11:05 Nick Robinson (panel chair) BBC’s Political Editor Steve Prentice VP & Gartner Research Fellow; Executive Leadership & Innovation Benedict Evans Analyst, Enders Analysis Brian Williamson Director, Plum Consulting |
The forces at work that are re-shaping the technology sector |
| 11:05-11:35 | Coffee |
| 11:35 – 12:00 Anthony Miller Managing Partner, TechMarketView |
Disruption! |
| 12:00–12:25 Liam Maxwell Director of ICT Futures, Cabinet Office |
Government Focus in Changing Times |
| 12:25 – 14:00 | Lunch sponsored by Calyx Managed Services Ltd, Digipos Store Solutions Ltd and M-Hance Ltd |
| 14:00– 15:00 Antony Walker (panel chair) CEO, BSG Mark Ferrar National Technology Officer, Microsoft UK David Callaghan Senior Vice President UK, Ireland & Israel Oracle, & Intellect President Nick Wilson VP/Managing Director, HP UK&I Robert Whiteside Regional Head of Enterprise - UK, Ireland & Benelux, Google UK |
Modified thinking in order to secure sales in the future – What is driving change and how do you manage that change? |
| 15:00 – 15:30 Warren East Chief Executive Officer, ARM |
An Interview with Nick Robinson |
| 15:30 – 15:50 | Coffee |
| 15:50 – 16:15 Ariel Eckstein Managing Director, EMEA, LinkedIn |
The socialization of business |
| 16:15-16:40 James Calvert Chairman and Chief Executive, Regent Partners |
"Transactions and valuations in these uncertain economic times" |
| 16:40–17:20 Nick Robinson (panel chair) BBC’s Political Editor Mike Tobin Chief Executive Officer, Telecity Tom Wrenn Head of Software & IT Services team, ECI Partners LLP Jamie Brooke Investment Manager, Henderson Simon Russell Managing Director (Technology), Hawkpoint Ian Sale Managing Director, Lloyds Bank Acquisition Finance |
“Financing for Growth” – does (the right) finance exist for UK Technology companies? |
| 17:20-17:30 | Closing remarks from Chair |
| 17:30 – 19:00 | Cocktail reception sponsored by ECI Partners LLP |