
UK & Ireland CIO Inner Circle
15 March 2022 | Butchers Hall, London
15 March 2022
Butchers Hall, London
Collaborate with your peers
Join UK & Ireland's top CIOs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Tackling the scarcity of digital talent in your organisation
Adjusting your employment value proposition to attract and recruit top talent
Partnering with other areas of the business to ensure IT is aligned
UK & Ireland CIO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Debra Bailey
O2 (Telefónica UK)
CIO

Marina Bellini
BAT
Chief Information and Digital Officer, Director, Digital and Information

Claire Dickson
DS Smith
CIO

David Germain
Canada Life
CIO

Robbert van Rutten
Shell
SVP & Downstream CIO
Agenda
15 March 2022
16:30 - 17:30 Executive Networking Reception
17:30 - 18:45 Discussion Topics
How CIOs Should Attract, Develop and Retain Talent for Digital Acceleration

Craig Charlton
Group CIO
Compass Group

Nick Gilbert
Chief Information and Digital Officer
University of Surrey

Sharon Penfold
Technology Director
Action for Children

Nadine Thomson
Global CTO
MediaCom

Nigel Watson
CIO
Northumbrian Water Group plc

Andy Williams
CIO
Havi Global Logistics GmbH

Judith van de Pas
COO, Chief Data & Analytics Office
Royal Dutch Shell
The digital acceleration caused by the pandemic and its consequent global crisis demand that CIOs quickly address the challenges of finding and retaining new talent.. Talent is the lifeblood of any successful organisation but finding (and keeping) the right people in critical roles is no easy task. Remote work helps broaden the talent pool in some ways, but it also increases competition globally. How can CIOs tackle the severe scarcity of digital talent, the extended time it takes to upskill/reskill employees in their organisations and build a diverse IT organisation?
In this interactive conversation among peers, CIOs will discuss their role in proactively contributing to organisational success.
Topic 1: Digital talent strategy for the next normal
- How are you tackling the scarcity of digital talent in your organization?
- How are you adjusting your employment value proposition to attract and recruit top talent?
- How are you partnering with other areas of the business to ensure IT is aligned with overall organisational hiring goals and targets?
Topic 2: Adjusting your leadership direction for digital acceleration
- Have you had to adjust your own leadership competencies when managing a distributed workforce?
- How are you keeping a hybrid workforce engaged and motivated to drive digital initiatives?
- How are you ensuring an excellent employee experience to ensure retention is maintained?
18:45 - 19:15 Networking Break
19:15 - 20:30 Summary Discussion & Dinner
20:30 - 21:30 Social Hour
Location
Venue
Butchers Hall, LondonMORE INFORMATION
To ensure the well-being of participants, partners, and associates, we will continue to monitor and adhere to government, venue, and health agency guidelines.
As a part of our commitment to create the safest possible environment, we are requiring all participants, partners, and associates to be fully vaccinated to participate in in-person programs, in addition to completing a health status attestation prior to arrival. Please refer to our COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols for up-to-date local guidelines.
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