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phil-smith-webready Keynote Introduction Day 1 - 09:30 13th March: Phil Smith UK & Ireland CEO of Cisco

Phil was appointed as the Chairman of the UK Technology Strategy Board in December 2011 and hailed as one of the nation's most influential leaders in the Computer Weekly UKTech50 Awards. Phil has also been recognised by the Deputy Prime Minister at the Women of the Future Awards with the 'Mentor of the Year' accolade. 		Tom-loosemore-webready Keynote Day 1 - 09:45 13th March: Tom Loosemore Deputy Director, Government Digital Service

Tom Loosemore has been at forefront of digital media since 1995, and was named by Wired as one of the UK’s top 25 digital influencers in 2010 . Since helping found the new Government Digital Service, Tom has lead the delivery of the alpha and beta phases of GOV.UK, a simpler, clearer and faster replacement for hundreds of government websites. 		Gerd-webready Keynote Day 2 - 09:45 14th March: Gerd Leonhard Futurist and Author

Welcome to the Networked World!  Gerd Leonhard will talk about how our digital society can tackle the key challenges of the next decade : solving the corrosive inequality issue, constructing a new post-growth economy and defining 'sustainable capitalism', rebooting education and restarting 'hungry innovation', and achieving the transition to 'green business' and cities. 		kulveer-ranger-webready Lunch Keynote Day 2 - 13:40 14th March: Kulveer Ranger Mayor's Director of Environment and Digital London

In April 2011, Kulveer was appointed as the Mayor’s Director of Environment & Digital London, overseeing an expanded portfolio of responsibilities encompassing the environment, air quality and supporting the development of hi-tech businesses across the capital on behalf of the Mayor of London.

Digital Cities & Smart Infrastructure

Digital Cities

13th March: 10:25 - 12:45

  • Digital Cities - Smart and Connected Communities

    Speaker: Amr Salem , Managing Director, Emerging Markets - Cities and National Infrastructure, Cisco Systems

    - The Sustainability Advantage of Smart+Connected Communities
    - Environmental, Social, and Economic Benefits of Smart infrastructure

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  • Smart Cities: Why They Matter and What They Mean for Digital Innovation

    Speaker: Léan Doody , Associate, Arup

    Cities are recognized as places where innovation and growth naturally occur. However they face a significant number of challenges including:

    - Providing sufficient job opportunities for their citizens
    - Providing an attractive place to live in terms of health, education and environment

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  • Cities and Technology

    Speaker: Sean Dolan , SVP, Juniper Networks EMEA

    Cities investing in technology are creating value and accelerating business success in the new and ever-changing global environment. This in turn creates the need to consolidate and

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  • Smarter City Outcomes

    Speaker: Dr Rick Robinson , Executive Architect, Office of the CTO, Public Sector, IBM Software Group Europe.

    In the UK and other developed economies, a combination of demographic, economic and environmental pressures are beginning to drive transformative changes. In many cases, City and Regional authorities are at the heart of these changes.

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  • Panel Discussion: Digital Cities

    Amr Salem , Managing Director, Emerging Markets - Cities and National Infrastructure, Cisco Systems
    Léan Doody , Associate, Arup
    Sean Dolan , SVP, Juniper Networks EMEA
    Dr Rick Robinson , Executive Architect, Office of the CTO, Public Sector, IBM Software Group Europe

Building Intelligent Cities

13th March: 13:55 - 16:15

  • Building the Internet of Things

    Speaker: Rob Parkes , Lead "Internet of Things" Growth Program, Alcatel Lucent

    In the Smart City context, the Internet of Things promises ways of improving our Quality of Life through the ubiquitous connectivity of inanimate objects in conjunction with a City “central nervous system” to control the information, processing the ambient intelligence it receives and acting accordingly.

    Read more...
  • Super-connecting London

    Speaker:  Brendan Dick , Managing Director, BT Regions

    The role of world-class communications infrastructure in building a Digital City.
    Initiatives and successes from London.

  • Intelligent Cities – The Power of Data

    Speaker: Simon Giles , Senior Principal Intelligent Cities, Accenture Global

    Since 2005 there has been a 400% growth in access to open data, or Open Application Interfaces (APIs), within cities. As the amount of data in our built environment proliferates, through the increasing use of smart phones and embedded sensors, cities are recognising the opportunity of allowing citizens and businesses to have access to their data sets.

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  • Panel Discussion: Building Intelligent Cities

    Rob Parkes , Lead "Internet of Things" Growth Program, Alcatel Lucent
    Brendan Dick , Managing Director, BT Regions
    Simon Giles , Senior Principal Intelligent Cities, Accenture Global

Challenge Lightning Talks

  • Lighting talks by the Wazoku / Digital London Challenge Shortlist

    7 Min - Lighting talks presenting their solutions and services.

    From: 16.45 - 17.15 in:

    Summit Room A
    Mastodon C
    IQ Cloud Consulting
    Crisis Cover
    Elevatedirect.com

    Summit Room B
    yReceipts
    Fooblr
    ubiCabs
    WorkFu

    Summit Room C
    CubeSocial
    EyeQuant
    PixelPin
    Flavrbox

Digital Solutions, Content & Services

Future Trends

13th March: 10:25 - 12:45

Social Business

13th March: 13:55 - 16:15

  • How Social Networking will Change the Way We Work

    Speaker: Dr. Pehong Chen , Chairman, President & CEO, BroadVision

    Adoption of an enterprise social network solution only truly happens when your solution is aligned with your organisation's goals and working habits are transformed; breaking out of knowledge and social silos for all participants to truly collaborate more effectively.

    Read more...
  • Enhancing Brand and Customer Relationships through Social Communities

    Speaker: Warren Buckley , Managing Director, Customer Service and Service Operations, BT Retail

    A forum where peer to peer conversations among your customer community are actively encouraged can be a huge brand asset. 

    Read more...
  • The New Era of Digital Experiences

    Speaker: Neil Morgan , Senior Director, Digital Marketing, Adobe

    As a company whose mission is to make, manage, monetise, and measure digital experiences for customers - and one that spends nearly three of every four of its marketing dollars on digital - Adobe knows firsthand the challenges and payoffs of digital marketing.

    Read more...
  • Creating the Social Media War Room - Listening and Engagement Labs

    Speaker: Tiffany St James , Founder & Director, Stimulation Ltd

    With the evolution of smart social media monitoring and engagement tools, organisations sometimes have difficulty in navigating which tools are most appropriate for their business.

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  • Applying Social Media and Social Programs to Global Brands

    Speaker: Andy Getsey , Co-founder & CEO, Atomic

    Digital PR and social media are hugely powerful tools in the brand promotion of consumer and technology brands. In this session Atomic CEO Andy Getsey shares the key aspects of applying Social Media and Social Programs to global tech, Web 2.0 and consumer brands.

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  • Social Business – The Next Generation

    Speaker: Linda Cheung , CEO, Cube Social

    As businesses begin to look strategically at how to improve business performance, Linda Cheung will explore how the combination of social media and social analytics will be the next generation of CRM.

  • Panel Discussion: Social Business

    Dr. Pehong Chen , Chairman, President & CEO, BroadVision
    Andy Getsey , Co-founder & CEO, Atomic PR
    Tiffany St James , Founder, Stimulation Ltd
    Neil Morgan , Senior Director, Digital Marketing, Adobe
    Linda Cheung , CEO, Cube Social

Innovation, Creativity & Technology

Innovation, Technologies & Platforms

13th March: 10:25 - 12:45

  • Platforms for Innovation

    Speaker: Matt Brittin , VP Northern & Central Europe, Google

    Looking to the future of the web, Matt Brittin will give Google's take on the economic opportunity that the internet represents for businesses large and small.
    - why what we today think of as a ‘technological revolution’ is in fact only just a beginning

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  • Future Outlook

    Speaker: Anastassia Lauterbach , SVP Global Business Operations, Qualcomm

    Technology rarely sits still. Wireless communication in particular seems to experience a revolutionary innovation every few months. In this session Anastassia Lauterbach will look at the effects on consumers, as well as cities,

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  • The Digital Opportunity

    Speaker: Dave Tansley , Partner, Deloitte

    The digitisation of content and the convergence of telecommunications, media and high technology companies is creating unprecedented business opportunities.

    Read more...
  • Communicate. Grow. Innovate. Transform.

    Speaker: David King , CTO, Logica

    In this session David King will talk about using technology to deliver information, growth, innovation and transformation.

    Read more...
  • Panel Discussion: Innovation, Technologies & Platforms

    David King , CTO, Logica
    Dave Tansley , Partner, Deloitte
    Sal Visca , Chief Technology Officer, Elastic Path
    Anastassia Lauterbach , SVP Global Business Operations, Qualcomm

Supporting Creativity

13th March: 13:55 - 16:15

  • Innovate and Trade!

    Speaker: Justin Cooke , CEO, Fortune Cookie & Chairman BIMA

    Britain is a world leader in the provision of marketing services and offers great value for money. So how can the UK's digital creative sector do what others have done before us; innovate and trade!

  • Frameworks for Innovation and Growth

    Speaker: Karl Gregory , UK Managing Director, Match.com

    Why the diversity of talent and skills within London means that it's well-placed to become a world-leading technology centre, and how to foster talent within your organisation.

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  • Fitting Competition Policies to the Digital Age

    Speaker: Emma Wild , Head of Knowledge Economy, CBI

    The growth of the internet has led to a fundamental shift in the way creative industries do business. Emma Wild will explore what happens as new players emerge, old business models are challenged and the boundaries of

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  • Supporting the Creative Economy

    Speaker: Jon Kingsbury , Programme Director - Creative Economy, NESTA

    The creative industries are critical to the UK’s cultural and economic success, contributing more than £50 billion to the economy every year. They also generate important 'spillover' benefits for other sectors

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  • Managing Risk in Contracts and Digital Media

    Speaker: Belinda Doshi , Partner, Nabarro LLP

    Belinda Doshi will talk about the legal risk management in technology contracts and look at the latest developments in privacy law and what this will mean for business.

  • Panel Discussion: Supporting Creativity

    Justin Cooke , CEO, Fortune Cookie & Chairman BIMA
    Karl Gregory , UK Managing Director, Match.com
    Emma Wild , Head of Knowledge Economy, CBI
    Jon Kingsbury , Programme Director - Creative Economy, NESTA
    Belinda Doshi , Partner, Nabarro LLP

Digitally Enhanced Environments

14th March: 10:25 - 12:45

  • A New Paradigm of Governance: Engaged Government in Increasingly Digital Cities

    Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Belissent , Principal Analyst, Forrester Research

    In the wake of extended economic downturn and changing (and growing) constituent demands, a new paradigm of governance is emerging:  engaged government.  That is, governments better engage with constituents in order to fulfill their missions more efficiently and effectively.

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  • The Open Government Data Revolution

    Speaker: Professor Nigel Shadbolt , Web & Internet Science Group, Southampton University

    Two years ago Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Professor Nigel Shadbolt unveiled data.gov.uk – and now it provides and single point of access to many thousands of government datasets. In this session Professor Nigel Shadbolt looks at why public data consumption works, what open public data can do for transparency and how it can generate real economic returns.

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  • Enabling Enhanced Environments through Next Generation Networks & Services

    Speaker: Trent T Holmes , General Manager Network Solutions, THALES

    - The role of secure and future proofed networks in enabling digital environments
    - Bringing schools online, improving healthcare services and enabling the public to engage in a secure environment
    - Fulfilling the vision that every community in the UK will have access to superfast broadband by 2015

    Read more...
  • Social Innovation for Government

    Speaker: Dominic Campbell , Founder & Director, FutureGov

    Networking government - using design and social technology to transform government, politics and the relationship between people and the state.

     

  • Panel Discussion: Digitally Enhanced Environments

    Dr. Jennifer Belissent , Principal Analyst, Forrester Research
    Professor Nigel Shadbolt     , Web & Internet Science Group, Southampton University
    Trent T Holmes , General Manager Network Solutions, THALES

Smart Technologies & Innovation

14th March: 13:55 - 16:15

  • Intelligent Cities – Maximising the Sustainable Value of Smart Technology

    Speaker: Justin Keeble , Senior Executive, Accenture Sustainability Services

    If you are a city leader looking for ‘smart’ solutions to meet sustainability challenges, you are not alone. Smart technologies have enormous potential to help run cities more efficiently and to offer new choices and services to citizens – the core challenge is how best to knit together these different technology options into an Integrated “Intelligent City” roadmap and how to realise the best value from the data generated.

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  • Technology Innovation for Digital Cities

    Speaker: Lucy Dimes , CEO/President UK & Ireland, Alcatel-Lucent

    Digital cities are founded on the connection and integration of city and building infrastructure and services with technology. In this session Lucy Dimes will discuss the central role for technology innovation and explore some of the future challenges of adapting buildings and infrastructure for digital cities.

  • Using Innovation to Make Smart Cities Smarter

    Speaker: Professor Derek McAuley , Professor of Digital Economy, University of Nottingham and Director, Horizon

    Many of the world’s largest cities have recently launched ambitious initiatives structured around the innovative use of information and communications technologies. In this session Professor Derek McAuley will explore how these

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  • Sustainability Success through Innovation & Tech

    Speaker: Peter Grant , CEO, CloudApps

    - Stating the case for sustainability
    - Technology - The sustainable driver to business change  

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  • Ensuring the Mission Critical

    Speaker: Dr Dino Distefano , co-founder and CEO, Monoidics Ltd

    In the age of large interconnected mission critical software, controlling large city infrastructures, remote machines and spanning multiple device platforms as well as large sever clusters in the cloud, how do you ensure your

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  • Panel Discussion: Smart Technologies & Innovation

    Justin Keeble , UKI Sustainability Lead, Accenture UK
    Lucy Dimes , CEO/President UK & Ireland, Alcatel-Lucent
    Professor Derek McAuley , Professor of Digital Economy, University of Nottingham and Director, Horizon
    Peter Grant , CEO, CloudApps
    Dr Dino Distefano , co-founder and CEO, Monoidics Ltd

Future Skills

14th March: 10:25 - 12:45

  • The BIG Initiative - Sustaining Innovation beyond 2012

    Speaker: Neil Crockett , Managing Director London 2012, Cisco UK & Ireland

    The BIG Initiative is an idea that enables future generations to make use of the technology Cisco is contributing to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

    Read more...
  • Technology Skills For A Global Economy

    Speaker: Paul Coby , IT Director, John Lewis

    Paul Coby will address the steps necessary to ensure that the UK has the technology-related skills it needs to compete in the global economy. He will review London’s role as the hub of the UK innovation and explain how businesses can benefit

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  • Schooling & Skills for Future Jobs

    Speaker: Andrew Carter , Director of Policy & Research, Centre for Cities

    One of the biggest challenges that cities face is to improve the skills profiles of their populations. Any improvement will have long term benefits for both individuals in these cities and the businesses that are located there.

    Read more...
  • Linking Academia, Startups and Entrepreneurship

    Speaker: Rajeeb Dey , CEO, Enternships.com & Co-Founder StartUp Britain

    In this session Rajeeb Dey will talk about the need to celebrate, inspire and accelerate entrepreneurship and how creating linkages between academia, startups and entrepreneurship is key to the future.

  • Future Skills for the Revolution in Digital Technology

    Speaker: Gordon Frazer , Managing Director UK, International VP, Microsoft

    The nature of business and the workplace is changing rapidly as a result of the revolution in digital technology.  This creates new opportunities for UK businesses, consumers, charities and public bodies, but also requires a significant reconfiguration of the UK skills base.

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  • Panel Discussion: Future Skills

    Paul Coby , IT Director, John Lewis
    Andrew Carter , Director of Policy & Research, Centre for Cities
    Rajeeb Dey , CEO, Enternships.com & Co-Founder StartUp Britain
    Gordon Frazer , Managing Director UK, International VP, Microsoft
    Tom Kneen , Business Development Lead, London 2012, Cisco UK & Ireland

Funding Innovation & Enabling Tech City

14th March: 13:55 - 16:15

  • Creating and Enabling Tech City

    Speaker: Andrew Humphries , Tech City Champion, Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO)

    Making Tech City the centre for technological excellence is one of the country's most exciting projects. Andrew Humphries will talk about the phenomenon and its progress to date and discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead.

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  • How Entrepreneurs are Building Plan A

    Speaker: Julie Meyer, Founder & CEO, Ariadne Capital

    - Capital Follows Ideas
    - Entrepreneurs Backing Entrepreneurs

    Read more...
  • Starting Up, Growing Up

    Speaker: Elizabeth Varley , co-Founder & CEO, TechHub

    The successful development of technology clusters depends on bringing startups together. Why are clusters important and how can they benefit startups and others in the startup ecosystem?

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  • Raising Startup Finance Online

    Speaker: Jeff Lynn , CEO, Seedrs & Chairman Coadec

    Everything you need to know about the revolution in peer-to-peer finance and crowdfunding. In this session Jeff gives an overview of this fast-moving space, including different ways of raising money on-line, the legal landscape and what to look out for when choosing your partner.

  • Creating Success

    Speaker: Dan Crow , CTO, Songkick

    Dan Crow looks at the track record of entrepreneurship in the UK and compares it to Silicon Valley. He will present notable success stories and discuss the future of the UK's startup culture

    Read more...
  • Panel Discussion: Funding Innovation & Enabling Tech City

    Andrew Humphries , Tech City Champion, Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO)
    Julie Meyer     , Founder & CEO, Ariadne Capital
    Elizabeth Varley , co-Founder & CEO, TechHub
    Jeff Lynn , CEO, Seedrs & Chairman Coadec
    Dan Crow , CTO, Songkick

     

Digital & Technology Futures

14th March: 10:25 - 12:45

  • Mobile Innovation

    Speaker: Stephen Bates , UK Managing Director, Research in Motion (RIM)

    Mobile is the embodiment of ubiquitous computing and today's smartphones could easily be more accurately described as cloud-connected computers, available at the ready. With the global majority of internet usage likely to be done via a mobile device,

    Read more...
  • Internet for All?

    Speaker: Dr. Mike Short , VP Public Affairs, Telefonica Europe & President, The IET

    Is it purely a matter of coverage, speed or service? What Applications, Services and Solutions will be needed in a hyperconnected digital world?

  • Every Thing Connected - Physical Things, Digitally Connected

    Speaker: Niall Murphy , Founder & CEO, Evrythng

    Niall Murphy will share his vision and provide a perspective on opportunities in a world where an increasing number of physical products and other objects are becoming connected into the Web. 

    Read more...
  • A Big Year for Big Data

    Speaker: Benjamin S. Woo , Program VP, Worldwide Storage Systems Research & Lead Analyst, Big Data, IDC

    Big Data will have a large impact on the ICT landscape in 2012. The combined effects of social and mobile technologies, the constant need for driving improved competitive advantage, and the pervasiveness of analytics software

    Read more...
  • Insights from "Subscribers, Fans & Followers UK"

    Speakers: Gareth Ballard & Phil Cook , ExactTarget

    More than 600 Tweets, 34,000 Google searches and 700 Facebook posts occur per second. And many of these messages discuss your brand.

    Read more...
  • Panel Discussion: Digital & Technology Futures

    Dr. Mike Short , VP Public Affairs, Telefonica Europe & President, The IET
    Niall Murphy , Founder & CEO, Evrythng
    Benjamin S. Woo , Program VP, Worldwide Storage Systems Research & Lead Analyst, Big Data, IDC
    Sal Visca , Chief Technology Officer, Elastic Path
    Gareth Ballard & Phil Cook , ExactTarget

Next Generation Innovation

14th March: 13:55 - 16:15

  • Digital Commerce: The Future of Ecommerce for Digital Goods and Content

    Speaker: Sal Visca , Chief Technology Officer, Elastic Path

    Traditional ecommerce platforms for digital goods and content sellers were created when ecommerce simply copied in-store retail processes and in today’s rapidly evolving world they are always inadequate, often irrelevant, and sometimes unsuitable.

    Read more...
  • The Next Generation Customer Experience

    Speaker: Paul Papadimitriou , VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

    The evolution of technologies is creating a perfect storm. The rapid move towards a networked and mobile economy is altering human behaviours, commerce and the dynamics of all parts of society.

    Read more...
  • The Changing Internet Landscape - Opportunities for Innovation

    Speaker: Glenn Hayward , Director of Finance, Nominet

    For years, what comes ‘after the dot’ has remained the same, with co.uk and .com becoming firmly established in consumers and businesses minds. This picture is about to change as brands, businesses and cities all invest in their own space on the internet.

    Read more...
  • Exploiting Mobile Technology in Retail

    Speaker: John Milliken , Managing Director, Mobile Money Network

    - How the market will develop
    - How a true multi-channel environment will evolve

    Read more...
  • Mobile is Not the Future. It's Now!

    Speaker: Jo Rabin , Co-Founder & Director, Mobile Monday London

    Jo Rabin talks mobile! The future of mobile is the future of everything and all the technologies to connect the world already exist and will become more pervasive and engrained in everyday society in just a few short years.

    Read more...
  • Panel Discussion: Next Generation Innovation

    Paul Papadimitriou , VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research Group
    John Milliken , Managing Director, Mobile Money Network
    Jo Rabin , Co-Founder & Director, MobileMonday London
    Sal Visca , Chief Technology Officer, Elastic Path

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