• Topic: “CDO Talent Map UK, 2014”

• Topic: “From CDO to CEO: How to Make the Transition”

• Topic: “From CXO to NED: How to Enter the Boardroom”

• Topic: Coming

• Topic: “Where Next : The Journey from BBC Online to The BBC, online”

• Chris Whiteley: Senior Vice President, Digital at BBC Worldwide (moderator)
• Múirne Laffan: Managing Director at RTÉ Digital
• Juan Lopez-Valcarcel: Former Chief Digital Officer at Pearson
• Shane Norman: CDO at Douglas Shaw & Associates

• Topic:”DALEKS, CARS and STAR NOSED MOLES!”

• Topic: “Digital Transformation Through Harnessing the Leadership of Millennials”

• Topic: “Growing Knowledge with Partners”

• Topic: “Using Identity to Empower Digital Business”

• Topic: “From Digitally Disrupted to Digital Disrupter”

• Joanna Levesque: Managing Director at Accenture (moderator)
• Sean Cornwell: Chief Digital Officer at Travelex
• Nick Hungerford: Chief Executive Officer at Nutmeg
• Andrew Brem: Chief Digital Officer at Aviva
• Jonathan Webster: Chief Operating Officer, Group Digital, Lloyds Banking Group

• Topic: “Digital by Default: Two Years On”

• Bryan Glick: Editor-in-Chief, Computer Weekly (moderator)
• Paul Shetler: Chief Digital Officer at Ministry of Justice
• Kathy Settle: Director for Digital Policy at Government Digital Service
• Mark Thompson: Owner at Methods Group
• Lucie Glenday: Chief Digital Officer at Surrey County Council

• Topic: HMRC: All the tax but none of the paper

• Topic: “Seizing the Digital Opportunity”

• Richard Kramer:Managing Director at Arete Research(moderator)
• Lindsay Nuttall: CDO at Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH)
• Richard Firminger:Managing Director, Europe at Flurry
• Norm Johnston: Chief Digital Officer at Mindshare
• Deirdre McGlashan: Chief Digital Officer at MediaCom

• Topic: “Using Technology to Transform the Public Sector: the inside story of how the British Government’s open data, open standards and digital revolution took place”
• Rohan Silva (with June Sarpong Q&A)

• Topic: “Hall of Fame: CDOs who have become CEO & Board Directors”
• Award: U.K. CDO of the Year 2015

• Topic: “Living Services: The 3rd Era of Digital Transformation”

A moderated debate on the growing advantages of scale and resources in an environment where disruptors have dominated. The increasing ability of big organisations to test and challenge the disruptors using their very size and market share to shift the balance of power.

• Stuart Lauchlan (moderator): Co-founder, Editor at diginomica

• Tanya Cordrey: Chief Digital Officer at Guardian News & Media

• Sean Gilchrist: Managing Director, Commercial Digital at Lloyds Banking Group

• Sarah Bentley: Chief Customer Officer at Severn Trent Water

• Mayank Prakash: Director General, Digital Technology at Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

• Topic: “Identity – Empowering Digital Transformation”

A moderated debate addressing business leaders’ need to consider the focus of their investments in digital business if they are to outperform their competitors. This includes not only external investments, but also the imperative (and subsequent challenges) for organisations to focus on digital ‘on the inside,’ and transforming the skills and behaviours of the workforce with the same rigour as currently used to transform external facing processes and products.

• Lis Evenstad (moderator): Management Editor at Computer Weekly

• Andrew Proctor: Head of IT & Digital at West Midlands Police

• Dave Cook: Chief Digital Officer at Time Out

• Jacqueline de Rojas: Area VP for Citrix in Northern Europe and President at techUK

• Jeff Moriarty: Chief Digital & Product Officer at Johnston Press

• Online Brand Identity Book Signing with Joris Merks-Benjaminsen

• Topic: Bye Bye Banks?
Based on the the book of the same title, this talk looks at how the retail banking business model is being unbundled by technology startups. It groups some of the most interesting companies around the different ways banks make money today, outlines a three stage scenario (how traditional players are being displaced, diminished and disintermediated), why change in large organisations is hard and what the traditional banks can do to compete – launch a new organisation or ‘Beta Bank’.

• Topic: “Social Media Tips for Busy CDOs”

• Topic: “Insights and Learnings from Travelex’s Transformation”

A moderated debate on the legal, ethical, and emotional tension between the individual and the organisation looking to leverage user data gathered or supplied. Focus is on the fragile balance between personal consent and how organizations mine and leverage user data; and what organisations must consider in advance concerning real-time data decisions designed to enhance the customer experience.

• Peter Lacy (moderator): Global Managing Director, Strategy, Sustainability Services at Accenture

• Bridget Treacy: Partner at Hunton & Williams

• Fedelma Good: Director, Information Policy & Strategy at Barclays

• Russell Marsh: Former Global Chief Data Officer at IPG Mediabrands

• Tony Henderson: Playready Lead Europe at Microsoft

• Neil Chapman: SVP & Managing Director, International at ForgeRock

• Topic: “Online Brand Identity: Getting And Keeping Your Brand Future Ready”
Digital experts are becoming company leaders. However, the majority of digital strategy has traditionally been focused on driving short term sales and you can’t lead a company with short term focus, particularly not in a world of exponential change. Digital experts need to broaden their scope towards long-term business strategy which includes brand building. How do you bring your advanced digital knowledge together with the timeless aspects of brand building? What is the role of data versus strategy and creativity? What experiments should you start running now to be ready for a future five to ten years from now? That is the focus of the presentation of Joris Merks-Benjaminsen, author of the book “Online Brand Identity” and Head of Digital Transformation at Google.

• Online Brand Identity Book Signing with Joris Merks-Benjaminsen

• Topic: “How to Compete in a Constantly Changing Digital World”

A moderated debate that explores the trend that, rather the CFO being the natural heir to the CEO throne, increasingly those with a deep understanding of the digital business environment and how to thrive in it, will be natural contenders to make the jump to the CEO seat.

• Alan Mumby (moderator): Partner, Global CIO Group at Odgers Berndtson

• Charlie Redmayne: Chief Executive Officer at HarperCollins UK

• Charmaine Eggberry: NED of Avanti Communications Group plc

• James Bilefield: Chairman/Board Director, Advisor & Tech Investor

• Sarah Flannigan: CIO at The National Trust

• Topic: The DNA of a Champion – “Talent Alone is not Enough”

Based on the notion that “Great Teams Are Made of Great Individuals” Clive has identified four criteria which he believes characterise a champion individual or team in both business and sport. ‘The DNA of a Champion’ details each of these criteria, but also how they can be coached to achieve high performing teams.