CIO UK Podcast

Royal Opera House CTO Joe McFadden joined CIO UK Editor Edward Qualtrough during episode 14 of the CIO UK podcast to discuss immersive experiences, ticketing challenges, digital development, sustainability, and the technological aspect of the Open Up project at the 300-year-old institution.

The Chief Technology Officer spoke about what digital transformation means for the Royal Opera House and what it might mean in future, and how the ROH Audience Labs team was experimenting with augmented reality, virtual reality and working with leading artists on a number of R&D projects.

News UK CTO Christina Scott [30min 21sec] and News Corp Global Operations Centre CIO Sabah Carter [24min 51sec] also spoke to the CIO UK podcast at the recent Change forum hosted by News UK and innovation experts Fluxx, an event which brought together people from across the media landscape to discuss product, data and technology.

Tech Talent Charter CEO Debbie Forster MBE spoke to CIO UK Editor Edward Qualtrough following the launch of the 2019 Tech Talent Charter benchmarking report during episode 13 of the CIO UK podcast.

Forster had earlier presided over the launch of the report at an event at The Gherkin in London, bringing together signatories of the initiative to share data and best practice in how they are driving inclusion and diversity in their organisations and the UK tech sector. During the CIO UK podcast Forster shared how hundreds of large companies, government departments, startups and SMEs were moving from the ‘why’ to the ‘how’ of diversity, what organisations need to do to get started, and how focusing on diversity initiatives was helping organisations tackle the IT skills gap.

Gartner analysts Tina Nunno and Mark Raskino discussed presenting to the board of directors and why leading CIOs should be appointed to boards with CIO UK Editor Edward Qualtrough during episode 12 of the CIO UK podcast.

City University CIO Claire Priestley also joined Nunno and Qualtrough to share her thoughts and reflections from the Gartner Symposium in Barcelona, and HMRC Chief Digital and Information Officer Jacky Wright discussed the changing nature of the CIO role and her 2019 priority of making the public sector body the most digitally advanced tax authority in the world.

CIO UK Editor Edward Qualtrough caught up with some 10 CIOs at the Gartner Symposium and ITxpo in Barcelona to reflect and debrief on the the sessions, trends and themes which struck a chord at the research and analyst firm’s annual European gathering.

Chief Digital Officer for Scottish Local Government Martyn Wallace, British Red Cross CIO Rosie Slater-Carr, Brussels Airline CIO Simon Lamkin, DVSA Director of Services and Technology James Munson, Arsenal FC IT Director Christelle Heikkila, Belron Chief Information and Digital Officer Nick Burton, ECB Head of IT Damian Smith, Pladis Chief Digital Officer Anthoula Madden, ArrowXL CIO James Robbins, and British Transport Police Sarah Winmill all discussed the cultural side of digital transformation, emerging technologies, from AI to augmented intelligence, board liaisons and their priorities for the next year.

Recorded in conference rooms, exhibition halls, beach bars and corridors - hear some of the reflections from leading CIOs, CTOs, Chief Digital Officers, IT Directors and Heads of IT.

Martyn Wallace, Chief Digital Officer for Scottish Local Government [2min 41sec]

Rosie Slater-Carr, CIO of British Red Cross [9min 32sec]

Simon Lamkin, CIO of Brussels Airlines [14min 56sec]

James Munson, Director of Services and Technology at the DVSA [20min 03sec]

Christelle Heikkila, IT Director at Arsenal FC [33min 01sec]

Nick Burton, Chief Digital Officer at Belron [37min 34sec]

Damian Smith, Head of IT for the ECB [45min 22sec]

Anthoula Madden, Chief Digital Officer of Pladis [55min 36sec]

James Robbins, CIO of ArrowXL [1hr 8min 45sec]

Sarah Winmill, CIO of the British Transport Police [1hr 15min 29sec]

Computerworld UK Editor Scott Carey was joined by CIO UK Editor Edward Qualtrough for a special edition 2018 CIO Summit reflection and debrief, discussing the themes from the CIO Summit and featuring interviews with a number of delegates who shared their views on the topics and speakers which particularly resonated with them.

As well as discussing the 2018 CIO Summit, CIOs also spoke about CIO UK and Computerworld UK’s Workplace of the Future research, and shared their thoughts on what the upcoming report on AI in the enterprise should hope to provide CIOs.

Morrisons Chief Technology Director Anna Barsby, Ascential CIO Sean Harley, Serious Fraud Office CTO Ben Denison, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust CIO Stephen Docherty, Places for People Chief Data and Information Officer Norma Dove-Edwin, former Conde Nast Director of IT Nadine Thomson, and Exeter University Chief Information and Digital Officer Alan Hill shared their thoughts on the recent CIO Summit. At the 2018 Ryder Cup we also caught up with CIO and CTO in the sports and stadia sphere, Mike Bohndiek, to discuss the fan experience and the challenges and innovative technologies taking hold in the sporting arena.

Tibco COO Matt Quinn, BMO Financial Group Chief Technology & Operations Officer Jean-Michel Arès, former NASA Chief Astronaut Dr Peggy Whitson and JLL CIO Chris Zissis were among the contributors to episode nine of the CIO UK podcast discussing CIO-CTO delineation, CIO to COO leadership lessons, and the people side of innovation.

Chief Technology Officer from software and integration company Tibco, Nelson Petracek, and JLL's CTO for Application Delivery, Andy Crow, also shared their perspectives on the differences between the CIO and CTO role.

Hear from Tibco COO Quinn and Arès from Canadian bank BMO Financial Group about assuming Chief Operating Officer responsibilities, and from Dr Whitson about the leadership lessons on her journey from being a research scientist and biochemist to the Chief of NASA’s Astronaut Corps. JLL’s CIO Chris Zissis and CTO Andy Crow, and Tibco CTO Nelson Petracek also shared their views on emerging technologies and the delineation between the CIO and CTO roles.

Age UK Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Lara Burns, and LSE Director of Information Management and Technology, Laura Dawson, join CIO UK Editor Edward Qualtrough to discuss Tech for Good during episode eight of the CIO UK podcast, along with members of the RNIB's Tech for Life team.

Find out what Tech for Good means for Age UK and the London School of Economics, hear about the initiatives Burns and Dawson are driving, the work taking place at the RNIB to digitally enable those who are blind and visually impaired - and why Tech for Good and accessibility is something that should be on the agenda of all organisations and CIOs.

Ryder Cup CTO Michael Cole and Gatwick Airport CIO Cal Corcoran spoke to CIO UK Editor Edward Qualtrough about the opportunities, challenges and technology innovations at their organisations during episode seven of the CIO UK podcast.

Cole, Chief Technology Officer of the European Tour which will be hosting this year's Ryder Cup between Europe and the United States at the Le Golf National resort near Paris, and Gatwick's Corcoran were speaking to CIO UK at Aruba's Atmosphere conference on Croatia's Dalmatian coast near Split. The technology and business leaders had both been part of the keynote address, discussing their partnership with Aruba and how they were using the connectivity platform to underpin digital transformation initiatives, as well as talking about what CIOs and CTOs look to get from conferences to make them fruitful.

CIO 100 panellist and 'Angel of Disruption' Matt Ballantine joined CIO UK Editor Edward Qualtrough for episode six of the CIO UK podcast to discuss IT conferences, the best and worst of technology presentations, and how to engage and sell to CIOs.

Seasoned podcaster Ballantine spoke about some of the problems with IT conferences and tech presentations, the cliches to avoid - and importantly what technology companies can do to engage CIOs when they are talking in front of a senior group of technology executives.

IDG's Editorial Director Matt Egan was joined by CIO UK Editor Edward Qualtrough for a special edition CIO 100 reflection and debrief, discussing themes from the CIO 100 and featuring interviews with a dozen CIOs who were at the 2018 CIO 100 celebration reception in April.

As well as hearing from 2018 CIO 100 leader David Henderson (Global Radio Director of Technology and Operations), Qualtrough discussed the CIO 100 initiative, and during panel debates Gartner research director Ian Cox made an impassioned diversity plea and Addison Lee CIO Ian Cohen spoken about the importance of authenticity.

We also caught up with Science Museum Director of IT Jason Oliver, Leeds Building Society CIO Tom Clark, Sidra Medicine CIO Joanna Smith, CYBG CIO Fraser Ingram, Royal Borough of Greenwich Finance Director Kevin Gibbs, Scottish Local Government Chief Digital Officer Martyn Wallace, City University CIO Claire Priestley, Northwood & Wepa CIO Paul Boardman, Transport Systems Catapult IT Director Alex Farr, Knights Brown's Peter Williamson, and Compass Group UK & Ireland CIO Fiona Humphreys. Listen to their musings on the CIO 100 themes, authenticity, diversity - and the value of CIOs getting together at an event like the CIO 100 to share their opportunities, experiences and challenges.