Past Events (2011 On)

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There are discussions on some of these events on BCS ELITE on LinkedIn. Some of the links below might have been discontinued since this list was prepared.

2013

2 May 2013, 14:00 to 17:00: ELITE in Manchester: Big Data - Reality Check... ELITE North West, Martha Bennett (Forrester), Richard Hodkinson (DWP LLP) and Steve Deakin (Moneysupermarket.com) explore Big Data, including case studies, to inform attendees how Big Data is changing the corporate world. Details in the PDF document here: BCS_ELITE_Big_Data_flyer_Manchester.pdf

25 April 2013, 18:00 to 20:30: ELITE in Glasgow: Seminar and Forum Series - The Future of IT in Scotland, ELITE Scotland, A discussion of IT in a Business Context in Scotland. Is the investment in technology delivering business innovation and change in Scotland for the better? Details at: https://events.bcs.org/book/592/

25 April 2013, 14:00 to 17:00: ELITE in Nottingham: Big data - real opportunity or emperor’s new clothes? ELITE Midlands, Martha Bennett (Forrester) and Jon Longstaff (Siemens) cut to the core of what Big Data is and is not, with a case study from Siemens. Details in the PDF document here: BCS_ELITE_Big_Data_Nottingham_25th_April_2013.pdf

19 April 2013, 10:00 to 15:30: Complimentary places at Google Enterprise Search, Maps and Driverless Car event, Brooklands, Surrey, Google through AppsBroker, has kindly offered ELITE members 20 complimentary places at the above event, details at: http://elite.bcs.org/190413.html

18 April 2013, 14:00 to 17:00: ELITE in Leeds: Strategic Agility - applying Agile practices to cut costs and improve user experience, ELITE North England, Carl Davies and David Bryant lead us through the highlights and lowlights of using Agile methodologies, with a case study from the NHS. Details in the PDF document here: BCS_ELITE_Strategic_Agility_Leeds_18th_April_2013.pdf

16 April 2013, 16:00 to 18:00: Complimentary places at Google Apps, Platform and Re-purposing legacy applications event, Google Victoria, London, Google through AppsBroker, has kindly offered ELITE members 100 complimentary places at the above event, details at: http://elite.bcs.org/160413.html

27 March 2013, 18:00 to 20:30: ELITE in Edinburgh: Seminar and Forum Series - CIO DNA, ELITE Scotland, details at: https://events.bcs.org/book/591/

26 February 2013: UK Tax Credits for Research & Grants for Knowledge Transfer, joint event with Berkshire BCS, Reading Town Hall, details at: http://berkshire.bcs.org/?event=bcs-elite-uk-tax-credits-for-research-grants-for-knowledge-transfer

18 February 2013: Protecting & Disclosing Electronic Records - Actual Experiences, joint event with New BCS Entrepreneurs' SG and Law SG, BCS London, Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London, WC2E 7HA, details at: https://events.bcs.org/book/503/

29/30 January 2013: ELITE complimentary VIP places at Cloud Expo Europe 2013, Olympia, London, event details at: http://www.cloudexpoeurope.com

22 January 2013: “Risks with a Twist” with Caspar Berry and Symantec, followed by poker instruction, BCS London, details and Symantec slides at: http://www.elite.bcs.org/220113.html

2012

20 December 2012: ELITE Christmas Competition: CIO Limerick and Party Hats Puzzle, congratulations to the winners: Chris Weston and Christopher Dawe respectively.

20 November 2012: ELITE AGM followed by: “CIO DNA - What is a CIO and how do we ensure we develop the right competencies for success?” Kevin Streater, details and slides at: http://www.elite.bcs.org/201112.html

8 November 2012: “IT Strategy: BYOD.....Hype or reality?” ELITE joint event with BCS Nottingham, Richard Absalom and Mike Day, details at: http://www.elite.bcs.org/081112.html

31 October 2012: “Transforming IT at Sainsbury’s”, Rob Fraser, IT Director, Sainsbury’s, details and video at: http://www.elite.bcs.org/311012.html

17 October 2012: ELITE @ IPEXPO Earl’s Court: ELITE's IT Thought Leadership Conference, Valuing IT, David Butler and Chris Tiernan, details at: http://www.elite.bcs.org/171012.html

2/3 October 2012: Complimentary places for ELITE members at: The CIO Connect Annual Conference, details at: http://www.cioconnectconference.com/agenda/

12 July 2012: ‘Is BYOD a step too far or too soon? (Are your Employees Defining your Business Information Risks?)’, Martin Smith and Tim Jennings, details and slides at: http://www.elite.bcs.org/120712.html

5 July 2012: ‘IT Strategy: BYOD - Embracing the inevitable?’ ELITE Leeds, Richard Absalom and Mark Brockbank

28 June 2012: Cloud Security ELITE Manchester, Mike Small and Mark Evans

23/24 May 2012: Complimentary VIP places for ELITE members at: Ovum IT Industry Congress

10 May 2012: ‘CIO DNA: What is a CIO and how do we ensure we develop the right competencies for success?’ Isle of Man, Kevin Streater, details at: http://www.elite.bcs.org/100512.html

2 May 2012: Invitation from Ovum for ELITE members to join Dinner Debate on ‘Business Security Should be Aligned with Operational Risk and Focused on the Protection of Key Data Assets’

24 April 2012: BCS ELITE Speed Networking Evening, details at: http://www.elite.bcs.org/240412.html

2011

15 December 2011: ELITE Dinner Guest Speaker: William Hopper, Co-Author of “The Puritan Gift”, details at: http://www.elite.bcs.org/151111.html

14 November 2011: ELITE AGM and Q&A with David Clarke, details at: http://www.elite.bcs.org/141111.html

3 November 2011: ‘IT Strategy - Increasing Knowledge Worker Productivity’, Carl Davies and Alison Freer, ELITE joint event with BCS Leeds, details and event flyer at: http://www.elite.bcs.org/031111.html

19 October 2011: ‘Cloud Nine or Cloud Cuckoo?’ panel from ASOS, Comic Relief, Man Group and News International discussing cloud experiences, details and video of the evening at: http://www.elite.bcs.org/191011.html

22 September 2011: ‘IT's Role in Business Strategy, is IT Strategic?’ Richard Sykes and Steve Burrows, details at: http://www.elite.bcs.org/220911.html

7 July 2011: ‘Strategy and Change - Implementing an Effective Business Strategy’, Thomas Docker and Nigel Stott, ELITE joint event with BCS Leeds, details at: http://www.elite.bcs.org/070711.html

27 June 2011: BCS ELITE and City University: ‘How can information leaders tackle the IT skills shortage?’, David Wills, Kevin Gallagher and David Tidey, details at: http://www.elite.bcs.org/270611.html

15 June 2011: ‘A CIO Debate on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Offshoring - is a third party or captive approach right for your business?’, John Knowles and Paul Smith, ELITE joint event with BCS Manchester, details and flyer at: http://www.elite.bcs.org/150611.html

24 March 2011: ‘How old is your estate? How to get even more life from older hardware?’, Patrick Irwin, Nathan Mayer and Tim Heseltine, ELITE joint event with BCS Leeds, right click here and select ‘save as’ from the menu that appears for a PDF document of the event

3 March 2011: Elite Networking Event, Thomas Docker, details and slides at: http://www.elite.bcs.org/030311.html