Colin Beveridge
Chairman
The Better Practice Forum

 

Colin has helped many leading companies to resolve their problems with information strategy, business relationships and organisation. With an impressive record of leading and delivering complex change, Colin’s focus is firmly on building success by adding persistent value.

As Founder and Chairman of the Better Practice Forum, he is particularly keen to help organisations that need effective information systems to support business agility and want to empower their business change agenda.

John Davies

Programme Director

iT4Communities

 

John Davies, Programme Director at iT4Communities*, a programme introducing and supporting IT professionals wanting to volunteer their skills to charities needing IT help. John has managed iT4C since 2005. John has previously worked in mobile telecoms and data communications.

* iT4Communities  is a programme of the Information Technologists Company (wcit.org.uk).

Bob Harvey
Chair Ethics Forum
BCS

 

Bob Harvey, a mathematician by training, has spent the whole of his career in IT, retiring in 2006. He spent the early part in Unilever becoming a senior manager in 1980.This was followed by EDS and concluded with 15 years as IS Director of Barnardo's. Since retiring he has been Chair of the BCS Ethics Forum.

Chairman
IT Service Management Forum

Maggie began her IT career at C.E.G.B. as a programmer and quickly progressed through various technical management roles. In 1989 Maggie moved to PowerGen; in 1998 she was appointed general manager of PowerGenIT. In 2001 Maggie moved to AXA, initially as IT Commercial Manager, and later ‘UK Head of IT Services’. Recently, Maggie undertook the role of Interim Chief Executive for itSMF UK and International. Maggie is now an independent Strategic Consultant.

Maggie is a Fellow of the Institute of Service Management, a Chartered IT Professional and a Chartered Engineer. Maggie is currently a member of BCS Council and Chairman of the IT Service Management Forum UK.

John Lamb
Publisher
Ability Magazine

 

John Lamb is a writer and publisher with a wide knowledge of IT management.  He has run a number of leading UK titles including Computer Weekly, InformationWeek, Sunday Business ComputerAge, Information Economics Journal, Butler Group Review and Datamation Europe. Currently he is publisher and editor of Ability magazine, about IT for disabled people.

Ronan Miles FBCS, C.Eng, CITP, MIoD
Collaborative Services Practice Manager
BT

 

Ronan has been working in IT for BT since 1979 and is currently the Collaborative Services Practice Manager. Outside of BT, Ronan has been involved with the UK Oracle User Group for over 10 years and has been Chairman of that group for 8 of those years. This period has seen significant growth for the group and its acknowledgment on the global stage as one of the most active and influencial groups due to its policy of total inclusion and focus on growning a successful Oracle community and economy. Ronan is also involved with the International Oracle User Council and the Strategic Supplier Relationships Group.

Denise Plumpton
Director of Information
Highways Agency

Denise Plumpton started her career as an operational research analyst, moving to the software and services company, Istel where she held a variety of roles. In 1989 she joined Powergen overseeing the merger of Powergen’s IT department with the IT team supporting East Midlands Electricity. Denise later became IT Director of TNT UK Limited, followed by a period with British mobile phone company, Sendo and then the Highways Agency in January 2005 as Director of Information. Her primary focus has been the development and implementation of the Agency’s Information Strategy, with the launch of a dedicated Traffic Radio service and enhanced travel information to customers.

Denise is also a non-executive Director of the Heart of Birmingham Primary Care Trust and is a member of the Strategy Board of IT user group The Corporate IT Forum (Tif).

Simon  Rogerson
Director
Centre of Computing & Social Responsibility

 

Simon Rogerson is Director of the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility at De Montfort University, UK. He is Europe’s first Professor in Computer Ethics. He combines research, lecturing and consultancy in the management, organisational and ethical aspects of information and communication technologies. He is the holder of 2000 IFIP Namur Award and 2005 ACM SIGCAS Making a Difference Award.

Alistair Russell
Director
The IMPACT Programme

 

Alistair Russell is Development Director at CIO Connect, working with CIOs and their teams on organisational, leadership and professional development. Prior to CIO Connect, Alistair held roles as Director of Executive Education at Durham Business School, Managing Consultant with PA Consulting Group, having started his career with ICI plc

David Tidey
Chairman
BCS Elite

David Tidey graduated from the University of Exeter with a degree in Physics and Chemistry in 1982. He joined the Greater London Council (GLC) as a Management Trainee, where he discovered computers.

He moved to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, just before the GLC was abolished where he has undertaken a number of roles both outside and within the IT department.

He currently is the Head of Information Systems responsible for all aspects of IT and telecommunications.
David has been a BCS member for over 15 years and is currently the Chair of the BCS/Elite group.

Ray Titcombe
Chairman
IBM Computer Users' Association

 

Ray Titcombe is currently Chairman of Council for the IBM Computer Users’ Association and the Strategic Suppliers Relationships Group, he has a particular interest in the professional development of I T staff and establishing industry wide standards of skills and recognition. Ray has been involved in I T for over 35 years within the Pharmaceutical and Academic areas.