The COVID19 crisis has forced organisations to adapt to the new normal of entire workforces working remotely, requiring CIOs and CISO to ensure their business can operate securely from afar ..read more

New Natural History Museum CIO Alison Davis joined her two predecessors Ian Golding and David Thomas during episode 25 of the CIO UK podcast to discuss digitisation, the sustainability agenda at the Natural History Museum, and the social, scientific and global role the institution has beyond its duties of archiving and displaying its vast collection. Speaking with CIO UK Editor Edward Qualtrough, the trio also discussed some of their favourite memories and displays at the museum, while former CIO 100 high-flyer Davis shared the value of CIOs having their team and organisation recognised in th ..read more

TalkTalk CTO Gary Steen spoke to CIO UK Editor Edward Qualtrough during episode 24 of the CIO UK podcast to discuss his role leading technology, change and security across Manchester-based telco and broadband provider. A member of the 2019 CIO 100, Steen - the Managing Director of Technology, Change and Security - spoke about the company's move from London to Salford and its new 'Tech City' HQ next to the BBC's Media City site, recruiting new skills in Manchester and the north west, how TalkTalk has made great strides in its customer experience proposition with data as the backbone, his inter ..read more

CIOs representing organisations from Norway, Germany, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland and the UK spoke to the CIO UK podcast at the inaugural CIO of the Year Europe awards held in Barcelona in November 2019. The first edition of the European CIO celebration recognised 10 technology leaders from eight different countries, with category winners Åshild Hanne Larsen, CIO at Norwegian energy company Equinor, Bankdata CIO Morten Gade Christensen, Sacyr Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer Victor de Ávila Rueda, and Mars Petcare CIO Miao Song speaking to the CIO UK podcast about what th ..read more

CIO UK Editor Edward Qualtrough caught up with seven CIOs and a Gartner research director at the 2019 Gartner Symposium and ITxpo in Barcelona to reflect and debrief the sessions, trends and themes which struck a chord at the analyst firm’s annual European gathering. Equinor SVP and CIO Åshild Hanne Larsen, Avon VP of Digital Nick Burton, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Associate Director of Digital Sarah Moorhead, Venator CIO Jose Baeza, AWE Chief Technology Officer John Fenwick, Chief Digital Officer for Scottish Local Government Martyn Wallace, Places for People Chief Data and Information Off ..read more

A 2019 CIO Summit podcast featuring interviews with 10 CIOs and business technology leaders at the annual gathering revealed the themes of innovation, leadership, cyber security, and why all CIOs and CTOs need to care about sustainability and the climate crisis as the subjects which most resonated with CIO speakers and delegates. Speaking with CIO UK’s Thomas Macauley and Scott Carey to debrief the day’s agenda, SGN Director of IT & Innovation Andrew Quail, Shell Energy CIO Clare Patterson, HealthUnlocked CTO Joe McFadden, University of Exeter Chief Information and Digital Officer Alan Hi ..read more

LSE Director of Data and Technology Services, Laura Dawson, and Natural History Museum CIO Ian Golding spoke to CIO UK Editor Edward Qualtrough during episode 20 of the CIO UK podcast to discuss some of their recent initiatives, including student onboarding at the London School of Economics and recruiting a new CIO at the Natural History Museum. CIO at the LSE, Dawson spoke about building the business case for tackling technical debt and professionalising the IT function. Speaking under the NHM's 4.5-tonne blue whale skeleton 'Hope' hoisted high in the museum's Hintze Hall, Golding spoke abou ..read more

Cancer Research UK CIO Tiffany Hall and Dubai Airports EVP Technology and Infrastructure Michael Ibbitson spoke to CIO UK Editor Edward Qualtrough during episode 19 of the CIO UK podcast to discuss the digital transformation initiatives at their organisations, and the corresponding cultural changes which have helped ensure the success of the programmes. Both high-flyers in the 2019 CIO 100, Hall and Ibbitson shared the initiatives they had been delivering with their teams which they felt were recognised by the CIO 100 panel, as well as discussing cyber security, technology innovations like au ..read more

A 2019 CIO 100 special edition podcast featuring comments from some 10 CIOs looked at themes from the latest edition of annual CIO celebration showcase, and discussed emerging trends, themes, challenges and opportunities of the role. The 2019 CIO 100 celebration dinner was hosted by CIO UK Editor Edward Qualtrough at the May Fair Hotel in London, and the CIO UK podcast brings you some of the comments on the night from CIO 100 leaders Andrew Quail, Director of IT & Innovation at SGN, Rentokil Initial IT Director Dan McCormick, Radius Payment Solutions CIO Dave Roberts, and Food Standards A ..read more

Shell Downstream VP and Global CIO Craig Walker spoke to CIO UK Editor Edward Qualtrough during episode 17 of the CIO UK podcast to discuss future business models, tech for good initiatives, and the emerging technologies that will have the biggest impact on Shell and the broader energy sector. Walker shared how Shell was moving from a molecule-based business to an electron-based one, how his pay was now linked to the company's carbon reduction, working for and with people with a disability, and the opportunities provided by technologies like blockchain and autonomous flying vehicles ..read more