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Andy Basham
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This document advertises and provides details about the Crimson Innovation Conference happening on March 15th in Birmingham. The conference will explore opportunities and challenges of digital transformation for businesses, and will feature case studies and lessons from thought leaders in digital strategy, data usage, cloud computing, and developing digital talent. Speakers will discuss topics like digitizing a FTSE 100 company, challenges with cloud environments, using a digital approach to support rapid retail growth, and enabling organizational change in a digital world.

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BOOK YOUR FREE TICKETS ONLINE AT WWW.CRIMSON.CO.UK/EVENTS The new digital economy goes beyond technology, triggering a new wave of transformation in the way leaders and organisations do business. This conference aims to explore the opportunities available and the consequences to business. We will unpick the challenges traditional ‘analogue’ businesses face and how they can break through into the new digital world of business. Tuesday 15 March at The Vox Centre, Birmingham FEATURING STORIES AND LESSONS FROM Enabling Digital Transformation
BOOK YOUR FREE TICKETS ONLINE AT WWW.CRIMSON.CO.UK/EVENTS THE DIGITAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY AND THREAT Is a digital business just the latest business buzzword or something more substantial? In this presentation we explore what a digital business really is and take a look at how digital is changing the business landscape. You will learn about the kinds of opportunities available as a digital business, as well as the threats to your business should you choose to ignore the warnings. CASE STUDY: LESSONS FROM DIGITISING A FTSE100 BUSINESS Myron believes that to construct and deliver a digital strategy, IT and its business need to adopt new approaches, think differently and create a new culture in IT.  In this presentation you will hear from Myron the former Group CIO for a FTSE 100 Utility business on his approach to the digital challenge, his experience of digital and the lessons learnt. Discover a different approach to IT delivery that was necessary to make digitisation workable – in an industry challenged by imminent deregulation. WHAT’S GOING WRONG WITH THE CLOUD? As more businesses experience working with cloud environments provided by the likes of Microsoft and Google, lessons are being learnt about the implications. We will explore why and how enterprise and mid-size businesses are increasingly turning to private cloud environments to run business-critical applications. MISSGUIDED: A MODERN RETAIL SUCCESS STORY Founded at the height of recession in 2008, Missguided has now become a £100M global retail business whose motto is ‘success and nothing less’. Learn about the IT strategy that is supporting Missguided’s ‘rapid fashion’ brand and discover what it’s like to use technology to successfully attract a digitally-savvy millennial customer. ENABLING CHANGE IN A DIGITAL WORLD Digital disruption is presenting businesses with ever- increasing change. But how do IT teams keep up with the demands their CEOs are placing on them? Learning the lessons from real-world projects (the good, bad and ugly), we will explore how digitisation and the consumerisation of IT is affecting the types of change projects IT teams will increasingly face and how they properly equip themselves. GROWING YOUR OWN DIGITAL TALENT Research from Cap Gemini and MIT Center for Digital Business reveals that 77% of companies consider missing digital skills as a major barrier to digital transformation. With the shortage of digital skills at an unprecedented level, Crimson’s recruitment team pinpoint the latest trends and detail a little-used strategy for accelerating the process of finding digital talent with a millennial mindset. THE AGILE APPROACH TO ENABLING A DIGITAL STRATEGY In a digital world, where a state of flux is the norm, organisations are increasingly looking for ways to use technology in more flexible ways, capable of responding sooner to new opportunities. Cloud provides part of the solution to the new paradigm, but how about more agile development? In this session you will see examples of how Microsoft’s next generation of software tools gives aspiring digital businesses the opportunity to develop pilot solutions in hours and days, rather than months and years. You will learn how Microsoft ‘products’ can be broken into component parts and reused in surprising new ways. USING DATA TO DRIVE DIGITAL STRATEGIES AND IMPROVE ORGANISATIONAL EFFICIENCY In today’s world, customers expect to engage with an organisation over a wide range of channels and in many cases they expect that interaction to be seamless, even when new methods of communication appear overnight. Combining data from a wide range of sources enables not only seamless interaction and retention opportunities but by taking an introspective look it shows how an organisation can be continually shaped to meet ever changing customer needs. ENGAGING & ACTIONABLE INSIGHT FROM THOUGHT LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY
JOHN ALLEN, CTO, Missguided John is a free thinker who has spent the last 20 years building experience through a broad range of commercial and technical positions. A specialist in Retail, eCommerce and Supply Chain Systems, John maximises value through people and process to provide value and efficiency. With a strong track record in the retail sector, John has previously held senior roles with ASOS, M and M Direct and Ideal Shopping Direct. MYRON HRYCYK, former Group CIO, Severn Trent Water Myron is the former Group CIO for Severn Trent Water and is now a respected independent consultant to CIO’s, their businesses and technology suppliers. He is a highly experienced, fast-paced delivery focused Executive, with a track record of delivering digital change, business innovation and transformation. With previous senior IT roles in Manufacturing, Publishing and Logistics, Myron is nationally recognised as one of the UK’s most influential and innovative CIOs having been voted by peers in 2011,  2012, 2013 and 2014 as one of the leading CIOs in the UK. He launched Maple Hawthorn Consulting in 2015. GUY MAGRATH, Chief Digital Officer, RS Components Guy is a leading global distributor for engineers, and has responsibility for integrating digital across all marketing processes throughout the business. Guy’s deep understanding of online customers and how to meet their rapidly changing needs has driven growth in eCommerce sales to 60% of Group revenues, an increase of around 20% in six years. The digital transformation at RS has won numerous marketing industry awards and the coveted ‘Digital Business of the Year’ at the 2014 National Business Awards. DARREN TIMMINS, Principal Data Architect, LigaData With more than 25 years of designing and implementing data solutions across a wide spectrum of verticals, including a leading financial institution, Darren has experience in a variety of scenarios, be it highly available transactional platforms, massive volume data warehouses or real-time analytic and decisioning implementations. Applying common sense and pragmatism to ensure the outcome is accurate, Darren can deliver maintainable, scaleable, performant, affordable and useable solutions. LOUSE CLARKE, Senior Consultant, Crimson Louise is a senior IT recruitment consultant that specialises in developing effective recruitment solutions through strong strategic relationships. HELEN ARTLETT-COE, Senior Consultant, Crimson Helen has 13 years’ of Microsoft-centric recruitment and headhunting experience, specialising in Microsoft SharePoint. She is a Croner qualified competency-based interviewer and trained to administer and interpret Thomas International Personal Profile Analysis. RICHARD BAYLIE, former Programme Director and Interim CIO, Interserve With a career spanning over 28 years across five industry sectors in both private and public limited companies, Richard has been involved at the cutting edge of delivering business change for a large part of his career. Having delivered three major Business Transformation and five ERP programmes, integrated fifteen businesses and more recently delivered the Business Target Operating Model for Interserve plc that incorporated the world of Digital and IoT, Richard is an expert in connecting Business Strategy, Business Change and Technology. TOM CADMAN, CTO, Crimson Tom has over 25 years’ experience working in a variety of roles, business sectors and technical platforms and solutions in the UK and across Europe. He has worked across a number of different technologies and is consistently ahead of the game in terms of industry developments and how they can be exploited. Careeer highlights include being shortlisted as Computing IT Professional of the Year and delivering a fixed price offshore multi-million pound programme, on time and on budget for a Marine P&I Insurance client. Today, Tom heads up Crimson’s Microsoft Partner practice. CAMPBELL WILLIAMS, Group Strategy & Marketing Director Six Degrees Group Campbell is one of the founders of Six Degrees Group, a converged technology infrastructure provider specialising in managed hosting services, which was established in 2011. Campbell is a well-known figure in the industry and has travelled the world as a presenter and subject-matter expert in a variety of technology fields, including twice addressing global United Nations conferences. SPEAKERS
BOOK YOUR FREE TICKETS ONLINE AT WWW.CRIMSON.CO.UK/EVENTS WHEN: Tuesday 15 March TIME: 09:30 - 16:00 WHERE: Vox Conference Centre, Birmingham The Crimson Innovation Conference is sponsored by Crimson. Crimson is a fast-moving technology and recruitment company which specialises in the full range of IT support, consultancy, search and selection services. Crimson is driven by people and its reputation is built on providing products and services which genuinely reflect its values.

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  • 1. BOOK YOUR FREE TICKETS ONLINE AT WWW.CRIMSON.CO.UK/EVENTS The new digital economy goes beyond technology, triggering a new wave of transformation in the way leaders and organisations do business. This conference aims to explore the opportunities available and the consequences to business. We will unpick the challenges traditional ‘analogue’ businesses face and how they can break through into the new digital world of business. Tuesday 15 March at The Vox Centre, Birmingham FEATURING STORIES AND LESSONS FROM Enabling Digital Transformation
  • 2. BOOK YOUR FREE TICKETS ONLINE AT WWW.CRIMSON.CO.UK/EVENTS THE DIGITAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY AND THREAT Is a digital business just the latest business buzzword or something more substantial? In this presentation we explore what a digital business really is and take a look at how digital is changing the business landscape. You will learn about the kinds of opportunities available as a digital business, as well as the threats to your business should you choose to ignore the warnings. CASE STUDY: LESSONS FROM DIGITISING A FTSE100 BUSINESS Myron believes that to construct and deliver a digital strategy, IT and its business need to adopt new approaches, think differently and create a new culture in IT.  In this presentation you will hear from Myron the former Group CIO for a FTSE 100 Utility business on his approach to the digital challenge, his experience of digital and the lessons learnt. Discover a different approach to IT delivery that was necessary to make digitisation workable – in an industry challenged by imminent deregulation. WHAT’S GOING WRONG WITH THE CLOUD? As more businesses experience working with cloud environments provided by the likes of Microsoft and Google, lessons are being learnt about the implications. We will explore why and how enterprise and mid-size businesses are increasingly turning to private cloud environments to run business-critical applications. MISSGUIDED: A MODERN RETAIL SUCCESS STORY Founded at the height of recession in 2008, Missguided has now become a £100M global retail business whose motto is ‘success and nothing less’. Learn about the IT strategy that is supporting Missguided’s ‘rapid fashion’ brand and discover what it’s like to use technology to successfully attract a digitally-savvy millennial customer. ENABLING CHANGE IN A DIGITAL WORLD Digital disruption is presenting businesses with ever- increasing change. But how do IT teams keep up with the demands their CEOs are placing on them? Learning the lessons from real-world projects (the good, bad and ugly), we will explore how digitisation and the consumerisation of IT is affecting the types of change projects IT teams will increasingly face and how they properly equip themselves. GROWING YOUR OWN DIGITAL TALENT Research from Cap Gemini and MIT Center for Digital Business reveals that 77% of companies consider missing digital skills as a major barrier to digital transformation. With the shortage of digital skills at an unprecedented level, Crimson’s recruitment team pinpoint the latest trends and detail a little-used strategy for accelerating the process of finding digital talent with a millennial mindset. THE AGILE APPROACH TO ENABLING A DIGITAL STRATEGY In a digital world, where a state of flux is the norm, organisations are increasingly looking for ways to use technology in more flexible ways, capable of responding sooner to new opportunities. Cloud provides part of the solution to the new paradigm, but how about more agile development? In this session you will see examples of how Microsoft’s next generation of software tools gives aspiring digital businesses the opportunity to develop pilot solutions in hours and days, rather than months and years. You will learn how Microsoft ‘products’ can be broken into component parts and reused in surprising new ways. USING DATA TO DRIVE DIGITAL STRATEGIES AND IMPROVE ORGANISATIONAL EFFICIENCY In today’s world, customers expect to engage with an organisation over a wide range of channels and in many cases they expect that interaction to be seamless, even when new methods of communication appear overnight. Combining data from a wide range of sources enables not only seamless interaction and retention opportunities but by taking an introspective look it shows how an organisation can be continually shaped to meet ever changing customer needs. ENGAGING & ACTIONABLE INSIGHT FROM THOUGHT LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY
  • 3. JOHN ALLEN, CTO, Missguided John is a free thinker who has spent the last 20 years building experience through a broad range of commercial and technical positions. A specialist in Retail, eCommerce and Supply Chain Systems, John maximises value through people and process to provide value and efficiency. With a strong track record in the retail sector, John has previously held senior roles with ASOS, M and M Direct and Ideal Shopping Direct. MYRON HRYCYK, former Group CIO, Severn Trent Water Myron is the former Group CIO for Severn Trent Water and is now a respected independent consultant to CIO’s, their businesses and technology suppliers. He is a highly experienced, fast-paced delivery focused Executive, with a track record of delivering digital change, business innovation and transformation. With previous senior IT roles in Manufacturing, Publishing and Logistics, Myron is nationally recognised as one of the UK’s most influential and innovative CIOs having been voted by peers in 2011,  2012, 2013 and 2014 as one of the leading CIOs in the UK. He launched Maple Hawthorn Consulting in 2015. GUY MAGRATH, Chief Digital Officer, RS Components Guy is a leading global distributor for engineers, and has responsibility for integrating digital across all marketing processes throughout the business. Guy’s deep understanding of online customers and how to meet their rapidly changing needs has driven growth in eCommerce sales to 60% of Group revenues, an increase of around 20% in six years. The digital transformation at RS has won numerous marketing industry awards and the coveted ‘Digital Business of the Year’ at the 2014 National Business Awards. DARREN TIMMINS, Principal Data Architect, LigaData With more than 25 years of designing and implementing data solutions across a wide spectrum of verticals, including a leading financial institution, Darren has experience in a variety of scenarios, be it highly available transactional platforms, massive volume data warehouses or real-time analytic and decisioning implementations. Applying common sense and pragmatism to ensure the outcome is accurate, Darren can deliver maintainable, scaleable, performant, affordable and useable solutions. LOUSE CLARKE, Senior Consultant, Crimson Louise is a senior IT recruitment consultant that specialises in developing effective recruitment solutions through strong strategic relationships. HELEN ARTLETT-COE, Senior Consultant, Crimson Helen has 13 years’ of Microsoft-centric recruitment and headhunting experience, specialising in Microsoft SharePoint. She is a Croner qualified competency-based interviewer and trained to administer and interpret Thomas International Personal Profile Analysis. RICHARD BAYLIE, former Programme Director and Interim CIO, Interserve With a career spanning over 28 years across five industry sectors in both private and public limited companies, Richard has been involved at the cutting edge of delivering business change for a large part of his career. Having delivered three major Business Transformation and five ERP programmes, integrated fifteen businesses and more recently delivered the Business Target Operating Model for Interserve plc that incorporated the world of Digital and IoT, Richard is an expert in connecting Business Strategy, Business Change and Technology. TOM CADMAN, CTO, Crimson Tom has over 25 years’ experience working in a variety of roles, business sectors and technical platforms and solutions in the UK and across Europe. He has worked across a number of different technologies and is consistently ahead of the game in terms of industry developments and how they can be exploited. Careeer highlights include being shortlisted as Computing IT Professional of the Year and delivering a fixed price offshore multi-million pound programme, on time and on budget for a Marine P&I Insurance client. Today, Tom heads up Crimson’s Microsoft Partner practice. CAMPBELL WILLIAMS, Group Strategy & Marketing Director Six Degrees Group Campbell is one of the founders of Six Degrees Group, a converged technology infrastructure provider specialising in managed hosting services, which was established in 2011. Campbell is a well-known figure in the industry and has travelled the world as a presenter and subject-matter expert in a variety of technology fields, including twice addressing global United Nations conferences. SPEAKERS
  • 4. BOOK YOUR FREE TICKETS ONLINE AT WWW.CRIMSON.CO.UK/EVENTS WHEN: Tuesday 15 March TIME: 09:30 - 16:00 WHERE: Vox Conference Centre, Birmingham The Crimson Innovation Conference is sponsored by Crimson. Crimson is a fast-moving technology and recruitment company which specialises in the full range of IT support, consultancy, search and selection services. Crimson is driven by people and its reputation is built on providing products and services which genuinely reflect its values.