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Re: Cloud World Forum Keynote Theatre 2015
I’m writing to ask for approval to attend the Keynote Theatre at the 7th annual Cloud World Forum 2015,
taking place on the 24th and 25th June at Olympia Grand in London. The Cloud World Forum is EMEA’s
only Cloud & DevOps expo.
The Keynote Theatre will give me access to C-Level IT & Digital decision makers discussing their
purchasing priorities, the trends and opportunities they are watching and will be investing in and the
challenges they want our help to overcome. Some of the keynote speakers include:
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Yiannis (John) Seglias, Group CIO, Abellio Group
Marc van der Heijden, SVP Global IT - Head Infrastructure & Security, Adidas-Group
John Finch, CIO, Bank of England
Sharon Cooper, CTO, BMJ
Dieter May, Senior Vice President Digital Business Models, BMW Group
Dragan Pendic, Chief Security Architect, Diageo
David Wilde, Director for Information Services (CIO), Essex County Council
David Bray, CIO, FCC
John O'Donovan, CTO, Financial Times
Chris Hewertson, CTO, glh
Barak Regev, Head of Cloud EMEA and Big Data Guru, Google
Chily Fachler, Executive Vice President Technology, Green Man Gaming
Anthony Headlam, CTO, Jaguar Land Rover
Ian Cohen, Digital Advisor and former Group CIO, Jardine Lloyd Thompson
Pascal Moyon, Chief Digital Officer, lastminute.com
Charles Ewen, CIO & IT Director, Met Office
Gary Cheetham, Chief Information and Security Officer, NFU
Mutual Michaelis Moraitis, CIO, Nissan Greece
Fin Goulding, CIO, Paddy Power
Ashveer Rajcoomar, CIO, Regenesys
Robin Hollingsworth, CIO, Rock to Recovery & various charities
Alex Hum, Chief Architect, Royal Dutch Shell
Andy Caddy, CIO, Virgin Active
The Cloud World Forum is the one annual event that brings together the entire community of Cloud &
Enterprise IT experts. It's the most cost-effective way to ensure that we’re getting the most from our
Cloud investments and should result in immediate ROI.
In particular, I’d like to focus on finding solutions and best practices that could benefit these projects:
• [add project or initiative]
• [add project or initiative]
The fee is £895 + VAT before 3rd April and up to £1,195 + VAT @ 20% after the date.
I’m currently working on ways to reduce expenses, including hotel discounts, ride sharing, and meals
with vendors. I’ll also submit a post-conference report that will include executive summary, major
takeaways, tips, and a set of recommendations to maximize our current investments in Cloud Computing.
I can also share relevant information with key personnel throughout the company.
Thank you for considering this request. I look forward to your reply.