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#dynamo15
Dynamo 15: North East Tech impacts the World
Thursday 18th June 2015 08.00-18.30
University of Sunderland, St Peter’s Campus
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• CEOS, DIRECTORS, MANAGING DIRECTORS OF
INTERNATIONAL IT AND SOFTWARE COMPANIES
• IT MANAGERS, IDS MANAGERS AND
PROGRAMME MANAGERS
• IT CONSULTANTS
• BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, PROJECT MANAGER
AND ACCOUNT MANAGER
• TECH SECTOR INVESTORS
• PROFESSORS AND ACADEMICS FROM THE
NORTH EAST’S UNIVERSITIES
• HEAD OF ICT SERVICES AT LOCAL COUNCILS
• BUSINESS LEADERS AND REGIONAL POLITICIANS
• LAW FIRM REPRESENTATIVES SPECIALISING IN
THE INDUSTRY
• VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS INTO THE ‘IT’ INDUSTRY
WHY ATTEND?
• LISTEN TO LEADING REGIONAL AND
NATIONAL IT INDUSTRY FIGURES
• HEAR ABOUT INDUSTRY SUCCESS AND
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
Headline Sponsors
• LEARN HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN THE
REGION’S TECH SECTOR GROWTH
• JOIN THE DEBATE ABOUT GROWING IT TALENT
IN OUR REGION
• DISCUSS THE GROWTH POTENTIAL FOR THE SECTOR
• SHARE STORIES OF INNOVATION
• MEET SOME 300 KEY EXECUTIVES FROM MAJOR
REGIONAL TECH FIRMS
www.dynamonortheast.co.uk
DYNAMO 15
A ONE-DAY SHOWCASE OF NORTH EAST I.T.
50 NORTH EAST SPEAKERS / 350+ NORTH EAST DELEGATES / REPRESENTING 32,000 COMBINED
STAFF GLOBAL REACH - LOCAL TALENT / INNOVATION, COLLABORATION, POLICY, GROWTH, SKILLS
/ EXHIBITION STANDS / INTERACTIVE PLAYROOM / CAREERS EVENT / SPONSORED LUNCHTIME
SESSIONS / FRINGE EVENTS AROUND THE REGION IN JUNE
THURSDAY 18TH JUNE
THURSDAY 18TH JUNE
MORNING SESSIONS
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
STRAND
INNOVATION
COLLABORATION
POLICY
08:00
Refreshments & Exhibition
08:45
Welcome: Charlie Hoult, Dynamo Chair & Opencast Software
08:50
Opening Plenary:
GROWTH
SKILLS
STRAND
12:45
Ideas from Ideon:
The LEP and the Regional
Innovation strategy
Better wellbeing,
better performance:
smart cities
Hans Moller, NELEP
BT
Other speakers tbc
It’s great up
(Tech) North:
Mike Potter, HMRC
Claire Braithwaite,
Tech North CEO,
Expanding horizons
to the valley:
Performance
Horizon Group
Paul Fellows,
Performance
Horizon Group
New ways of learning,
new opportunities:
The UTC story so far,
and up next’ session
North East Futures UTC
TIME
Refreshments & Exhibition
11:00
Mid-morning Plenary:
Stephen Kelly, CEO, Sage
11.55
Different methods and
new ideas: The Digital
Catapult and National
Support for Innovation
Post-lunch Plenary:
Government Minister (TBC)
15:25
Move fast and
break things:
encouraging
innovation in
the North East
Decisions about
facilities made easy
through digital!
BIM (Business
Information Modelling)
Panel: North East LEP
Northumbria University
RIBA
4Projects
Neil Crockett,
Digital Catapult
Case study speakers (tbc)
Neil Crockett,
Digital Catapult
Case study (tbc)
POLICY
GROWTH
SKILLS
A tale of tech cities: the
best of times or
the worst of times for
a NE digital economy?
Ploughing back
profits for organic
growth: Visualsoft
case study
Phil Jackman,
Durham County Council
Dean Benson,
Visualsoft
From formal education
to full-time employment:
how can industry
collaborate with
educators for a skilled
NE workforce?
Lunch & Exhibition
Playroom
14:30
TIME
Stuart Lynn, Sage
10:30
COLLABORATION
Lunchtime Sessions
Tax breaks that fund tech development – Quantum Law
Keeping up with the World of Cybersecurity – University of Sunderland
Shirley Atkinson, University of Sunderland VC
Steph McGovern, NE Economy and its place in the World
09:40
INNOVATION
Jess Tyrell, Director of
connecting Tech City,
Centre for London
Tristan Watson, Ignite
Mass customisation,
smart software and
dextrous robots: IT
and the automotive
supply chain
Stephen Guss, Nissan
Top of the shop:
Access control:
Tombola’s growth
How to change
case study
perceptions and
encourage diversity in IT
Ian Walshaw, Tombola
Dr Donna Peacock,
University of Sunderland
Paul Butler, North East
Automotive Alliance
Dr Becky Strachan,
Northumbria University
Roger O’Brien, Institute
for Automotive and
Manufacturing Advance
Practice (AMAP)
Earn and learn: what
can apprentice hubs
do for you?
16:15
Pitstop Break: Coffee / Tea
16:25
Closing Plenary:
Panel: Our region – our future – interviewed by Steph McGovern
Baltic Training
Neil Hemming, Managing Director, SAP (tbc)
Prof John Fitzgerald, Newcastle University
Charlie Hoult, Dynamo North East
Bob Paton, North East LEP & Accenture
Giselle Stewart, Ubisoft
Accenture
Pardeep Dhull,
Dev team leader, Orchard
17:15
INNOVATE
COLLABORATE
POLICY
GROWTH
Post conference reception
SKILLS
NOTE: Programme is subject to change
www.dynamonortheast.co.uk
Wednesday 17th June 2015 16.00-19.00
‘Get into IT’ Careers Afternoon
Targeted at young people from 13+ interested in a career in IT, parents, teachers and careers
advisors. The event will feature:
• Our Big Screen ‘A Day in the Life of an IT’ will provide the opportunity for young people
to hear directly from the horses’ mouth.
• ’Tell us about IT’ interactive panel sessions with representatives from local IT businesses,
universities and apprentice providers focusing on a two way conversation.
• Our ‘Let’s Play with IT’ interactive playroom will be full of hot technology: get hands on
and play with the future!
There will also be lots of opportunity to network and chat to those working in the IT industry.
#dynamocareers #GetintoIT
Register your FREE place for 17th now dynamocareers.eventbrite.co.uk
HEADLINE SPONSORS
OTHER KEY SPONSORS
Host event partner
Venue partner
Exhibitors include:
Accenture, Baltic Training, Protirus,
Muckle LLP, Sage, Sunderland City Council,
University of Sunderland, Ward Hadaway
and more..
[Quantum Law]
Lunchtime Session sponsor:
Workshop room sponsor
Lanyard sponsor:
Our Interactive Playroom will feature some of the latest technologies – go online for more details coming soon!
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