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CTO Sessions: George Glass, TM Forum

What predictions do you have for the role of the CTO in the future? “In telecoms, the role of the CTO is changing significantly as organisations are looking for software engineering skills to develop differentiated services…”

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CTO Sessions: David Tomalin, CityFibre

How do you align your technology use to meet business goals? “It’s about getting the conversation going with teams to really understand the business goals and ask the questions; is it a tactical solution or a long term one?”

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CTO Sessions: Nigel Kersten, Puppet

Are there any technologies which you think are overhyped? “I have a particular distaste for what we call ‘AIOps’… it’s often seen as a quick fix for IT problems that are really about a failure to optimise processes and organisational...

Headshot of Katie Nykanen, CTO at QA

CTO Sessions: Katie Nykanen, QA

Which emerging technology are you most excited about the prospect of? “I’m really passionate about data (which CTO isn’t!)”

Headshot of Stephen Green, CTO at NTT

CTO Sessions: Stephen Green, NTT

What makes an effective tech strategy? “An effective tech strategy is one that meets and enables the requirements of the business. There is no point in tech for tech’s sake…”

Headshot of Rajeev Sharma, CTO at Grid Dynamics

CTO Sessions: Rajeev Sharma, Grid Dynamics

How do you align your technology use to meet business goals? “Technology is always subservient to business goals and vision. The best way to align technology with the business is to start with business needs…”

Headshot of Yair Hershko, Co-founder and CTO at Zadara

CTO Sessions: Yair Hershko, Zadara

Are there any technologies which you think are overhyped? “Technologies are born to solve challenges and I don’t believe there are any overhyped technologies.”

Headshot of Ruchir Swarup, CTO at Addepar

CTO Sessions: Ruchir Swarup, Addepar

What type of CTO are you? “As CTO, the most important thing for me is to make sure I’m creating a culture of camaraderie not competition…”

Headshot of Danny Fields, CTO at Avalara

CTO Sessions: Danny Fields, Avalara

What is the biggest issue that you’re helping customers with at the moment? “We’re solving the 5,000-year-old challenge of tax for our customers by applying automation.”

Headshot of Michael Smith, Field CTO at Neustar Security Services

CTO Sessions: Michael Smith, Neustar Security Services

What predictions do you have for the role of the CTO in the future? As Marc Andreesen said, ‘Software is going to eat the world’ and the CTO will be the driving force behind that.”

Headshot of Marc Harper, CTO at Lumi Global

CTO Sessions: Marc Harper, Lumi Global

Which emerging technology are you most excited about the prospect of? “Virtual reality continues to be an area that will expand rapidly and extensively.”

Headshot of William Jones, CTO at Sano Genetics

CTO Sessions: William Jones, Sano Genetics

Most people don't know that I… “…started my professional career in marketing at Google.”

Headshot of Toby Alcock, CTO at Logicalis

CTO Sessions: Toby Alcock, Logicalis

What type of CTO are you? “I'm a CTO who doesn't like jumping straight into technology which surprises people.”

Headshot of Gerardo Pardo-Castellote, CTO at RTI

CTO Session: Gerardo Pardo-Castellote, RTI

Are there any technologies which you think are overhyped? "Artificial intelligence and autonomous driving… expectations are likely much higher than what can be delivered in the short term, but eventually will be real and practical.”

Headshot of Colin Earl, Founder and CTO at Agiloft

CTO Sessions: Colin Earl, Agiloft

What makes an effective tech strategy? “A focus on the customer’s needs today and technology with the flexibility to accommodate their needs 5 years in the future.”

Headshot of Yan Noblot, Group CTO at Webhelp

CTO Sessions: Yan Noblot, Webhelp

What has been your greatest career achievement? “Secured the IT for two Olympic Games.”

Headshot of Dima Potekhin, CTO & Co-founder at CyCognito

CTO Sessions: Dima Potekhin, CyCognito

What makes an effective tech strategy? “First of all, it needs to focus on unique value and strategic company goals. It also must solve something, it needs to bring value to a problem.”

Headshot of Paul Gampe, CTO at Console Connect

CTO Sessions: Paul Gampe, Console Connect

What makes an effective tech strategy? “Revenue. One of my great mentors always told me that anybody can come up with a great idea but very few know how to take it to market.”

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