Business Briefings

The Business Briefings are aimed at senior business and IT executives who need to be on top of the business opportunities presented by the rapid convergence of voice, data and video. In particular, the sessions focus on the business transformation presented by UC and the best way to take full advantage of the potential benefits.

The sessions are an ideal chance for companies to gain objective insights into the way unified communications is transforming the way organisations operate and meet their customers’ needs.

 

The Business Briefings are structured in three half-day sessions focused on:

 

More than anything, the Business Briefings provide a comprehensive view of unified communications and its rich potential. The event’s unique format means that you will discover how users, independent experts and suppliers see the issues to provide a multi-perspective view of the best way to gain a business advantage through unified communications.

The briefings include:

  • Keynote presentations by leading analysts, consultants and independent experts.
  • Moderated practitioners’ debate –companies present their experience of UC and how they solve common challenges.
  • A moderated suppliers panel to explain how they are helping users’ meet their technical and business needs.
 

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Business Briefings cost £180+VAT to attend and give you exclusive access to analysts, consultants and independent experts - Book Now

Speakers Include:
  Adrian Coppin, Managing Director, Ipitomi
  Alasdair Hay the Assistant Chief Fire Officer at Tayside Fire and Rescue
  Anthony Salter, Program Manager, Norton Rose LLP
    Bret Hockley, Infrastructure Manger Brit Insurance
    Brian Nolan, Vice President of IT, Completel
  Camille Mendler, Vice President - Enterprise Research, Yankee Group
    Charlie Wade, Leader Enterprise Product Marketing, EMEA, Nortel
  Chris Barrow, UC Solutions Marketing Manager, Avaya
    Clive Deakin, Product Manager, Amdocs OSS Division
  Dave Thomson, European Marketing Manager Contact Centre Cisco Systems
  David Du Toit, CTO, Datapoint Customer Solutions
More Speaker Information:    
  Edd Scrine, Head of IT Operational Strategy, Financial Times
  Gary Bellfield, Information and Communications Technology Manager, Tayside Fire and Rescue
  Manish Sablok, Business Development Director - EMEA for Unified Comms, Alcatel-Lucent
  Mark Deakin, Unified Communications Product Manager, UK, Microsoft
  Mark Swendsen, Managing Director, EMEA, Shoretel
  Mona Sultan, Analyst - Customer Interaction Technologies, Datamonitor
  Chris Charles, Prinicpal Consultant, PTS Consulting
  Dr Nicola Millard, Customer Experience Futurologist, BT Global Services
  Nigel Medforth, Chief Information Officer, CIO UKRB, Group IT, Lloyds TSB
  Peter Thomson, Director, Future Work Forum, Henley Management College
  Raun Kilgo, Director, Product Management, Aspect Software
  Richard Phillips, Operations Director, Outsec
  Rob Bamforth, Principal Analyst, Service Provision and Mobility, Quocirca
  Steve Frost, UC Market Manager, Cisco Systems UK & Ireland
  Steve Masters, General Manager, Head of Global Convergence Propositions, BT Global Services
  Tim Stone, Head of UC Marketing Europe, Cisco
    Steve Jarvis, Director, PTS Consulting
     
    Simon Hammonds, Senior Technical Specialist, ICT Services, Leicestershire County Council
    Paul Scott, Customer Interactive Solutions Director, Dimension Data
    Stephen Parry, President, Transform
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