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Gary has been working in IT for over 15 years and started his career as a school IT Technician after graduating from Staffordshire University with a Computing Science Degree. He is responsible for managing the on premises server infrastructure and is also contributing to the adoption, integration & design of cloud based infrastructure services used by Keele University such as Microsoft 365 / Azure Active Directory and AWS.

Maarten van Schie works as an Information Architect at Leiden University in the Netherlands. He advises the university on standards, application portfolio management, integration and data management. Removing administrative barriers by automating educational processes motivates him.

Daisy is a member of the sales and marketing team from ValueBlue and supports ValueBlue customers with using BlueDolphin more effectively, collaborating with them to identify the added value our platform can deliver. Daisy has rich experience with information and data management as well as the BlueDolphin platform.

With BlueDolphin we help organizations improve their operations by getting a grip on the business processes and how they are supported by IT resources and data. BlueDolphin is the collaboration platform for Enterprise architecture and business operations in which all stakeholders can make optimal use of the shared knowledge and insights. Henk is member of the sales and marketing team for 6 years with a focus on education, healthcare and (local) government.

I’ve been working in IT since 1993 starting off as a Microsoft application trainer, moving into desktop support, server support and virtual environments. I’ve been in my current role for the last 4 years. My teams are responsible for the virtual and physical infrastructure at UWE, including Unified Communications.

Enzo Brienza is the Partnership Alliances manager at InterSystems with a proven track record of delivering complex information technology solutions to blue-chip customers. As a transformational business leader with specialisms across marketing, sales management and bespoke technical consulting, Enzo’s role at InterSystems is to develop strategic partnerships, create better revenue for IT channels, higher education, research & life science and drive market growth through digital transformation.

As Director of Cloud at Jisc, I lead my teams in the delivery of Cloud services to Education and Research and other sectors we service. Helping to align the application of Cloud technologies to member and customer strategic priorities. I have a background in leading the development, implementation, and operation of complex business critical technology solutions. With experience across higher education, public and private sectors, both in the UK and Australia.

Gareth John works as Lead Architect at Q Associates, specialising in Hybrid Cloud and Infrastructure Services. He has over two decades’ experience supporting UK Universities and research organisations in the design and implementation of data centre technology solutions. Gareth works closely with leading technology and cloud service providers to deliver increased agility and flexibility across the rapidly evolving hybrid IT landscape.

A New Zealander by birth, Dale Murray started at PwC as a teenager. She is the co-founder of Omega Logic, a British mobile pioneer launching pre-pay mobile top-ups for networks including Orange and Vodafone. She eventually sold the company to Eposs and then First Data Corporation, staying on as CEO and building turnover to £450m in just six years. Dale now dedicates most of her time to advising both early-stage and mature businesses. She holds a number of board positions and takes a lead in mentoring her entrepreneurs. She focuses on technology and disruptive businesses and considers what makes new companies operating in new sectors likely to be resilient, successful businesses of the future. Amongst the many lessons Dale considers in entrepreneurship and leadership is the importance of risk, determination and opportunity as well as how to keep your nerve when your first year revenues are zero and your second are £50. She also reflects on what she considers to be some of the most important aspects of a successful organisation such as a culture of sharing and building on experience and knowledge, removing the internal divisions that often prevent collaboration. Dale is a non-executive director at Xero and Sussex Place Ventures, and an Advisor to NZTE, and was formerly NED at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). She has been named British Angel Investor of the Year, and by Debrett’s as one of the 500 most influential people in Britain. She speaks regularly on investment, growth, entrepreneurship and personal vision.

Nick developed his digital HE career at the University of Bristol, where his roles included head of IT infrastructure. He is now an independent consultant, working with universities on initiatives from data centres to digital learning.

Tim Zimmerman is a Vice President at Gartner and covers enterprise access layer connectivity and IoT networking. Mr. Zimmerman's focus is on the end user deployment of wired switching and wireless LAN architectures and governing applications but also includes IoT solutions for asset tracking, indoor location services and RFID. He assists clients in how emerging trends around these technologies are transforming and disrupting organizations across a number of industries. At Gartner, his thought leadership encompasses not only Wi-Fi but also includes LF, HF, UHF and UWB RFID for applicable passive and active tag, reader and gateway functionality across the enterprise networking and IoT ecosystems. With his technical and entrepreneurial background, Mr. Zimmerman has advised global enterprise and government end users on their strategic planning, RFPs, and vendor selection for over thirty years. He also advises vendors on product requirements, product positioning, market messaging and competitive analysis.

Bruce Rodger is Head of IT Infrastructure at the University of Strathclyde. His youngest daughter once told her teacher “He’s a Fixing Man. But he doesn’t have a van.” He still hasn’t found a more succinct job description.