Virtual European Technology Conference 2021
ON-DEMAND VIRTUAL EVENT | Thursday 8 - Friday 23 April 2021
| Welcome to the ITC Conference : Emma de Sousa, EMEA President, Insight (10 min) | ||
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| Keynote : Customer experience on Business Resilience (20 min) | ||
Cost Optimisation | Optimise costs to enable agility in meeting your business objectives (whether that be to conserve cash or invest for growth). | Speaker: Russell Leighton, EMEA Senior Vice President Finance and Operations |
Security & Compliance | Protecting your workforce and your organisation. Anytime. Anywhere. | Speaker: Charly Davis, Cyber Security Lead UK & EMEA |
Effective Technology Adoption | Equipping your employees with the necessary tools to embrace change - from office to home working. | Speaker: Jack Barnes, Senior Manager Adoption and Change |
Infrastructure & Data Centre | Modernising your cloud infrastructure and preparing for new expectations. | Speaker: Justin Kay, Service Architect |
Innovation | Transforming your business through innovative technologies that improve the employee and client experience. | Speaker: John Barrins, EMEA IoT and Immersive Technology Lead - Digital Innovation |
Cloud Care | Innovate faster, be resilient and operate with agility with Insight's Cloud Consumption service – Cloud Care | Speaker: Phil Hawkshaw, EMEA Director of Technology |
Mixed Reality | TBC | Speaker: Wes Platel, UK Digital Innovation Lead |
Russell Leighton
EMEA Senior Vice President Finance and Operations
Russell has more than 30 years of finance experience, 20 of which have been an Insight.
For the last 5 years, Russell has held the position of Senior Vice President Finance & Operations, which he thoroughly enjoys. During his time with Insight, Russell has enjoyed the challenge and opportunity of growing with the company, and has held positions as Financial Controller, Director of Finance for the UK, and Vice President of Finance for EMEA. He has also experienced all changes of the business, system implementations, rebranding and many acquisitions and integrations.
Russell graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting in 1994 and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accounts in England and Wales.
John Barrins
EMEA IoT and Immersive Technology Lead - Digital Innovation
Senior Cloud Solutions Architect & versatilist facilitating the essential mind-shift and operational change for implementing and supporting innovative technologies; enabling innovation for the core business.
John brings architecture and engineering skills to solve complex business and technical challenges for Insight clients in an ever-changing technology landscape, enabling businesses to be more adaptable, agile, and realise the true value of their data.
John's industry knowledge, intrinsic empathy and customer insights help design and develop meaningful solutions that advance the ways that Insight's clients live and work.
