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All techUK's work is led by our members - keep in touch or get involved by joining one of the groups below
Defence and Security Board
The Defence & Security Board is our most senior industry grouping in the defence and security sectors. It is comprised of high level representatives from strategically important companies active in the UK's national security markets and policy areas. Its focus is addressing the strategic-level concerns that impact the defence and security IT sector.
Chair: Tim Gibson, Fujitsu
Vice-Chair: Neil Timms, CGI
Defence and Security SME Forum
The DSMEF is comprised of SME companies from the techUK membership. The DSMEF seeks to include a broad grouping of different SME companies working in the Defence & Security (D&S) sectors.
Chair: Graham Booth, 2iC
Vice-Chair: Andrew Dixon, SVGC
Defence Commercial Business Forum
The Defence Commercial Business Forum (DCBF) provides a conduit for the Commercial professional community within the techUK membership to engage with their Commercial counterparts and other stakeholders within Her Majesty’s Government (HMG), principally with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and in particular Defence Digital.
Chair: Robert Tindle, BAE Systems Defence Information
Vice-Chair: Ann Ibbotson, L3Harris
Defence Research and Technology Forum
The Defence Research & Technology Forum (DRTF) represents the interests of techUK members to Defence stakeholders involved in the funding, and conduct of Research & Technology within the UK Defence markets. The DRTF assists the MOD in the formulation of effective R&T policy and brings greater Government awareness to the capabilities that exist within the UK technology industry.
Chair: Matt Albans, BAE Systems Maritime
Vice-Chair: Andy Nicholson, Thales
Information Superiority Forum
The Information Superiority Forum (ISF) looks at information superiority (IS) across the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The ISF leads on engagement with the MOD's FLCs and across the department's Defence Digital organisation. The Forum gives techUK members insight into the future strategies of key stakeholders in the MOD's the information community.
Chair: Ian Kirkwood, QinetiQ
Vice-Chair: Nick Hartley, Thales
Vice-Chair: Chris Lewis, Airbus
Upcoming events
Information Superiority Forum with Maj Gen Jonathan (Jon) Cole OBE
Online Market briefing
Our team
Fred Sugden
Fred joined techUK in 2018 as the Head of Defence Programme. Before joining, he worked at ADS, the national trade association representing Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space companies in the UK.
At techUK, Fred is responsible for the organisation’s programme of market engagement and policy development across the Defence sector, working closely with various organisations within the Ministry of Defence, including: Head Office, Defence Digital, Dstl and the Front Line Commands. Fred works closely with many techUK member companies that have an interest in the sector, and is responsible for the activities of the programme's senior Defence & Security Board. Working closely with techUK's Defence & Cyber Programme Manager, Fred oversees a broad range of activities undertaken by the programme on behalf of techUK members.
Outside of work, Fred's interests include football (a Watford FC fan) and skiing.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 07985 234 170
Sam Wyatt
Sam is the Programme Manager for Defence and Cyber Security at techUK.
Prior to joining techUK, Sam worked as an Account Executive for a small lobbying agency in Westminster where he briefed politicians in Westminster and Local Authorities on housing and energy issues and wrote policy briefs.
Sam holds a BA (Hons) Degree from the Department of War Studies at King’s College London where he focused on the implications of Cyber War and an MPhil in International Relations & Politics from the University of Cambridge.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2169