Digital transformation from the edge to the cloud 

Digital Transformation from the Edge to the Cloud will bring together technology leaders, innovators, and colleagues from across the industry to explore how distributed cloud, hybrid architectures, and edge computing are reshaping the UK’s digital landscape. 

This event will highlight emerging use-cases and examine how organisations can accelerate innovation, enhance productivity and overcome the challenges that might hold back modernisation. Attendees will gain practical insights into the strategic, technical, and operational considerations of digital transformation at the edge.  

Confirmed speakers:

• Myra McShannon-Kefford

  , Cloud Sales Leader UKI, IBM

• David Cottee

  , VP, Technology Cloud Engineering for Western Europe, Oracle

• Daniel Harrison

  , AI GTM Lead, AWS

• Julian Wiggins

  , Solution Director, Rackspace

• John Bradshaw

  , Field CTO, Akamai Technologies

• Noel Penzer

  , SVP EMEA, Fastly

• Mike Hoy

  , CTO, Pulsant

• Miryem Salah

  , Digital, Data and Transformation Director, VodafoneThree

• Daniel Smalley

  , Business Manager for Factory Automation Digitalisation, Siemens

• Catherine Doherty

  , UKI Director - Cloud & AI Infrastructure, Cisco

• James Todd,

  Field CTO, Cloudflare 

  Agenda

10:00 -10:15 | Welcome from techUK

10:15 -11:00 | Panel 1: Distributed & hybrid cloud – driving innovation and agility 

Speakers will explore how distributed cloud services and hybrid architectures can accelerate business transformation, improve resilience, and boost productivity.

11:00 -11:45 | Panel 2: Networks, CDNs & the network edge – powering real-time digital experiences 

This session will examine how connectivity, content delivery networks, and regional edge nodes enable low-latency, high-performance, real-time digital services.

11:45 -12:30 | Lunch & networking

12:30 -13:15 | Panel 3: Edge computing and the convergence of IoT, AI, and Digital Twins 

This panel will focus on how distributed clouds, on-premises edge infrastructure, AI, IoT, and digital twins are enabling real-time data-driven transformation across the economy.

Across all panels, speakers will explore: 

• How distributed cloud can accelerate innovation and boost productivity.   

• Building sustainable, scalable strategies that maximise ROI and prepare organisations for future technological shifts 

• Practical considerations for adopting cloud–edge solutions, from skills and culture to integration and interoperability 

• Balancing agility with governance: data, compliance, and security in distributed architectures. 

• Convergence with IoT, Digital Twins and AI.   

• Emerging use cases across sectors such as manufacturing, retail, transport, healthcare, and the public sector. 

• The role of hybrid cloud and edge computing in enabling real-time operations and smarter data-driven decision-making.  

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