Call for contributions: Cloud Week 2025!
techUK is excited to announce its annual cloud computing week, 1-5 September 2025, bringing you the latest insights on how cloud computing is accelerating digital transformation and innovation across our economy and society.
Cloud Week is an opportunity for the techUK community to explore key issues and highlight new ideas and thought leadership from our members.
We are asking members to think about how cloud computing (and related technologies such as AI and data analytics) can help organisations be more efficient, innovative and productive, and how cloud-enabled digital transformation can have a positive impact on people, society, the economy and the planet.
techUK members can share case studies, expertise and best practice through blogs, vlogs, and social media, and participate in several events during the week.
All content must be submitted by Monday 18 August. Content submitted after this deadline may not get social promotion which is crucial to increase visibility of your thought leadership. You can see examples of content from Cloud Week 2024 here.
More detail on daily themes
Monday: Cloud modernisation and innovation
Submissions for this theme could include: best practice for upgrading legacy systems, modernising applications, leveraging cloud-native technologies to drive innovation, cost optimisation / FinOps, and case studies of successful digital transformation stories.
Tuesday: Cybersecurity, digital sovereignty and resilience
Submissions for this theme could include: zero trust principles and implementation, encryption and key management, compliance with relevant regulatory frameworks, digital sovereignty, threat detection and response, observability, disaster recovery and business continuity, and supply chain resilience.
Wednesday: Distributed Cloud Solutions (Hybrid, Multi, Edge)
Submissions for this theme could include: Hybrid cloud best practice and integrating with legacy systems or dedicated infrastructure, multi-cloud strategies and managing workloads across multiple providers, interoperability and portability, edge computing & IoT services, networking and security in distributed environments, governance & FinOps across multiple clouds.
Thursday: AI and Data
Submissions for this theme could include: data management best practice, data quality and getting “AI ready”, using AI for predictive analytics and real-time decisions, training and deploying AI models in the cloud, and examples of cloud-enabled Gen AI use-cases.
Friday: Sustainability and energy efficiency
Submissions for this theme could include: GreenOps best practice for cloud, “green software” and sustainable application development, tackling the “dark data” challenge, energy-efficient chip and hardware design, energy-efficiency in data centres and cooling design, measuring and reporting energy-use, and scope 1-3 carbon accounting.
How to contribute?
techUK members can submit a one or two contributions by 18 August 2025. Please note that due to the popularity of last year’s campaign week spaces may be limited so members are encouraged to contact us early to discuss contributions and confirm your participation. Please email [email protected] for more information.
If we exceed the maximum number of contributions for the week then your submission could be published later in Q3/4 2025.
We welcome a variety of formats so that you can decide what would best fit your company. Here is what you can submit and some guidelines:
Blogs
These will be published on our website as an insight page.
- Between 600 – 1,000 words long
- Can include images, infographics and videos/vlogs (see below guidelines about submitting vlogs)
- Add links throughout your text
- Download our blog submission form here (instructions here), fill it in and submit.
Vlogs
These will be published on our website as an insight page.
- Between 3 to 6 minutes
- YouTube link or MP4 file
- Title for the video and any intro text
- Examples: #1
Social Media Clips
These will be published on our social media channels primarily and spotlighted on our campaign week page. Create a 30 to 90 seconds (max 2min) speaking to camera video, responding to and expanding on key questions relating to the theme of that day. Please contact us to discuss in more detail. Examples: #1 , #2
For all submitted content, we require a headshot of each author, and the logo(s) of your organisation/company, so please ensure this is sent [email protected] alongside all material.
Chris Hazell
Sue Daley OBE
Sue Daley OBE
Sue leads techUK's Technology and Innovation work.
This includes work programmes on cloud, data protection, data analytics, AI, digital ethics, Digital Identity and Internet of Things as well as emerging and transformative technologies and innovation policy.
In 2025, Sue was honoured with an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the Technology Industry in the New Year Honours List.
She has been recognised as one of the most influential people in UK tech by Computer Weekly's UKtech50 Longlist and in 2021 was inducted into the Computer Weekly Most Influential Women in UK Tech Hall of Fame.
A key influencer in driving forward the data agenda in the UK, Sue was co-chair of the UK government's National Data Strategy Forum until July 2024. As well as being recognised in the UK's Big Data 100 and the Global Top 100 Data Visionaries for 2020 Sue has also been shortlisted for the Milton Keynes Women Leaders Awards and was a judge for the Loebner Prize in AI. In addition to being a regular industry speaker on issues including AI ethics, data protection and cyber security, Sue was recently a judge for the UK Tech 50 and is a regular judge of the annual UK Cloud Awards.
Prior to joining techUK in January 2015 Sue was responsible for Symantec's Government Relations in the UK and Ireland. She has spoken at events including the UK-China Internet Forum in Beijing, UN IGF and European RSA on issues ranging from data usage and privacy, cloud computing and online child safety. Before joining Symantec, Sue was senior policy advisor at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Sue has an BA degree on History and American Studies from Leeds University and a Masters Degree on International Relations and Diplomacy from the University of Birmingham. Sue is a keen sportswoman and in 2016 achieved a lifelong ambition to swim the English Channel.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2055
- Twitter:
- @ChannelSwimSue,@ChannelSwimSue
Laura Foster
Laura Foster
Laura is techUK’s Associate Director for Technology and Innovation.
She supports the application and expansion of emerging technologies, including Quantum Computing, High-Performance Computing, AR/VR/XR and Edge technologies, across the UK. As part of this, she works alongside techUK members and UK Government to champion long-term and sustainable innovation policy that will ensure the UK is a pioneer in science and technology
Before joining techUK, Laura worked internationally as a conference researcher and producer covering enterprise adoption of emerging technologies. This included being part of the strategic team at London Tech Week.
Laura has a degree in History (BA Hons) from Durham University, focussing on regional social history. Outside of work she loves reading, travelling and supporting rugby team St. Helens, where she is from.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- www.linkedin.com/in/lauraalicefoster