Brigadier Stefan Crossfield is the British Army’s Chief Data Officer and Programme Director of the Army’s Digital Transformation. He was part of the Army 2020 strategic planning team and responsible as a colonel for maximising personnel talent planning. He commanded 6 Battalion REME on Operation Herrick 18. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, holds an MSc in Information Systems and an MBA, and is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Exeter Business School.
Brigadier Crossfield, will explore the challenges presented in transforming the what is currently a predominately industrial age Army to be an information age Army, fit to fight and win in the 21st Century, span across all the environment that the Army occupies. A critical enabler of this transformation is a coherent, robust and secure digital fabric that can connect the Army together in the business and battle space seamlessly. In this session Head IX/CDO will describe the vision, and progress so far in producing a single pattern for the digital fabric required and seek guidance, advice and insight from those attending the session.
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Fred Sugden
Fred Sugden
Fred is responsible for techUK's activities across the Defence and National Security sectors, working to provide members with access to key stakeholders across the Defence and National Security community. Before taking on the role of Associate Director for Defence and National Security, Fred joined techUK in 2018, working as the Programme Head for Defence at techUK, leading the organisation's engagement with the Ministry of Defence. Before joining techUK, he worked at ADS, the national trade association representing Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space companies in the UK.
Fred is responsible for techUK’s market engagement and policy development activities across the Defence and National Security sectors, working closely with various organisations within the Ministry of Defence, and across the wider National Security and Intelligence community. Fred works closely with many techUK member companies that have an interest in these sectors, and is responsible for the activities of techUK's senior Defence & Security Board. Working closely with techUK's Programme Head for Cyber Security, Fred oversees a broad range of activities for techUK members.
Outside of work, Fred's interests include football (a Watford FC fan) and skiing.
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