The Computer Says No
Date
Wednesday 9th August 2023
Location
Join us in person at Lakeside Arts, University Park, University of Nottingham
OR
Online
About this event
Businesses are constantly evaluating the key functions that are integral to their success. Does subcontracting your IT support alleviate workload pressure or risk you losing oversight of your services? Join us at this free event to understand how companies can take responsibility for how their IT operates and therefore impacts customers, even when delivered by a third party. Dr Brad Poulson will explore the advantages of businesses organising themselves around their core processes, and how the strategic application of IT can enable and develop business change and process capability.
Speakers
Dr Brad Poulson - University of Nottingham
Brad is an Entrepreneur in residence and honorary Professor of Operations Management & Information Systems at Nottingham University Business School. He has enjoyed a career as a Consultant, Academic, Innovator, IT Director, and Executive Coach and is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Services. Brad has worked for three of the world’s leading IT Services Corporations (IBM, Fujitsu, and Wipro Technologies); and has held CIO and Executive positions within well-known high street retail, regional and national building societies, and public sector organisations.
Agenda
| Time | Agenda item |
|---|
| 4.00pm – 4.30pm |
Nibbles and networking for those joining in person |
| 4.30pm – 4.35pm |
Welcome and the live stream begins for those joining online |
| 4.35pm – 5.20pm |
Keynote presentations followed by Q&A |
| 5.20pm – 5.30pm |
Elevator pitches and close |
| 5.30pm – 6.00pm |
More networking for those that want to stay on |
Book your place
Elevator pitches
After the main presentations, we will be offering a few short slots to those who want to make an elevator pitch to the audience. If you'd like to take a one minute slot to promote your business to the network, share your news, ask for feedback or recruit partners for a collaborative project, then contact the team. These slots are open to anyone, whether from a business, another organisation, or the university itself.