Platinum Sponsors
UK IT Leaders Community Day
Thursday 24th September 2026
We are delighted to announce registration is now open for our 4th UK IT Leaders Community Day.
Following the success of previous community days in Leeds, Birmingham and Manchester, this year will be held at The Milner Hotel in York on Thursday 24th September.
The agenda is still forming but will resemble previous years' formats. We have a fireside chat with Lyndsey Burrows and Tanya Arnold which will undoubtedly continue the theme and inspiration previously provided by Jamie Peacock and Kevin Sinfield.
There is a gala dinner or the choice of 2 round table dinners on Wednesday evening, and we will have a charity event again on Thursday evening.
We have changed the event to Thursday this year. York is a beautiful city with much to see; we felt many people travelling may want to spend a couple of extra days there.
Keynote Speakers
- An Ultra-Endurance Cycling World Record holder and Google Cloud Customer Engineer.
- Olympian & 6 x World Champion - most successful British female marathon kayaker.
Schedule of Events
8.30am – 9.10am Registration
09.10am – 10.50am Welcome and Keynotes
- 09.15am – 09.25am Welcome and Introduction - Joanna Drake and Heena Mistry
- 09.25am – 10.10am Keynote – James MacDonald
- 10.10am – 10.45am Keynote Platinum Sponsor 1 – Codurance - The First 90 Days: Leading Legacy Modernisation That Pushes the Boundaries
10.50am - 11.10am – Refreshment / Networking Break
11.15am – 11.40am – Keynote Platinum Sponsor 2
Brightsolid, Addressing budget constraints technical debt.
11.50am – 12.35pm – Breakout Session #1 – 5 choices
- Choice 1 – Everycloud - 'Security buzzwords won’t save you – your board doesn’t understand the lingo!'
- Choice 2 – Roq – 'AI at Speed, Quality at Risk: Why Your AI Initiatives Need a Human-Centric QA Strategy'
- Choice 3 – Gigged.Ai – 'Beating the AI Skills Gap: How to hire and retain the best AI talent'
- Choice 4 – Photographer Profile Photos
- Choice 5 – Visit Exhibition Stands
12.35pm – 13.45pm – Lunch / Networking Break
13.50pm – 14.35pm – Breakout Session #2 – 5 choices
- Choice 1 – Principle Networks – 'Governing AI Use: Treat AI Like a User to Control Access, Enforce Policy and Protect Data'
- Choice 2 – Littlefish – 'Beyond Low Code: Vibe coding to accelerate your competitive advantage'
- Choice 3 – Digital Wow – 'A Story of Tech Transformation at Chelsea Football Club'
- Choice 4 – Photographer Profile Photos
- Choice 5 – Visit Exhibition Stands
14.40pm – 15.05pm – Keynote Platinum Sponsor 3
Acumen Cyber – 'Your Next Breach Will Be Boring - And That’s the Problem' - Kevin Robertson, Co- Founder and CTO.
15.10pm - 15.30pm – Refreshment / Networking Break
15.35pm – 16.00pm – Keynote Platinum Sponsor 4
Audacia – Balancing Innovation & Legacy: Managing Digital Strategies in an era of Rapidly Advancing Technologies.
16.05pm – 16.50pm – Keynote Anna Hemmings
16.50pm – 17.00pm – Closing Remarks and Final Comments
Comments and closing remarks – Jo Drake and Heena Prajapat
17.30pm to late – Sponsored Charity Evening
Evening event – Charity networking with food and drinks. In aid of the Mustard Tree and the Creative Living Centre.
It's going to be fantastic to get so many of the UK IT Leaders together in one location, we really can't wait.
If you want any more information, contact us below and watch this space for updates as we get closer.