Richmond Events

Having run for over 30 years, The Richmond IT Directors’ Forum is the industry’s premier event, bringing together the top technology decision-makers, service providers and expert speakers.

The aim of our forum is to put you in touch with your peer group, create lasting business relationships and provide high profile industry speakers within our CPD accredited conference programme - all within the luxurious surroundings of the 5* Fairmont Windsor Park Hotel.

Our proven (and now much copied) format of pre-scheduled 1:1 meetings and conference sessions enables each attendee to build a bespoke 2 day schedule to fit their specific needs.

In this era of remote working and online meetings, we believe that in-person interactions are still the most effective way of forming collaborative business connections and crafting an IT strategy for your organisation that drives success.

The Richmond IT Directors’ Forum is part of our global portfolio of events for the IT industry. You can see details of all events here.

For more details on how to be part of this event, please contact the team on itdf@richmondevents.com or connect with us on LinkedIn.

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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Our CPD accredited programme of keynotes, workshops and roundtable conversations covers a wide range of topics, all identified as being central to the challenges currently facing CIOs and IT Directors.

We endeavour to present new case studies and fresh thinking, giving delegates the opportunity to identify quick fixes to immediate problems and consider longer term strategies.

May 2025 keynote speakers:-

'Leveraging AI for profitable business transformation’ - Adrian Joseph MBE, AI advisor; non-Executive Director; Direct Line Insurance Group; ex-Chief Data & AI Officer, BT Group
‘Why systems fail’ – Alexis Conran, writer & presenter of BBC series ‘The Real Hustle’

Further details of the full conference programme can be requested below, or please contact Alisha Jena.

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Previous Speakers

Avril Chester

John Amaechi

Charlie Mcmurdie

Inma Martinez

Geoff White

CPD ACCREDITED

All of our UK forums qualify for CPD credits. All delegate attendees will receive a CPD certificate after the event. Click here for further information on CPD accreditation

WHO ATTENDS?

Each of our attendees has a customized itinerary of business meetings, mealtime meetings, conference sessions and free time. Our unique appointment system allows participants to make the very best of their time by allowing delegates and suppliers to pre-select who they would like to meet. Our appointment system matches delegate and supplier selections in priority order to produce a personalized itinerary tailored to their individual requirements.

DELEGATES A Richmond delegate is a senior decision maker or influencer usually in charge of buying decisions who is normally invited to our events free of charge.
SUPPLIERS Companies offering a range of products and services to address the needs of delegates' future projects. New business generation is the cornerstone of the supplier element at all Richmond Forums.
SPEAKERS Experts in their fields who address key issues, stimulate discussion and debate and provide insight into practical solutions.

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Extremely valuable, the Richmond event always stands above the rest for me. So well organised, the right mix of vendor engagement, networking, great guest speakers and self development. I love the variety of vendors that are present at the event, many of which I would not have the opportunity to speak to normally.

— Head of Information Security, Whitbread

“ It has been a great two days of presentations, vendor/MSP meetings, fantastic hospitality and the opportunity to network and collaborate with IT and Information Security peers.

— Senior Cyber Security Manager, Currys

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