The Richmond IT Directors' Forum - Spring

WHY ATTEND?

The Richmond IT Directors’ Forum provides the opportunity for C-Suite and senior IT professionals to connect in person, fostering relationships that endure and inspire trust. Join 120 IT Directors’ and 40 suppliers solving the biggest technology challenges to transform organisations whilst taking part in an interactive CPD accredited conference programme. We believe in the power of being present at business forums to develop your future IT strategy to drive business and personal success.

Collaboratively explore innovation and best practices alongside fellow IT leaders
Build trusted partnerships for business digital transformation with leading technology providers through carefully facilitated one-to-one meetings
Gain fresh perspectives and strategic insights from industry-leading experts
Enjoy the luxurious facilities and surroundings of the 5* The Fairmont Hotel in Windsor

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.

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.

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Conference Programme

Our CPD accredited IT Directors’ programme – featuring keynotes, workshops and roundtable discussions - covers a wide range of topics shaped by input from past, present and future attendees and industry advisors.

We give our delegates the intellectual stimulus and opportunity to problem solve the central challenges currently facing IT Directors including strategic alignment, operational resilience, AI innovation and cost efficiency.

Our Spring forum keynote speakers are:

Katie Prescott Kevin Sinfield CBE
The Times’ Record-breaking rugby captain
Technology Business Editor and tireless MND fundraiser

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Confirmed Speakers

Mivy James, Digital CTO, Ministry of Defence (MoD)

Daniel Blackman, Group IT and Security Director and 2025 Top 100 CIO, McLaren Construction Group PLC

Linda Thielová, Global Director of Data Privacy & AI Governance, Cushman & Wakefield

Chris Woodward, People Transformation Lead, NATS

Daniel Wain, Consultant, Speaker, Actor & Journalist

Rupika Setia, Director Digital Strategy Realisation, Hargreaves Lansdown

Craig Hickmott, CSO of the Year 2025, Director of Information Security & Technology, British Heart Foundation

James Snowdon, CTO and 2025 Top 100 CIO, Innovation Leader of the Year 2025, Indurent

Dr Lizzy Bernthal, Resilience specialist & leadership coach

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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 at our IT Directors’ forums has a bespoke itinerary of IT leader business meetings, mealtime meetings, breakout workshops 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 personalised itinerary tailored to their present and future IT strategy requirements.

DELEGATES A Richmond delegate is a senior decision maker or influencer in charge of buying decisions and invited to our events free of charge. Our delegates are driving IT strategy in their organisations and can share innovation and technology approaches in the forum amongst their peers whilst discussing the latest solutions from suppliers.

SUPPLIERS Companies offering a range of products and services to address the needs of delegates' future digital business transformation projects. New business generation is the cornerstone of the supplier element at all Richmond Forums as we support organisations in building resilient, future-ready IT strategies.

SPEAKERS Influential commentators, industry experts and futurists explore emerging technologies, challenge assumptions, and offer fresh perspectives to help IT Directors anticipate change and drive smarter strategies for today’s operational demands.

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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

“ A very enjoyable and engaging 2 days that was superbly organised in a perfect venue. There was a great mix of keynote speeches, discussion groups and one to one sessions with relevant and innovative suppliers

— Head of IT Service Management, Anesco

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