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From experience to revenue: The C-suite’s mission
St Paul's Cathedral
7 May 2024
The Studio - Technology Series
Abbey Road Studio
23 May 2024
Mastering Cost Management in the Digital Era
Virtual technology meetup
6 Jun 2024
Public Sector Supergroup: June 2024
Virtual event
10 Jun 2024
Higher Education Supergroup: June 2024
Virtual event
17 Jun 2024
Public Sector Supergroup: July 2024
Virtual event
5 Jul 2024
Higher Education Supergroup: July 2024
Virtual event
12 Jul 2024
Public Sector Supergroup: August 2024
Virtual event
30 Aug 2024
Higher Education Supergroup: September 2024
Virtual event
6 Sep 2024
Navigating Geopolitics in the Technological Sphere
Virtual technology meetup
26 Sep 2024
The Studio - Nashville, USA
The Country Music Hall of Fame
28 Oct 2024
Meet-Up: Technology Leaders, November
Virtual technology meetup
28 Nov 2024
The Studio - Technology Series
Abbey Road Studio
4 Dec 2024
The Studio:
Live from Abbey Road Studios
22nd May and 3rd December 2024
The Studio welcomes leaders from all over the world to set the marketing agenda on a global stage.
Amit Sharma
Global Head, Field Marketing, Demand Generation & Sponsorships, Tata Communications
Angela O'Connell
CMO, Juro
Aparna Jairam
CMO, Hexaware Technologies
Bonnie Pelosi
CMO UK, Microsoft
Chris Merrick
Senior Director, Global Marketing - Integrated Systems, Shure Incorporated
Emma Roffey
VP Marketing EMEAR, Cisco
Gemma Davies
Head of Global ABM x CXO Engagement, ServiceNow
Gareth Scragg
Director, EMEA Portfolio & Demand Marketing, DXC Technology
John A Williams
Marketing Director & CMO EMEA, APAC, LatAm, Verizon
John Watton
VP Marketing EMEA, VMware
Kritika Singh
Business Marketing Head UKI, Benelux & TMT, Europe, HCL Technologies
Lisa A Gilbert
VP Brand & Content, Kyndryl
Mark Wheeler
CMO, LeanIX
Matt Preschern
Chief Marketing and Demand Generation Officer, NTT
Matt Hooper
CMO, Quantexa
Mehul Kapadia
Chief Revenue Officer, Locus
Oliver Pilgerstorfer
CMO, IFS
Peter Thomas
CMO, Northumbria University
Rachel Fairley
Global VP Brand Marketing, HPE
Rebecca Blackmore
Senior Marketing Manager, OutSystems
Ruth Rowan
CMO, Avanade
Ryan Nappi
Marketing Director, Northern Europe, Tanium
Sarah Thomas
Group CMO & EVP, Capgemini
Sarah Whipp
CMO, Callsign
Shallu Behar-Sheehan
Marketing Transformation Advisor to Group CMO & EVP, Capgemini
Simon Edward
VP, CMO & Client Experience Leader, IBM UKI, IBM
Steven Goddard
Senior Director, Marketing Programs, Nutanix
Steven Wastie
CMO, Immuta
Sumi Shukla
VP EMEA & Global Partner Marketing, Riverbed Technology
Tina Morwani
Director, Global Campaigns, Snow Software
Tricia Stinton
CMO, Capgemini
Utkarsh Srivastav
Global Manager and Head - Brand and Digital, L&T Technology Services
Van Diamandakis
CMO, Vyond
Yafaa Ahres
Head of Marketing, Elsewhen
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What our community says
The opportunity to come together with other senior executives to network, collaborate and discuss the challenges, and opportunities facing industry in a non-competitive way is invaluable.
Lee Fulmer - Chairman - Bank of England
Genuinely beyond impressed with the HotTopics Community! Left inspired by the C-Suite Tech Leaders I had the privilege to meet as well as energized by the opportunity to participate as a panelist.
Joanna Pamphilis - CDIO - UniCredit
Meeting industry peers is a must in a hyperconnected, hyperaware, hyper-focused world. HotTopics enables exactly that, a great community and I am proud to part of it.
Jon Buckthorp - Global Field Marketing Leader - Vodafone
HotTopics are true to their word when they say they deliver a completely different networking experience for the technology community.
Danny Attias - CDIO - London. Business School
Never underestimate the importance and power of networking. Being part of Hottopic's CMO community has been invaluable, resourceful and inspiring not to mention energising. I fully encourage everyone to dive in!
Emma Roffey - VP Marketing EMEAR & Global Advocacy- Cisco
I have had the privilege of meeting professionals in the tech field around the world, such incredible people from whom I was able to exchange experiences and learn from.
Maria Pilar Varela Sepulveda - CDO - AgroGalaxy
The best best best awards ever! Well done HotTopics team
Nuala Kennedy-Preston - CDO - People's Postcode Lottery
It was an extraordinary event! Thank you HotTopics, all of you who worked so hard to put the event on. Right on point and as usual captivating. Well done again
Mandie Beitner - CTO - Former London Stock Exchange
Massive shoutout to HotTopics and CrowdStrike for creating the Future CISO 100 AND having a gender button to show the female future CISO leaders! Just Boom, congrats all
Jo Peterson - Vice President Cloud & Security Services - Clarify360
The Studio is a great event! I walked away with a lot of food for thought and have some creative ideas on how I can navigate the current technology landscape to benefit my organization, customers, and employees.
Carolyn J Kirwin - COO - Amati Orchestra Ltd
The Studio is a brilliant event, which avoids many of the downsides I find at other industry events. Plus of course the amazing evening activity - I won't forget that in a hurry! Thank you all for a great event.
Emily Wearmouth - Director of International Communication - Netskope
Thank you HotTopics for a brilliant day full of new insights, relevant (HOT!) topics and interesting people at a perfect location. Very well organised and perfectly executed. Can't wait for the next meet up
Bjorn Ovar Johansson - CIO - Fractional, Interim CIO