ICTF Conference 2017

As Technical Lead within Cisco’s Talos Security Intelligence and Research Group, Martin Lee researches the latest developments in cybersecurity and delivers expert opinion on emerging threats and related risks, and how to mitigate them. A Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Chartered Engineer, Lee has more than 15 years of experience in system development and 10 years within the security industry. Lee holds a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Cambridge and a Master of Science degree in Software Engineering from the University of Oxford.

Andrew joined Microsoft in 2007 as an Evangelist, focusing on business intelligence and data development. Andrew’s role puts him in contact with all sizes of organisation from start-ups to UK Big business and government where he has a track record of making the complex simple and the future relevant now. His particular passion is the appropriate application of data to solve real world problems and to do that as ethically as possible such that the technology itself becomes invisible. Andrew is now on his third career following work a decade in criminal intelligence for the UK Government and a wide ranging consulting career developing BI strategies for major retailers, insurers and banks. Andrew regularly blogs and speaks at a range of conferences, workshops and meet-ups.

Steven began his career working in the research consulting sector where he specialised in IT topics, such as cloud computing.  Given his interest in education, he moved to the Google Enterprise Education team three years ago and has been working ever since to help bring Google technologies, such as Google Apps and Chromebooks, to K-12 and higher education institutions.  He is excited to work with schools as they move to the web and increase students' access to technology.

Brian is responsible for Google Cloud in Higher Education across Europe and the Middle East. Brian has vast experience in both the ICT industry and the education sector, working in many countries across the globe with Ministries of Education, education districts and universities. With hands-on experience designing, architecting and deploying large scale enterprise solutions for millions of education users, Brian brings insight and knowledge of the requirements, challenges and considerations for Higher Education customers. Brian is excited to help universities use Google’s capabilities in big data, compute, analytics and machine learning to support universities and researchers in critical areas like genomics and climate change. Using Google's vast resources to help university IT departments do things faster and cheaper.

Amy O'Donnell is an adviser on applications of information communications technologies (ICTs) to support programming at Oxfam GB. Her role involves supporting staff working in humanitarian response, campaigning and long-term development to explore effective design and best practice in the use of ICTs. This involves working with programmes to establish the enabling role ICTs can play in improving quality, efficiency and reach.

Amy previously worked for FrontlineSMS, who build professional SMS (text message) management tools and support organisations to develop effective applications, as well as the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation where she supported minority groups to develop human rights campaigns. Amy holds a Masters in Human Rights from University College London (UCL), with a specialism in the rights of internally displaced people (IDPs). 

Chris Mackie is the Service Delivery Manager for the Nexus Services. He joined IT Service in 2015 having previously worked in Local Government IT in a variety of technical support, project management and service delivery management roles. He, like most, uses email.

Steven is a 20-year veteran of the service provider and equipment maker side of the ICT industry across four continents. An engineer by trade having earned more than 15 certifications across the full spectrum of information and communications technologies, he's spent his more recent years working with service providers and vendors to improve their effective strategies and make the most of any transition from buy-and-build to cloud and managed services. He's most passionate about the need to deliver value through IT and to not stop at simply delivering features or functionality, but to deliver real value for the technology provider, the service provider, and the user. Steven works with Huawei Enterprise for the Western European Region as the Senior Network and Technical Architect helping customers get the best out of Huawei's technical capabilities.

Ruth is the Web Platform Team Leader at the University of Oxford and has been working in the organisation for many years building up extensive experience of delivering web sites on several platforms. Until a few years ago, Ruth was running a web team building sites for the central administration division based on Site Manager. These ranged from simple content publication sites to complex web applications with inbuilt workflows and business rules. Now Ruth heads up the newly formed Web Platform team and acts as the Service Delivery Manager for the Mosaic Web Platform. This includes looking after the ongoing product roadmap, software development, support and promotion of the service.

Christopher Causer is a systems administrator for the Networks Support and Development team in University of Oxford's IT Services, and a Charlton Athletic Football Club supporter.

Martin has been teaching Business Design and Enterprise Architecture in industry for many years. Martin began his career in the early 1980’s designing and building banking systems in London and went on to become a CIO, Management Consultant and Software Entrepreneur. His work has taken him all over the world and he has lectured in many different countries. In his role as a teacher he has taken hundreds of architects through TOGAF certification. In his spare time, Martin is a volunteer at The Bletchley Park Trust where he gives guided tours and talks about the work of the code breakers during WW2. Martin studied Mathematics at Merton College and has an MBA from London Business School.

Matthew Buckett is a software developer working in Academic IT for IT Services. He's at happy writing Java web apps and is a committer on Sakai which is the software behind WebLearn.

Freddie Barr-Smith is a systems administrator and systems security student with a keen hobbyist interest in penetration testing and exploits. 

Thomas Briggs is Education Manager with the Bletchley Park Trust, having previously been employed as a mathematics teacher. Outside of work, he's a movie buff, guitarist, avid reader and outspoken maths evangelist.

Dr Sibel Allinson is a Sr. Project Manager at University of Cambridge Information Services. She has been delivering IT projects in both profit and non-profit environments in the US and Europe for more than 20 years. During her time with Mercedes-Benz, she also worked as an Auditor/Trainer for ISO9000 systems for 5 years. She is particularly interested in Agility created through autonomous teams in organisations. In her charity work, she has successfully introduced an organisational model of 'autonomous giving circles' which has been used effectively for 10 years.

Henryk has been the Head of Networks and Data Centres for IT Services since 2011. He started designing telephone exchanges and numbering plans for a major telco, then moved on to designing large scale networks for large enterprises. He has since alternated between working in education and commerce, being a further education lecturer in Computer Science, an IT Manager for an Estates Agents and a Network Manager for the University of Bristol.

Andrew works as a Computer Security Specialist in the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) protecting the university's network infrastructure and users from attack. Before that, he was a senior security consultant in the finance sector advising firms in the UK, Europe and the US. He has also been a technology consultant responsible for network R&D in a leading consumer electronics firm and in the distant past an academic!

Owen is Director of the Oxford Transition to Leadership Programme, a general management programme for mid-career managers, and through his teaching, he also works with undergraduate and postgraduate students through to the most senior leaders of major organisations. His teaching focusses on individual, group and organisational decision making and he is also an experienced teacher of negotiation for senior executives. His areas of expertise include Organisational Behaviour, Employment Relations, Decision Making, Negotiation and Comparative Management.

Ronald is a Cambridge University Computer Officer who has been part of academic ICT in the US and UK, including as University of Bristol's first Webmaster, later moving to Cambridge first as Computer Manager for Selwyn College, then Deputy IT Manager for the Cavendish Laboratory, in time joining University Information Services (via the previous Computing Service).  Having helped found Cambridge's College IT Management Group (CITMG) and Departmental IT Group (DITG), he remains active in supporting both groups' efforts toward mutual support, shared solutions, and community building.  Ronald holds BCS, ACM, Computer Society, and IEEE membership, and technical research interests include collaborative technologies for unifying communications and sustaining distributed and learning communities, cultural and investigative potentials for augmented reality, and other complementary physical and virtual 3D technologies.

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Alexander Dutton started out as an MCompSci student at Keble College in 2005, become a project developer at the Computing Services in 2009, and is now a Data Architect in IT Services' IAM Team. He looks after OxPoints and the Open Data Service, and advocates the reuse of data across the University.

David Farren is an experienced project manager of some 20 years. David’s career began in the Army then as a director of the UK’s largest privately owned international haulage company, then into practice with Deloittes in the City and from there a contract project manager specialising in delivering complex IT projects to the public sector.

Anu is a solution architect and analyst with working experience of over 11 years. He has a Masters in Software Engineering and has worked across business functions implementing enterprise scale solutions of varying complexities. His most recent experience was leading the analysis efforts towards defining and implementing an Identity and Access Management framework in one of the largest financial organisations in the UK.

Christopher Hoskin first came to Oxford as a student applicant in 1993. He has since been an undergraduate, an alumnus, a taught postgraduate, an alumnus (again), a research postgraduate, has held two MCR roles, has held lectureships at two colleges, been a teaching assistant and class tutor at Maths, and been ITSS for 8 units/subunits. He therefore feels qualified to be leader of the Identity and Access Management (IAM) Team at IT Services.

Jon Ray is the programme manager for the University's Gardens, Libraries and Museums Digital Strategy. Jon is responsible for taking the agreed Digital Strategy and making it a reality. The projects and initiatives cover changing the underlying infrastructure, digital collections systems, search and discovery as well as coordinating work across the six institutions on digitisation. Prior to working at the University Jon worked at Wiley as Director of Change and previous to that worked as a programme manager/project manager in health and social care. 

Bio forthcoming.