Event
11 May, 2018
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Matthew Gould, Director General for Digital and Media Policy, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Opportunities for the UK Digital Economy

Reform was delighted to welcome Matthew Gould, Director General for Digital and Media Policy, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport who will be leading a panel discussion on ‘Opportunities for the UK Digital Economy’ and it was held in kind collaboration with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Matthew Gould was joined on the panel by:

    • Oliver Benzecry, Chairman and Senior Managing Director, Accenture UK and Ireland

 

    • Eileen Burbidge, Partner, Passion Capital and Chair, Tech City UK

 

    • Dr Rannia Leontaridi OBE, Director, Business Growth, Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

 

The opportunities for innovation, growth and efficiency presented by new technologies are expanding all the time, offering great encouragement to businesses and public service leaders alike. Through the Digital Strategy the Government has committed to making the UK the best place to start and grow a digital business and its Transformation Strategy highlights the need for digitisation and an efficiency drive across government.

This panel event brought together relevant speakers to outline the size and the possibilities for further growth in the UK digital economy. There was around 80 – 100 attendees, including senior civil servants, parliamentarians, as well as private and public service leaders with an interest in technology.

This was part of a series of Reform events supported by Accenture as part of the company’s digital initiative, identifying the key areas in which businesses, policy makers and public-sector organisations can drive changes that will allow the UK to continue to lead in the digital economy whilst ensuring an inclusive and responsible digital revolution. More information on the initiative can be found here.

This event was held in partnership with Accenture:

 

Matthew Gould was joined on the panel by:

    • Oliver Benzecry, Chairman and Senior Managing Director, Accenture UK and Ireland

 

    • Eileen Burbidge, Partner, Passion Capital and Chair, Tech City UK

 

    • Dr Rannia Leontaridi OBE, Director, Business Growth, Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

 

The opportunities for innovation, growth and efficiency presented by new technologies are expanding all the time, offering great encouragement to businesses and public service leaders alike. Through the Digital Strategy the Government has committed to making the UK the best place to start and grow a digital business and its Transformation Strategy highlights the need for digitisation and an efficiency drive across government.

This panel event brought together relevant speakers to outline the size and the possibilities for further growth in the UK digital economy. There was around 80 – 100 attendees, including senior civil servants, parliamentarians, as well as private and public service leaders with an interest in technology.

This was part of a series of Reform events supported by Accenture as part of the company’s digital initiative, identifying the key areas in which businesses, policy makers and public-sector organisations can drive changes that will allow the UK to continue to lead in the digital economy whilst ensuring an inclusive and responsible digital revolution. More information on the initiative can be found here.

This event was held in partnership with Accenture: