18 Nov 2008

3SW - Keynote Speakers
Winchester Guildhall, 21 May 2008
 
Vice President, Business Strategy and Marketing for North & West Europe. Houston will open up a discussion about how to make the most of new technologies even as they challenge us with entirely new ways of interacting. Are these radical changes in communications enriching people's lives? Houston will talk about how communications services at home, at work and on the move, are helping people adapt to a world that is 'always on'.
 
Head of Economic Development, Director of Business Link and director of eHampshire, John will focus on the importance of 3SW technologies for SME's and the economy of Hampshire, showcasing some of the best smallbusinesses in the county.
 
Director of IT Hampshire County Council, Jos will talk of the direct benefits adopting 3SW technologies is having on the delivery of County Council Services to the public.
 
David Banes - Ability Net
Technology and people with a disability – New opportunities and New Risks
This presentation by David Banes will review the ways in which disabled people are benefiting from modern technologies to access education employment and achieve personal aspirations. The tools and solutions that are promoting digital inclusion through computers will be summarised and demonstrated. Looking ahead the presentation will examine some of the new technologies that are available both on the PC and other devices and suggest the opportunities these present and the risks of digital exclusion that remain if the lessons of the last 20 years of PC development are not heeded.
 
Andy Ball - Deloitte and Touche LLP
Senior Research Analyst for Deloitte Research. Deloitte Research's objective is to help Deloitte capture mindshare and stimulate demand amongst and beyond our client base. Working on topics set by the business, our content is aimed at shaping the UK business agenda, Alan will present on the changes that retailers are facing as businesses adapt to the changing habits of consumers.
 
Marcus Pullen - Aspin Technologies
Marcus is the business director for the E-commerce division of Aspin Management Systems Ltd and specialises in strategy development for e-commerce websites for retailers, wholesalers and distributors.
 
Marcus has worked in computing for 15 years including computer magazine publishing, multimedia and the Internet and projects have included HMV, Meridian Broadcasting, Castle Rock Entertainment, NewsCorp and many other blue-chip clients. 
 
Aspin Technologies are best known for the development of Riverford Organic Vegetables' Ecommerce website and unique web based extranet for their network of over 150 franchises across the UK, and have won several awards from the DTI.
 
Dr Tom Cherret - Southampton University
A leading researcher at the Unversity of Southampton Transport Group, Dr Cherret will present findings from a study being carried out in Winchester to assess how distribution and logistics techniques can take advantage of 3SW.