Event Insights and Highlights

We had a fantastic day at Cisco Connect UK 2024! We welcomed 550 customers, partners, industry leaders, and Cisco experts, all actively participating in learning, engaging, and connecting with one another.

The event was kicked off with a keynote by Chintan Patel, CTO (Cisco UK & Ireland), followed by a guest keynote from Dr Stephanie Hare, a renowned expert in Artificial Intelligence.

Attendees had the opportunity to choose from 19 breakout sessions, each offering valuable insights and knowledge from Cisco and industry leaders. The interactive demos at the Hub provided a unique opportunity for our customers and partners to engage in one-on-one sessions with Cisco solution experts.

We also celebrated our first customer awards ceremony, with our Cisco Leaders, David Meads (CEO UK & Ireland) and Adele Every (Managing Director, Public Sector), recognising customers for their excellence and integration of Cisco technology.

We are pleased to report that participants donated over £500 to The Eve Appeal. Cisco will match this amount, bringing our total donation to over £1,000! Donations are still welcome here.

Thank you to everyone who attended the event. We look forward to seeing you next year!

The Future Unveiled: Cisco Connect UK 2024

Take a look at our favourite moments from Cisco Connect UK 2024, where technology meets possibility.

Date Keynotes: PDF
24, June 2024 Opening Keynote with Chintan Patel, CTO (Cisco UKI)

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24, June 2024 Guest Keynote Speaker, DR Stephanie Hare, Expert on Artificial Intelligence

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Date Track 1: AI-driven collaboration and customer experience PDF
24, June 2024 Session 1: Collaboration in the Age of AI: Pioneering the use of AI and emerging technology

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  Extra: Also, visit here to see why Gartner named Cisco a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for CPaaS  
24, June 2024 Session 2: Cloud communications: Connecting businesses with customers anytime, anywhere

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Date Track 2: The journey to unified observability PDF
24, June 2024 Session 1: Improving business outcomes through observability

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24, June 2024 Session 2: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: What does it mean for Observability?

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24, June 2024 Session 3: OpenTelemetry: Bringing standards and interoperability to observability

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Date Track 3: The future of innovation and organisation, secured PDF
24, June 2024 Session 1: Innovating for a new era of security

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  Also, check out the 2024 Cisco Cybersecurity Readiness Index. This report is an updated guide that addresses the current global
cybersecurity landscape and assesses how ready organisations are to face today's cybersecurity risks.
 

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Date Track 4: Connect, simplify, and transform your infrastructure PDF
24, June 2024 Session 1: The next era of secure networking - Power of the platform

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24, June 2024 Session 2: Application platform modernisation with Cisco

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Date Track 5: Next-gen workplace innovations PDF
24, June 2024 Session 2: A magnet, not a mandate - Creating the workplaces of tomorrow

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24, June 2024 Session 3: "If your building could talk..." PDF to come 

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Cisco Customer Awards 2024

The Cisco UKI Customer Awards recognises and celebrates Cisco’s customers from the theatre for their technological innovation. Customers stood the chance to be distinguished across our 6 awards categories, each aligned to Cisco's UKI campaigns, business priorities, and strategic initiatives.

The awards ceremony, hosted by David Meads, VP of Cisco UKI, took place at Cisco Connect where all winners were officially announced. Please find the passionate and innovative winners below for each award category!

 

Award Categories

1. Hybrid Work Hero

Presented to the customer who has implemented the best hybrid work strategy to empower their teams and/or reimagine their workspaces

Winner:

  • National Trust: Clare Quick, Director of IT Operations

Nominees:

  • Government Property Management: Allan Gardner, Head of Technology
  • Close Brothers Ltd: Mark Holden, Unified Communications Lead
  • RSA Insurance Group, PLC, Samantha Bradley, UK & I Modern Workplace Manager

2. Transformation Trailblazer

Recognizes the customer who excels in using Cisco solutions to simplify network and technology challenges and ensure secure global connectivity.

Winner:

  • Buckinghamshire Council:
  • Tony Ellis, IT Service Director
  • Stewart Hall - Head of Infrastructure and Platforms
  • Marc Tomlin - Network Technical Architect
  • Clive Swindlehurst - ONE IT Programme Manager
  • Prod Sarigianis - Head of Business and Partnerships

Nominees:

  • Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: Mark Holland, Head of Technical Architecture and Infrastructure
  • Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Trust: John Martland, Technical Director

3. Reimagine Applications Visionary

Honours the forward-thinking customer that leverages Cisco Full-Stack Observability (FSO) solutions to transcend traditional monitoring, achieving a comprehensive view of their applications' performance, security, and relevance to business outcomes.

Winner:

  • Admiral Insurance: Luke Erickson, Head of IT Service Operations

Nominee:

  • Barts Health NHS Trust: Fay Stevenson, ICT Director

4. Cybersecurity Defender of The Year

Recognizes the customer who prioritizes security in every aspect of their business by leveraging Cisco security solutions to enhance resilience, maximize user uptime, and maintain business continuity, securing endpoints and empowering employees across all environments.

Winner:

  • All England Lawn Tennis Club: Kevin Ward, Lead Network Engineer

Nominee:

  • Rolls-Royce: Paul Knight, Head of Global Enterprise Architecture

5. Sustainability Changemaker

Celebrates a customer who leverages Cisco's innovative solutions to help reduce environmental impacts and drive sustainability.

Winner:

  • Wrexham County Borough Council: Simon Billington, IT Director

Nominees:

  • NatWest: Mark Holden, Head of Data Networks - Data Services and Seun Akiode, Scrum Master Data Networks & Climate Lead - Network Services
  • St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Multi Academy Trust: Amanda C. Greaves, Executive Head Teacher

6. Industry Excellence

Celebrates the organization whose usage of their Cisco solution solves common challenges faced across their respective industry.

Winner:

  • McLaren Racing: Edward Green, Head of IT
  • EasyJet: Simon Challis, Platform Lead - Observability & AIOps