F-TAG members

Adam is a senior technologist focused on systems quality, testing and emerging technologies. Currently, building the neuro product and taking it to market - revolutionising project reporting. Also, leading the technical Dragonfly consulting team.

Very active within BCS, and working with ISO/IEC, the EU and ISTQB on AI Testing. Finally, an elected Board Member of ForHumanity. Oh... and podcasting see fuzzyquality.com.

Christine Ashton is the Chief Information Officer at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

She was appointed in January 2024. She has been a Non-Executive Director for Royal Bank of Scotland International since September 2020.

As a Fellow of the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, she is Vice-Chair of its most senior technical group, Fellows Technical Advisory Group, to help the BCS deliver its mission of ‘Making IT good for Society’. She also sits on the DIGIT Lab Advisory Board.

As the former Chief Information Officer for SUSE, she helped apply digital technology to transform product infrastructure after business takeover or merger and initial public offering. Previously, she was the CEO of Cogventive, advising companies during re-structures and transitions.

Before Cogventive, she was Chief Digital Officer in residence at SAP, working to deliver strategic impact from emerging cloud based technology. As Senior Vice President of Technology at Thomson Reuters, she delivered sustainable strategic capability.

Before SAP and Thomson Reuters, she held global roles in companies scaling and undergoing business change, including:

• BP
• BG Group (now part of Royal Dutch Shell)
• Transport for London
• United Utilities
• Associated Octel

She has previously held independent non-executive director roles at Pay.UK and the Home Office. Additionally, she has sat on CEO advisory boards of global technology vendors and many innovative start-ups.

Resham is a Group Enterprise Architect at International Airlines Group with 30+ years’ experience leading distributed enterprise architectures and complex software engineering projects.

He specialises in highly available and transactional platforms encompassing global operational systems, omni-channel applications, and API integration platforms.

Resham holds degrees from York and Reading Universities, is a Chartered IT Professional and TOGAF Certified. 

First computer programme (multi-length arithmetic and primality testing) in 1968, on a machine with 100 words of data memory. First published paper in 1971, on the use of number theory in hash coding. Lives on the boundary between mathematics and computing, and will use either to help the other.

I have been named in Who’s Who of Information Technology 2021, Who’s Who of Data Privacy and Protection 2021 and the Who’s Who of Data Security 2021 as one of the world’s leading lawyers in those areas of law. I specialise in advising both customers and suppliers in the best practice for the procurement and supply of complex technology projects.

I have considerable experience in risk management and currently co-chair of an ISO Working Group which developed the first international standard for the management of legal risk (ISO 31022).

Prof. Claudio Cilli, Ph.D. is a world leader authority in National Security and Intelligence, company protection, information systems security and compliance, with over 25 years of experience. He currently advises governments and int’l companies in the cyber-security and critical infrastructures protection areas.

Runs a research group and a laboratory finalized to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques applied to computer security. Professor at the Rome University, frequent speaker, scientific committee member, chairman of international conferences. Authored and published in several books and magazines.

Max is a Distinguished Technologist at DXC Technology with over 30 years’ experience working in the IT Industry. Working with customers, designing and delivering enterprise level solutions to business requirements to deliver business outcomes.

He has extensive knowledge in the design and deployment of applications, systems and network architectures to support cloud and traditional based business services. Experience in the Journey to Digital and the Digital Landscape.

Darren Dalcher is Professor in Strategic Project Management at Lancaster University, and founder and Director of the National Centre for Project Management. He works to foster interactive dialogue about the integration of successful practice with theoretical research in the management of projects.

Darren is an experienced academic with a successful track record of consulting and working with businesses, charities and governmental organisations. Darren is the Editor of two project management book series published by Routledge and Editor-in-Chief of a leading software engineering journal published by Wiley, reflecting his hybrid interest in the connection between technology and its successful management.

Sue is a Chief Technical Officer in IBM Business Services UK for one of IBM's Major growth areas, she leads the building of Cognitive solutions for major clients across multiple industries.

Sue is passionate about developing the next generation of technical leaders and is an experienced mentor and career coach. She has recently been looking at data architecture patterns for distributed data platforms across Hybrid Cloud and the role of Information Catalogues.

Andrea is an expert in leading change by understanding the challenge and her stakeholders.

She is a digital transformation leader who focuses on embedding technological and cultural solutions to complex business functions globally - areas include trading, shipping, legal, finance, HR and alternative energy.

Andrea is the Chair of BCS Women, sits on the BCS Society Board and volunteers as a programme manager for iSAW.

Margaret is an Emerita Professor of Software Quality, Solent University and an active member of BCS.

Margaret encourages greater awareness of STEM and greater diversity within BCS and the computing industry. She is Emeritus Professor of Software Quality, with particular interests in GreenIT, 3D printing, e-learning issues and the games and e-sports industry.

Margaret is actively involved in the BCS, currently Hampshire Branch Chair, and Vice-Chair of Quality and e-learning SGs, previously a Senator on the Engineering Council, and BCS Trustee and Council Member. She has been awarded MBE, Hon FBCS, BCS John Ivison Medal, an Honorary Doctorate for work encouraging students into STEM subjects and also added to Computer Weekly’s Hall of Fame.

Diana is a highly experienced, energetic, executive-level CTO, Chief Architect and technology strategist, with extensive experience of leading global teams in large organisations. Strong leadership and delivery with extensive experience of driving large, global transformation programmes.

She has a passion for talent development and committed to attracting and developing the best technology leaders with diverse backgrounds and perspectives who will advance the digital transformation of our industry.

Deputy Director of The Digital Society Institute at Keele University and the Computer Science Research Director and Leader of Software and Systems Engineering Research in the School of Computer Science and Mathematics, where she is a Reader.

A trailblazer in emerging technologies such as machine vision, AI and ethics. She dedicates her work to protecting human rights, elevating the human spirit and championing ethics, safety and values.

A director with Mayden, a firm that designs, builds and supports insightful cloud based systems for healthcare services in the UK and abroad. By night, she is part of One HealthTech, a grassroots community that supports and promotes women and other under-represented groups as future leaders in health innovation.