Events at a glance
High level executive summaries of Head Space events across the globe.
Head Space
Exclusive networking events for business leaders
In the fast-paced world of business, finding the time to think deeply and reflect on complex ideas can be challenging. Head Space, a series of thought-provoking global networking events organized by Avanade creates that time for you. For these events, we bring together dynamic groups of influential business leaders to discuss the hot digital and innovation themes that affect us all.
Thursday 18th May 2017
The Ivy, The Loft room. London
08.00 - 11.30
Breakfast roundtable
Hosts & Speakers
Meet our Head Space hosts and event speakers
Head Space London
Darren Hardman
General Manager, Avanade UK & Ireland
As General Manager for Avanade UK, Darren is responsible for guiding sales, delivery and operations. From 2013 to 2106 Darren was the Chief Operating Officer for Avanade North America, based in Seattle. Darren joined Avanade in 2011 as Avanade Global Head of Sales, following 15 years at Accenture. He enjoys climbing mountains, skiing down mountains and coaching football.
Peter Temes
Founder & President
Institute for Innovation in Large Organisations (ILO)
Peter Temes is the founder and president of the Institute for Innovation in Large Organisations (ILO), and regularly co-hosts and moderates Head Space events across the globe. He has advised the most senior leadership in organizations ranging from British Air and Toyota to NASA and Goldman Sachs. He is a former faculty member at Harvard University, and author of several books.
Featured Speakers
CIO Leading UK Bank
CIO Leading UK Newspaper
Hear from CIO at leading UK Bank and CIO at leading UK Newspaper about their view on how Brexit is going to shape the business landscape in UK.
Head Space thoughts
“Networking at the Head Space events is an excellent forum, always with exciting topics and interesting people from varied industries.”
Andrew Johnson
Integrated Solutions Manager, Shell
“With their Head Space events Avanade are bringing world class thought leadership sessions addressing many of the challenges CIOs are facing in this rapidly changing Digital landscape. The sessions are mainly led by CIO’s and the peer networking opportunities are second to none.”
Graeme Hackland
IT Director, Williams F1 Team
“The wave of innovation sweeping across enterprises all over the globe is driven, first and foremost, by the rise of digital technologies. Becoming digital is what it takes for every large enterprise to survive and thrive.”
Peter Temes
Founder & President
Institute for Innovation in Large Organisations (ILO)
Inspiration
Read more about the key learnings from our networking events, or get inspired by content that relates to the Head Space event themes
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Avanade's official global blog about exchanging ideas that drive tomorrow's innovation.
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