Press & Media

In the
conversation.

Interviews, articles, speaking engagements, and external contributions — organisations, publications, and forums that Neil has been part of or spoken with.

Interviews & conversations

Spoken with

Interviews and recorded conversations on technology leadership, the evolving CIO and CTO role, and what organisations actually need from technology at the top.

Interview

The Evolution of the CIO Role

Dentro Talent — a conversation on how the CIO role has changed, what boards actually need from technology leaders, and the gap between the title and the work.

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Video interview

The Evolution of the CIO Role — recorded conversation

Dentro Talent — the full video conversation. The CIO role, the expectations gap, and the conditions under which technology leadership actually succeeds or fails.

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External writing

Contributed to

Articles, commentary, and contributions published through external organisations and initiatives.

  • SmarterGovs Initiative
    Contributing author

    Technology and public sector transformation — articles on how government organisations adopt technology, where it goes wrong, and what better looks like.

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  • Global Consortium Group
    Fractional Group CTO

    Published articles on convergence and continuity in technology strategy, cybercrime and evolving threat landscape, and what it means for organisations operating at the frontier of public safety.

Speaking

On the platform

Selected speaking engagements — conferences, leadership forums, and invited presentations across technology strategy, architecture, and the future of digital systems.

  • IBM Distinguished Engineers Global Leadership
    Invited presentation · Future Telecommunications & Ecosystem Architecture

    The only non-IBM person ever to present at this globally streamed internal leadership event. Invited by the presidents of IBM's Distinguished Engineering team to present on ecosystems architecture — a model for how organisations think about and design capability across interconnected digital ecosystems. Delivered during the BT period.

  • Confluence Global Telecoms Leadership
    Conference speaker · Future of Telecommunications & Engagement Models

    Speaking on where the telecommunications industry is heading — the structural shift in how telcos create and sustain engagement, and what that means for the technology decisions organisations in the sector are making now.

  • Google European Banking & Finance
    Fireside chat · Working Models in Financial Services Technology

    Fireside conversation at Google's European Banking and Finance forum — discussing how financial services organisations actually work with technology partners, what good looks like, and the conditions under which transformation programmes succeed or fail.

  • EU Lifelong Learning & Education Initiative
    UK representative · Pan-European Lifelong Learning Platform

    Represented the UK at an EU-level initiative in Brussels focused on a centralised pan-European capability for employment and lifelong learning — bringing together key data to support a cradle-to-grave platform of information spanning education, employment, skills, and lifelong development.

Peer review & community

CTO Grand Rounds

A curated panel of senior fractional CTOs reviewing real technical problems for founders and scale-up leadership teams, live. Neil sits on the Attending Panel for selected sessions.

  • CTO Grand Rounds
    Attending Panel member

    Live case reviews for founders, run monthly. Sessions Neil has taken part in, collected as they happen.

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