techUK announces new Growth Council

Friday 18 Oct 2024 @ 09:10
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We are pleased to announce techUK has elected a new Growth Council for the 2024/2026 period

The Growth Council is made up of techUK members who will lead techUK’s work on economic growth and act as a sounding board for the Government and MPs as the UK seeks to increase the rate of economic growth by leveraging technology and the UK tech sector. They will sit for a fixed term of two years.

We will be elected a Chair and Vice-Chair in the coming weeks.

We are also excited to announce our Growth Plan, which outlines how supporting the UK tech sector will drive growth for the benefit of every nation and region in the UK.

Growth Council Members

Clicking on each members' name will take you to their LinkedIn profile.

Peter Stephens – Director, Government Partnerships, Arm
Yasmin Brooks – Head of UK Government Affairs, Broadcom
Iana Vidal – Head of UK Public Policy, Block
Grace Almendras Castillo – Founder & CEO, Gifftid Ltd
Tom Morrison-Bell – Senior Manager, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google
Blake Bower – Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, IBM
Tijs Broeke – Public Policy Director, Northwest Europe, HP Inc
Adam Watkins – Public Sector Strategy and Sales Director, Leadership Team, Kainos
Adrian Criddle – VP & GM, Lenovo UK&I, Lenovo
Rory MacDonald – Chief Executive Officer, Made Tech Group
Chloe Delphine MacEwen – Senior Director, UK Corporate External and Legal Affairs, Microsoft
Maria Palmieri – Senior Public Policy Manager, Cloudflare
Catherine Hadfield – Senior Lead, Clusters, Plexal
Alistair Tebbit – Head of UK Government Affairs and International Programmes, RELX
Chris Francis – Director of Government Affairs, SAP
Simon Miller – Director of Public Affairs, Virgin Media O2
Casey Calista – Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Vorboss
Emma Thomas – Director of Government Affairs, Experian
Julie Dawson – Chief Policy & Regulatory Officer, Yoti

techUK Growth Plan

Yesterday (17th October 2024), techUK launched its Growth Plan alongside the announcemen of the Growth Council.We are excited to announce our Growth Plan, which outlines how supporting the UK tech sector will drive growth for the benefit of every nation and region in the UK

Find out more

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