Richard is a Cloud Native and Open Source Software advocate, he has been working in various roles related to Cloud Computing, over the past 10 years.

A highly structured, respected and accomplished IT professional who's accumulated a vast set of experiences, ranging in pre-sales, engineering, architecture, consultancy/advisory and project management.

Richard has worked for a number of prestigious IT vendors - both established and new start-ups - such as IBM, Lenovo, SUSE, Mirantis, Heptio/VMware and WWT.

He recently started his own cloud consultancy start-up with an ex-colleague, as MultiCloud Global, focusing on offering Cloud Native services to enterprises.

Recently, he has expanded into the world of vlogging and writing - setting up his own vlog (The Cloud Therapists), with outlets on Medium and YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm9VgexflGdSGdjeVgn6zXA

Richard is also an experienced conference speaker and evangelist of all things Cloud Native and has presented at the CNCF London Meetup event and Cloud Expo Europe Virtual Summits.

Victoria Whittaker is an experienced Manager working in Deloitte's Cloud Engineering practice. Her expertise lies in Cloud Strategy where she works with clients to build, shape and deliver their cloud strategies in line with their business priorities. Victoria has an extensive background in leading cloud migrations and large technical transformation programmes.

Mike is an experienced and highly motivated IT leader with a proven track record in the delivery of service excellence, customer focused technical operational support and continual service improvement. Skilled in supplier and vendor engagement, management and negotiation, ensuring proposed solutions deliver value for money aligned to strategic objectives and required business outcomes.

Currently Head of Hybrid Cloud Services for DWP, the UK’ biggest public service department, leading Engineering teams delivering Hybrid Cloud Hosting solutions and shared services, with a real focus on Public Cloud adoption and removal of Technical Debt, following a period of transition with IT Services coming back in house after years of outsourcing.

Previously IT Operations Manager at Manchester City Council, driving the Data Centre and Infrastructure Transformation with a shift from legacy traditional on-premises infrastructure to Hybrid Cloud, incorporating Hyper-Converged Infrastructure and SaaS solutions.

Extensive knowledge of Government with 20 years’ experience in Local Authority and the Civil Service, shaping strategy to meet corporate objectives spanning diverse and critical services, facing into the challenges brought about by legislative change, financial constraints, compliance requirements, and the increased use and reliance on technology to deliver operational efficiencies, cost reduction, and delivery of statutory services.