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URL:https://oxon.bcs.org/programme/could-european-businesses-really-replac
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SUMMARY:Could European Businesses Really Replace US Technology? (and AGM)
DESCRIPTION:\nMark Ridley\, Ridley Industries\nAs technology leaders\, we s
 ometimes have to ask ourselves “what if the worst happened”\, rather t
 han “what would we like to happen”. In that spirit\, we set ourselves 
 the challenge to ask: "What if access to US tech was suddenly cut off? Cou
 ld European businesses still function in a world without American technolo
 gy?"\n\nThe previously close relationship between Europe and the US is mo
 re tense now than it has been for decades. If economic or political strain
 s led to tariffs or export restrictions\, how exposed are European compani
 es to their dependence on American technology?\n\nThe simple answer: very.
  Almost every organisation relies on technologies built by teams with US H
 Qs. These geopolitical shifts raise important questions about vendor depen
 dency\, resilience\, and technology risk mitigation. In this talk\, we ex
 plore whether a viable non-US workplace technology stack exists and how i
 t compares in usability\, cost\, and integration with existing workflows.\
 nBio:\nMark has spent over two decades helping technology teams build bett
 er products. An experienced CTO/CIO\, Mark has held the role at Believe Mu
 sic\, the Financial Times\, Liberis\, Dynamo Mortgages\, AVADO and reed.co
 .uk.\n\nIn his early career\, Mark was the technical co-founder of reed.co
 .uk\, helping build the UK's leading careers website\, with over 350 emplo
 yees and millions of people a year to find work. Mark is the co-founder of
  Seeto\, a mentor with Octopus Ventures\, an advisor to Noba Capital\, boa
 rd member at The Local (a leading European news business) and co-host of t
 he Teamcraft podcast. Today\, Mark runs a CTO consultancy focused on helpi
 ng teams succeed with technology.\nAGM\nAgenda\n\n 	Welcome and Introducti
 ons\n 	Apologies for absence\n 	Minutes of the previous AGM\n 	Matters ari
 sing from the minutes\n 	A report from the Chair on the year’s activitie
 s\n 	A report from the Treasurer\n 	Election of Chair\, Treasurer\, Secret
 ary\, Inclusion Officer\, Early Career Officer and committee members\n 	An
 y other business\n\nNotification of items wishing to be raised under AOB s
 hould be sent to the Chair not less than three days in advance. Admission 
 of items not so notified will be at the discretion of the Chair.\n\nLoa
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