Greg Jones
Chair
Vice President of Business Development, EMEA,
Kaseya/Datto
Greg Jones
Vice President of Business Development, EMEA, Kaseya/Datto
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Chair
Vice President of Business Development, EMEA,
Kaseya/Datto
Vice President of Business Development, EMEA, Kaseya/Datto
Chair
Managing Director, Prizm Solutions Ltd.,
Maximity Limited, Director
Managing Director, Prizm Solutions Ltd., Maximity Limited, Director
Tracy was voted PCR’S Woman of the Year 2016 and one of the top 50 women in technology in 2014 and 2015. She was awarded CompTIA’s Member of the Year in 2017 and is passionate about diversity and raising the bar in professionalism and skills with tech professionals.
Tracy has over 38 years of tech experience working in programming, training, service delivery and management, as well as working to run and implement business systems in automotive manufacturing. As a tech mentor, Tracy has worked with both men and women around the world to help advance their businesses.
She has taken part in several funded initiatives to deliver IT advice to SMEs, has been a part of the Police-run Staffordshire Online Fraud Forum, is an Advisory Board member of one of the UK’s Cyber Resilience Centres and was one of the authors of a business standard for IT companies called Accredit UK.
An active member of the UK&I Community, Tracy is also a member of the education faculty delivering training, webinars and talks for CompTIA members around the world. Her duties as a Board director have included chairing the Governance Committee followed by the Audit, Finance and Investment Committee, as well as sitting on the Executive Committee.
She founded Maximity, an IT training and consulting business specializing in end-user education and awareness, in 2000 and co-founded Prizm Solutions, an insurance brokerage, with her husband in 2006. In addition, Tracy started RedQor with 3 colleagues in 2021 to offer a unique IT, cybersecurity and software development talent acquisition solution for MSPs or MSSPs.
Tracy is a member of the Chartered Management Institute, a Fellow of the Institute of Consulting, a PRINCE 2 practitioner, a member of the Federation of Small Businesses and Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Institute of Directors.
Chair
IT Nation Community Director - EMEA,
ConnectWise
IT Nation Community Director - EMEA, ConnectWise
Chair
Information Security & HR Director,
Purple Frog Systems Ltd.
Information Security & HR Director, Purple Frog Systems Ltd.
Global MSP and Distribution lead,
Quest Software
Global MSP and Distribution lead, Quest Software
Business Development Manager,
CARA Technology
Business Development Manager, CARA Technology
Technical Director,
Uptime Solutions
Technical Director, Uptime Solutions
VP Channel Sales,
inSOC
VP Channel Sales, inSOC
Hannah Lloyd is VP Channel Sales at inSOC Inc, an international provider of Security Operations to managed service providers and managed security service providers.
Hannah joined inSOC in 2019 after previously spending 5 years at Inbay where she worked her way up through the business from Inside Sales Representative to Senior Channel Manager. At inSOC, Hannah is responsible for new business and managing the major accounts of MSP and MSSP partners in the UK, US, Benelux, Asia and Australia whilst also representing inSOC at international and virtual events.
She was one of just three young leaders to be honoured as a ChannelChanger by CompTIA for 2018, and again in 2020, a programme that honours young professionals who are excelling in their roles within IT Channel organisations. She was also named one of PCR’s top women in Tech in 2020, and a finalist for CRN’s UK Rising Star Award in 2021.
Hannah was also honoured as the youngest ever recipient of the prestigious Member of the Year award by CompTIA in 2021 at the age of 28. She was commended for her dedication and passion for the technology industry, contributing to global initiatives including those focused on advancing women In technology, cyber security and Em Tech along with those closer to home in the UK community, including topics revolving around workforce, diversity and MSP growth. She is now serving as the Chair of the UK Business Technology Executive Council for CompTIA after spending 2 years as Vice Chair.
Managing Director,
MaximITy
Managing Director, MaximITy
Senior Partner Community Advocate,
Akamai Technologies
Senior Partner Community Advocate, Akamai Technologies
CompTIA’s UK Tech Industry and Workforce Trends provides an in-depth look at employment, economic impact, technology trends, salaries, hiring activity and more across the regions and metropolitan areas of the United Kingdom.
Published : June, 21, 2021Learn how managed service providers in the UK can help businesses fill the gaps in their ever-growing IT needs.
Published : March, 20, 2020These data points highlight the 2020 priorities for IT pros in four global regions: Canada, UK, Benelux, and ANZ
Published : November, 15, 2019See the 10 work areas in the UK where demand for tech workers is greatest ranked based on cost of living, number of open IT positions and projected IT job growth.
Published : October, 1, 2019This report examines the IT skills gap in the UK; including the positive and negative impacts of the coming Brexit on the UK tech workforce.
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