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Associate Director, Defence and National Security, techUK Associate Director, Defence and National Security, techUK Fred is responsible for techUK's activities across the Defence and National Security sectors, working to provide members with access to key stakeholders across the Defence and National Security community.

Head of Programme - Justice and Emergency Services and Economic Crime Lead, techUK Head of Programme - Justice and Emergency Services and Economic Crime Lead, techUK Dave is a former senior police officer with the City of London Police, bringing extensive experience as a Detective and senior leader across frontline operations and multi-agency partnerships at regional and national levels.

To make the most of your techUK website experience, please login or register for your free account here. Most wireless connectivity is used indoors - in homes, offices, factories, hospitals, transport hubs, venues and public buildings - yet indoor and on-premise connectivity remains one of the least-coordinated parts of the wider connectivity, cloud and AI infrastructure landscape.

There’s a point in almost every AI programme where progress stalls. The technology is impressive. Investment is flowing. Teams can point to a handful of wins. And yet, soon after early success, momentum fades. Not because ambition has dried up. But because organisations are managing AI like a change programme. It isn’t one. They’re managing the next Industrial Revolution.

Cyber Resilience Programme activities techUK brings together key players across the cyber security sector to promote leading-edge UK capabilities, build networks and grow the sector. techUK members have the opportunity to network, share ideas and collaborate, enabling the industry as a whole to address common challenges and opportunities together. Visit the programme page here.

Associate Director, Central Government and Education, techUK Associate Director, Central Government and Education, techUK Heather is Associate Director, Central Government and Education at techUK, working to represent the tech supplier community to Central Government. She started as Head of Central Government at techUK in April 2022 and was promoted to Associate Director in August 2025 supporting both the Central Government and Education programmes.

Technology and Innovation programme activities techUK bring members, industry stakeholders, and UK Government together to champion emerging technologies as an integral part of the UK economy. We help to create an environment where innovation can flourish, helping our members to build relationships, showcase their technology, and grow their business. Visit the programme page here.

Technology and Innovation programme activities techUK bring members, industry stakeholders, and UK Government together to champion emerging technologies as an integral part of the UK economy. We help to create an environment where innovation can flourish, helping our members to build relationships, showcase their technology, and grow their business. Visit the programme page here.

Junior Programme Manager - Energy and Utilities, techUK Junior Programme Manager - Energy and Utilities, techUK Jade joined techUK in September 2025, leading our data centres work on energy and water. As Junior Programme Manager, she works with industry and government to shape policy and advance sustainability, resilience and the UK’s net zero goals. She brings a background in research, journalism and advocacy.

Guest blog by Lloyd Humphries, Managing Director at Cogniss and Micheal Odling-Smee, Co-founder at Aire Innovate Neighbourhood health systems are under increasing pressure to deliver more coordinated, preventative and personalised care, closer to where people live. Across the UK, Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs) are being asked not only to redesign services, but to do so in a way that reflects the lived experience of patients and communities.