Richard Price, Sales Director FSI UKI

What do you hope attendees will gain at your webinar?

Hopefully it will be an interesting and interactive session to help attendees appreciate noy just the challenges of Cloud disruption but the opportunity it presents – and the best way they can exploit those opportunities depending on their specific context.  I would also suggest it will give a good barometer for those attending of where they are comparatively in the data strategy maturity 

What discussions do you look forward to having with the attendees? 

For me it is an opportunity to validate the reality of a “wave” of disruption that is “accepted” within the vertical, and get an assessment of where different organisations are in that journey.  It would be interesting to see if challenges and opportunities are consistent, and if the maturity of those attending in terms of Cloud transformation and data management strategies is consistent 

What do you enjoy most about your role?

Working with customers and partners to genuinely transform their organisations operations, through innovation and collaboration.  It’s always an exciting moment when you work as a team to realise the conception of a deliverable project that will have a genuine impact on those involved as well as the wider business   

How did you get into the industry? 

By accident!  I was initially taking a direction in financial services when I got involved in a graduate placement scheme in the software industry – which really appealed to a sense of teamwork with academic curiosity and problem solving that was immediately accessible even at a relatively junior level.

Where is your favourite place in the world and why? 

Alnmouth, Northumberland.  The view in the evening across the beach and estuary is just stunning.  I have a lot of happy memories of it from my childhood and now with my children too.