Dr Alison Vincent
Dr Alison Vincent CBE- Thought Leader on Disruption
Dr Alison Vincent CBE is a thought leader and keynote speaker on disruption and technology. An experienced NED and Chair in multiple Listed, Private and Not for Profit boards after 30 years of holding C-suite positions in Cisco, HSBC and IBM.
Alison is a non-executive director for SEI Investments Europe Ltd, Synectics plc and Connected Places Catapult Ltd. She is the Chair of the Digital Twin Hub and is a lay member of council at Southampton University. Alison also chairs the MacRobert Award Committee, the UK’s longest-running and most prestigious national prize for engineering innovation on behalf of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
During her executive career she held recent roles including Group Chief Information Security Officer at HSBC and Chief Technology Officer at Cisco. Her roles span experience in Risk, Research and Development, Strategy Execution, Product Management and Business Development with particular expertise in digital strategy, innovation and Mergers and Acquisitions.
Alison has a PhD in cryptography from London University and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the British Computer Society and the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Dr Alison Vincent, was awarded the honour of Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for services to engineering and technology in the King’s Birthday Honours list in 2024
Speaking Topics
- Technology
- Cybersecurity
- Disruption
- Leadership
- Governance
Some titles of recent talks given include :-
- Creating innovation through collaboration
- The Human Firewall
- Why connect Digital Twins
- Global Mega-trends and Grand Challenges
- Finding a culture fit for you
- Technology in Sport
- Digital Culture clash
- Roadmap to Super Intelligence
- Women in IT
We worked with Alison as the closing keynote on a high-profile customer event and the host for an awards programme. She was a real pleasure to work with and we received some really great feedback, not only on her keynote, but on the warmth and humour of her awards presentation. We'd be delighted to work with her again and to recommend her as a keynote speaker and host.
— Katie Evans, Marketing Manager - UK: Security | UK&I | NTT
The CBI has had the pleasure of working with Alison for a number of years. When the experience of doing so ranges from insightful, knowledgeable, energising and an absolute pleasure to work with, it makes summing up our experience in a few sentences very hard! Alison has spoken at the CBI’s Annual Conference on a panel debate and been keynote speaker at both our Innovation Conference and Women in Leadership group. We happily think of Alison as an expert to and friend of the CBI.
— Deborah Fraser - Director Regions CBI
