Google, Slack, Arkadin and more to attend Collaboration and Communication event

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The Mermaid Puddle Dock in Blackfriars, London plays host to our second Collaboration and Communication event and boasts an excellent line-up of speakers and panellists from the world's top companies including Google, Slack, and NTT among others.

Mark 7 July in your diaries for the event where like-minded senior level IT professional and decision makers can hear from the brightest minds and leaders in this space; understand the latest tools in the marketplace; hear from businesses like yours that have gone through the collaboration process and put together a working strategy for collaboration, implementation and efficiency.

Among the confirmed speakers are: Marianne Calder, Managing Director, Collaboration Architecture Sales, Cisco; Joao Rufino, Head of Operations & Customer Success, Google; Clive Longbottom, Founder, Quocirca; Helen Lancaster, Head of Marketing, Northern Europe, Arkadin; Earl Talbot, Unified Communications Engagement Manager, NTTC; and Alessandro Di Fiore, Founder & CEO at ECSI.

Rob Bamforth, principal analyst are Quocirca will deliver a keynote speech about the state of the collaboration and communication market and the key technologies and trends will be in the next few years.

IBM will also give the main morning keynote on more than 100 years of collaboration that drives business success.

There will also be a vendor panel with experts from Google, Slack, NTTC and others to talk about the important issues affecting collaboration and communication in the organisation today.

The speakers and panel sessions are designed to take you on a journey through key collaborative solutions and how you go about not just selecting them but implementing and maintaining them.

We'll also have some industry analyst insight into the state of the market as well as real-world case studies who will share their stories with delegates.

There will also be a Live Q&A with Gordon Strachan OBE courtesy of Arkadin, who are sponsors of the event.

The event starts are 8.45am and finishes at 4.30pm. Afterwards, attendees can unwind and network with fellow professionals at a one-hour drinks reception.

We expect a great deal of interest so to avoid missing out we suggest you secure your place and take advantage of the limited early bird tickets of 106.80 inc VAT until 31 May. Visit www.collaborate2016.co.uk to book your tickets to the event now. Don't miss out!

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