Alison Vincent

CTO , Cisco UK & Ireland

Dr Alison Vincent is the Chief Technology Officer for Cisco in the UK and Ireland.

She is a senior technical executive with 25 years experience in international leadership of software projects. In numerous organizations she has introduced Agile methodologies, transforming software engineering to focus on customer value and improved time to market.

She is an Ambassador for Women In Science and Engineering (WISE) and Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEMnet) ensuring on-going technical talent in the workforce.

Alison joined Cisco in 2012 as a result of the NDS acquisition and was responsible for Innovation, Global Process improvement programs, Open Source policy and Intellectual Property Rights Management in the Video Business. Prior to NDS she held senior positions in both IBM and Micro Focus Ltd. Her roles span experience in Research and Development, Strategy Execution, Product Management, Business Development and Mergers and Acquisitions.

She has a PhD in Cryptography and a BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science, both from London University.

Articles

Cisco UKI
Five amazing inventions supporting disability in sport

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Alison Vincent - September 9, 2016 - 1 Comment

We work with tech every day and think nothing of it, but for some people, technology is the only reason they’re able to get up and do what they love.
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Cisco UKI
Less than a quarter of UK workers happy with board’s digital vision

3 min read
Alison Vincent - August 24, 2016 - 0 Comments

UK employees are positive about digital technology in the workplace, yet many are being held back by a lack of clear digital leadership in their organisation. This is according to
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Digital Transformation
TechTalk: Nanotechnology – our world is going to get, really, really small…

3 min read
Alison Vincent - July 25, 2016 - 0 Comments

I’ve been fascinated to learn about nanotechnology for my latest TechTalk blog – I have to give a special shout-out to my niece who has just completed a PhD on
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Digital Transformation
Massive IoT growth for UK and Ireland (and Manchester leads the charge)

3 min read
Alison Vincent - June 3, 2016 - 6 Comments

There’s no doubt about it: the internet of things (IoT) market is booming in the UK and Ireland. Back in 2014, we carried out a piece…
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Digital Transformation
Queen’s Speech reaction: Britain aims to become technology leader

3 min read
Alison Vincent - May 18, 2016 - 4 Comments

The Government has set out its stall to make Britain a “world leader in digital technology” following the Queen’s State Opening of Parliament this morning. Drones, autonomous vehicles, and even
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Cisco UKI
Building on Ideas from the next generation

2 min read
Alison Vincent - May 12, 2016 - 0 Comments

In March we were privileged to hold the finals of the Cisco Little BIG Awards, a school age competition where we asked the young people to re-imagine a new connected…
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Digital Transformation
The Power of IoT at Chatham House

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Alison Vincent - May 6, 2016 - 1 Comment

I had the pleasure of speaking at Chatham House this week about the transformative power of the Internet of Things and the public policy challenges we…
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Collaboration
Five key trends in mobile technology

4 min read
Alison Vincent - April 25, 2016 - 0 Comments

Last year smartphones overtook laptops as the most popular device for getting online, and we can only expect this upward trend to continue across the world in…
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Small and Medium Business
Blockchain: Just FinTech right?

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Alison Vincent - April 8, 2016 - 1 Comment

Wrong! I spent a great day at the Digital Catapult in London. The whole theme for the day being “Blockchain : Beyond FinTech”. The event itself was oversubscribed and the…
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Digital Transformation
TechTalk: Reaching take-off for a drone-enabled future

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Alison Vincent - March 24, 2016 - 2 Comments

Drones are one of the hottest topics in technology right now. In my last TechTalk blog, I explored nine different use cases for drones, and the potential for the technology to
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