Tech Diary

Phil Johnson talks about integrating a chatbot into Facebook Messenger.

With Jon Waite, Matthew Bryson and TBC.

Kevin Smith explores MongoDB's flexible document model and how to utilise MongoDB for application storage.

Presentations and breakout streams. With Andi Pannell, Richard Wallwork, Kimberley Hendry, Jon Hudson, Jonathan Green, Ben Kenyon, Paul Jenkins, Ross Cooney, Dominic Button.

Ask questions, meet other CiviCRM users, keep up to date with the latest developments, and find help and support.

Workshops and panel discussion with Dr Jo North, James Holmes, Craig Hays, Phil Butler, Phil Jackman, Ian Blake.

Panel discussion with Abi Dakin, Tony Burgess, Phil Jackman, Andrew Besford.

Talks from Brian Dilley, Dt Sgt Paddy O’Keefe, Jonathan Green, Rebecca Chapman, Anabel Berry, Stewart Hogg, Simon Brown.

A five day / night festival across Newcastle and Gateshead to inspire, motivate, encourage and help more people to 'Start Something New'.

Talks from Steve Gilray, Steve Hodgson, Matt Sessions.

Discussions with Caroline Theobald CBE, Dawn Dunn, Phil Jackman, Paul Lancaster, Karen Elliott, Tom Johnson, Hydeam Sulton, Rozib Mirza.

Talks from Lucy Evermore, Jon Hudson, Noel Miland.

Talks from Tony Snaith, David Parkinson, Ben Houchen, Jane Reynolds, Martin Wilson.

Covering: tutorials for new technologies, revisiting and challenging preconceptions, upcoming concepts - AI, Machine Learning, Virtual Reality, "Back to basics" - security, modern/agile testing principles, etc, improving essential people skills, principles - How we engineer great software.

Bringing four groups together from the technical side of the cyber security industry to talk about their roles, ISC2, ISACA, NELHS and OWASP, and revealing a specially commissioned artwork to challenge thinking and perceptions.