Chintan Patel

Currently leading the Cisco UK & Ireland CTO Office, as Chief Technologist, a team comprising of visionaries, technologists and specialists in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Cyber-security, IoT, Blockchain, Future Workplaces, Virtual Reality, and Conversational Interfaces. Driven by the opportunity to transform businesses using innovative technologies and working across Cisco’s major clients, partners, industry alliances and academia. Having been on both sides of the selling and buying technology I enjoy bringing the business and technology worlds together. I am privileged to be a frequent industry speaker and mentor to many start-up companies. I'm a self-confessed geek who likes gadgets but only when they make a difference to the world around us in a meaningful way. Follow me Twitter or Instagram @chintancsco for my latest views and perspectives on where technology is going next. You can also follow Chintan on our UKI Blog.