Technology talks and discussions held at the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), London.
Technology talks from a C-suite Executive including Q&A between 6pm and 7pm with drinks in the room afterwards.
Future Talks
- Thursday, 17th Sepember 2026: Mark Davies and Rich Brooks, Visiting Fellows at Cranfield School of Management and Mark is Chair of AKAM. “How to create a customer value proposition with AI”.
- Thursday 8th October 2026: Jayne Opperman, CEO Consumer Lending, Lloyds Banking Group. “Digitalisation in Practice: How AI is Reshaping Product Development and Customer Experience”.
- Wednesday 3rd February 2027: Lord Ed Vaizey, UK Digital Minister 2010-2016 and Broadcaster on Times Radio: “Gearing Up for AI: A National Imperative for Business and Government”.
- Thursday 4th March 2027: Kevin Lloyd, KPMG Head of Financial Services, IT and ex-Lloyds CIO Wholesale Banking. “Joining the Dark Side in Advisory (and bringing my CIO Playbook with me)”.
Some recent talk feedback
Mark Foster, Former Head of IBM Global Services. July 2nd 2026
- “Thanks so much – the other Mark was excellent, really nice to see him, hear him speak (brilliantly as ever) and get to talk with him afterwards.”
- “A thought-provoking discussion on AI, ethics, and geopolitics. I left with plenty of new perspectives (and even more questions!), which is the mark of a great speaker.”
Jonny White, CEO and Founder, Ticket Tailor. May 28th 2026
- “Thanks for another great talk. We need more people like Jonny running business that are so authentically and unapologetically aligned with personal values.”
- “Jonny was brilliant. What a lovely guy!”
Helping early professionals
On April 20th 2026, Monica Martinez started at Acrisure, a fintech insurance company, as a Workday test analyst. Whilst job hunting for about one year, Monica attended all Cubs Privé technology talks, joined the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), and attended IET events. Cubs Privé supporters spent one-on-one time with Monica to give her a steer, thank you to those senior Test leaders again. We are all so pleased to be able to help.
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Sales Account Management course feedback
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