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Cable & Wireless Communications bring Island IT experts together Leading island IT professionals attended the latest event in the ‘Technology Unplugged’ series, hosted by Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC). Launched in April, these regular events seek to bring members of the Island’s IT industry together for innovative, technology focused discussion. Ian Comish, Principle Network Consultant at CWC said. “Telecoms technology focused events were missing from the islands corporate event calendar. IT and technology underpins all major sectors of the islands economy, so we created our own forum to bring industry experts together to share their experiences and assess those technological developments that will impact businesses in the IOM both on and off the island.”
4G LTE technology, network management and PCI compliance were just some of the topics discussed at the event. Ian added: “Many of the professionals who attended the event were representing businesses that, like CWC, operate across a number of off Island jurisdictions. We were able to facilitate the kind of thought leadership that will help underpin our success as an island on the international business stage.” If you wish to join future Cable and Wireless Communications ‘Technology Unplugged’ sessions, contact kate.hegarty@surecw.com
Their report and presentation recommended the establishment of a Timber Fund to raise the capital necessary for investment in the clean technology industry on the Isle of Man. In addition it sought to promote a culture of ‘Clean’ on the Isle of Man. The audience voted for best presentation on the night and this was awarded to the Red team whose highly visual and entertaining interpretation of their report on establishing a CleanTech strategy was very well received. Individual awards were also given out to one member from each team who had best demonstrated the values epitomising the Manx Executive Challenge. These were awarded to: Yellow Team – Martyn Towle, Manx Electricity Authority Blue team – Joanne Roberts, Manx Telecom Green team – Julie Moore, Fairbairn Private Banking Red team – Natasha Whittaker, Isle of Man Government
MEC 2012 - Cleantech Project Wins 2012 Manx Executive Challenge The Yellow team of Isle of Man managers have won the 2012 Manx Executive Challenge (MEC) with a project on Cleantech recommending the introduction of a Timber Bond. Before a packed audience of invited guests at the Mount Murray Hotel, the Yellow team received the trophy from Lieutenant Governor, His Excellency Adam Wood. The winning team consisted of: Daniel Cadamy – Equiom Joanne Clucas – AIB Sharon Giddings – Barclays Tanya Rhodes - Boston Martyn Towle – Manx Electricity Authority Qaiser Wazir – Royal London 360
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Winning team member Martyn Towle said: “We put in a lot of hard work and are very proud to have won what we thought was a difficult challenge against some very strong competition. Each member of the team brought their individual skills and style to the project and has taken away some valuable lessons and experiences for their future careers. We feel great to have taken part in something we believe is an excellent opportunity for any Manx employee and would like to thank everyone who supported, helped and gave up their time for us, far too many to mention. By far our biggest privilege however is to have learned some new things about our fantastic island and the community that live here” The MEC 2012 Final at Mount Murray represents the culmination of 8 months hard work for the four teams participating. The Manx Executive Challenge offers individuals the opportunity to demonstrate their senior management potential by working in a team to address an issue which is topical, relevant and of strategic importance to the Isle of Man. The Challenge is held every two years and is organised by the Chartered Management Institute's Isle of Man Branch in partnership with the private and public sectors.
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