Meet our 2023 Speakers

Rob Bowley - CTO & Tech Advisor, Pragmatic Partners
Rob Bowley is an accomplished technology leader with over 23 years experience and 12+ in senior leadership roles (CTO or equivalent). Most of that has been in start-ups & scale-ups, but also large-scale enterprise organisations and he's led teams ranging in size from 4 to 200 engineers.
Based in Manchester he's working as CTO Consultant (or Fractional CTO) supporting start-ups and scale-ups, primarily in the North West, and also supporting investors with technical due diligence and other related activities.
He's actively involved in the tech community. I’m a member of Manchester City Council’s digital advisory board and a mentor on multiple accelerator programmes. He’s also an advocate for improving career pathways into tech and providing greater opportunities for underrepresented groups in our industry.
Rob Bowley is an accomplished technology leader with over 23 years experience and 12+ in senior leadership roles (CTO or equivalent). Most of that has been in start-ups & scale-ups, but also large-scale enterprise organisations and he's led teams ranging in size from 4 to 200 engineers.
Based in Manchester he's working as CTO Consultant (or Fractional CTO) supporting start-ups and scale-ups, primarily in the North West, and also supporting investors with technical due diligence and other related activities.
He's actively involved in the tech community. I’m a member of Manchester City Council’s digital advisory board and a mentor on multiple accelerator programmes. He’s also an advocate for improving career pathways into tech and providing greater opportunities for underrepresented groups in our industry.