Digby Lord Jones to speak at ESRI (UK) Annual Conference 2010

ESRI (UK) announces that Digby Lord Jones, the high profile former CBI director general and business ambassador for UK Trade & Investment, will be a keynote speaker at its Annual Conference in London starting on 10th May 2010.

Lord Jones' speech will focus on how UK government bodies and companies can save money and run more efficiently by factoring in a location-based approach to everyday business decisions.

After leaving the CBI in 2006, Lord Jones spent time in the private sector as advisor to Deloitte and Barclays Capital, as well as being the unpaid UK Skills Envoy. In 2007 he was appointed Minister of State for UK Trade & Investment, and became a life peer. He is currently Chairman of the International Business Advisory Board at HSBC, Chairman of Triumph Motorcycles Limited, and is Corporate Ambassador for Jaguar Cars and JCB.

The ESRI (UK) Annual Conference 2010, entitled: ‘Shaping your Vision', is a two-day event which will explore how GIS technology can improve decision-making across organizations. The event aims to attract over 500 delegates across the public and private sector interested in future applications of GIS technology.

Internet: www.shapingyourvision.co.uk