Tech Industry Forum acquires Cloud Industry Forum

Strengthening its cloud credentials as part of its mission to champion the broader UK tech sector and digital economy.

  • Wednesday, 16th October 2024 Posted 10 months ago in by Phil Alsop

Tech Industry Forum Limited (TIF), a newly formed, not for profit, membership driven tech trade body, has acquired the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) from the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST).

CIF will continue as the core of the new Tech Industry Forum, expanding the trade body’s vision to promote the interests of the whole of the sector for the good of tech vendors, IT providers, customers, and professionals across the UK digital economy.

David Terrar, the Founder of TIF, continues as CEO of the combined Forum. Terrar will be joined on the Tech Industry Forum Board by:

• Ian Jeffs, ISG Country Manager at Lenovo UK and Ireland

• Steph MacLeod, Director and co-owner of Kaizo PR

• Frank Jennings, Partner at HCR Law, who blogs as the AI and Cloud Lawyer

• Kate Bennett, CEO of Disruptive Live Brands

David Terrar, CEO of the Tech Industry Forum said: “We are very excited to be broadening our remit to include all the areas of technology vital for growth in today’s economy; from security and AI to cloud and storage. While we will continue to serve medium and large companies, we want to support smaller companies that make up the vast majority of the businesses in the UK tech sector. We feel there’s a gap there and we aim to fill it.”

Peter Allan, Chairman of FAST said, “David’s been a director of FAST since 2017, and CEO for the last year or so. We wish him well with his new venture, and vision for where he wants to take both CIF and TIF”.

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