Jeff Watkins

Chief Product & Technology Officer, xDesign

Jeff is a technology leader, blogger, public speaker, coder and architect with over 20 years’ experience within the IT industry, working across the public and private sectors. A self-confessed “lifetime technologist” – having started coding when he was six years old – Jeff’s career has taken him from working for household name organisations in financial services to healthcare and retail in various roles.

Aside from being xDesign’s CPTO, Jeff is really passionate about CyberSecurity and is currently studying for a Masters degree on the topic.Jeff has delivered talks across the country to share his expertise, insight, and join the many debates within the tech space, covering technical topics through his extensive software delivery experience, as well as business- and people-centric topics through knowledge gained in technology leadership roles.


Join us for a day of insightful talks, panel sessions and leading conversations.