Is IT a Profession?

Speaker: Adam Thilthorpe, BCS Director for Professionalism

Abstract

IT often assumes the role of a servant but IT (Information and Technology) doesn't just support business it powers business. Has the IT profession come of age and is it seen as equivalent to the other professions represented in Boardrooms.

Two opposing views will be discussed: that IT is a 'trade' and does not have the professional status of the law or accountancy.

Committee owner: Sheila Lloyd Lyons

Biography

Adam Thilthorpe joined BCS in 2005 after a period working in the City of London at institutions such as JP Morgan Chase and Co and Georgeson Shareholder.

As BCS Director for Professionalism Adam is involved principally in developing the society’s strategic initiative to raise professionalism in IT and especially in work to engage with employers of IT professionals to increase professionalism in the industry. He speaks regularly at conferences and other events to promote the IT profession and develop corporate relationships to achieve these aims.