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- **Event Name**: Could European Businesses Really Replace US Technology? Plus Branch AGM
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: “What if access to US tech was suddenly cut off? Could European businesses still function in a world without American technology?”About this EventSPEAKERMark RidleyAGENDA19:30 - Event start and AGM 19:45 - Scheduled talk21:00 - Event closeSYNOPSISAs technology leaders, we sometimes have to ask ourselves “what if the worst happened”, rather than “what would we like to happen”. In that spirit, we set ourselves the challenge to ask: “What if access to US tech was suddenly cut off? Could European businesses still function in a world without American technology?” The previously close relationship between Europe and the US is more tense now than it has been for decades. If economic or political strains led to tariffs or export restrictions, how exposed are European companies to their dependence on American technology? The simple answer: very. Almost every organisation relies on technologies built by teams with US HQs. These geopolitical shifts raise important questions about vendor dependency, resilience, and technology risk mitigation. In this talk, we explore whether a viable non-US workplace technology stack exists and how it compares in usability, cost, and integration with existing workflows.SPEAKER BIOGRAPHYMark has spent over two decades helping technology teams build better products. An experienced CTO/CIO, Mark has held the role at Believe Music, the Financial Times, Liberis, Dynamo Mortgages, AVADO and reed.co.uk. In his early career, Mark was the technical co-founder of reed.co.uk, helping build the UK’s leading careers website, with over 350 employees and millions of people a year to find work. Mark is the co-founder of Seeto, a mentor with Octopus Ventures, an advisor to Noba Capital, board member at The Local (a leading European news business) and co-host of the Teamcraft podcast. Today, Mark runs a CTO consultancy focused on helping teams succeed with technology.Our events are for adults aged 16 years and over.BCS is a membership organisation. If you enjoy this event, please consider joining BCS. You’ll be very welcome. You’ll receive access to many exclusive career development tools, an introduction to a thriving professional community and also help us Make IT Good For Society. Join BCS today:https://www.bcs.org/membership/eventsIf you are attending in person, please familiarise yourself with the Visitor Instructions for the BCS London Office.Please note, if you have any accessibility needs, please let us know via groups@bcs.uk and we’ll work with you to make suitable arrangements.For overseas delegates who wish to attend the event, please note that BCS does not issue invitation letters. Image by Ben WicksTHIS EVENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:BCS OxfordshireVisit https://oxon.bcs.org/Image credit: Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Oxford
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Rewley House
- **lat**: 51.7572364
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- **full address**: Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, United Kingdom

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  - **A:** Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
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