Kirstin Gillon is technical manager of the IT faculty at ICAEW and is responsible for the faculty's thought leadership programme, which focuses on the impact of technology on business and the profession. She develops and presents original content on key trends, including cyber security, big data, artificial intelligence and fintech. She speaks at conferences and supports other parts of the ICAEW in their understanding of technology trends, for example inputting into senior management speeches, and thinking about the future of the chartered accountant qualification.

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Before joining ICAEW in 2006, Gillon spent five years at PwC as a senior consultant in the IT advisory practice having joined the Big Four firm in 2000 from IBM UK where she worked as a project manager and business analyst.