Chris Cooper-Bland is an experienced technology professional with a robust career spanning over three decades. Currently serving as the Group Head of Architecture at Endava since July 2006, Chris has held multiple leadership roles within the company, including Head of Architecture and Analysis (UK) and Senior Architect. Prior experience includes serving as Solutions Architect at Voca Ltd, Technical Architecture Team Leader at Euronext.Liffe, and various positions at BACS Ltd, culminating in roles such as Design Authority and Strategy and Architecture Manager. Chris began a career in technology as a Systems Programmer for the Met Police’s Traffic Tickets from 1985 to 1988. Chris holds an MBA in Technology from The Open University, obtained between 2000 and 2006.