Mr Watson is a very experienced, career Chief information Office [CIO], and over the last twenty years has worked in various industries but mostly for the UK and Abu Dhabi Governments. He has managed and led improvements in all aspects of technology systems and information related processes. He has experience of implementing and running call centres, intelligence systems, GIS, mobile data, radio solutions and CCTV systems as well the underlying technology platforms and data centres.

Mr Watson has a lot of experience in creating high level solution architectures that are meaningful and easily understood by senior officers and stakeholders. He has developed methods of creating high level solution architectures that allow operational officers and technologists to work together in collaborative ways. This is to ensure that technology is exploited to the maximum possible extent in achieving maximum operational benefit.

At Huawei, with his deep experience and understanding of workflows and processes, Mr Watson works closely with the product and solution team to develop leading ICT solutions.  He will also help governments and public safety agencies across the world better understand future challenges, emerging trends to identify solution requirements and best practices.  Mr Watson is based in Reading, UK.