1. Digital Opportunities Karen M Marshall

2. 2 Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved. Who are we? Worlds largest multinational management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company - measured by revenue Net revenues of $32 billion in 2015 Employs 330,000 people worldwide Bases in 56 Countries Offices in 200 Cities Customers and clients in 120 Countries

3. 3 Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved. What do we do? We work with businesses, governments and communities to help them get fitter, faster and more efficient We help our clients to get the most from the latest technologies, improving performance

4. 4 Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved. Did you know….. Half of the letters or packages posted across the world are processed by our systems We secure more than a quarter of the planet’s internet traffic 20% of the world’s telephone numbers are billed using our technology Our systems process 11m credit card transactions each night Every day our systems support the processing of 50% of the beer sold on the planet – 18.5 tr pints Every minute 1,500 commuters access public transport fare systems using Accenture technology

5. 5 Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved. Accenture in the UK Over 600 people working in the Newcastle Delivery Centre – increasing to 700 by 2017. Only Delivery Centre in the UK Tripled in size in the last 5 years - New building operational, January 2016 Our people are our greatest asset, we deliver over 14,000 hours of training each year Skills to Succeed has helped 800,000 people worldwide with support to find employment or start a business

6. 6 Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved. Outreach Work Placements for school and college students Industrial Placements for University Students Degree Apprenticeship Programme Graduate Recruitment Programme Experienced Hire BITC DePaul Trust Princes Trust Tomorrow’s People

7. 7 Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved. The Digital Creative Sector: North East England Leading the way in: video games, mobile app & software developers, animation studios, graphic designers, augmented reality & virtual world specialists to social media gurus, web designers, film makers, high-end TV producers and brand agencies. We have more software companies based in the region than anywhere else in the UK outside of London

8. 8 Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved. The Digital Creative Sector: North East England 25,000 employed in Tech Industry in the North East HMRC has based its new Digital Delivery Centre in Newcastle 70% of all government transactions come through HMRC SAGE employs 6.3 million people worldwide, annual revenue $1.4bn, only tech company in the FTSE 100 based in the NE Sunderland Software City, £10m investment Digital City

9. 9 Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved. Digital and Creative Over 1,800 businesses in NE Creating more new businesses than anywhere else in the UK outside of London North East is a hub for Digital Talent: New company generation, building on current expertise eg ZeroLight Web developers work in many industries: Games Automotive Engineering Design Security.

10. 10 Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved. Skills and Opportunities Degree (Level 6 +) Apprenticeships, Higher, Advanced Degree BTECH, Pre-Apprenticeship Programmes Maths Art Physics Programming Experience, Problem Solving, Communication Skills, Confidence, Working in a Team, Writing Skills, Social Media Software and ICT (2,000 opportunities) Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering (12,500+ opportunities), Energy and Renewables, Financial and Business Services 470,000 new and replacement job opportunities by 2020 Professional, Associate Professional, Technical, Skilled Trades,