BASDA, the UK-based Business Application Software Developers’ Association has some top speakers confirmed for the Software Thought Leaders’ Summit on 15^th May 2012, addressing the current and emerging issues facing business software providers.

 Speakers include:

•  Dr Robert Mullins, co-founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation will expand on his mission to enthuse and create the next generation of software programmers. The Foundation recently released the $35 Raspberry Pi Computer to developers.

•  Kerry Jones, Assistant Director, EU Services Directive Implementation at the Business and Innovation Skills Department will provide an update on the Digital Single Market and what this means for the UK software industry.

•  Chris Godwin, Chair of the UK eInvoicing Advocacy Group, will discuss how Europe is changing the landscape for invoicing and how it will affect software and business.

•  Rebecca Hollis, of social media specialist Big Biscuits and Dean Russell, European Social Media Director at Lewis PR, will debate the benefits of social media in B2B software marketing.

 Kevin Hart, Chairman of BASDA, comments:

“This is must-attend event for any UK software development business and open to BASDA members and non-members to attend.  We have a wide-ranging agenda covering many aspects of what’s important to the UK business software industry today.”

 Full event information

 For registration and sponsorship information contact lynne.wallis@basda.org

About BASDA

 BASDA was founded in 1993 and today acts as the voice of the UK-based business software industry. BASDA represents IT organisations of all sizes from the world's largest business software suppliers through to UK headquartered medium and small sized businesses.

 For the last 15 years, BASDA has been working with governments, standards and policy-making groups in the UK, Europe and worldwide to provide a forum for collaboration to resolve issues that affect the business software industry and our customers.

 BASDA provides independent news, opinion and commentary from its position as a non-profit making organisation that represents the collective voice of the UK-based business software industry on behalf of it members. BASDA also produces whitepapers and reports on current legislation and changes that affect the software industry.

 BASDA is a member-driven organisation with established special interest groups (SIGs) covering Financials, HR & Payroll, Taxation & Final Accounts, eBusiness, Construction, Logistics and Green issues.

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For more information, contact:

Jenny Bracken
BASDA
telephone: +44 (0) 1494 868030

e-mail: basdamarketing@basda.org

website: www.basda.org