Distinguished Lecture from Warren East, ARM CEO

Warren East, CEO of ARM, gave a Distinguished Lecture titled “Enabling a Smarter Future” at the University of Southampton on Monday 3 December. Beginning with a very brief introduction to ARM technology and the ARM business model, Warren East will reviews the evolution of mobile technology over the last 10 years and assess likely demands over the next decade. Highlighting some of the main technical challenges and the approaches ARM and the industry is adopting to address these, he will considers how mobile technology can be applied to address key societal challenges through use in other applications, creating a smarter future. Warren East joined ARM in 1994 to set up its consulting business. Vice-President Business Operations from 1998, he was appointed to the Board in 2000 and became Chief Executive Officer in 2001. He is a member of the UKTI Board for Technology, responsible for driving the UK’s trade and investment objectives in the telecoms and IT sectors. Founded in 1990, and with over 20 billion ARM-based chips shipped to date, The company headquarters are in Cambridge UK.