Ashley Warren is the CIO for Infrastructure and Platforms at SSE. She has held a variety of senior IT roles across retail and investment banking and has recently moved into the utilities and green energy sector. Ashley joined SSE to help drive its net zero ambitions through the modernisation of technology platforms across the seven different business units that make up SSE plc. She is passionate about inclusion and diversity, and has been active in sponsoring and promoting gender diversity within the organisations she has worked for through various networks, initiatives and awards. Ashley is committed to encouraging more women to consider technology as a career by acting as role model and mentor.