Caroline Gorski

Caroline Gorski is a commercial leader of more than 20 years' experience, with a background in strategy consulting, market development and commercial decision-making at FTSE 100 board-level. She is currently the head of internet of things and digital manufacturing at the Digital Catapult. 

The Digital Catapult works to accelerate U.K. competitiveness in the digital economy. Caroline and her teams develop and drive innovation in connected technologies, including IoT, 5G and LPWAN. She also leads the team supporting digital transformation in the U.K.'s manufacturing sector. She is responsible for overseeing the Catapult's work delivering the U.K. Government's IoTUK programme and seeks to advance the U.K.'s global leadership in IoT and increase the adoption of high quality IoT technologies across all sectors.

Previously, Caroline was head of business development - internet of things for Telefonica U.K. and Managing Partner for Telefonica U.K.'s retail and leisure practice, delivering transformational mobility and customer engagement technologies into businesses in the U.K.

She has worked as a strategy consultant with clients in the leisure, financial services, media and FMCG sectors, helping them to develop products and strategies that embrace digital possibilities in new and existing markets. She spent five years working for Sodexo U.K., one of the world's largest support services companies, heading up its strategy research function. She began her career in technology consulting at Forrester Research, working with Global 2500 clients to help them to use technology to transform their businesses.