Champion
James Birnie
Forrow.uk
James first worked in software delivery in the 1990s, when agile and lean were words used to describe gymnasts and pipelines were for carrying oil.
After working in a successful startup for 10 years James drifted into being an ex-software developer while learning about people, processes and systems thinking as a consultant at ThoughtWorks. Following a stint as Head of Platform in a Fintech and VP of Engineering in a Proptech startup, James went back to consultancy with Forrow where he is mainly working on Cyber Security and Post Quantum Cryptography while never drifting too far away from people, systems and delivery of useful outcomes.
After working in a successful startup for 10 years James drifted into being an ex-software developer while learning about people, processes and systems thinking as a consultant at ThoughtWorks. Following a stint as Head of Platform in a Fintech and VP of Engineering in a Proptech startup, James went back to consultancy with Forrow where he is mainly working on Cyber Security and Post Quantum Cryptography while never drifting too far away from people, systems and delivery of useful outcomes.
Badges 9
Talks 22
- Devoxx Poland 2026
How to Get Quantum Ready
- Devoxx UK 2026
How to Get Quantum Ready
- Devoxx Belgium 2025
Tornado Cash, the World's Biggest Cyber Crimes and Modern Privacy
- Devoxx UK 2025
How the World's biggest robbery changes the way we look at Stores of Value, Cyber Security and Privacy
- Devoxx Belgium 2019
Agile is still a dirty word!
- Devoxx Belgium 2019
Rsa is dead. long live bb84!
- Devoxx Ukraine 2019
Why do you need that estimate?
- Devoxx Ukraine 2019
Agile is still a dirty word
- Devoxx Ukraine 2019
Rsa is dead. long live bb84!
- Devoxx Poland 2019
Architects suck! architecture rocks!
- Devoxx Poland 2019
What drives your development?
- Devoxx Poland 2019
Why we should be scared of shor's algorithm right now
- Devoxx UK 2019
Agile is a dirty word
- Devoxx UK 2019
Blind ignite
- Devoxx UK 2019
Should shor's algorithm scare me?
- Devoxx Ukraine 2018
What drives your development?
- Devoxx Ukraine 2018
Are quantum computers really a thing?
- Devoxx Ukraine 2018
Agile is a dirty word
- Devoxx Belgium 2018
What drives your development?
- Devoxx Belgium 2018
Agile is a dirty word
- Devoxx Poland 2018
Is quantum computing really a thing?
- Devoxx UK 2018
Are you an architectologist?