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Gary Foote
Gary Foote helps organisations get more from technology, data, and AI, drawing on two decades in Formula 1. He's CIO at GM Performance Power Units, building Cadillac's F1 power unit, and a Fellow of the British Computer Society.
Gary Foote is Chief Information Officer at GM Performance Power Units, the company formed by General Motors and TWG Global to build Cadillac's Formula 1 power unit. He speaks on technology leadership, risk, sustainability, and getting the best from people under pressure.
Before GM, Gary spent ten years as CIO and Director of Sustainability at the Haas F1 Team, running its technology from the team's first season. He was part of Brawn GP's 2009 world championship win and later helped Mercedes to consecutive titles. He's also been named one of the UK's top 100 CIOs five years running.
Gary's career has run from trackside support engineer at Cosworth to the boardroom, which gives him a rare view of how technology, logistics, and people fit together. At Haas he also oversaw supply chain, facilities, and ESG, so he can show how a small team competes with far bigger rivals by taking controlled risks and moving faster.
Audiences come away with a practical way to weigh risk when adopting AI or new technology, an understanding of how F1 is cutting its carbon footprint across travel and supply chains, and ideas for building a culture where people stay motivated even when results don't come.
Book Gary for an insider's view of F1 technology and leadership that applies directly to any organisation dealing with change, regulation, and tight margins.
Topics, sessions and talks
Drawing on ten years leading technology at Haas F1, Gary Foote shows how to keep people motivated and committed when results don't go your way. He explains how a hands-off but supportive leadership style, where everyone has a voice, kept staff turnover low, and why people who left for bigger teams often came back. Leaders leave with practical ways to build a culture people want to stay in, whatever the scoreboard says.
Gary Foote sees much of an F1 leader's job as risk management. Racing demands risk, but only controlled risk keeps a team competitive. Gary shows that an F1 team faces the same calls as any organisation, from whether to adopt a new AI tool to what it costs to spend, or not spend, on equipment. Leaders in regulated sectors come away with a clearer way to take risks and still innovate within the rules.
Gary Foote explains how Formula 1 is working towards carbon neutrality by 2030, and why the cars are a small part of the picture. The bigger impact comes from air-freighting the whole operation around the world each season. Gary covers the changes under way, from grouping races by region to using local suppliers and checking ESG compliance across the supply chain. Audiences gain a practical model for cutting emissions in complex, global operations.
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Gary Foote compares the day-to-day challenges of a Formula 1 team, such as controlled risk-taking, AI adoption, and air-freighting the sport around the world, with those of organisations in other sectors, using his own decisions as CIO as the examples.
Gary Foote speaks on leadership and team culture, risk management in high-performance and regulated environments, and how Formula 1 is working towards carbon neutrality across its travel and supply chains. He's CIO at GM Performance Power Units, building Cadillac's F1 power unit, after ten years as CIO and Director of Sustainability at Haas F1 and a role in Brawn GP's 2009 championship win.
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