2023 Speakers, agenda and previous speakers

Last year more than 170 delegates took part in this three day online event on the cyber threat and how public services can keep one step ahead of anticipate the next directiong of attack. 

Day One	Wednesday, 20 September
	Paul Barnes, Head of Operations & Engagement - Cybersecurity, NHS England                                                  How can we improve Cyber Security Resilience across the NHS and social care?
	Emma Velle, Cyber Security Specialist, Cisco UKI                                                                                           How cyber security underpins the delivery of patient care
	Richard McCue, Head of Technology, Staffordshire and Shropshire Health Informatics Service                        How cyber security underpins the delivery of patient care
	National Cyber Security Centre representative                                                                                      Enhancing resilience in the public sector
Day Two	Thursday, 21 September
	Martin Peters, Detective Superintendent at City of London Police and Deputy Lead for the National Cybercrime Programme for the National Police Chiefs' Council                                                                         Cybercrime Resilience – Police Cyber Alarm and Cyber Resilience Centres
	Dan Patefield, Head of Cyber and National Security, techUK                                                                     Defend-as-one: Strengthening resilience through public and private sector collaboration
	Calum Inverarity, Senior Researcher, Open Data Institute                                                                       Privacy-enhancing technologies: tools for public good?
	Henry Hughes, Chief Technology Officer, Jisc                                                                                               Cyber security threats
Day Three	Friday, 22 September
	Geoff Connell, Director of Digital Services at Norfolk County Council and chair of the national Cyber Technical Advisory Group (CTAG)                                                                                                                         Local Authority Cyber Resilience 2023
	Jamie Cross, Programme Manager – Bespoke Cyber Support, Local Government Association                           Refine your plans, rehearse your people: how the LGA’s Cyber Reaction Exercises can support your council to become more resilient
	Billy Ruston, Response Specialist - Cyber Security, Local Government Association                                           Refine your plans, rehearse your people: how the LGA’s Cyber Reaction Exercises can support your council to become more resilient
	Rachel Downs, Senior Cyber Product Manager - Local Digital Team, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities                                                                                                                                         Testing a Cyber Assessment Framework for Local Government

2022 Speakers

• Paul Barnes, Head of Operations and Engagement - Cyber Security, NHS England
• Lawrence Hopper, Deputy Director for Digital, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Jamie Cross, Programme Manager - Cyber Security Support, Local Government Association 
• Geoff Connell, Director of IMT & CDO, Norfolk County Council and chair of the national Cyber Technical Advisory
• Henry Hughes, Security Director, JISC
• Andrew Gould, Detective Chief Superintendent, National Cybercrime Programme Lead, National Police Chiefs’ Council
• David Willis, Senior Information Security Officer, Lancashire & South Cumbria Health & Social Care Partnership
• Emma Velle, Cyber Security Specialist for NHS and Local Government, Cisco
• David Cowan, Head of ICT, Copeland Borough Council

2021 Speakers

• Alison Hughes, Assistant Director ICT, Digital and Customer, Liverpool City Council
• Andrew Gould, Detective Chief Superintendent / National Cybercrime Programme Lead, National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC)
• Cliff Dean, CIO, North Kesteven and West Lindsey district councils
• Elizabeth Giugno, Head of Category - Cyber Security, Crown Commercial Service
• Emily Mayhew, Policy and Engagement Lead - Local Digital Cyber, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)
• Emma Velle, Cybersecurity Specialist for NHS & Local Government, Cisco
• Geoff Connell, Director of IMT & Chief Digital Officer, Norfolk County Council
• Gregor Davidson, Cyber Specialist, Nutanix
• Kevin L, Head of Cyber Security Communications, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
• Kevin Mortimer, Head of Operations, University of Reading
• Paul Barnes, Head of Operations and Engagement - Cybersecurity, NHSX

2020 Speakers

• Andrew Gould, Detective Chief Superintendent National Cybercrime Programme Lead, National Police Chiefs' Council
• Ben Cheetham, Cyber and Tech Lead, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Carl Wearn, Head of Risk & Resilience, Mimecast
• Consultant, Digital Government Team, National Cyber Security Centre
• Geoff Connell, Director of IMT and Chief Digital Officer, Norfolk County Council
• Jamie Cross, Advisor, Cyber Security Programme, Local Government Association
• Nick Riley, Product Specialist, Mimecast
• Nigel Gildea, Security Consultant, University of Surrey
• Peter Carthew, Regional Director, Public Sector UK&I, Proofpoint
• Peter Stephens, Head of Secure by Design, Department for Digital, Cultural, Media and Sport
• Simon Clifford, Director of Digital and Data, Police ICT Company
• Stephen Baker, Chief Executive, East Suffolk Council and Solace representative
• Steve Kennett, Executive Director and SIRO for e-infrastructure, Jisc