2022 Agenda

DAY ONE - Host and moderator: Helen Olsen Bedford, UKAuthority

Cybersecurity Is Everyone's Business - Paul Barnes, Head of Operations and Engagement - Cyber Security, NHS England
An overview of cyber security in NHS England - looking at the ever changing threat landscape and the importance of collaboration, staff engagement and Cyber Associates Network. Cybersecurity is a team sport!

Local government cyber and digital reform - Lawrence Hopper, Deputy Director for Digital, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
An outline of the Local Digital’s plans for the next three years and what this means for local government including lessons learnt so far and what’s next on their journey to drive cyber and digital reform in the sector

What can we learn from the Cyber 360s? - Jamie Cross, Programme Manager - Cyber Security Support, Local Government Association 
An introduction to the Cyber 360 programme, common themes and learning across the five pilots, how the programme will be developed and calls to action

CTAG & Post PSN Assurance - Geoff Connell, Director of IMT & CDO, Norfolk County Council and chair of the national Cyber Technical Advisory
A look at how local government cyber security will be assessed once the PSN is no longer in use (next year); how CTAG is working with relevant government departments to help ensure the new regime is appropriate and not overly onerous; plus an update on CTAG & WARPS to help the audience know how to get the most out of them

The ongoing cyber security challenge - Henry Hughes, Security Director, JISC
Cyber crime costs the UK economy £27,000,000,000. Here Henry Hughes discusses how the UK education sector is facing the challenge - and how rehearsals, exercises and tests are key

Q&A and panel discussion - all speakers

DAY TWO - Host and moderator: Helen Olsen Bedford, UKAuthority

Cybercrime: the Police Response - Andrew Gould, Detective Chief Superintendent, National Cybercrime Programme Lead, National Police Chiefs’ Council
An update on the current threat and what policing offers organisations to help protect themselves 

David Willis, Senior Information Security Officer, Lancashire & South Cumbria Health & Social Care Partnership and Emma Velle, Cyber Security Specialist for NHS and Local Government, Cisco 
Working with Cisco, Lancashire and South Cumbria Health and Social Care Partnership has developed an approach for resilience involving four key steps. Here they discuss the work underway and how resilience depends as much on organisations and people as it does on technology

Covid Cyber Security Challenges at Copeland -David Cowan, Head of ICT, Copeland Borough Council 
An overview of some of the cyber security challenges and responses in Copeland Borough Council and how these activities impact beyond the Covid experience 

Q&A and panel discussion - all speakers