Conference Agenda | The Cyber Security Summit 2021

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Time	Session
09:30	Chair's Opening Remarks Sam Trendall, Editor, PublicTechnology
09:40	Welcome Address from Matt Warman MP, Minster for Digital Infrastructure, DCMS Enabling the UK Digital Revolution with World-Class Cyber Security
09:45	Keynote Presentation How AI Augments Humans: Closing Skills Gaps & Driving Executive Decisions Security Challenges for Decision Makers Accelerated & unpredictable threat landscape and its challenges for security teams How AI augments the human: AI Analyst Discussion of a real-world threat find and how AI defended it Grace Wilson, Account Director, EMEA, Darktrace
10:00	Keynote Presentation Trusting AI in Cybersecurity Dr. Mariarosaria Taddeo, Senior Researcher Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute and Deputy Director of the Digital Ethics Lab
10:15	Q/A with Morning Speakers
10:30	Organisational Resilience - Session Sponsored by Egress Email security for today’s risk landscape How risks originate as employees use email and the impacts data leaks have The effects of COVID-19 and remote working on email security for the UK public sector Intelligent DLP for improved breach prevention Risks and requirements when responding to subject access requests (SARs) Key takeaways for your organisation Jamie Davies, Public Sector Sales Manager, Egress Software Technologies Sam Trendall, Editor, PublicTechnology (Chair)
11:15	Comfort Break
11:30	Organisational Resilience - Presentation Continuity Planning & Delivering Local Cyber Resilience Building resilience into digital transformation projects; protecting wider council networks and services Sharing up-to-date advice on information security threats Raising the profile of cyber security amongst local government senior managers and elected members Developing new interventions for councils and local communities Graham Farrant, Chief Executive, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council Sam Trendall, Editor, PublicTechnology
12:15	Securing the UK - Panel Discussion Delivering World-Class Protection of Citizen Data in the Management of Digital Services Every passing second, the volume of digital information that flows between businesses, governments and people is expanding rapidly How should we be reviewing interactions between businesses, government, third sector and the public? Beyond issues of security, does everyone have access? Addressing factors which prevent access to digital services in the first place Implementing systemic changes to this new digital world to ensure it caters to everyone, by design and default How do differing attitudes to regulatory impact the state’s role in data protection? Engaging members of the public as part of the UK’s data system Using data to support secure and efficient public services and infrastructure Dan Patefield, Head of Programme, Cyber and National Security, techUK (Moderator) Dr Claudia Natanson, Information and Cyber Security Specialist Prof Keith Mayes, Director of the Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London
13:00	Close of Day

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Time	Session
09:00	Keynote Presentation - Organisational Resilience / Leadership Delivering Safe & Secure Rapid Digital Innovation Rethinking cyber security and data protection at a time of necessitated digital innovation Taking the right measures and making the right investments to mitigate against risks Ensuring that citizens are confident in the security and stewardship of data How to implement consistent data security policies and training schemes to educate staff on keeping data safe when working at speed Procuring technologies with a strong security track record and third-party tools to better secure data Matthew Gould, CEO, NHSX
09:30	Working ~~from home~~ 2021 2020 released us from the constraints of the office Remote working compromised on performance and security Now "work" is not affected by where you are or where your data is located Zero Trust frameworks are a great enabler for working anywhere Align to an overarching SASE strategy Richard Meeus, Director of Security Technology & Strategy EMEA, Akamai
09:45	Organisational Resilience - Presentation Identifying Risks Across Your Supply Chain Cybersecurity is never just a technology problem, it’s a people, processes and knowledge problem. The work of the NEBRC: How a partnership between police, big business and universities is helping protect smaller businesses from the threat of online crime Why don’t people take up cyber security advice? Delivering key insights into how organisations can secure their processes against malicious actors How can organisations effectively audit suppliers? Threat mitigation advice for the public and private sector Exploring investigative strategies used to help identify weak points and boost greater awareness of supply chain vulnerabilities. Rebecca Chapman, Police Superintendent and Director, North East Business Resilience Centre
10:05	Q/A with Morning Speakers
10:30	Organisational Resilience - *Panel Sponsored by Six Degrees* Optimising Security for Remote Working & Service Delivery in a Changing Landscape What you should be doing now for the next 18 months to build a strong cyber security foundation ahead of cultural change, workplace change and Brexit? Discover how the changing workspaces are responding to cyber security threats: Practical advice from sector experts Understand your organisation’s new cyber security posture and risk appetite and align and deliver seamless working without compromise How you can adapt your cyber security strategy to a changing landscape and maximise your budgets making the most of what you have Learn from scenarios and ask your own questions: what are the most pressing cyber security risks, and what are the controls you can use to mitigate them Michael Carr, Head of Strategic Development – Cyber Security, Six Degrees Alastair Cox, Principal Cloud Security Architect, Six Degrees John Green, Head of Consultancy – Cyber Security, Six Degrees
11:20	Comfort break
11:30	Securing the UK - Panel Reviewing Cyber & Data Protection Procurement Needs Given the structural challenges faced by IT teams when purchasing technology, there is a crucial need for senior business leaders to review existing processes and sponsor a more strategic approach to an organisation’s cyber security. Moving away from legacy purchasing models to more agile and effective purchasing structures. The latest technologies with a strong security track record and third-party tools: from AI to Cloud Data Storage Assuring plans before money is spent; designing procurements and contracts and assuring service delivery Simon Fell MP, Chair of the APPG on Cyber Security (Moderator) Gus Tugendhat, Founder, Tussell David Sulley, Former Diplomat (FCDO) & Co-Founder of Advai
12:15	Close of day

Time	Session
10:00	Keynote Presentations - Data Protection / Information Management Legislating Against Misinformation Regulating social media platforms, maintaining civil liberties Scrutinising contributors to online harms Implementing legislation to tackle the"infodemic" Managing rumours about disinformation Preventing benefit from the monetisation of false information Julian Knight MP, Chair, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
10:30	3 Years After GDPR – Reflections, Lessons & Moving Forwards An overview of the biggest issues relating to GDPR and data protection reforms International transfers, Brexit, and the data applications to the public and private sector Reviewing the outcomes of the legislation and how it has improved data protection for good Examining lessons from non-compliancy How are future reforms, directives and challenges going to pan out in 2021? Matúš Huba, Data Privacy Adviser, Squire Patton Boggs
10:45	Where's the data? How to Find Your Biggest Governance, Security, and Privacy Risks Understand how to know where data lives within and outside of your organization Learn the governance, security, and privacy considerations for collecting, securing, and managing data Hear case studies about how companies are managing data challenges See how data discovery can help with broader data governance Joseph Byrne, CIPP/E, CIPM, Privacy Solutions Engineer, OneTrust
11:00	Q/A with morning speakers
11:30	Organisational Resilience - Presentation From Culture to Technology: Delivering an End-to-End Secure, Digital Organisation Securing an organisation starts with creating a better culture adapted to new ways of working Incorporating culture into Security, Digital and Technology’s work on complex cases Preventing groupthink and achieving better outcomes Dr Budgie Dhanda, Co-Chair, UK Cyber Security Council Formation Project
12:15	Securing the UK - Panel Looking to the Future: Ensuring the UK Remains a Leader in Cyber Protection How is cyber security aligned within domestic and foreign policy? Looking to the Integrated Review and it's impact on cyber How can government tackle future instability and prevent cyber conflicts that threaten UK interests? Risks and opportunities for the UK in Cyber Space (Risks: growing digital dependencies, Opportunities: UK Leadership on cyber security - practice, innovation and regulation) Achieving true resilience: making everyone else resilient to cyber security threats, to build confidence in the digital economy Addressing challenges at the strategic level to help prepare cyber decision-makers and researchers involved in the formulation of cyber-security policy Lord Artbuthnot of Edrom, Chairman of the Information Security Advisory Council (Moderator) Amo Kalar, Head of Strategic Influence, Cyber, Foreign & Commonwealth Office Irfan Hemani, Deputy Director - Cyber Security, Cyber Security and Digital Identity Directorate, DCMS
13:00	Close of Day