Agenda

Here's what's scheduled for the event. All times are in BST.

Please note that the 09:35 keynote address, entitled “The current priorities of the National Cyber Security Centre” will be held off the record.

Furthermore, due to the sensitive subject matter, this particular session will be closed to the members off the press and the talk will not be recorded.

We kindly request that participants refrain from sharing information discussed during this session and posting any content on social media.

8:45 AM
Registration, networking & morning coffee
 
9:25 AM
Chair’s opening remarks

Craig Rice, CEO, Cyber Defence Alliance

9:35 AM
Keynote address I: The current priorities of the National Cyber Security Centre

Alex M2, Finance Sector Lead and Principal Cyber Consultant, National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)

9:55 AM
Keynote address II: The evolving nature of the cyber threat

James Babbage, Director General Threats (Economic and Organised Crime), National Crime Agency

10:15 AM
Panel: Orchestrating a joined-up international response to the global cyber threat

Moderator

Craig Rice, CEO, Cyber Defence Alliance

Panel

Dr Melanie Garson, Cyber Policy Lead and Tech Geopolitics Lead, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Rea James, Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence, Barclays

Jon Cosson, Head of IT and CISO, JM Finn

10:55 AM
Keynote address III - The FCA’s regulatory focus on cyber security and resilience

Suman Ziaullah, Head of Department, Technology, Resilience and Cyber, Financial Conduct Authority

11:15 AM
Networking & morning coffee
 
11:35 AM
Keynote address IV - Bank of England update on cyber resilience in the financial sector

Tryfonas Theophilou, Manager, Cyber Risk in Cyber Resilience, Prudential Regulation Authority, Bank of England

11:55 AM
Panel: The practical implications of using AI and quantum computing as a sword and a shield

Moderator

Nick Coleman, Managing Director, Technology Risk Academy

Panel

Professor Carsten Maple, Turing Fellow, The Alan Turing Institute; Professor of Cyber Systems Engineering, University of Warwick's Cyber Security Centre (CSC); Principal Investigator, NCSC-EPSRC Academic Centre of Excellence, Cyber Security Research

Zygmunt Łoziński, Global Lead on Quantum Safe Networks, IBM

Oliver King-Smith, Founder, smartR AI

12:35 PM
Presentation: CDA Capability & Op STARGREW

Craig Rice, CEO, Cyber Defence Alliance

1:05 PM
Networking & lunch
 
2:15 PM
How employees can be your strongest defence: the role of cybersecurity awareness training in reducing human error and demonstrating competence to the authorities

Neil Frost, COO, Bob’s Business

2:40 PM
Panel: Liability of senior executives for cyber breaches: identifying the key areas of risk and raising awareness at board level

Moderator

Amanda Finch, CEO, Chartered Institute of Information Security

Panel

Mary O’Connor, NED and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, Carne Group

Andy Jenkinson, Group CEO, Cybersec Innovation Partners

Amar Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Cyber Management Alliance

Todd Wade, Chief Information Security Officer

3:20 PM
Networking & afternoon tea
 
3:40 PM
Case Study: Essential law when managing a cyber attack

Ashley Winton, Chairman of the Data Protection Forum

4:00 PM
Industry Panel: How can financial institutions respond to the increase in attacks from the cloud, digitisation and ransomware?

Moderator

Amanda Finch, CEO, Chartered Institute of Information Security

Panel

Guillaume Ehny, Chief Information Security Officer, Kroo Bank

Faizal Shabeer, Senior Country Manager, UK and Europe, EC Council 

Eoin OhEochaidh, Chief Information Security Officer, Carne Group

4:40 PM
Chair’s closing remarks

Craig Rice, CEO, Cyber Defence Alliance

4:45 PM
Close of proceedings
 

Video Recording

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