C11 Cyber Tech Symposium 2022

Our Cyber Tech Symposium 2022 live event will again bring together leading minds to think, discuss and inspire solutions to the growing concerns around our Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) and in addressing the cyber skills gap. Be part of the conversation. Learn from the top. Speak your piece.

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Our event is free with refreshments and lunch whilst overlooking the beautiful banks of the River Severn. An event schedule can be found at the bottom of this page.

Driving collaboration, developing talent, creating solutions.

As the cyber skills gap persists and cyber threats continue to grow in an ever more threatening world, we know that part of the solution lies within our ability to create talent and solutions through collaboration.

Key Themes:

Protecting Critical National Infrastructure against cyber attacks

We are delighted to welcome two senior level keynote speakers, who are well placed to address this area of growing concern. Keynote speakers from both the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) as well as IBM’s Security Command Centre for Europe will examine the current threats and vulnerabilities in network security and the efforts underway to build resilience into our Critical National Infrastructure (CNI).

Pathways to the development of a cyber talent pipeline

With progress being made on so many fronts and by a wide range of educational and professional organisations to create pathways for cyber talent development, we will be looking at the current situation, discuss some of the best practice and examine ways for companies to invest in their own talent development pipeline. The importance of multi pathways into cyber careers and the need for diversity of recruitment will be key topics of conversation. Leading this conversation will be the Director of the Institute of Coding and Raytheon’s Head of UK Apprenticeships for Cyber Security.

Speakers:

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)

A senior speaker from NCSC currently involved in national efforts to improve Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) cyber resilience will be sharing thoughts on this increasingly important topic.

Dr. Saritha Arunkumar, Executive Security Advisor, Master Inventor for IBM Security Command Centre Europe

Dr. Arunkumar will be examining the latest information in threats and vulnerabilities in network security and blockchain.

Professor Rachid Hourizi, Director of Institute of Coding

The Institute of Coding is a leading national consortium of 35 Universities and over 300 employers and outreach organisations that are co-developing new courses to help a larger and more diverse group of learners into digital careers. Professor Hourizi will address: Enabling business through education: Exploring pathways, diversity, needs and options.

Dr. Mark Bailey, Specialist Doctor in Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Informatician with Gloucestershire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dr. Bailey is involved in advancing the use of advanced technologies within the NHS and involved in the development of University of Gloucestershire BSc in Health Technology. His talk will focus on the opportunity and challenges technology offers the CNI of the NHS.

Mark has been very interested in all things digital for most of his life. His digital interests filtered into his current healthcare role when he started thinking of ways to streamline daily clinical tasks. He built a desktop app called “Spiritum”. This houses the Gloucestershire sleep, bronchiectasis and tuberculosis services. It automates the transfer of data within the trust, creating standardised clinical letters, retrieves lab and radiology reports, flagging abnormal ones for clinicians to review, etc.

Nadia Rashad, Apprentice Software Developer at Raytheon UK

Nadia is an Apprentice Software Developer based within the National Security Cyber business unit at Raytheon UK. Much of Nadia’s work is focused on the build and testing of software, as well as maintaining systems, and she is passionate about working on projects that protect people and businesses from cyber threats. She is currently completing a degree at Staffordshire University alongside her level 5 apprenticeship.

Panel Members:

Panel 1: The Grand Challenge: Addressing the impact of super connectivity, the data tsunami and AI on CNI. - Led by Kamal Bechkoum.

Kamal is an experienced senior leader and academic in Higher Education with an international background and an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the UK Higher Education sector. His research area includes the application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Engineering Design, Cyber Security and Big Data Analytics. Examples of some of his PhD students' projects include “Advanced Persistent Threats" and “Security in Blockchain’s Smart Contracts".

Alongside Kamal, there will be;

Andrew Jones - Operations Director at The Cyber Scheme LTD

Andy is the Director of Operations at the Cyber Scheme Ltd which is a National Cyber Security Centre contracted exam body focused on certification of professionals in the areas of Cyber Risk and technical Penetration testing in support of NCSC assurance schemes.

Richard Beck - Director of Cyber Security at QA.com

Reid Derby - Strategic Advisor for the Golden Valley Development and Director of Cynam

Reid is Director of Strategy at Cyber Cheltenham, the UK’s largest cyber tech cluster, technology leader with 30 years experience working at the heart of the UK Government in the Cyber Security, Defence and National Security communities. He has led innovation projects in big data, open source software, and cybersecurity.

Dr. Qublai Ali Mirza - Senior Lecturer in Information Technology at the University of Gloucestershire

Andy Bates - Chief Financial Officer at Gloucestershire College

Since joining Gloucestershire College as Chief Financial Officer and Vice Principal in 2014, Andy Bates has driven a number of high profile projects. These include introducing a business partner model to improve financial visibility throughout the organisation and Gloucestershire College’s Institute of Technology bid consequently securing £3 million of funding for outstanding new cyber and engineering facilities. Andy is responsible for leading the financial strategy, employer training and all commercial activities across Gloucestershire College’s three campuses in Cheltenham, Gloucester and The Forest of Dean.

Panel 2: Cyber education of tomorrow, today. - Led by David Marriott .

David Marriott is the UK Business Operations Manager for Government Funded Learning at Raytheon Professional Services. Responsibilities include business development, overseeing the recruitment and career development of apprentices and adult learners across a wide-range of essential infrastructure job roles. David has 19 years of experience working in Further Education and Skills Sector. He holds a degree in Business and Management, Certified Teacher of Further Education and is a former Associate Ofsted Inspector.

Alongside David, there will be;

Peter Carr - Director of Employment & Skills at GFirst LEP

Peter is responsible for the development and implementation of the Gloucestershire Skills Strategy 2022-27, and the work of the Gloucestershire Careers Hub, which brings schools, colleges and alternative provision together to work with business and employer organisations to inspire young people and help them make sound career choices.

Richard Yorke - Managing Director at Cynam

Richard is one of the founding Directors of Cyber Cheltenham (CyNam), a Community Interest Company focused on the development and growth of the Cyber ecosystem in the Cheltenham and Gloucestershire region. His career in the Cyber and National Security industry spans over 15 years, most recently as a business leader at CACI Ltd following their 2019 acquisition of Deep3 Software, a software engineering company which Richard co-founded in 2014 and led as Director and CEO. Under Richard’s leadership, Deep3 grew successfully through the delivery of mission-critical data processing and analytics platforms for customers in the National Security, Cyber and Law Enforcement sectors.

Andrea Preston - Macmillan Divisional Lead in Haematology

Andrea is passionate about research and innovation for patient benefit. She is an NHS Clinical Entrepreneur with NHS England and NHS Improvement’s Innovation, Research and Life Sciences group and a member of the British Oncology Pharmacy Association’s Research Committee. Her areas of research interest include medication adherence, dosing in obesity and the use of innovative technologies to improve the safety of systemic anticancer therapy. She has recently co-created a smartphone application for patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia, earning Andrea and her team a place in the finals of "Tech Innovator of the Year" at the Innovation Awards UK.

Jonathan Ellwood - Chief Knowledge Officer at IASME Consortium

Jonathan is Chief Knowledge Officer at the IASME Consortium and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Gloucestershire. Following a successful career of over 20 years as an engineer in the aerospace industry, Jonathan moved into a career working in cyber security with the IASME Consortium and now focuses on Cyber Knowledge Management.

Our event is free with refreshments and lunch whilst overlooking the beautiful banks of the River Severn.

7th July 2022, 08.30am-4.30pm

C11 Cyber Security & Digital Innovation Centre, University of Gloucestershire , Gloucestershire Science & Technology Park, Berkeley Green, Gloucestershire GL13 9FB

Contact us on C11CyberSymposium@glos.ac.uk

To find out more about our speakers and an agenda, visit our website https://www.glos.ac.uk/event/c11-cyber-tech-symposium-2022/

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