Northern WARP 5th Annual Conference 2025

Northern WARP Annual Conference 2025

We’re excited to invite you to the 5th Annual Northern WARP Conference 2025, Empowering Transformation through Secure Innovation, taking place 9:30am-4pm on Friday, 12th September at the Kings House Conference Centre, Manchester. The venue is centrally located at a short walk from Oxford Road Station with full hybrid access for those that can’t attend in person.. Tickets are free of charge to anyone working in a WARP member organisation.

This year’s conference brings together public sector cyber security practitioners, information governance professionals, public sector leaders, and digital innovators for a day of insight, collaboration, and practical learning.

🧠 Interactive Exercises – Engage in hands-on scenarios and collaborative problem-solving

🎤 Plenary Sessions – Hear from thought leaders on key topics shaping the field

🚀 Innovative Presentations – Discover new ideas and fresh perspectives from a range of speakers

🧾 Exhibition Tables – Explore tools, services, and innovations

🍽️ Lunch & Refreshments – Provided throughout the day

🌐 Hybrid Format – Join in person or online via our conference platform

🤝 Exhibition Hall:

We’re offering you the opportunity to network with leading industry suppliers and partners:

• Risk Ledger (Headline Sponsor)
• MHCLG
• ICO
• LGA
• Socitm
• NWCRC
• Dark Invader
• Logpoint
• Government Digital Service
• ICO
• Digital Preservation Coalition
• Rubrik
• MTI
• Digital Care Hub
• WARPTalk

Whether you're attending in Manchester or tuning in remotely, this is your opportunity to connect with peers, gain actionable insights, and stay ahead in the ever-evolving cyber/data landscape. Tickets for the conference are FREE to anyone from a WARP member organisation. Paid tickets are available for non-WARP members (public sector only). If you are unsure on your eligibility for the free ticket then please contact billy.smith@tameside.gov.uk or karys.thompson@tameside.gov.uk

📅 Save the Date: 12th September 2025

📍 Location: Kings House Conference Centre, Manchester / Online via Northern WARP Conference Platform

We look forward to seeing you there!

In addition to seminars (30 minute presentations from speakers), we are hosting four panel sessions to delve into some interesting topics that are key to cyber security & IG.

Who can attend?

In short, any person from the local public sector can attend! By local public sector, we typically include: councils, Health (Trusts, CCGs, ICS), Fire & Rescue, Police, Social Housing/RSLs, Universities, Community & Voluntary Sector.

This year, the Northern WARP conference is completely free for all organisations that are current members of any WARP in the UK. Attendance is not limited to the specific individuals that are members of the WARPS… any colleague from your organisation can attend as long as your organisation is a WARP member.

If you are from a public sector organisation that does not (yet) belong to any WARP, you are more than welcome to attend for the full ticket price of £150 plus VAT. Tickets are not available to private sector companies.

What else do I need to know?

Continual Professional Development: This event is CPD certified; delegates must indicate that they wish to receive a free CPD certificate on the registration form when they purchase a ticket.

Conference Access: In-person tickets allow you access to all parts of the conference on the day of the event and to all the seminar sessions for up to 90 days after the event. Online attendance tickets allow you access to the seminar sessions only. Please note that the Live Lounge sessions will not be streamed nor recorded. You must register to attend to be able to access video recordings for all seminar sessions.

Event Registration information: FREE attendance for those individuals from organisations that are current members of a UK public sector WARP. The ticket price is £150 plus VAT for individuals whose organisations do not belong to a WARP. Tickets are only available to public sector organisations.

Cancellation information: Paid tickets are non-refundable. Cancellation of Free tickets within seven days of the event incurs a charge of £50. If you can no longer attend, tickets are fully transferable to eligible attendees. Please contact the organiser in the event of cancellation or ticket transfer.

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