The challenges the UK cyber security sector faces in both attracting and retaining enough talent and fostering diversity across the sector are longstanding and well documented. Over the last 12 months, we have seen cyber security drive growth and underpin all the technologies we have increasingly relied upon at home and at work. Across the sector, we have seen some hugely successful initiatives accelerate, such as CyberFirst, and future long-term commitments such as the launch of the UK Cyber Security Council.
This techUK event will bring together representatives from across Government, the cyber security industry and experienced skills professionals to explore the progress to date and highlight those persistent challenges we still need to tackle. The focus will be on how Government and industry can further collaborate, avoiding duplicate efforts and partnering to develop further innovative schemes which will build on the efforts undertaken to date.
There will be 3 consecutive panels during this session; one exploring the CyberFirst programme with recent graduates; one looking at building awareness about the cyber security profession; and one delving into diversity in the cyber security.
Confirmed speakers and panellists include representatives from NCSC, the UK Cyber Security Council, DCMS, Microsoft, CyberFish, NeuroCyber, Colourintech, Gemraj Tech and NCC Group.
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Dan Patefield
Dan Patefield
Dan leads the techUK Cyber Security programme, having originally joined techUK in August 2017 as a Programme Manager working across the Cyber and Defence programmes. He is responsible for managing techUK's work across the cyber security eco-system, bringing industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors. Dan also provides the industry secretariat for the Cyber Growth Partnership, the industry and Governmnet conduit for supporting growth across the sector. A key focus of his work is to strengthen the public-private partnership across cyber security to support further development of UK cyber security policy.
Before joining techUK he worked as Forum Lead for the Westminster eForum. In this role he had a focus on the technology and telecoms space, on issues ranging from Broadband and Mobile Infrastructure, the Internet of Things, Cyber Security, Data and diversity in tech. Dan has a BA in History from the University of Liverpool.
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- 020 7331 2165
Sam Wyatt
Sam Wyatt
Sam is the Programme Manager for Defence and Cyber Security at techUK.
Prior to joining techUK, Sam worked as an Account Executive for a small lobbying agency in Westminster where he briefed politicians in Westminster and Local Authorities on housing and energy issues and wrote policy briefs.
Sam holds a BA (Hons) Degree from the Department of War Studies at King’s College London where he focused on the implications of Cyber War and an MPhil in International Relations & Politics from the University of Cambridge.
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- 020 7331 2169