The SRO and his team will provide updates to industry about the Defensive Cyber Operations and Cyber Resilience Programmes with particular focus on the pipeline of activity over the forthcoming year(s) and how it links to the Cyber Resilience Strategy for Defence. There will be an opportunity in the afternoon for focussed meetings with MOD personnel and companies on related topics as well as networking with the wider Defensive Cyber Programme staff and industry colleagues.
Agenda:
- 0900 Arrival
- 0930-0945 Introduction
- 0945-1015 SRO update with Q&A
- 1015-1045 Crown Commercial Services Update (frameworks used by MOD)
- 1045-1100 Refreshments and comfort break
- 1100-1130 Pipeline of short/long term opportunities
- 1130-1200 Cyber Resilience Strategy for Defence
- 1200-1230 Innovation Approach
- 1230-1330 Lunch
- 1330-1600 MOD/Industry 20 mins sessions (pre booked)
The venue address:
Swindon Town FC, County Ground County Road Swindon Wiltshire United Kingdom SN1 2ED
Arrival should be 0900 for a 0930 start.
Please invite industry to book a 20 mins session with MOD representatives by emailing: [email protected] stating if the session is a general introduction or the purpose of the session. They will be allocated a session a few days prior to the day. Please stress that these sessions must be booked in advance and that they will be limited.
Fred Sugden
Fred Sugden
Fred is responsible for techUK's activities across the Defence and National Security sectors, working to provide members with access to key stakeholders across the Defence and National Security community. Before taking on the role of Associate Director for Defence and National Security, Fred joined techUK in 2018, working as the Programme Head for Defence at techUK, leading the organisation's engagement with the Ministry of Defence. Before joining techUK, he worked at ADS, the national trade association representing Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space companies in the UK.
Fred is responsible for techUK’s market engagement and policy development activities across the Defence and National Security sectors, working closely with various organisations within the Ministry of Defence, and across the wider National Security and Intelligence community. Fred works closely with many techUK member companies that have an interest in these sectors, and is responsible for the activities of techUK's senior Defence & Security Board. Working closely with techUK's Programme Head for Cyber Security, Fred oversees a broad range of activities for techUK members.
Outside of work, Fred's interests include football (a Watford FC fan) and skiing.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 07985 234 170
