Telecoms Security Framework Familiarisation Roundtable with DCMS
2.30pm – 3.45pm7 May 2021
Online
Online
techUK, in conjunction with wider trade bodies and DCMS, will be hosting a familiarisation session on the new telecoms security framework being established through the Telecommunications (Security) Bill. This will place legal requirements on all public electronic communications networks & services to increase overall network security.
This session will be tailored to providers who have not yet fully engaged with the new framework, containing information on the formation of the framework, updates on its progress and provide the opportunity to ask questions to the policy leads.
Topics that will be covered during this roundtable:
Summary of the security framework's background
Summary of how the framework is laid out
Technical details on the drafting of the SI and draft Code of Practice
Signposting of resources and points of contact
Q&A
techUK members are free to register using the link above. Non-members who are associated with ISPA, MobileUK, FCS, GSMA, UKCTA, or ITSPA will receive an invite code to enable booking. Please note our Event Terms and Privacy Policy. Please note, attendees' names, organisations and contact details will be shared with DCMS for future engagement and updates.
Sophie Greaves
Head of Telecoms and Spectrum Policy, techUK
Sophie Greaves
Head of Telecoms and Spectrum Policy, techUK
Sophie Greaves is Head of Programme for Communications Infrastructure and Services at techUK, and oversees the UK Spectrum Policy Forum.
Sophie was promoted to Head having been Programme Manager for Communications Infrastructure and Services, leading techUK's telecoms activities, engagement and policy development. Previously, Sophie was Programme Assistant across a variety of areas including the Broadband Stakeholder Group, Central Government, Financial Services and Communications Infrastructure programmes.
Prior to joining techUK, Sophie completed a masters in Film Studies at University College London; her dissertation examined US telecoms policy relating to net neutrality and content distribution.
Tales has a background in law and economics, with previous experience in the regulation of new technologies and infrastructure.
In the UK and Europe, he offered consultancy on intellectual property rights of cellular and IoT technologies and on the regulatory procedures at the ITU as a Global Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI).
Tales has an LL.M in Law and Business by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and an MSc in Regulation at the London School of Economics, with a specialization in Government and Law.
Matthew joined techUK in August 2023 as a Programme Assistant, supporting the Communications Infrastructure programme, as well as the Digital Connectivity and Spectrum Policy Fora.
Before joining techUK, Matthew worked in marketing, data, and events across a number of sectors, including education and consumer goods. He studied German and Dutch at University College London and the Universiteit van Amsterdam.
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