• Updates on the UK threat landscape and how national security is managing those threats
• The importance of preparedness, coordination, and organisational resilience in responding to cyber incidents

• Understanding how resilience must be embedded across the full service lifecycle, from systems and processes to people and partnerships
• How collaboration across departments, functions, and agencies strengthens collective resilience and response capabilities
• Lessons from HMRC on planning, coordination, and maintaining continuity of critical services during major incidents

As agentic AI systems evolve into autonomous operational participants, organisations face a new governance challenge where these systems can accumulate unmanaged power and data access through authority drift. This session introduces a practical framework to control the identity, behaviour, and authority of AI actors operating across complex digital ecosystems in real time. Join us to discover how to implement a robust control plane that uses AI gateways and agent brokers to enable safe innovation while ensuring human accountability and enterprise resilience.

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• Understand why advances in quantum computing could undermine widely used cryptographic standards and what this means for government systems, sensitive data, and long-term information security
• Gain an overview of new cryptographic algorithms being developed to withstand quantum attacks, and the global efforts underway to standardise them
• Explore practical steps public sector organisations can take to begin preparing for post-quantum cryptography and planning long-term migration strategies

• What public sector organisations can learn from railway operational resilience, coordination, and incident management practices
• Considering the impact of the forthcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill on operational technology and critical infrastructure environments

• Discuss the key findings and conclusions from the January 2025 NAO government cyber resilience report
• Assess the progress made under the Government Cyber Security Strategy
• Explore the recommendations on what departments must do to catch up with the escalating threat, how improved governance, accountability, and investment can safeguard the future

• How organisations can translate cyber security strategies into practical, deliverable programmes with clear outcomes and accountability
• The role of skills, professionalisation, and workforce development in successfully implementing cyber security initiatives
• How to assess progress, demonstrate impact, and evolve cyber strategies in response to emerging threats

• The impact of regulatory frameworks in driving consistent standards and improving resilience across sectors
• Moving beyond tick-box exercises to ensure regulation leads to meaningful, risk-based improvements
• How regulators and organisations can work together to address emerging threats and strengthen national resilience

• Moving beyond frameworks to embed meaningful, outcome-focused security across public sector organisations
• Opportunities, risks, and practical applications of AI in strengthening cyber defence and decision-making
• Building capability through professionalisation, certifications, and continuous development in an increasingly complex threat landscape

• How policing organisations are identifying and prioritising risks across critical systems, digital platforms, and operational services
• The importance of national coordination, information sharing, and cross-organisational collaboration in responding to cyber threats
• Strengthening security, incident response, and operational continuity within high-pressure public service environments

• How local authorities can prioritise and manage cyber risk effectively within limited budgets and competing pressures
• Ensuring leadership visibility, clear ownership, and alignment between cyber security, IT, and organisational risk frameworks
• Lessons learned in improving incident readiness, managing third-party risk, and protecting critical services
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