The Annual Cyber in Health Conference and Exhibition 2026
Protecting Patient Data, Systems and Services in a Digital-First NHS
CorpAcq Stadium, Greater Manchester 17 June 2026, 9:00am - 4:00pm
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8:30am
Registration
9:30am
Chairs Opening Remarks
Matthew Piddington, Vice President of Business Development, EMEA ISC2
9:40am
Designing Secure Health Systems: science, intelligence, or whack-a-mole
- Examine how systems thinking improves long-term cyber resilience
- Balancing research-led intelligence to secure-by-design healthcare infrastructure
- Consider how to cope with future risks facing increasingly connected health ecosystems
Daniel Dresner, Professor of Cyber Security, University of Manchester
10:00am
Governing Data Safely: Information Governance in an Integrated Digital Health System
- Learn how strong information governance underpins effective cyber resilience
- Consider practical challenges of secure data sharing across organisations and borders
- Reflect on common governance gaps emerging during digital transformation
- Gain insight into real-world approaches improving compliance without slowing services
Cora Suckley, Head of Information Governance/DPO, Digital Health and Care Wales
10:20am
How to be Simply Resilient - Preparing for recovery in the ransomware age
Pete Hannah, VP Sales UK&I, Object First
10:40am
Questions & Answers Session
10:50am
Break & Networking
11:20am
Securing AI-Enabled Healthcare: Data, Imaging and the New Cyber Risk Landscape
- Understand how diagnostic technologies including AI are designed and built
- Explore data flows behind imaging and diagnostic systems and where vulnerabilities arise
- Distinguish real versus imagined risk exposure when deploying imaging IT and AI applications
- Examine accountability across NHS organisations, suppliers and technology partners
Graham King, Volunteer Convenor, AI Special Focus Group and member of the Executive, AXREM
11:40am
Cybersecurity and AI Governance in Modern Healthcare Systems
- Understand the role of AI in the evolution of modern healthcare systems
- Examine the cybersecurity threat landscape in the health sector and the impact of AI
- Review components of AI Governance and Cybersecurity best practices for healthcare
Eze Adighibe, Information Security Consultancy Lead, Worknest
12:00pm
Cyber Security in Adult Social Care: Protecting the Most Digitally Vulnerable Sector
- Highlight the growing cyber risks facing adult social care providers
- Understand barriers smaller organisations face in achieving cyber maturity
- Explore opportunities for sector-wide collaboration and support mechanisms
- Consider how cyber resilience directly impacts continuity of care
Daniel O'Shaughnessy, Head of Programme Delivery, Digital Care Hub
12:20pm
Questions & Answers Session
12:30pm
Lunch & Networking
1:30pm
The Cost of a Stolen Password: NHS Breaches and why Privileged Access is critical to Cyber Resilience
Hackers don’t hack in, they log in. The Advanced Computer Software and Synnovis breaches show how compromised, unprotected accounts brought sections of the NHS to a standstill. Learn how privileged access controls can protect and materially reduce healthcare cyber risk.
Lee Elliott, Director of Solutions Engineering, BeyondTrust
1:50pm
How Cyber Risk Migrates Across Pathways
This session will engage with people outside your organisation to understand the broader cyber risk you (& your patients) are exposed to
Daniel O'Shaughnessy, Head of Programme Delivery, Digital Care Hub
2:10pm
Emerging Tech, Evolving Threats: Cyber Security Insights for Health and Care
explore how emerging technologies are reshaping the threat landscape and what health and care organisations need to know to stay ahead of evolving cyber risks.
Jon France, Chief Information Security Officer, ISC2
2:30pm
Question & Answers Session
2:40pm
Break & Networking
3:10pm
Securing AI-Enabled Critical Infrastructure: Understanding Emerging Cyber Threats in Healthcare and Beyond
- Gain an overview of the evolving cyber threat landscape targeting healthcare
- Understand how emerging technologies are changing attacker capabilities
- Explore human, technical and organisational vulnerabilities commonly exploited
- Translate academic research into actionable defensive thinking
Dr Mohammed Al-Khalidi, Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security, Manchester Metropolitan University
3:35pm
Delivering the NHS 10 Year Health Plan: Leadership, Digital Transformation and System Resilience in West Yorkshire
Shaukat Ali Khan, Executive Chief Digital and Information Officer and Executive Director, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and Integrated Care System
4:00pm
Chairs Closing Remarks & Close