Public Sector Cyber Security Conference and Exhibition 2025
Building a Cyber Resilient Public Sector
Salford Community Stadium, Greater Manchester 17 September 2025, 9:00am - 4:00pm
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8:30am
Registration
9:30am
Chair’s Welcome Address
9:40am
Opening Keynote: Setting the Cyber Resilience Agenda for the UK Public Sector
- An overview of the current and emerging cyber threats facing the UK public sector
- Strategic Priorities from the Government Cyber Security Strategy
- The role of leadership, training, and a strong security culture in embedding cyber resilience across all levels of government and public service delivery
- Questions and answers
Dr Claudia Natanson MBE, Chair of the Board of Trustees, UK Cyber Security Council
10:00am
Evaluating Government Cyber Resilience and Value for Money in an Evolving Threat Landscape
- 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
- Questions and answers
Jonathan Pownall, Senior Digital Specialist, National Audit Office
10:20am
Headline Sponsor
- Insights into innovative technologies and industry solutions supporting government cyber defence and resilience
- Questions and answers
Reserved for Bluefort Security
10:40am
Break and Networking
11:10am
It’s Time To Rethink Cyber Security Strategy – And That Starts With Visibility
- Why cyber security must evolve from isolated tools to integrated cyber intelligence
- How Zero Trust and credential monitoring anchor stronger defences
- The importance of board-level cyber governance
- Build resilience, not just defence
- Turning frameworks into actions - operationalising compliance through smart tooling
- Questions and answers
Chris Booth, Head of Commercial Business and Strategy, ITHealth
11:30am
Skills, Diversity, and Cultural Change
- Discuss practical steps for upskilling IT teams to meet modern cyber threats without relying solely on recruitment
- Gain insights into how fostering an inclusive, curious, and accountable culture enhances cyber resilience
- Embed diversity, equity, and inclusion into cyber teams in a meaningful, practical way
- Questions and answers
Henrik Kiertzner, Head of IT Operations (Cyber and Infrastructure), National Trust
11:50am
Main Stage Sponsor
- Exploring how automation and AI are revolutionising threat detection and response in the public sector
- Questions and answers
Reserved for SentinelOne
12:10pm
Understanding Cybercrime, Threat Actors and Public Sector Vulnerabilities
- Questions and answers
Professor David Wall, Professor of Criminology, Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, University of Leeds
12:30pm
Lunch and Networking
1:30pm
Building a Cyber-Ready Workforce: Skills, Standards and Culture for Public Safety
- Developing national standards and career pathways to equip law enforcement professionals with the skills needed for digital investigations and cyber-related threats
- Driving cultural change across policing to embed cyber awareness and integrate digital capabilities into day-to-day operations
- Enhancing collaboration between cyber, digital, and investigative teams to strengthen public safety and safeguarding efforts
Sarra Fotheringham, Policing Standards Manager – Digital Policing, College of Policing
1:50pm
Empowering UK Government Organisations to Defend as One
- Proven methodology to effectively analyse structured and unstructured threat intelligence in large volumes and collaborate effectively across government agencies
- Effectively operationalising intelligence and information across internal systems at scale
- From email chains to real-time collaboration and sharing. Real-world blueprint for Defend as One with automated, bidirectional threat sharing across departments and organisations.
- Empowering stakeholders with custom, mobile-enabled self-serve threat intelligence
- Lessons learned from deploying a fully branded, mobile-ready intelligence platform in just 4 months
Dan Bridges, Technical Director International, Cyware
2:10pm
Cyber Resilience in a Data-Driven Healthcare Regulator
- Embedding security across teams, systems, and processes to protect public trust in digital healthcare regulation
- Addressing the cyber challenges posed by innovative technologies while ensuring regulatory integrity and patient safety
- Strengthening resilience through shared intelligence, coordinated response frameworks, and proactive engagement with tech partners
Claire Harrison, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
2:30pm
Break and Networking
3:00pm
Strengthening Cyber Resilience in Local Government
- Real-world challenges and threats facing councils
- Managing Risk and Incident Response at Borough Level
- Embedding Cyber Security into Council Culture
- Questions and answers
Simon Clayton Mitchell, Cyber Manager, Merton Council
3:20pm
Why Cyber Continuity Is Vital to the Future of Cybersecurity
- Understand the key emerging cybersecurity threats facing critical infrastructure
- Evaluate the limitations of traditional security approaches and explore why new strategies are needed to address future risks
- Gain insight into human-based cyber continuity planning as a forward-looking approach to cybersecurity, with practical examples for implementation
- Questions and answers
Charles Weir, Senior Lecturer in Security and Protection Science, Lancaster University
3:40pm
Closing Keynote: Driving Regional Collaboration and Innovation in the North
- Explore how regional cyber ecosystems are playing a pivotal role in strengthening public sector cyber resilience
- Highlight the importance of place-based approaches to tackling evolving cyber threats
- Discuss how regional collaboration can help bridge capability gaps, support economic growth, and create a more secure digital environment for public services and citizens
- Questions and answers
Danielle Phillips, CEO, CyberNorth
4:00pm
Chair’s Closing Summary
4:05pm
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