In collaboration with Cyber partners across the West Midlands
Date: Friday October 20th | Time: 09:30 – 15:30 | Location: The ICC
CyberScape23
A cyber conference and showcase
The West Midlands is quickly becoming a Cyber hotspot with corporates, startups and public sector organisations innovating around this hot topic. As part of this year’s Birmingham Tech Week, CyberScape23, will showcase what the region has to offer and help SME’s and leaders understand how Cyber can help and enhance their businesses. Hear from industry experts, exciting startups and cyber innovators.
Cyber Secure = Resilient Growth
Speakers & Contributors
Daljinder Mattu
Senior Policy Lead for Cyber Security in the Midlands
Linda Smith
Founder & Strategic Advisor
Prof Prashant Pillai MBE
Managing Director
Vanessa Eyles
Director of The Cyber Resilience Centre for the West Midlands
Dr. Harjinder Singh Lallie
Associate Professor of Cyber Security
Junaid Arshad
Deputy Head of Computing
Dr Anitha Chinnaswamy
Deputy Director, Cyber Security Innovation (CSI) Research Centre
Mike Lewis
Tech Sector Lead
Neil Howells
ROCU WM Cyber Protect Officer
Afshan Sheikh
Cyber Practice Director
Hugo Russell
Digital & Cyber Project Manager, Investor.
Ryan Protheroe
Cluster Manager – Midlands Cyber
Manny Athwal
Founder and CEO
Wayne Horkan
Head of Technology and Engineering
Agenda
09:00-10:00 - Registration and Networking
Meet and network with other cyber enthusiasts and experts
10:00-10:10 - A welcome from the Cyber community and sector
A warm welcome from the West Midlands cyber ecosystem
10:10-10:40 - The government's perspective on Cyber and its important to the UK tech sector
Hear why the government think cyber is pivotal to the economic stability and growth of the UK tech sector
10:45-11:15 - Cyber Skills - the need for a diverse and dynamic workforce
The threat of cyber attacks means we need to create and foster a future workforce of innovative, diverse and dynamic thinkers. However, with a digital skills gap, this isn’t going to be easy. We’ll discuss how do we create a pipeline of cyber talent and cyber leaders to face future challenges.
11:20-11:50 - The police and partners - a collaborative approach to tacking cyber attacks
Recruiting and retaining digital talent with emphasis on direct experiences from discussants of fundamental reasons D&I strategies in recruitment fail and how to avoid those traps, and then how to ensure sustained commitment to D&I strategies once recruitment has been successful.
12:00:13:00 - Lunch and Networking
Grab some lunch and network with other cyber enthusiasts and experts
13:25-14:05 - Strengthening the ecosystem through collaboration
Discover how ecosystem partners are working together and how you can contribute to the future growth of the cyber sector in the West Midlands
14:05-14:45 - Open discussion into the region's cyber sector
Your opportunity to contribute and openly discuss your ideas to transform the region’s cyber sector.
14:45-15:30 - Networking
Final opportunity to network before the event comes to a close
15:30 - Event Ends
Event officially ends