Spotlight Stage
A secure digital tomorrow starts today.
The Spotlight Stage will host an engaging series of delegate-led talks.
Set in a shared space and running alongside the main programme, the stage draws in audiences for lightning talks across the two conference days.
Discover thought leadership, cutting-edge case studies and innovative ideas from fellow delegates throughout the 5-minute presentations, which cover topics such as emerging technology, sustainability and resilience, and equality, diversity and inclusion in cyber.
The Spotlight Stage will also provide live streaming of the plenary sessions, sponsored by (ICS)2.
| Name | Time | Description | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning Talk 1 | 12:50 PM - 12:55 PM | More than zero Trust | Alister Shepherd - FCA |
| Lightning Talk 2 | 12:55 PM - 1:00 PM | To embed or not to embed cyber security skills in digital teams | Amie Alekna & Tom Read - Ministry of Justice & Government Digital Service |
| Lightning Talk 3 | 1:00 PM - 1:05 PM | Does CI/CD mean continuous intrusion/ continuous disruption? | Florian Pouchet - Wavestone |
| Lightning Talk 4 | 1:05 PM - 1:10 PM | Memory safe desktop software stack | Dr Graeme Jenkinson - Capabilities Limited |
| Lightning Talk 5 | 1:20 PM - 1:25 PM | Talented teams: retaining cybersecurity professionals | Emma Jones - CrowdStrike |
| Lightning Talk 6 | 1:25 PM - 1:30 PM | My journey: A niche within a niche | Marie Aylward - Siemens |
| Lightning Talk 7 | 1:30 PM - 1:35 PM | GovAssure - a blueprint for cyber security assurance and closer working with industry | Joe Ward - Cabinet Office |
| Lightning Talk 8 | 1:35 PM - 1:40 PM | NeuroUnity – many minds, one mission | Polly Curtin - Atkins |
| Lightning Talk 9 | 1:40 PM - 1:45 PM | Emerging technology: Automating adversary simulation | Neil Kendall - Nuclear Decommissioning Authority |
| Name | Time | Description | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning Talk 10 | 12:55 PM - 1:00 PM | The room where it happens: writing internet standards | Andrew & Flo - HMG |
| Lightning Talk 11 | 1:05 PM - 1:10 PM | Empowering digital transformation: cybersecurity collaboration between the UK and Saudi Arabia | Maram Abu Al Hayjaa - British Embassy in Riyadh - FCDO |
| Lightning Talk 12 | 1:10 PM - 1:15 PM | For as long as it takes vs. One day at a time | Dr Melanie Garson - Tony Blair Institute for Global Change & University College London |
| Lightning Talk 13 | 1:15 PM - 1:20 PM | Know yourself, know your enemy: understanding the realities of cyber risk | Toby Lewis - Darktrace |
| Lightning Talk 14 | 1:30 PM - 1:35 PM | How Computer Misuse Act reform could deliver a resilient digital future | Verona Hulse - NCC Group |
| Lightning Talk 15 | 1:35 PM - 1:40 PM | Sustainable cyber – from vision to reality | Zahid Khimji - Klyk |
| Lightning Talk 16 | 1:40 PM - 1:45 PM | The adversaries we’ve met along the way | Adam Pennington - MITRE |