08:00     Registration Opens

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08:15     Cyber Security Breakfast Briefing Panel (45 minutes) · Rewatch on YouTube

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Building a Mature Cyber Security Programme for Greater Cyber Defence and Business Results

• Jai Aenugu, Founder, TechForce

• Holly Grace Williams, Cybersecurity Researcher & Consultant, Techforce

• Martin Ogden, Head of IT & Corporate Systems, Which?

• Margaret-Anne Ramage, IT Manager, Gordon & MacPhail

• Mark Stephen, Journalist & Broadcaster, BBC Scotland

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SESSION 1.  · Rewatch on YouTube

The morning session will contextualise the biggest changes, priorities and challenges facing tech leaders in 2023: we will look at navigating industry transformation, organisational disruption, and new security threats, while capitalising on the positive opportunities of technology advancement and new ways of working.

 

09:15     Welcome and Introduction from the Conference Chair

Mark Stephen, Journalist & Broadcaster, BBC Scotland

 

09:20   Reflecting on a Decade of Change and Transformation

Angus Murray, CIO: Thermal & EPM, SSE

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09:40    Making the Shift to a Data-Driven Enterprise​

Charlie Atkinson, Head of Business Transformation, INEOS

Esther Diederen, Director, Baringa

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10:00     Securing Advanced Technology in the Future Workplace

Rachael Coull, CISO, Mesmerise VR

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10:20     Q&A Panel

• Angus Murray, CIO: Thermal & EPM, SSE

• Charlie Atkinson, Head of Business Transformation, INEOS

• Esther Diederen, Director, Baringa

• Rachael Coull, CISO, Mesmerise VR

• Graeme Gordon, CEO, IFB & Vice Chair, ONE D&E (Panel Chair)

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10:55     Networking & Refreshments

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SESSION 2.  · Rewatch on YouTube

Session 2 will explore a variety of key topics in a smaller breakout setting. The breakouts will be run in longer 30-minute slots across two parallel streams, providing delegates with the opportunity to attend two options live. The alternative breakouts will be accessible on-demand post-event.

11:30    First Breakout Option 

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Breakout Options Include:

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A. How Cyber Security Supports Some of the Biggest Challenges Within Oil and Gas

• Implementing robust safeguarding measures

• Protecting people and processes

• Keeping your employees safe from burnout through automation

• Training and upskilling staff and staff retention

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Chris Downes, Head of Commercial, Core to Cloud

Laurence Bentley, Head of Cyber Security, Core to Cloud

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B. Connect and Protect What Matters Most​

• Securing your end-to-end business services

• The business value and financial impact of SD-WAN.

• Provision of services continuity regardless of user location or application.

• Virtual WAN creation for consistency across the network

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Allan Paton, SDWAN Leader UK & I, HPE Aruba Networking

 
12:00    Transition

12:10    Second Breakout Option 

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C. Unified Cloud Networking & Cyber Security (SASE) Enabling Digital Modernisation

• Technology trends and challenges as we move into a new 20-year Tech Cycle

• Why the need to unify Cloud Networking, Cyber Security with Observability

• How do I incorporate SASE into my Digital Strategy

• A demo of what Unified SASE looks like addressing 2 Use Cases

 

Joe O’Gorman, SASE Specialist, Cisco

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D. Ransomware: When Real-Time Detection Meets Real-Time Protection

• The current state of cybersecurity in Scotland

• How ransomware detection works

• The importance of continuous data protection to ensure business continuity

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Rob Lyttle, Territory Manager, Scotland, Zerto

12:40    Lunch & Networking

 

SESSION 3.   · Rewatch on YouTube

The afternoon session will explore the advancement of data science, automation and AI. We will look at where data is already making a practical impact within business, and then consider the Generative AI hype-wave and how the maturation of LLM & AI tools will really impact organisations in practice.

 

13:30    Levelling up Your Business with Data Science​

Colin Gray, Senior Lead Data Scientist, Jagex

 

13:50    Leveraging Digital Twins and Data Collaboration for Practical Impact​

Charlotte McLean, Engineering Manager, Aize

 

14:10     Panel Introduction: Looking to the Future of Data, Automation and AI​

Theo Priestley, Author & Futurist

 

14:20     Closing Q&A Panel​

• Colin Gray, Senior Lead Data Scientist, Jagex

• Charlotte McLean, Engineering Manager, Aize

• Iain Dougan, Head of IT Operations, SSEN Transmission

• Luciana Blaha, Asst Professor & Founder, Intelligent Automation Systems Lab, Heriot-Watt University

• Nassima Brown, Co-Founder & Director of Strategy, FENNEX

• Theo Priestley, Author & Futurist (Panel Chair)

 

15:05     Closing Remarks

 

15:10     Networking Drinks Reception

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16:30     Close of Conference

 

*The conference agenda is provisional and subject to revision

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