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28 Feb 2025

Cyber SME Forum Nominations Now Open

The Forum is led by a Chair and Vice-Chair from an SME company from the membership, they are elected on a 2 yearly basis as part of the Cyber Resilience Committee elections.

techUK's Cyber SME Forum (CSMEF) is comprised of cyber SME companies from across the sector. The CSMEF provides an opportunity for cyber SME members to further their development within the sector, connect with peers and potential collaborators, and provide opportunities for engagement with key government and industry stakeholders, such NCSC and the UK Cyber Security Council.

The activities of the CSMEF are open to any SMEs within the techUK membership. The CSMEF seeks to include a broad grouping of different SME companies working in the Cyber Resilience & Security (CR&S) sectors, as well SMEs who have previously not engaged with the Cyber Resilience or Security (CR&S) sectors.  The Forum aims to give SMEs opportunities to collaborate with other techUK members through themed engagement sessions and expressions of interest in specific opportunities.

The Chair and Vice Chair will hold their positions for a two year tenure [April 2025 – April 2027] – details on exclusions for vacating your current position or organisations are included in the Terms of Reference. All elected Forum members are required to comply with techUK’s Code of Practice, techUK Values and the Terms of Reference.

Nomination Information

Who can be nominated?

Any techUK member or affiliate member can stand for nomination. Only one person per organisation can be nominated for election, so please ensure that this is managed internally prior to nomination. You can complete a nomination form on behalf of a colleague, however please ensure they are aware of the nomination and all personal details on the form equate to the individual who wishes to be part of the Committee.

What information is required for nominations?

Companies nominating themselves are required to submit written answers to the following questions:

  1. Please write a short biography/profile (max 150 words).
  2. Please provide a short paragraph on what experience and insight you will bring to the techUK Cyber SME Forum (max 250 words).

N.B. All nominations submitted will be uploaded to the nominations page which will be publicly available to techUK members and used as the key information to inform voting. Please therefore be mindful of any sensitivities to your answers before submitting.

What happens next?

Please find below a reminder of the key process dates:

  • Nominations open – 28 February 2025
  • Nominations close – 14 March 2025
  • Election begins – 19 March 2025
  • Election closes – 2 April 2025
  • All nominees notified of the results – 4 April 2025
  • techUK Cyber SME Forum Announced – W/C 7 April 2025
  • First meeting of the techUK Cyber Resilience Committee 2025/27 – 23 April 2025 *Chair and Vice Chair of the Cyber SME Forum attend these meetings.

What is the voting process?

  • Voting eligibility: one voting representative from one techUK member company is permitted to cast up to 10 votes on behalf of their organisation. If more than one person from an organisation casts a vote, only the vote from the most senior representative will be counted.
  • There is one vote per organisations for the Chair’s post. The individual who comes in second for Chair will automatically be nominated as Vice Chair.  
  • Votes cast by non-techUK members are invalid and will not be counted.
  • The voting representative may vote for themselves or the nominee from their own techUK member company if they wish.

Please submit your nomination form by 17:00 Friday 14 March 2025. No nominations will be accepted after 17:00.

Click here to submit your nomination

If you have any questions, please reach out to a member of the team below:

Jill Broom

Jill Broom

Head of Cyber Resilience, techUK

Annie Collings

Annie Collings

Programme Manager, Cyber Resilience, techUK

Tracy Modha

Tracy Modha

Team Assistant - Markets, techUK

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Jill Broom

Jill Broom

Head of Cyber Resilience, techUK

Jill leads the techUK Cyber Security programme, having originally joined techUK in October 2020 as a Programme Manager for the Cyber and Central Government programmes. She is responsible for managing techUK's work across the cyber security ecosystem, bringing industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors. Jill also provides the industry secretariat for the Cyber Growth Partnership, the industry and government conduit for supporting the growth of the sector. A key focus of her work is to strengthen the public–private partnership across cyber to support further development of UK cyber security and resilience policy.

Before joining techUK, Jill worked as a Senior Caseworker for an MP, advocating for local communities, businesses and individuals, so she is particularly committed to techUK’s vision of harnessing the power of technology to improve people’s lives. Jill is also an experienced editorial professional and has delivered copyediting and writing services for public-body and SME clients as well as publishers.

Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.techuk.org/
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-broom-19aa824

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Annie Collings

Annie Collings

Programme Manager, Cyber Resilience, techUK

Annie is the Programme Manager for Cyber Resilience at techUK. She first joined as the Programme Manager for Cyber Security and Central Government in September 2023. 

In her role, Annie supports the Cyber Security SME Forum, engaging regularly with key government and industry stakeholders to advance the growth and development of SMEs in the cyber sector. Annie also coordinates events, engages with policy makers and represents techUK at a number of cyber security events.

Before joining techUK, Annie was an Account Manager at a specialist healthcare agency, where she provided public affairs support to a wide range of medical technology clients. She also gained experience as an intern in both an MP’s constituency office and with the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed. Annie holds a degree in International Relations from Nottingham Trent University.

Email:
[email protected]
Twitter:
anniecollings24
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-collings-270150158/

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Tracy Modha

Tracy Modha

Team Assistant - Markets, techUK

Tracy supports several areas at techUK, including Cyber Exchange, Cyber Security, Defence, Health and Social Care, Local Public Services, Nations and Regions and National Security.

Tracy joined techUK in March 2022, having worked in the education sector for 19 years, covering administration, research project support, IT support and event/training support. My most outstanding achievement has been running three very successful international conferences and over 300 training courses booked all over the globe!

Tracy has a great interest in tech. Gaming and computing have been a big part of her life, and now electric cars are an exciting look at the future. She has warmed to Alexa, even though it can sometimes be sassy!

Email:
[email protected]
Phone:
02073312000
Twitter:
@TracyModha,@TracyModha
Website:
www.techuk.org,www.techuk.org
LinkedIn:
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