Please register for this event by completing this form.
On the evening of Tuesday 14 November, techUK is delighted to invite members and public sector colleagues to a special panel event which will look at tackling supply chain risks facing the public sector. Due to capacity restrictions, RSVP’s will be on a first come first served basis.
With special guest speakers:
- Robert Hannigan, Chairman, BlueVoyant and former Director GCHQ
- Stuart Frost, Head of Enterprise Security & Risk Management, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
- Hadyn Brooks, CEO, RiskLedger
Event title: Securing Public Sector Supply Chains – Moving Beyond Third-Party Risk Management
Date: Tuesday 14 November 2023
Time: 6pm to 7.30pm, with arrival & food from 5.30pm and a drinks reception afterwards
Venue: techUK, second floor, 10 St Bride Street, London, EC4A 4AD
The fallout from the recent MOVEit Transfer attack has affected over 1000 organisations through third parties and demonstrates the enormous importance of securing our supply chains. In light of the rising threat of supply chain cyber-attacks like this, and especially in light of rising geopolitical tensions, the event will explore Government and public sector efforts to date to address this risk, as well as what we need to focus on going forward in order to strengthen the UK public sector’s cyber resilience.
The UK Government, very much aware of the scale of the threat, has taken a determined leadership role in addressing it, not least through the ‘UK Government Cyber Security Strategy 2022–2030’. This event will zoom in on the strategy’s focus on supply-chain cyber security. Specifically, our panellists will explore themes such as:
- The heightened risk of state-sponsored attacks against the UK public sector as a result of a worsening global geopolitical situation.
- The key challenges involved in securing public sector supply chains.
- Suggested Government approaches to reduce supply chain cyber risk, and what has been done to date.
- Best practices for supply chain risk management in the public sector and what the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been doing to strengthen their resilience.
- Increasing resilience in public sector supply chains through Defend-as-One.
The audience will also have the opportunity to put their questions to our speakers, under Chatham House rules.
Jill Broom
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.
Annie Collings
Annie joined techUK as the Programme Manager for Cyber Security and Central Government in September 2023. In this role, she 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.
Raya Tsolova
Raya Tsolova is a Programme Manager at techUK.
Tracy Modha
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.
