Live event: Innovation, education & forward-thinking partnerships
Securing Tomorrow Today
Secure and effective collaboration in an increasingly contested world
Join us on 2nd May 2024, at the historic Victory Services Club for an afternoon of expert speakers and live technology demonstrations.
This event offers insights for navigating the evolving challenges of the Defence sector. Led by General Sir Richard Barrons and supported by industry experts, the event will cover:
- Secure By Design
- Zero-trust
- Secure Defence Collaboration
- Data Driven Decision Making
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Why Attend?
An increasingly contested world poses complex challenges for defence, requiring nations to adopt a comprehensive and adaptive approach to safeguard their security interests in an ever-changing geopolitical landscape.
This event has been carefully curated to give you insights directly relevant to navigating these challenges, fostering a deeper understanding of the evolving geopolitical dynamics and equipping nations with the knowledge and strategies essential for maintaining security and stability in the face of uncertainty.
Who should attend?
This event is designed for government officials, military leaders, security experts, and industry professionals who are keen on staying abreast of the latest developments, exchanging ideas, and collaborating on effective strategies to address the multifaceted challenges posed by an increasingly contested world.
Additionally, professionals and individuals with a vested interest in defence, and security issues will find this event valuable for enhancing their understanding and hearing about how technology is shaping the future of Defence.
Agenda
13:00 Arrival, lunch and refreshments
Keynote: Sir Richard Barrons
Navigating a contested world: defence perspectives and MOD priorities.
Session 1: SC+ & Dell
Guardians of integrity: ensuring security through ‘secure by design’ methodologies.
Session 2: SC+ & Everfox
Never trust, always verify: why adopting a zero-trust security model is particularly important today.
Session 3: SC+ & Arqit
Quantum-proofing tomorrow: how Arqit’s ground-breaking symmetric key agreement platform, which guards against current and future cyber threats including spoofing, harvesting and tampering.
Scene setting – Secure Defence Collaboration
Break
Live demos
Demo 1: Data Driven Decision Making – Virtual Airfield & Logistics
Demo 2: Secure collaboration at the edge
16:30 Closing wrap up – Drinks
Meet your speakers
General Sir Richard Barrons
General Sir Richard Barrons served as Commander Joint Forces Command, one of the six ‘Chiefs of Staff’ leading the UK Armed Forces, 2013-2016. His military career included the last decade of the Cold War and leadership from Captain to General on military operations in Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan – often as part of US-led coalitions and in NATO. He is a Distinguished Fellow at RUSI and a Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE IDEAS. He is a founder and Co-Chairman of Universal Defence & Security Solutions, applying the expertise of former Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force and MoD Civil Service personnel around the world. He advises and comments widely on senior leadership, defence and security matters. He is President of the Victory Services Club.
Session speakers to be confirmed.
The venue
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