Speakers

Peter Drissell, Director Aviation Security, UK Civil Aviation Authority

Appointed by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as its first Director of Aviation Security in 2013 and led the transition of operational aviation security functions from the Department for Transport (DfT) to the CAA on 1st April 2014.  He previously served as Director of Security & Business Continuity for the Home Office for 5 years.  Prior to this,... Peter had served for 32 years in the Royal Air Force from which he retired as an Air Commodore in April 2007.  His last appointments were as Provost Marshal for the RAF and Commandant General of the Royal Air Force Regiment.  Peter was recently was appointed Honorary Air Commodore of 2624 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.more

Cdr David Wilcocks MBE, Chief of Staff Cyber Defence At Defence Digital, MoD

David joined the Royal Navy in 2003. The first half of his career was as a Warfare Officer, specialising as a Fighter Controller before becoming a Principal Warfare Officer in 2013. He then specialised in Cyber for Defence in 2015 after completing the Royal Navy Advanced C4ISR course. He has completed several Joint postings, including Permanent Joint Headquarters... and Defence Digital in Cyber Operations working across Departments and with other Nations. He is an ISACA Certified Information Security Manager and was made an MBE in 2018.more

Alex Harris, Head of Future Cyber Capability, Cabinet Office

Alex is Head of Future Cyber Capabilities at Cabinet Office where he is leading the design of a new operating model for government-wide cyber security that will better meet the threats government and the public sector faces. Prior to this, he has worked in numerous public sector facing cyber roles including at PwC as a Government Cyber Senior Manager, in the Dept... of Health and NHS England Joint Cyber Unit as Head of NHS and Social Care Cyber Risk, as well as in Department for Education and Government Legal Department.more

Phil Huggins, NCISO, Health and Social Care

Phil is a proven security leader with a career spanning over 25 years in both government, healthcare and the private sector. Currently serving as the National Chief Information Security Officer (NCISO) for Health and Social Care, he spearheads the delivery of the Government’s Cyber Security Strategy for Health & Social Care 2030. In this role, Phil is instrumental... in strengthening England's health and adult social care system against cyber threats.As the NCISO, Phil sets the cyber policy, strategy, and architecture for the Health & Social Care system; comprising over 140,000 organisations.Phil is currently a regulator and has experience of advising regulators and leading cyber risk management in regulated firms. Phil is also the Senior Responsible Owner of a Government Major Projects Portfolio transformation programme focused on cyber transformation in the health and care sector.Phil’s previous expertise extends to building and operating critical national infrastructure, sensitive government programmes, and global financial services organisations, where he has provided advice and managed security. more