Agenda

►AI & Law Firms: 5 minutes to Armageddon? 

Martyn Styles, CISO, Bird & Bird

• AI Is a Double-edged Sword
• AI Powered Attacks
• AI Benefits for Security
• AI for Defenders
   

►Quantum Leap - Preparing for a quantum-safe future 

Steve Davies, Head of Cyber Security, DLA Piper

• What is quantum computing and what does it mean for the enterprise?
• What are the risks and how serious is the threat from quantum computing? 
• How can you prepare for the post-quantum future, today?
• What does post-quantum readiness look like across technology service providers?

►Mind the Gap: Uncovering Decision Bias in Cybersecurity

Bec McKeown, CPsychol, Mind Science

• Understanding the Role of Cognitive Biases in Security Decisions
• Identifying Key Biases Impacting Security Outcomes
• Mitigation Strategies for Reducing Bias in Security Practices

►Mitigating Concentration Risks in an interconnected Business Landscape

Ethan Duffell, Head of Information Security, Clifford Chance LLP
Simon Brady, Managing Editor & Event Chairman, AKJ Associates (Moderator)

• How do you identify and assess concentration risk within your organization’s vendor and technology ecosystem?
• What strategies do you recommend for balancing operational efficiency with the need to diversify and reduce concentration risk?
• How can CISOs communicate the critical importance of concentration risk to boards and other stakeholders effectively?
• What role does resilience planning play in mitigating concentration risk, especially in today’s cyber threat landscape?
• Key takeaways from recent incidents, including the CrowdStrike outage and the heavy reliance on platforms like Microsoft Office 365.
   

►Defence of the Realm: How we ensure that we still have a business tomorrow

Philip Flint, Lead Enterprise Architect, Ampa Group

• Leveraging an Architecture-Based Approach to Enhance Security: Discover how a structured framework can bolster your defences.
• Funding Our Transformation: A Blueprint for Success: Learn how we secured funding for our initiatives and how you can do the same.
• Future Trends and Preparedness: Gain insights into upcoming IT security trends and how they may affect the ongoing business of law.

►Panel Discussion: Navigating Chambers breaches and the nuances around them

Eleanor Ludlam, Partner - Cyber, Privacy and Technology Litigation, Pinsent Masons (Moderator)
Adam Speker KC, Barrister, 5RB

• Supply chain risks around engaging barristers
• Technical challenges of securing chambers
• Navigating breach of confidence issues arising during a cyber incident
• Injunctive relief