Event Type : Member Event

A 2-day conference providing a unique experience to have you thinking out of the box.

Test your leadership capabilities with a programme of:

• Keynote Leadership Speakers
• Industry & Public Sector Leadership Initiatives
• Immersive Practical Breakout Sessions Including Cyber Escape Rooms
• NCSC Assured Cyber Resilience Board Scenario Breakout Session
• Board Room Dive into a Live Security Operation Centre(SOC)
• Interactive Governance Debates
• Hands-on Leadership Challenges
• Workshop on how to Influence Budgets & Financial Decision-Making
• Elite Leadership and Performance in a Crisis

Hear directly from leaders – Cyber Experts provide insights into the real threat to business and The summit offers a rare opportunity to hear directly from expert leaders and influencers to bolster your cyber resilience.

Network and collaborate in-person – The summit will convene top level delegates with carefully selected representatives from government and business, who you’ll be able to network in person throughout the summit duration.

Hear about the latest technologies and leadership to manage evolving threats – The immersive sessions will focus specifically on the impact from cyber attacks, how to protect people, services and infrastructure, and reduce financial losses.

An Exclusive Executive Retreat with a five star experience – A stunning venue at the modern Sandman Signature Aberdeen Hotel & Spa.

Contact – ceo@cybernewsglobal.com for opportunities.

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Now in its 10th year, Scotland’s largest annual cyber security summit will host a sister event in Glasgow, Scot-Secure West. The event brings together senior InfoSec personnel, IT leaders, academics, security researchers and law enforcement, providing a unique forum for knowledge exchange, discussion and high-level networking.

The programme is focused on improving awareness and best practices through shared learning: highlighting emerging threats, new research and changing adversarial tactics, and examining practical ways to improve resilience, detection and response.

This event is geared towards InfoSec & IT personnel and C-suite leaders.

This not-for-profit conference for the Aquaculture, Agritech and Animal Health (AAA) sectors, brings together industry, investors, scientists and government officials from all over the world.

It seeks to foster strategic partnerships and to discover the latest in innovation, while sharing knowledge across sectors to maximise opportunities and identify solutions.

The event will attract 200 delegates from all areas of industry, research and public sector including:

• national and international investors looking for new investment opportunities;
• global and renowned Scottish life sciences and technology businesses seeking out collaboration/partnership opportunities;
• entrepreneurs and emerging new talent including start-ups and university spin-offs;
• academic leaders and research institutions; and
• policy makers.

The 2024 conference follows the successful inaugural event held in Edinburgh in April 2022 which focused on the transition to net zero, and the contributions innovation, investment and collaboration can make to this.

The 2024 conference is co-hosted by HIE and SRUC and will be held in the Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness.

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Holyrood Connect’s sixth annual Public Sector Cloud Services Conference returns to Dynamic Earth in central Edinburgh on 24 September 2024.

The Scottish Government recently launched its new Cloud Platform Service for the public sector. This conference will provide a  opportunity for public sector organisations across Scotland to reflect on where they stand in their own cloud migration and explore future strategies for the whole sector.

Through a variety of interactive session formats, our revamped conference will delve into the progress made within the Scottish public sector, the complexities found as cloud journeys advance, and what the future might hold as we embrace Cloud and Artificial Intelligence.

The event will act as a premier opportunity for public sector professionals in Scotland to connect in person, learn and exchange ideas.

Holyrood Connect publishes leading Public Sector ICT news in Scotland and hosts renowned Public Sector tech events & conferences. You can view all of Holyrood Connect’s upcoming events here.

Amidst one of the most turbulent periods in modern history, the Summit will consider the role of financial innovation in the socio-economic recovery.

The pandemic dramatically accelerated the shift to mobile banking, digital channels and cashless payments systems and increased engagement with a range of Fintech services. But it also highlighted the fragility of our economic system, and the crucial requirement for fast, frictionless finance.

The conference will reflect on the evolution of financial technology against this backdrop of volatility; considering the key trends, challenges and market disruptions, and discussing the opportunity for Fintech to help customers manage the cost of living crisis and help the country to build back better.

 Core conference topics: 

• Landscape: Cost of Living Crisis, Financial Health, Sustainability

• Customer Strategy: Engagement, Inclusion, UX, Data Insight   

• Emerging Tech: Advanced Analytics, AI, ML, RPA, Blockchain, Mobile

• Regulation: GDPR, MiFID II, PSD2, Open Banking

• Infrastructure: IT, Security, Digitalisation, Cloud, Mobile, XaaS

Scotland’s leading and most anticipated tech conference will once again be held at the EICC on Thursday 26th September.

Digital and data are transforming the way we deliver justice services in Scotland, from an enhanced user experience for victims and witnesses, to better coordination of evidence between policing and the courts.

Digital Justice & Policing 2024 will bring together stakeholders from across the justice landscape, to work out the next steps for a system that is remaking itself in the digital age.

Digital Justice & Policing is the largest gathering for digital justice practitioners in Scotland, where stakeholders gather to hear how investment in technology is helping the police and courts to modernise frontline service delivery, from data-driven innovation and smart devices to cloud-based platforms.

Organisations are changing, the rapid pace of the digital world has necessitated a fundamental shift in mindset. Digital has disintermediated markets; disrupted organisational structures, created new risks and new revenue streams and fundamentally altered the way businesses engage with their customer.

Real digital transformation is the complete reorientation of an organisation around principles and process which maximise the value of the digital age. This should be part of wholescale organisational change, from flat and collaborative organisational structures, joined up dataflows, agile process, fast decision-making, and empowered people.

DT2024 will contextualise the key technology trends and industry disruption amidst a backdrop of significant socio-economic upheaval. The event will also consider the role of technology leaders in driving positive transformation, exploring how we can help support operations, drive innovation, overcome challenges, and deliver tangible business benefits.

Core themes:

•    Landscape: Uncertainty, Recovery, Sustainability, Remote Teams
•    Process: Strategy, Structure, Optimisation, Agile, DevOps

•    Design: Customer Centricity, UX, Functionality, Simplification

•    Technology: Remote Tools, Data Analytics, AI, ML, RPA, Cloud
•    People: Culture, Collaboration, Leadership, Diversity, Empowerment

With Glasgow named as one of the UK’s three Innovation Accelerators, backed with private sector redevelopment of key infrastructure, and academic support, the tech cluster is on a significant growth trajectory and this is a must attend event that will define your organisation’s role in Glasgow’s Tech Ecosystem.

Digital Glasgow 2024 will bring together policymakers, business leaders, educators and community stakeholders to explore the opportunities and challenges of economic growth and digital transformation across the city.

Join us as we chart the next steps for the city and the wider ‘metro region’ as it looks to secure its place in the global firmament of rising tech stars.

The full day conference will also provide:

• Skills and infrastructure investment to stimulate the region’s digital economy
• An insight into locally-funded programmes that are helping to boost jobs, productivity, exports and innovation
• Update on tech ecosystem and startups funding opportunities for growth
• Understanding how regions can learn from one another, work together and partner with local and national agencies
• Networking opportunities and sharing best practice

DIGIT Expo attendees will experience a packed conference programme featuring keynotes, interactive workshops, and panels, alongside an extensive exhibition hall and networking area.

The event will be held in-person at Edinburgh’s International Conference Centre.

DigitalScotland is the largest annual gathering of public sector technology professionals, where global govtech leaders share technology insights and lessons in digital transformation, leadership, skills, cultural change and data-driven innovation.

Join us in Edinburgh at the leading forum to hear about how digital and data are transforming the way our public services operate, and fulfil their mission to be modern, responsive and designed around the needs of citizens.