We are pleased to offer our ScotlandIS members this dedicated session on improving communications skills with Greg Summers, an expert on public speaking and stage presence.

As a tech company, it is essential to be able to deliver engaging and coherent pitches or presentations in order to win new business, obtain investment or raise awareness of your field.

Greg will share 15 Golden points that will help you look forward to your next public speaking, presentation or pitch opportunity with improved confidence.

The session will also cover preparation, structure and delivery of presentations.

Click the ‘Learn More’ link below now to register for the event.

We are delighted to be hosted by Lloyds Banking Group for our third Edinburgh event of the year. Technology is in the news more than usual, with much media attention on apocalyptic visions of a world dominated by artificial intelligence. We hope to dispel some myths and focus on AI’s real potential as an agent of change, particularly in cyber. But, despite the hyperbole, AI is only part of the picture. We still face threats from bad actors through theft, extortion, and sabotage. So how do we continue to improve the resilience of our businesses to meet these challenges in the technical and human space?

We look at the future of SOCs, the government’s evolving approach to Protect and Prepare, improving our people’s awareness and how we can attract and retain diverse talent into our sector. Last, but by no means least, how we can avoid a tragic bifurcation in our society between those who have access to tech and those who cannot afford to.

As with all our Edinburgh events, we invite and encourage as wide an audience as possible to attend. Whether you are a casual consumer or have a deep technical background and carry responsibility for your organisation’s policy of resilience, and whether you are an enthusiastic advocate of technology’s continuing evolution or a sceptic with concerns about its unintended consequences for society, please join us.

Holyrood Connect is delighted to announce the return of its annual Public Sector Cloud event, to be held on 12 September 2023 at Dynamic Earth in central Edinburgh.

It is imperative that public sector organisations across Scotland reflect on where they stand in their own cloud migration and in relation to future strategies for the whole sector.

Public Sector Cloud 2023 will provide an opportunity for a wide range of like-minded professionals to connect in person, exchange ideas, and learn from each other.

You will hear from thought leaders and have the opportunity to ask questions, join the discussion, and learn from real-life experiences with cloud migration and maturity.

The sessions will allow you to explore relevant topics, as we recognise that moving organisations to cloud services requires more than an IT transformation, and instead a business-wide transformation.

Through keynote addresses, panel discussions, interactive masterclasses, and case study presentations, you will gain insight into:

• The progress made within cloud technologies and what’s next for the Scottish public sector
• The skills required to transition to cloud systems
• The complexities found as cloud journeys advance
• The shifting security needs of cloud systems
• The various applications of cloud systems beyond digital data storage.

Public Sector Cloud 2023 will also feature an exhibition, providing an opportunity for you to explore relevant solutions for your organisation.

The event is free-to-attend for those working in the public or third sectors. If you work in the private sector, please email eventsadmin@holyrood.com to be added to our waiting list.

OpenUK invites you to “Open Technology for Sustainability”

Date: 14 September 2022

Event Timing: 10.00am – 5.00pm, registration open from 9.00am

Event Address: Dynamic Earth, Holyrood Rd, Edinburgh EH8 8AS

Lunch will be provided

Event sponsored by Intel & Open Compute Project

Questions: admin@openuk.uk

Glasgow’s must-attend Cyber Security for Business Summit.

Scot-Secure is Glasgow’s must-attend cyber security conference. 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 focussed on improving awareness and best practice through shared learning: highlighting emerging threats, new research and changing adversarial tactics, and examining practical ways to improve resilience, detection and response.

The Summit will be fully live and in-person at the Technology and Innovation Centre at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. This is free to attend for InfoSec & IT personnel, T&Cs apply.

Between September 2020 and August 2021, 40% of the 777 cyber-attack incidents managed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) were aimed at the public sector including healthcare and local government. The disruption to public services and risk to public safety is a real and present danger and this upward trend shows no signs of abating.

The Government’s Cyber Security strategy is clear that mitigating against cyber threats is a top priority for public sector organisations. Yet, despite making progress in recent years, there remains a significant gap between where Government’s cyber resilience is now and where it needs to be.

With £2.6bn investment in cyber and legacy IT and £37.8m of additional funding to tackle cyber security challenges in local government, the business growth opportunities for providers with proven capabilities are significant.

You’ll also meet face-to-face with 200+ decision makers and influencers across the public sector, get to showcase how your solutions safeguard against cyber threats, and make important connections to win new business.

The Public Sector Cyber Security and Data Protection Summit 2023 on Tuesday 19 September at etc.venues St.Paul’s, London, is a timely opportunity to position Scotland alongside those driving the Cyber agenda in government.

Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a growing threat that can lead to significant financial losses and reputational damage for organisations. This webinar aims to equip participants with the knowledge and tools to defend against BEC attacks.

Join iomart as we explore the tactics employed by attackers, discuss real-life case studies, and provide practical strategies to enhance your organisation’s defences against this pervasive threat.

We will cover:

• the common tactics by threat actors of varying degrees of sophistication when launching business email compromise attacks
• the types of business email compromise and emerging trends in this space
• how you can build preventative measures into business operations, to develop mitigation strategies and defend against business email compromise.

AI brings significant cost and time savings – and valuable insights to help make better, more informed decisions. Creating a competitive edge.

The opportunities for AI adoption are endless.

Join our 30-minute webinar to see our latest AI tech in action – showing how chatbots can be used within your HR, IT and Customer Service functions to create efficiencies and improve processes.

You’ll see:

• AI as your 24/7 HR Assistant: see how quickly employees can ask questions about organisational policies, benefits etc > your HR team can focus on strategic tasks, while boosting the employee experience and increasing compliance
• AI as your IT support: see how quickly repetitive technical questions can be solved – enhancing your internal and external customer service capabilities > your IT team can focus on solving more complex technical queries that test and expands their knowledge
• AI as your customer service agent: see how quickly common customer service queries can be solved > enhance your customer experience
• How speech recognition brings time savings

This webinar is not to be missed!