ScotlandIS Cyber

ScotlandIS, with Cyber Runway, are holding a two day event aimed at supporting and developing the most innovative Scottish cyber start-ups.

Cyber Runway is the UK’s largest cybersecurity accelerator that’s being delivered by Plexal, Deloitte, CyLon and the Centre for Secure Information Technologies and is backed by the UK government. We’re hosting an event in Scotland to bring the community closer together. Please register to join us for networking, insights and a chance to hear from and connect with leading innovators from the ecosystem.

This event is aimed at Cybersecurity startups, SMEs and entrepreneurs based in Scotland. The event will run over two days but it does not need to be the same person from the organisation who attends both days. We aim to group the days in certain themes to minimise the time commitment from startups.

Day 1 will be held at Chamber East in Dundee. Our speakers will cover a broad variety of topics including PR, Investment, branding and pitching and will also look at cross sector influences with the aim of providing insights and advice relevant to start-ups. We are delighted to announce that the day will end with a visit to the Cyber Quarter.

Day 2 will be held at the Technology Innovation Centre in Glasgow and will offer cyber start-ups the opportunity to speak with companies such as CGI, Cisco, Deloitte as well as a focus on internationalisation with speakers from DIT and SDI. There will be plenty of time for engaged discussions and networking throughout the day.

Follow these links to sign up for each day of the event:

08/02/22 – Day 1 Dundee

09/02/22 – Day 2 Glasgow 

A sample of some of the speakers and topics arranged:

• Cyber: who’s buying? – Stephen Wray, Partner, Deloitte Cyber
• Cyber Sector Analysis 2022 – Sam Donaldson, Director, Perspective Economics
• Andrea McLeish, Senior International Manager, Scottish Development International
• Four Strategic Principles: how to create clarity, alignment and focus in your strategy – Joe Trodden, Founder of C-Zero Ventures
• Beyond Games: The past, present and future of Scotland’s interactive industries – Brian Baglow, Director, Scottish Games Network
• Pitching your Business – Steven Hamill, COO, Scottish Edge
• Investment: What, Why, Who, How – Neal Allan, Director, HNH
• Route to market – Matt Little, CEO of Blue Ocean Insight
• A panel with Cisco and others to discuss how companies find their next cyber partner.
• Insights from Dundee based company Waracle from their CEO, Chris Martin

ScotlandIS, in association with SICSA, are giving students from any discipline the opportunity to sit down with Cyber Security employers to understand what employers want and why perfectly good graduates are failing to apply.

The event aims to cover two topics.  Firstly, not all cyber security jobs require a cyber security qualification or even computer science.  We want to understand what puts applicants off applying for roles like governance and risk management and how to make job adverts for them more attractive.

Secondly, we are looking to hear from students who have recently qualified or are about to qualify from an HNC/HND in cyber security – we are keen to understand why you may be choosing not to apply to graduate roles?

The event will take place virtually and start with a discussion to get a feel for the reasons that students and graduates are put off from applying to graduate roles; we will then split into breakout rooms where the two topics will be discussed in greater detail.

Book your place now via the ‘Learn More’ link below.

Women in Cyber Scotland are having a special event for Cyber Scotland Week 2022.

This session will explore true female representation in cyber, led by women sharing their lived experiences and expertise, covering subjects such as gender discrimination, mental health, female empowerment, and the need for accessibility, diversity and inclusivity, neurodiversity in the sector.

Hosted by Ciara Mitchell (ScotlandIS) Emily Beeney (Morgan Stanley), Rebecca Blair (Accenture) and Cheryl Torano (Abertay University: cyberQuarter).

Nicola Cooper (Virgin Money UK) will chair a panel of women sharing their lived experiences and expertise, covering subjects such as gender discrimination, mental health, female empowerment, and the need for accessibility, diversity and inclusivity, neurodiversity in the sector. Panellists include Kelly Morris (Clearview Intelligence), with more to be announced.