Thursday 27th May 2021, 10:00 (BST)

Cybersecurity in the new era of 5G

Join this teissTalk to answer some of the biggest questions facing the Information Security industry including:

How does 5G alter the security environment of companies? What are the new risks and who is responsible for them?
How can you bring your security team up to speed on the changes they will be required to make? And is there an increased need to partner with third parties including government and telcos?
Do the benefits of 5G outweigh the risks?

Host

Geoff White

Investigative journalist Geoff White has covered technology for BBC News, Channel 4 News, Audible, Forbes online and many others.

An experienced public speaker, he has given keynote talks at some of the UK’s largest tech events, in addition to hosting conferences and chairing panels at venues ranging from London’s Chatham House think-tank to the Latitude music festival.

Guests

Saj Huq

Director

LORCA

Saj leads cyber innovation at Plexal and is the director for LORCA: the London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement.

His work at LORCA involves facilitating collaboration between startups, scaleups, government, investors, academia and a cross-section of industry, with the aim of growing the UK’s cybersecurity sector and making the internet safer for everyone. Saj is also a member of the UK5G Security-Sub Group (SSG) to the UK5G Testbed and Trials Working Group.

Saj started his career in the Royal Air Force, where he was a commissioned officer and pilot, and spent a number of years as a management consultant at Deloitte and PwC. He then moved into industry, leading strategic change at a PE-backed property finance firm where he helped them operationally scale towards achieving a UK banking license, prepare for the incoming GDPR and improve their cyber and operational resilience.

Florian Pennings

EU Government Affairs Director – Cybersecurity

Microsoft

Over 12 years of experience in national and international security cooperation and strategies with public and private stakeholders. I focus on cooperation based on shared interests on operational and strategic level.