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Speaker selection is currently underway for IA08. Only the highest authorities on the subject of IA and exemplar case studies will be profiled at this pivotal event.

Sir Gus O'Donnell KCB, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service

Sir Gus O'Donnell KCB

We are delighted to announce Sir Gus O'Donnell will be performing a keynote speech on day two of IA08

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John W. Thompson, Chairman and CEO, Symantec

John W Thompson

Keynote Speaker
An advisor to U.S. officials and agencies on information security, John will present a keynote on day one

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Sir David Pepper, Director, GCHQ

Conference Chairman

To reflect the critical nature of IA in Government, Sir David Pepper will chair both days of IA08

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John Suffolk, Her Majesty's Government Chief Information Officer, Transformational Government, Cabinet Office

John Suffolk

John was appointed Her Majesty's Government Chief Information Office and prior to this he was the Director General of Criminal Justice IT (CJIT).

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Edward Stourton Journalist and Broadcaster

Conference Facilitator

Following fantastic feedback from IA07, Edward joins us to facilitate IA08

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Michael Greatwich, Director, Markets & Suppliers, Office of Government Commerce

Michael Greatwich

Michael's long experience in procurement at the MoD and now at OGC means he is well equipped to chair Stream B

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Dougie Rowlinson, Independent Consultant

Dougie Rowlinson

Dougie currently works for CSIA as the lead for the Compliance work-stream of the National IA Strategy

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Ross Parsell, Managing Director - EMEA, Thales

Ross Parsell

Joining Dougie Rowlinson and Michael Greatwich, Ross will co-chair Stream B

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Debi Ashenden, Senior Research Fellow, Cranfield University, Defence Academy of the UK

Debi Ashenden

Debi will draw on her extensive experience across defence, government and the finance sector to chair Stream C

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Dr John Widdowson, Director IA, GCHQ

Dr John Widdowson

Dr John Widdowson brings his experience as Director for the National Technical Authority for IA to Stream D

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Roger Styles, Central Sponsor for Information Assurance (CSIA), Cabinet Office

Roger Styles

Roger Styles is the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance (CSIA) and has been a member of staff of the Cabinet Office since January 2006.

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David Thomas, Chief Information Officer & Director of Technology, The National Archives

David Thomas

David is leading the major cross-Government project to develop a shared service for digital preservation

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Chris Bywater, Head of Business Continuity and Security, Department for Work and Pensions

Chris Bywater

Chris is the Head of Business Continuity and Security at DWP and has worked in a range of policy, management and project posts

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Richard Steel, President, Socitm and CIO, London Borough of Newham

Richard Steel

Richard will shed light on the Local Government approach to delivery for Information Assurance

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Gavin Kenny, Head of Security Practice, Logica

Gavin Kenny

Gavin has presented at several international conferences and is currently deputy chair of the security working group for an international standards body for security

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John Kirby, Director, UK Security Advisory Services, Symantec

John Kirby

John leads the UK Security Advisory Consulting Team that delivers consultants into specialised roles within UK Government

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Alan Green, ex-Business Change Manager GCHQ

Alan Green

Drawing on his experience at GCHQ, Alan will speak on creating a cultural shift in a large Government body

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Scott Totzke, Vice President, Global Security, Research in Motion

Scott Totzke

Scott is responsible for ensuring that RIM continues to provide products and services that meet the strict security requirements demanded by Government

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James King, Assistant Director, Markets and Regulation, Association of British Insurers

James and his team cover consumer protection regulation, financial inclusion and financial crime

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Dr David King, ISSA-UK and Chair of the Information Security Awareness Forum

Dr David King

David is a founding member and chair of the Information Security Awareness Forum which co-ordinates security awareness in the UK

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David Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Information Commissioner's Office

David Smith

David provides Data Protection leadership across the Information Commissioner's Office

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Richard Earland, Chief Information Officer, National Policing Improvement Agency

Richard Earland

Richard Earland is the first national Chief Information Officer for Policing in the United Kingdom.

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Dr Paul G. Dorey, Vice President Digital Security and Chief Information Security Officer BP

Dr Paul G. Dorey

Paul has responsibility for IT Security and Information and Records Management Standards & Services globally across BP

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Stephen Millard, VP Marketing, Clearswift

Stephen Millard

Stephen will present the results of the Digital Survey on the morning of day two

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Dr Dolores Byrne, MD Innovation, QinetiQ

Dr Dolores Byrne

Dolores was appointed as MD Innovation in April 2007 with responsibility for strategic business development and driving QinetiQ's innovation strategy in UK public sector. 

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Robert Hannigan, Security Advisor to the Prime Minister and Head of Intelligence, Security and Resilience, Cabinet Office

Robert Hannigan

Robert is responsible for the resourcing of the Intelligence Agencies, security issues including the Cabinet Office's role in counter-terrorism and civil contingencies (resilience). 

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Paul Taylor, Head of UK Operations, Harris

Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor leads Harris RF Communications operations and business with the UK Government.

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Dr Hazel Lacohée, Principal Researcher, Qualitative Research, ICT Futures Centre, BT Group Chief Technology Office

Dr Hazel Lacohée

Dr Hazel Lacohée is currently focusing on issues concerning privacy, security, trust, data collection and public surveillance and is lead author of the Trustguide report.

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Kevin Murphy, Head of IT Security, Department for Work & Pensions

Kevin Murphy

Kevin has led IT Security within DWP since August 2005, following a 20 year appointment with BT.

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Professor Brian Collins, Chief Scientific Adviser at Dept for Transport and at Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform,

Professor Brian Collins

Professor Brian Collins became the Departmental Chief Scientific Adviser at DfT in October 2006 and at BERR in May 2008.

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Lizzie Coles-Kemp, Lecturer, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway

Lizzie Coles-Kemp

Ms Lizzie Coles-Kemp is a lecturer at the Information Security Group, Royal Holloway where she lectures and researches in information security management.

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Chris Ensor, Head of Profession for IA, CESG

Chris Ensor

Chris Ensor is currently head of profession for Information Assurance within GCHQ as well as Technical Director for CESG.

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M. Angela Sasse, University College London

M. Angela Sasse

M. Angela Sasse is the Professor of Human-Centred Technology at University College London, researching human aspects of security, identity, privacy and trust.

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Andrew Bull, Head of Infrastructure & IT Security Strategy & Architecture, H.M. Revenue and Customs

Andrew Bull

Andrew joined HM Revenue and Customs in 2005 soon after the merger of the Inland Revenue and HM Customs & Excise.

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Dr Robert L Nowill, Director - Information and Network Security, BT

Dr Robert L Nowill

Dr Robert Nowill (Bob) is the Director of Information and Network Security at BT and is the leader of BT's End-to-End Security Professional Community.

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Colin Williams, Director, SBL, Chair, IACG

Colin Williams

Shortly after joining SBL in 1994, Colin initiated and led the creation of the specialist IT Security Group within SBL. 

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Dr Duncan Hine, Executive Director of Integrity and Security, Identity and Passport Service

Dr Duncan Hine

Duncan joined IPS in mid 2007, prior to this he was the managing director of the security division of QinetiQ PLC.

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Mark O'Neill, CIO, DCMS

Mark O'Neill

Additional Speakers and Facilitators

Robert Coles, Global Chief Information Security Officer, Merrill Lynch

Nigel Jones, Director, Cyber-Security KTN