Wei is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Climate Resilience of Infrastructure Systems in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. She has an educational background in civil engineering and management science. In collaboration with Transport for London, her PhD research focuses on network modelling for flood resilience assessment and recovery optimisation of urban rail transit systems.
Wei is currently working in the UK National Hub for Decarbonised, Adaptable, and Resilient Transport Infrastructure (DARe). She will develop a performance metric framework for different modes of transport for quantifying their climate impacts, design a cost-benefit assessment framework for evaluating transport adaptation strategies, and enhance the current agent-based transport modelling with a focus on public transport and recovery modelling.
Digital Twins and Infrastructure Resilience Thursday @ 12:10 PM
John Bretherick is Director of Business Development at Fujitsu Network Communications, where he focuses on the Fujitsu open networking portfolio, including optical and Open RAN solutions, for Europe. John has over 30 years of experience in telecom, holding roles in engineering, sales, marketing and business development for both global service providers and equipment vendors. He has a long history of developing customized solutions for global IT, system integrators and communication service providers, as well as vertical market experience in pharmaceuticals, utilities, government and health sectors. John is married with two children and lives in Ilkley West Yorkshire, where he enjoys many sports including golf and cycling.
Learning Across Sectors Thursday @ 2:10 PM
Dan is Head of Innovation and Technology for the Greater Cambridge Partnership and works with new and emerging tech to help address the challenges facing Cambridge such as traffic flow, the public transport system, and air quality. Dan’s work has included the deployment of sensor networks, data platforms and travel planning apps and trialling the UK’s first purpose-built automated bus as part of the public transport system. He has also worked with the University of Cambridge on a digital twin of the city.
Dan has supported Cambridge being used as testbed for new technologies. He works across local and central government, business and academia to ensure that the city is using new technologies to support its ambitions. Dan is currently on the UKTIN Transport working group, on the advisory board for DaRe (a university led project to support net zero transport) and he is a SIG champion for the Smart and Intelligent cities SIG.
Previously Dan worked for Connecting Cambridgeshire on the deployment of connectivity across the county. He led projects including the adoption of a LoRa network, assisted MNO’s in establishing mobile connectivity (including deploying 5G small cells) and explored the use of neutral host and private networks across the county.
Digital Twins and Infrastructure Resilience Thursday @ 12:10 PM
Learning Across Sectors Thursday @ 2:10 PM
Tony started his career in electronic and semiconductor design for early digital transmission systems with BT Research. Later he helped develop the first optical fibre networks, before specialising in SDH and network synchronisation. He represented BT’s interests globally at ETSI and ITU for SDH, OTN and synchronisation. He now has over 45 years of experience in Telecommunications and synchronisation architecture over a variety of network topologies. Joining Chronos 9 years ago, he continues to further the development of various timing systems along with resolving the problems that each presents. Today’s challenges largely surround GNSS systems and resurrecting eLoran. He became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation in 2024.
Resilient Positioning, Navigation & Timing in a Hostile World Thursday @ 2:10 PM
Jo Gretton is Telent’s Chief Executive Officer responsible for leading the company to deliver excellent customer service, continued growth and ensuring that Telent is a great place to work.
Jo was a member of Telent’s founding management team in 2006. Previously she was Telent’s Chief Operating Officer and before that Head of Legal and Commercial which also included responsibility for Telent’s QEHS and Company Secretarial functions.
Jo is an Exeter University law graduate and practised as a barrister before joining Marconi in 2000. She held various commercial and legal roles at Marconi and was Head of Legal for AsiaPac and the Americas prior to Telent’s formation.
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Learning Across Sectors Thursday @ 2:10 PM
Josie Houghton is the Cyber Security Lead for Rolls Royce SMR – with responsibility for the design and assurance of the cyber protection system for the RR SMR Nuclear Power Stations. She started her career as a Controls Engineer, working on projects such as Ain-Dubai – the world’s largest observation wheel, Dubai Metro 2020 extension and the Woolwich Free Ferry service refurbishment, and moved into OT Cyber Security in 2018. Since then, she has entered the Nuclear Industry, where she served as EDF’s Fleet IT/OT Cyber Security Manager for 2 years. She has previously been an active member of the ISA99 committee and is currently a member of the steering group for the NCSC ICS Community of Interest.
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Cyber Security Thursday @ 12:10 PM
Seán has worked on wireless networks for over 25 years. He has delivered projects across four continents. Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Australasia. This involved building infrastructure for mobile operators, governments, investors, real estate companies, offshore wind developers and large industrials.
As CTO for the UK and Ireland, Seán leads an innovative technology team creating industry-leading technology for our customers, underpinning Boldyn Networks’s growth ambitions.
Before Boldyn Networks's acquisition in 2021, Seán was CEO of Vilicom. In this role, Seán executed a strategy to expand the company into new verticals, supporting digital transformation and launching Europe’s first cloud platform to deploy mobile and private networks faster and more efficiently.
Seán holds an electronics engineering degree from Dublin City University and an MBA from Smurfit Business School. He has completed a year-long leadership development programme with IMD Lausanne.
Learning Across Sectors Thursday @ 2:10 PM
Chris Kubecka stands at the forefront of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies, shaping the future of digital defense and innovation. With a dynamic career that bridges the gap between cutting-edge technology and critical infrastructure security, Chris has established herself as a global authority and trusted advisor in both the public and private sectors.
Her journey into the realm of artificial intelligence began during her tenure at Unisys, where she developed groundbreaking AI algorithms for predictive analysis and cyber-attack forecasting. This pioneering work set the stage for her illustrious career, marked by significant contributions to national military strategies, trading blocs, and critical sectors such as maritime, nuclear, oil & gas, space, and aviation.
Chris’s expertise extends beyond traditional cybersecurity. She has been instrumental in developing advanced technologies to combat misinformation, enhance encryption, and leverage quantum computing. Her advisory roles span high-profile projects, including the NASA Artemis Project, EU AI initiatives in cyber warfare and intelligence, and the UK’s first Space Hackathon.
A prolific researcher and author, Chris’s recent academic paper, "Secrets From the Future: Hacking in a Post-Quantum Cryptography World: Implications for Cyber Security and National Defense," ranks in the top 2% of papers published on ResearchGate in 2024. Her ongoing research, "Modernization of the OSS Sabotage Manual for the Digital Realm," further cements her position as a thought leader in cybersecurity innovation.
Chris is the founder and owner of HypaSec, a consultancy that provides direct research, ethical hacking, and incident management services. Her leadership has guided organizations through complex cybersecurity challenges, including the recovery from the Shamoon cyber warfare attack on Aramco.
Her dedication to cybersecurity also manifests in humanitarian efforts. Notably, she coordinated an OSINT operation to evacuate foreign students from Ukraine during the Russian invasion, showcasing her ability to integrate diverse skill sets for both defense and humanitarian causes.
Recognized for her contributions, Chris has received numerous awards, including the US Medal Order of Thor for cybersecurity, Woman Hacker of the Year, and Top Woman in Cyber Warfare. She has been a poet laureate at the House of Lords and continues to influence the field through her extensive publications and speaking engagements.
Chris's geopolitical experience spans the United States, European Union (EU), NATO, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), North Africa, East Africa, China, Russia, and Eastern Europe. Her strategic insights and innovative solutions continue to drive the evolution of cybersecurity practices globally. She is a tentative member of the US Defence Science Board for Generative AI and Cyberwarfare.
As a senior cyber security advisor and chief strategist, Chris Kubecka remains dedicated to advancing the field of cybersecurity, ensuring that technology not only evolves but also protects and empowers society.
Keynote Thursday @ 10:20 AM
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Resilience and the Current Threat Landscape Thursday @ 10:40 AM
Resilient Positioning, Navigation & Timing in a Hostile World Thursday @ 2:10 PM
John McDermid became Professor of Software Engineering at the University of York in 1987 and the Lloyd’s Register Foundation Chair of Safety in January 2024. His research covers a broad range of issues in systems, software, and safety engineering. He became Director of the Lloyd’s Register Foundation funded Assuring Autonomy International Programme (AAIP) in January 2018 and the successor Centre for Assuring Autonomy (CfAA) in January 2024. The AAIP and CfAA focus on the safety of robotics and autonomous systems and are developing assurance frameworks for autonomous systems and machine learning, either used as part of an autonomous system or stand-alone. These frameworks are being used across a range of sectors including healthcare and major transport modalities including aerospace, automotive, and maritime. He has advised government and industry on assurance and regulation of AI and autonomous systems, including contributing to the documents supporting the AI Summits in the UK, Korea and France and chairing the BSI advisory board on standards for connected and autonomous vehicles. He became a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2002 and was awarded an OBE in 2010.
Cyber Security Thursday @ 12:10 PM
Duncan is the European Vice President of Hitachi Digital Services. In this role Duncan is responsible for all client service delivery as well as developing our broader business portfolio.
Duncan is a senior executive with over 30 years’ experience in the IT and BPS industry. Duncan started his career as a systems programmer for Royal Sun Alliance where he became an IT Manager developing large underwriting and CRM systems. He moved into shared services where he managed the core business and IT operations for companies including Perot Systems (acquired by Dell) and Cable and Wireless.
In 2000 he joined Accenture where he became a Partner for almost 18 years. During this time, he led teams of up to 40,000 colleagues supporting the transformation and services/ IT outsource of world leading companies such as Lloyds Bank, BMW, Nissan Europe, HSBC, BP, Microsoft, British Telecom, Centrica, Schlumberger, E.On and GE.
More recently Duncan was a senior Director at Capita and prior to joining Hitachi Vantara was responsible for Cognizant’s c.$800m BPO and IT transformation business across the UK/I and mainland Europe.
In his spare time Duncan likes to mountain bike in Wales, scuba dive, ski and has a passion for fast cars. Duncan also supports charity work and is an active member of the Worshipful Company of Coopers (founded in 1501) where he has been a Liveryman for almost 15 years.
Learning Across Sectors Thursday @ 2:10 PM
Gareth Mitchell presents Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast. The podcast grew out of the long-running BBC World Service tech programme Digital Planet. For over two decades, Gareth has presented BBC science and technology radio programmes across World Service and Radio 4. He is also one of the presenters on BBC Business Daily where he reported on the issue of GPS jamming and spoofing late last year. Gareth lectures on the Science Communication MSc at Imperial College London. Alongside that, Gareth is a busy event host and moderator, having worked with the likes of the World Economic Forum, ECD, Wellcome Trust, Government of Estonia and the European Commission. He is a graduate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Imperial College.
Resilient Positioning, Navigation & Timing in a Hostile World Thursday @ 2:10 PM
Chris has nearly 25 years of commercial experience in telecommunications covering network performance measurement, optimisation, automation, geolocation and SON, particularly in cellular RAN including 5G, LTE and UMTS. His focus has been on the modelling, simulation and optimisation of next generation technologies to build a revenue stream early in the life cycle of each new generation of telecommunication systems. He has contributed to various industry and standardisation bodies, including 3GPP, O-RAN, TIP, ATIS and NGMN.
Chris joined VIAVI through their acquisition of Arieso. Prior to that he worked for Motorola and Nokia developing new capabilities for their services portfolio.
Chris holds a degree in Mathematics and Computing and a Ph.D. in the calibration of oceanic remote sensing satellites for improved models of climate change. He has authored various journal articles, conference papers and book chapters, including "Understanding 5G: A Practical Guide to Deploying and Operating 5G Networks." Chris has filed over 20 patent applications.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-murphy-6502a53/
Digital Twins and Infrastructure Resilience Thursday @ 12:10 PM
Dr Nick New is the CEO and co-founder of Optalysys, since 2013. With a PhD in Optical Pattern Recognition from Cambridge, Nick has a strong foundation in optical technology. At Optalysys, Nick is pioneering advancements in silicon photonics and FHE. Dr Nick New, CEO of Optalysys.
Emerging Technologies Thursday @ 3:40 PM
Nihal leads Ofcom’s security and resilience policy work, setting strategic policy direction in relation to the telecommunication and internet infrastructure sectors. She is responsible for overseeing policy aspects of Ofcom’s regulatory supervisory regimes and has oversight of a cyber security outcome testing scheme.
Nihal has a business management background, with extensive experience in leading strategic policy and technical programmes and is a member of Ofcom’s Operations Board, Senior Leadership Group and Technology Profession.
With her wealth of experience and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, she leads technology-based initiatives in the telecoms sector. Nihal led Ofcom’s initiative in 2023, uniting some of the UK’s leading telecoms organisations to sign a Women in Tech pledge, committing to promote the role of women in technology-based roles in the telecoms sector.
Prior to joining Ofcom, Nihal has worked in the transport and infrastructur
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Resilience and the Current Threat Landscape Thursday @ 10:40 AM
Cyber Security Thursday @ 12:10 PM
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Welcome to the conference Thursday @ 10:00 AM
Jennifer is a Professor of Digital Innovation and Smart Places. She has had a varied career working in industry and academia. Her current research explores the sociotechnical aspects of digitalisation at the city scale, focussing on governance and ethical innovation to enable delivery of digital solutions for public value creation.
She is a co-director of the DARe Research Hub for Decarbonised, Adaptable, climate Resilient transport for a sustainable future. She also carries out research on decarbonisation of construction through data.
Jennifer was previously the Director of the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction. She was lead author of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment. She sits on the Secure Connected Places Advisory Board for the UK government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), the Infrastructure Client Group’s Digital Transformation Task Group, and the Institution of Civil Engineers Decarbonisation Community Advisory Board.
Jennifer is a chartered engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Digital Twins and Infrastructure Resilience Thursday @ 12:10 PM
Riya recently graduated from the University of Warwick with an integrated master’s in Physics with Astrophysics. During her studies, she specialised in radio astronomy and developed a strong interest in RF and satellite communications through internships at In-Space Missions and the European Space Agency. Currently, she works as a consultant at TTP in the Satellite and Space team, where she is focused on expanding her expertise in quantum communications and 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks, while growing her professional network.
Emerging Technologies Thursday @ 3:40 PM
Dr Mike Short leads a portfolio career in research & innovation including Chief Architect at the Satellite Applications Catapult. He examines new coverage approaches with converged Mobile/Satellite services and supports the adoption of new technologies including AI and Quantum. He chairs advisory boards for both the UK Telecomms Labs (NPL) and the UK Telecomms Innovation Network, and is a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey and UCL. Mike was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser for DIT (now DBT) in 2017, where he led technical aspects of the department and worked on UK engineering exports and inward investment. He represented DIT on HMG committees for Telecomms, Space, Health and Quantum, and led overseas delegations to international trade events such as MWC Barcelona and CES Las Vegas. He was an active member of GoScience as a CSA, and Board member at Innovate UK (part of UKRI). His 30-year tenure at Cellnet/O2 UK/Telefonica Group included launching 2G (GSM) and 3G mobile technologies, winning mobile licenses overseas, and later led international research and standards (including 4G / 5G) for Telefonica. He also ran trials for Mobile TV, Smart metering, Driverless cars, Digital Health, and IoT, and managed the company EU office in Brussels. Mike is a former Chairman of the international GSM Association, the UK Mobile Data Association, EM3 LEP , and was President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology in 2011/ 2012. Board roles have also included ETSI, Innovate UK, UK 5G, Phonepayplus, and Trustee of the Archives of IT.
Resilience and the Current Threat Landscape Thursday @ 10:40 AM
Resilient Positioning, Navigation & Timing in a Hostile World Thursday @ 2:10 PM
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Emerging Technologies Thursday @ 3:40 PM
