{"id":389245,"date":"2026-04-23T16:48:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/iese2026\/?page_id=389245"},"modified":"2026-04-23T17:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:02:12","slug":"iese-conference-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/iese2026\/iese-conference-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"IESE Conference 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1769702567273{background-color: #ffd1e8 !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;award-winner-2026&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;color-main&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Previous IESE Conference Events<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;awards_list&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/iese2026\/iese-conference-2022\/\">2022<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/iese2026\/iese-conference-2024\/\">2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/iese2026\/conference\/\">2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1775116316174{background-color: #fff2f2 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776963595003{margin-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>IESE Conference 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><span class=\"TextRun SCXW236527875 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236527875 BCX4\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;293c66c7-bbf5-4635-aa9f-b6585f681d82|35&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">Wired for theft: The State of Play<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2>Wednesday 22nd November | 10:00 \u2013 18:00 | Welcome Building, Eastbourne<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-388433 lazyloaded\" title=\"iESE Conference 2023 - exhibitors-5\" src=\"https:\/\/iese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iESE-Conference-2023-exhibitors-5.png\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iESE-Conference-2023-exhibitors-5.png 1920w, https:\/\/iese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iESE-Conference-2023-exhibitors-5-1280x200.png 1280w, https:\/\/iese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iESE-Conference-2023-exhibitors-5-980x153.png 980w, https:\/\/iese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iESE-Conference-2023-exhibitors-5-480x75.png 480w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/iese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iESE-Conference-2023-exhibitors-5.png 1920w, https:\/\/iese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iESE-Conference-2023-exhibitors-5-1280x200.png 1280w, https:\/\/iese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iESE-Conference-2023-exhibitors-5-980x153.png 980w, https:\/\/iese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iESE-Conference-2023-exhibitors-5-480x75.png 480w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/iese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iESE-Conference-2023-exhibitors-5.png\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The IESE Conference 2023<\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW236527875 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236527875 BCX4\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;293c66c7-bbf5-4635-aa9f-b6585f681d82|35&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">As an industry, local government has become used to talking about cyber security risks as threats, but this is no longer\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236527875 BCX4\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">appropriate \u2013<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236527875 BCX4\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">\u00a0while \u2018threat\u2019 implies impending danger, the risks are real, present, and happening now. UK councils are dealing with thousands of attempted cyber-attacks every day, with 2.3 million cyber-attacks being detected in 2022 and a 14% year-on-year rise in the number of cyber-attacks. 1.2 million pieces of malware were released in 2022 with council systems only able to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236527875 BCX4\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">identify<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236527875 BCX4\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">\u00a0and defend against an average of 24% of them.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236527875 BCX4\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;293c66c7-bbf5-4635-aa9f-b6585f681d82|36&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;eop&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;eop&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW236527875 BCX4\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">The full agenda for the event is available to be viewed <a href=\"http:\/\/chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/iese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AGENDA-FOR-THE-IESE-CONFERENCE-2023-updated.pdf\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"EOP SCXW236527875 BCX4\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">What is our conference about?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Our conference will focus on\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">practical examples<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0on how to combat the real and immediate risks being faced by local government both as direct targets and incidental collateral damage. We will cover:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Practical\u00a0and clear steps<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0on what officers and members can be doing to better-protect themselves at\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">work, at home and on the go<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How\u00a0to extend our umbrella of protection around your\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">supply chain, your local businesses<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and most importantly your community to ensure that we are all safe to live, work and play in the digital world.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A showcase of a\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">handful of solutions<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to help meet the specific cyber-challenges your council facing, and this will cover\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">awareness and training, testing people and processes, detection and endpoint protection, and response and recovery<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Conference Segments<\/h2>\n<h3>Wednesday 22nd November 2023<\/h3>\n<p>Over the course of the day, we will be discussing a range of cyber challenges that are currently impacting public service roll-out, with a handful of key speakers who will be presenting their approaches and solutions to their own challenges. Sessions will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lay of the land: the current cyber landscape and global threats.<\/li>\n<li>The national local authority position on combatting cyber attacks.<\/li>\n<li>Building your cyber defence brick-by-brick.<\/li>\n<li>How being prepared can help you to \u201cfail well\u201d in a cyber incident.<\/li>\n<li>Combatting public sector cyber security challenges \u2013 speed dating exercise.<\/li>\n<li>Leading well: understanding the cyber risks for your organisation.<\/li>\n<li>Leading well in cyber resilience<\/li>\n<li>Keeping your Communications Secure.<\/li>\n<li>Keeping yourself secure from your supply chain.<\/li>\n<li>Councillor Protect \u2013 safe-working for members.<\/li>\n<li>Protecting Parish &amp; Town Councils and Small Organisations.<\/li>\n<li>Safe in the office \u2013 defending against zero-day attacks.<\/li>\n<li>The future of Cyber Security.<\/li>\n<li>Cyber Security Escape Room!<\/li>\n<li>A live-hack!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Key speakers<\/h3>\n<p>This year, our key speakers include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kurtis Toy<\/strong>, vCISO and Convener of the Cyber Centre of Excellence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr Andrew Larner<\/strong>, Chief Executive of iESE.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Major General\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>Martin Smith<\/strong>, Managing Director of CyberPrism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>David Charters<\/strong>, Former Senior Intelligence Officer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>Irene Coyle<\/strong>, Chief Operating Officer at OSP Cyber Academy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>Sandip Patel<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Barrister, King\u2019s Counsel.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>Dougie Grant<\/strong>, Managing Director Europe &amp; Global Head Incident Management at Nihon Cyber Defence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>David Woodfine<\/strong>, Managing Director of Cyber Security Associates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>James Griffiths<\/strong>, Technical Director of Cyber Security Associates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>Colin Jupe<\/strong>, Director of Assurity Systems Ltd.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>Niall Burns,<\/strong>\u00a0Chief Executive of Subrosa Group.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>David Tutt<\/strong>, Chairman of iESE Ltd.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><span class=\"WdYUQQ\"><strong>John Comber<\/strong>, Former Chief Exec of Royal Borough of Greenwich, iESE Associate.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><span class=\"WdYUQQ\"><strong>Annette Roberts<\/strong>, Corporate Director of South Staffordshire Council.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><span class=\"WdYUQQ\"><strong>Louis Holmes<\/strong>,\u00a0Digital and System Transformation Projects Manager,\u00a0Care England.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><span class=\"WdYUQQ\"><strong>Jon McGinty<\/strong>, Chief Executive of Gloucester City Council.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><span class=\"WdYUQQ\"><strong>Iain Johnston<\/strong>,\u00a0Managing Director, Blackwired.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><span class=\"WdYUQQ\"><strong>Thomas Judd<\/strong>, Business Development, Glasswall.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><span class=\"WdYUQQ\"><strong>Rod Hawkins,<\/strong>\u00a0Sales Director, Glasswall.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><span class=\"WdYUQQ\"><strong>Douglas Orr<\/strong>, Chief Executive, Message Matrix.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_5 hovertext et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h2>Our Cyber Partners<\/h2>\n<p>We work with a handful of partner organisations to deliver our annual conference. This year we are working with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/assuritysystems.co.uk\/\">Assurity Systems Ltd<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oncatech.com\/\">Onca Technologies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ospcyberacademy.com\/\">OSP Cyber Academy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/csa.limited\/\">Cyber Security Associates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cyberprism.net\/\">Cyber Prism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blackwired.com\/\">Blackwired<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.messagematrix.io\/\">Message Matrix<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasswall.com\/\">Glasswall<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/\">Nihon Cyber Defence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.subrosagroup.co.uk\/\">Subrosa Group<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_6 hovertext et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p>If you are interested in partnering with us for future events, please contact us at enquiries@iese.org.uk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1769590096546{background-color: #fff2f2 !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;contact-us&#8221; el_class=&#8221;shape shape4 awards_shape42&#8243;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1769702567273{background-color: #ffd1e8 !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;award-winner-2026&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;color-main&#8221;] Previous IESE Conference Events [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;awards_list&#8221;] 2022 2023 2024 2026 [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1775116316174{background-color: #fff2f2 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776963595003{margin-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221;] IESE Conference 2023 Wired for theft: The State of Play Wednesday 22nd November &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/iese2026\/iese-conference-2023\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-389245","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/iese2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/389245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/iese2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/iese2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/iese2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/iese2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389245"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/iese2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/389245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":389257,"href":"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/iese2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/389245\/revisions\/389257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/iese2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}