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The dependence of the financial sector for its resilience on other industries such as communications and energy is one of the crucially important topics to be examined at CNi Expo, a new symposium aimed at security and resilience specialists that takes place at London ExCeL on 2nd and 3rd June 2010.
The CNi Expo agenda draws on the experience of Dr John Reid, former Home Secretary and Steve Cummings, Special Adviser to Deloitte’s Security, Privacy & Resilience Group and former Director of the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure, together with feedback from senior risk managers in the financial sector. Other subjects under the spotlight include the cyber threat and how to mitigate it; the insider threat and the impact of security measures on their behaviour; and planning for resilience in the face of planned and unplanned events. The role of government in delivering security and resilience will also be examined with delegates being able to explore and challenge policies which have a direct impact on business.
Speakers will include Jim King, Interim Director, Group Security and Fraud, Lloyds Banking Group; Rick McConnell, Head of Security, Euroclear; John Smith Director of Resilience, Prudential: and Richard Bridgford, UK Corporate Business Continuity Manager, Santander.
Recognising the importance of industry professionals’ voices being heard, CNi Expo will consist of a series of interactive seminars in which robust debate involving speakers and delegates will be encouraged.
As Steve Cummings warns, “the financial sector probably faces a broader array of threats than any other. As part of the critical national infrastructure it is a potential target for disruptive attacks. It holds vast amounts of valuable personal data and is a focus for criminal activity. The insider threat can cause huge damage. The sector has extended dependencies on other service providers especially in the communications sector. And it faces the same potential crises of fire, flood and flu as the rest of us. It is this complex mix of risks that makes effective resilience management so important in the financial sector” he said.
To secure a ticket or register for a stand visit www.cniexpo.com
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For more information please contact: Nick Johnstone or Georgia Langdon
CMS Strategic Tel: +44 (0)20 8748 9797
Email: nick.johnstone@cmsstrategic.com
Clarion Events Limited is the largest independent and one of the top three events organising companies in the country, running exhibitions, conferences and seated events across Britain, Europe, the Americas, Middle East and Asia. Clarion’s business-to-business and business-to-consumer events serve 15 different market sectors including defence & security, leisure, entertainment, finance, retail, gaming, fine art and energy. Clarion currently employs a staff of 200+ people in four offices: London (Earls Court); Birmingham (NEC); St Charles (MI), USA and Maarsen (The Netherlands). The company has grown profits by more than 300% since undertaking an MBO in 2004. In that time Clarion has completed eight acquisitions, launched fifteen events and entered into three joint venture partnerships. In 2006 Clarion entered the Sunday Times Buyout Track 100 in 44th position, rising to 32nd in the 2007 list.
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