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Wednesday 23rd October 2024

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ConnectWise will be leading an optional Incident Response Workshop for NG Members from 1.30pm – 5pm.

Introducing the ConnectWise Incident Response Tabletop Workshop

We know cybersecurity needs to encompass People, Process and Technology(PPT) but what are some of the ways we can demonstrate to end customers the importance of PPT?

How do we make the risk real to the end customer whilst still adding value, avoiding FUD and selling widgets?

More information to follow soon.

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Agenda - Thursday 24^th October

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08.00am          Registration

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8:45am             NG Welcome and Business (NG Members only)

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09:30am          Ingram Micro Elevator Pitch

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09:40am          Inspire Partner Panel Discussion
                          Joined by Brigantia, Huntress, Uptime, N-Able, ScalePad, ThreatLocker,
                          ConnectWise, Pax8

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10:40am           Coffee and Networking

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11.10am             Member Led Sessions/Breakouts

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1. Sustainable IT Practices with Ben Schneider, ITGUYS

Join Ben from ITGUYS to explore how businesses can adopt eco-friendly IT solutions to significantly reduce their environmental impact including:

• The Remanufacturing Process: Understand how extending the life of existing laptops can drastically reduce e-waste and conserve valuable resources.
• Environmental and Financial Benefits: Learn about the environmental advantages and cost savings of choosing remanufactured devices over new ones.
• Best Practices for Device Longevity: Discover practical tips and strategies for maintaining and upgrading your client’s current IT equipment to extend its lifespan.
• Measuring and Reducing Carbon Footprint: Get introduced to tools and     methods for assessing and lowering the carbon footprint of your IT operations.

Don’t miss this opportunity to make a positive impact on the environment while enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of your IT operations.

2. Encouraging the next generation of women and girls into the IT industry, delivered by Amanda Stewart, Illuminate-IT

Despite a slight upturn in women entering the IT industry in the last 20 years, they are still under-represented within MSPs, especially in technical roles.  Why is that and what is stopping young women and girls even thinking of entering what is an exciting and rewarding career?

Join this session to learn more about this important topic.

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3. TBC

4. TBC

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12:00pm            Keynote - A Better Way with Greg Van Der Gaast

Starting life as a teenage hacker who spent several years working undercover for the US DoD and FBI after hacking a nuclear weapons facility, Greg is the best-selling Author of “Rethinking Infosec” and “What We Call Security”, a former CISO and Chief Technologist, and now Managing Director at Sequoia Consulting. Unlike most in the field of cybersecurity, his focus is on addressing the often non-technical causes that lead to the introduction of vulnerabilities rather than firefighting these symptoms, transforming security from a risk management cost-centre to one that lowers costs by preventing risk from occurring in the first place.

In his talk, A Better Way, Greg will be taking a look at the fundamental reasons why security is struggling to keep up with the growing number of threats and vulnerabilities, as well as what concepts from other more mature industries can be applied to reverse the tide.

1:00pm             Lunch and Networking

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2:00pm             Exhibition

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4:15pm              NG Close - Peer Group Panel

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6:00pm             Pre-Dinner Drinks

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7:00pm              Networking Dinner and Entertainment at Roxy Ballroom

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