Breakfast Briefing with Bella Powell, Government CISO and Government Cyber Unit Director, DSIT
This briefing will explore how organisations are boosting cyber resilience to lay the foundations for growth.
When registering for this event you can choose whether you would prefer to attend in-person or virtually. Please note in-person capacity is limited, and any members we are unable to accommodate face-to-face will be offered the opportunity to join virtually. The livestream will run from 10:00-11:00.
Given the growing scale and impact of cyber incidents, this is a critical discussion to understand how we can grow ability of organisations across the sectors to anticipate, withstand, and recover from cyber threats — helping to safeguard vital services and underpin future growth.
Join us on the day, where the key areas for discussion will include:
- Cyber Resilience as an Enabler of Economic Growth
- Strengthening Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) Cyber Posture
- Supply Chain Security and Managing Third-Party Risk
- Cross-Sector Collaboration and Public–Private Partnership in Cyber
Speaker
Bella Powell is the Director for Government Cyber Unit and Government CISO, and is responsible for delivering the Government Cyber Security Strategy.
She joined the Cabinet Office in September 2022 following her role as Senior Security Advisor at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs where she established the organisation's central security function. Her career has spanned both the private sector and government, with previous experience including delivering cyber security strategy and digital transformation at the Boston Consulting Group and BAE Systems.
As Cyber Director, Bella is responsible for:
- Supporting departments to improve their cyber resilience through the rollout of the Government Cyber Security Strategy Implementation Programme;
- The delivery of central transformational proposals such as GovAssure and the Government Cyber Coordination Centre (GC3) in partnership with CDDO and NCSC; and
- The response to serious and cross-cutting cyber security incidents, threats and vulnerabilities across government.
Bella has two small children who take up most of her time outside work. She loves cooking, family bike rides, watching live music (on rare occasions!), playing the piano and running whilst listening to comedy podcasts.
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