Artificial Intelligence (AI) for boards.
Updates, trends & safeguarding
for your business.

  • Tuesday 10th December
  • 13:00 – 14:30
  • The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1PL

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How worried should we be about artificial intelligence?

Earlier this year, the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) issued a public warning on the near-term impact of artificial intelligence, claiming that it will “almost certainly increase the volume and heighten the impact of cyber-attacks over the next two years”. But is this the whole story? With 72% of businesses adopting AI for at least one of its business functions, does the opportunity outweigh the risks?

Join us on Tuesday, 10th of December, as we cover the fundamentals. What is a “large language model”? (think OpenAI’s ChatGPT)
How can organisations leverage one to increase productivity? What are the risks of doing so? And how does AI change the cyber threat landscape?

Register for this session, and you’ll receive a playbook developed by our in-house CISO, laying out the questions you should be asking to help you understand your organisation’s position on AI: When push comes to shove, do you stand to benefit, or do the risks outweigh the benefits?

It doesn’t matter if you’re new to the AI game or looking to increase your understanding, this session has been built to cater to NEDs of all levels.

Agenda:

13:00 – 13:10 – Welcome drinks and nibbles
13:10 – 13:30 – Introduction to AI with Oliver Burnand (Cybersecurity specialist)
13:30 – 13:50 – Challenge your board, what to ask and why with Nick Harris (CISO)
13:50 – 14:10 – AI in action
14:10 – 14:30 – Open Q&A

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Speakers.

Nick Harris
CISO

Nick Harris is passionate about realising a team’s full potential through effective leadership and has extensive cybersecurity experience across the public sector, start-ups and retail.

After 12 years in IT and security in the Royal Air Force in the UK and overseas, he worked with clients on their security operations and GRC while at Deloitte before moving to the Oxford University Press and then Oxford Nanopore Technologies, leading the information security team and was recognised with two finalist awards for his staff awareness and behavioural change programme. Nick then took the positions of DCISO and Head of Cyber Security and then CISO at Holland & Barrett, focusing on customer trust.

Now, with Assured as CISO in residence, he is ensuring their continual resilience in growth and supporting their customers in improving their security.

Oliver Burnand
Cybersecurity Specialist

Oliver has spent the last eight years providing cyber risk services to clients, holding roles at Deloitte and S-RM, before leaving to head up the consulting division at Assured. Oliver’s experience includes leading cybersecurity programs for a variety of industry verticals, including Construction, Financial Services, Logistics, Big Tech, Higher Education, Critical National Infrastructure, and Private Equity.

For the record, you’re not expected to be a cyber expert.

Frankly, that’s our job.

Your role? Advise, lead, and provide independent oversight and judgment. Just as security is a governance function for IT, as NEDs you serve as a governance function for your business.

According to Gartner, 88% of Board members classify cybersecurity as a business risk. And as cybersecurity continues to dominate Boardroom discussions, the need for impartial and informed discussion, knowledge sharing and cyber understanding is crucial.

Enter Assured’s Cyber Council.

The Assured ‘Cyber Council’.

“Cyber threats are increasing in volume, sophistication, and diversity, so keeping up is always a challenge. If the collective awareness among NEDs on a Board is improved, this creates a better overall composition of specialists and generic skills, ultimately making the Board more able to adapt to a range of emerging issues.”

— Correy Voo, Chairman at MIRACL

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