Welcome Introduction
Dermot O'Kelly, VP, Oracle Corporation

Keynote Address: Leadership at a Time of Unparalleled Risk and Stress - Don't Make a Complex World More Complex
Lord Stevens, QPM DL

Lord John Stevens has an unrivalled reputation for straight-talking and strategic thinking around security issues. His experiences with the Metropolitan Police, Interpol, in Northern Ireland, and more recently as the PM's international security advisor, offers an inspiring vision for leaders in the public arena. His uncompromising take on the success factors in organisations facing complex risks (and also in communities facing painful and divisive stresses) provides a perfect introduction to the day.

Lord Stevens' keynote will address the crucial role of people management in an increasingly technology-dependent world. He will assess the threats to public well-being at every level, setting out the role of information in the fight against terrorism and crime. And he will lay down the law on the need for the UK public sector to collaborate and coordinate more intelligently across agencies if we are to make the UK a safer place to live and work.

Driving a Horizontal through the Verticals - IA and Transformational Government
Anthony Ballard, Senior CLAS Consultant, Serco Home Affairs

Transformational Government stated that "there will be a new Ministerial focus on finding and communicating a balance between maintaining the privacy of the individual and delivering more efficient, higher quality services with minimal bureaucracy [through increased data sharing]".

Information Assurance plays an important role in delivering this vision. This presentation will provide a background to IA, the organisations responsible for its delivery, its current status and where it is going. Inevitably IA will be an essential element throughout all levels of government from departments to local councils to support the citizen and to protect information in a data sharing environment.

Balancing Private Needs with Commercial Opportunity
Des Powley , Technical Director, Security and ID Management, Oracle UK

Issues such as data privacy, data protection and identity theft are becoming major concerns for consumers and organisations alike. Governments worldwide are reinforcing the law, requiring organisations to reduce risk, not only by fully protecting the information they collect, but also by minimising reliance on personally identifiable information, and using it appropriately. However all of this has to be balanced with the operational needs of organisations that want to build and deliver the effective, personalised and sophisticated services that today’s users demand. Des will explore the context, imperatives and ramifications of these concerns, and will introduce concepts and potential solutions that help address the problem of striking the right balance.

Database Security - Who do you trust?

The security efforts of many organisations are frequently focused on host-based measures, often overlooking the security of the database. The information contained within databases is not only critical from a confidentiality, integrity and availability perspective, but is also essential to the organisation's ability to operate efficiently. Recent years has seen a marked increase in the number of cases of data repositories being targeted or compromised. John will look at the specialist knowledge needed to identify the risks associated with a data breach, focusing on common misconceptions and mistakes made in securing databases. John Dennery will outline the adoption of simple measures which can dramatically reduce your exposure to risk.

Security of World Stage Events
Duncan Jarrett, OBE, EDS (Retired Metropolitan Police Commander)

Duncan will examine the transition of security at 'World stage events'. He has a broad perspective having gained operational, strategic, policy and corporate experience. He will chart the transition from Sydney 2000 through to the current London preparations for 2012. He will analyse developing technology and offer a challenging insight especially in relation to the role and function of the security sector.

Opportunity or Threat? How the 2012 London Olympic Games Can Offer
a New Model for Citizen Security
Stephen Lamb, Strategic Business, Oracle UK

2008 will realise an increase in London 2012-related activity across the public sector and offers an opportunity to redefine the relationship between citizen safety and technology to enhance the experience of visiting London. However, with the growing complexity of the online world, organisations must be careful that vital safety and security information isn't trapped in silos and or inaccessible to the agency that requires it.

Using lessons learnt in previous major events, Steve will explore how the deployment of integrated technology has helped to coordinate national security plans for the Games. In particular he discusses the importance of increasing the value stored in legacy systems by sharing information in a secure, trusted and appropriate way.

The threats posed by organised crime and terrorism in many major cities around the world seriously undermine normal social and business activity and have major economic consequences. But some cities such as New York and Mexico City have made remarkable progress in driving their own programmes and are embarking on ambitious and coordinated multi-agency plans in an effort to improve the overall quality of life for citizens and businesses.

Drawing on these examples, Peter will look at the innovative use of Information Technology in providing access to accurate and timely information about real-time problems. In particular he will focus on the role of Oracle Active Information Hub in providing a pre-integrated infrastructure on which programmes like these can be operated.

Panel Discussion/Q&A