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As the regulatory landscape for IoT security continues to evolve, with legislation like the UK's PSTI Act, EU's Cyber Resilience Act, and Radio Equipment Directive reshaping industry requirements, manufacturers face increasingly complex technical and business challenges.
Led by a presentation for UK Govt (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology - DSIT), this seminar brings together leading experts to provide practical insights and solutions for achieving compliance while optimising costs and reducing technical risks.
What: Secure Horizons 2025, a free to attend event
When: 27 March, 2025
Hours: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Where: Jodrell Bank, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the heart of Cheshire, boasting the UK’s largest radio telescope.
Star Pavilion, Wolfson Auditorium
Secure Horizons 2025 Sponsors
Digi International
SCI Semiconductor
Quantum Dice
EPS Global
CyberWhiz
Agenda:
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10.00am. Arrival Tea/Coffee & Pastries- Wolfson Auditorium OR First Light Pavilion Restaurant (EW)
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10.30am. "The Increasing Attention of Regulators on the Cyber-Security of Embedded IoT Applications and Products” - Prof. John Goodacre, Innovate UK DSbD
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11.15am. Morning Break-History of Jodrell Bank Films in 3D Planetarium
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11.50am. Tea/Coffee
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12.00pm “Meeting the 2024 Cyber Resilience Act: A 21-Month Compliance Roadmap for Engineers” - Ron Singh, Snr Director, Digi International… How to meet the requirements of the act efficiently within the limited timeline
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12.30pm. “Delivering Digital Security by Design – the Tick Box for Embedded Security” - Haydn Povey, CEO, SCI Semiconductor
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1.00pm. “The Critical Role of Randomness in IoT Security” - Ramy Shelbaya, CEO, Quantum Dice
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1.30pm. Lunch Buffet Service-First Light Pavilion Café
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2.00pm. “Locking Down IoT at the Source: Securing Firmware & Identity from Factory to Field” - Malcolm Kitchen Security, FAE, EPS Global… Why Proactive Security in Manufacturing is Critical — and How to Achieve It
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2.30pm. “Holistic IoT Cyber Security Solutions for Edge·Mobile·Cloud” - Cagatay Buyuktopcu, CEO, CyberWhiz
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3.00pm. Panel Discussion: John Goodacre DSbD, Digi International, SCI, Semis, Quantum Dice, EPS Global, CyberWhiz - moderated by Wayne Godwin
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4.00pm. Afternoon Snack & Tea/Coffee and Networking
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5.00pm. Departure
We look forward to seeing you in Manchester!
Featured Presenters
Ron Singh, Digi International
Ron Singh has been an EMEA Sales Director at Digi International for the past 7 years, at various times responsible for all Digi product groups (Embedded/RF, IT & Cellular); previously he was the EMEA distribution manager at Broadcom for 2.5 years, and Avnet EMEA Technical Marketing Manager for +9 years prior to that, as well as holding various technical sales positions at Mitsubishi, Harris and AMD. Digi ConnectCore Security Services are services and tools that enable you to maintain the security of your devices throughout the entire product lifecycle. These services enable the monitoring and analysis of security risks and vulnerabilities for a custom software bill of material (SBOM) and binary image running on Digi ConnectCore system-on-modules (SOMs).
Ramy Shelbaya, Quantum Dice
A physicist by background, Ramy co-founded Quantum Dice right after completing his DPhil in Atomic and Laser Physics at the University of Oxford. Having previously worked on a wide variety of applications in quantum technologies ranging from computing to communications and sensing, Ramy has a passion for the communication and the commercialisation of scientific breakthroughs. Ramy has been leading the company ever since its original inception focusing on ensuring the alignment between the technology development and the needs of the market while ensuring Quantum Dice’s continued growth.
Malcom Kitchen, EPS Global
A seasoned embedded security professional with a proven track record of supporting secure microcontrollers and flash memory solutions. My career began at NXP and Spansion, where I gained extensive experience working directly with customers to integrate and optimise secure hardware components into their embedded systems. I developed a strong understanding of hardware-based security mechanisms, cryptographic primitives, and secure boot architectures during this time. Here at EPS, I lead our secure provisioning services for semiconductors, providing technical expertise and support to customers developing secure products. My focus areas include firmware encryption, identity authentication, secure microcontrollers and processes to securely provision semiconductors.
Prof. John Goodacre, University of Manchester, Director Digital Security by Design: UKRI
John is Professor of Computer Architectures at the Department of Computer Science, The University of Manchester in the UK having previously spent 17 years with Arm Ltd as the Director of Technology and Systems where he defined and introduced the first multicore processors and other widely deployed technologies. He is also appointed by UK government's Research & Innovation agency as the Director of the Digital Security by Design, a £200M programme to enable industry and researchers to create a step change in approach to cybersecurity, blocking vulnerabilities by design and protecting the operation and data by default. His research interest includes new processing paradigms, web-scale servers, exascale efficient systems and secure and ubiquitous computing.
Çağatay Büyüktopçu, CyberWhiz
As Founder&CEO of CyberWhiz, Cagatay and his team is developing IoT cyber security technologies for each 3 pillars of IoT which are Edge·Mobile·Cloud, both independently for each of them and holistically for all of them. He has 20+ years of experience in embedded systems. He is passionate about IoT Cyber Security and experiencing a bottom-up approach from embedded systems to mobile applications and cloud services to create an end-to-end IoT cyber security ecosystem to help manufacturers easily adapt to new regulations and sustain their business.
Haydn Povey, SCI Semiconductor
Haydn is the Founder & CEO of SCI Semiconductor, developing next-generation devices with CHERI technology, a secure computing solution backed by the US and UK governments and global universities. He serves on the Executive Steering Board of the IoT Security Foundation, driving security best practices and legislation across the UK, EU, USA, Japan, and beyond. With over 25 years in senior roles at leading tech companies, including a decade at ARM Holdings, Haydn led security strategy for IoT, mobile, and computing. His work at ARM helped define the security in most mobile phones today, enabling secure banking, transactions, and communications.