“This conference brings together a unique set of people. So for me, I have to be here. It is a fantastic way for me to link, not just with my academic colleagues, but also with the public sector and the private sector”.
"The event was exceptionally well structured. Organisation of all aspects was first class."
“The agenda always seems so much bigger once you’ve been to these events. It is an opportunity for networking, an opportunity to talk to like-minded people about the wider strategic agenda, so very useful.”
"A great way to get a helicopter overview of IA and the main challenges facing us. Together with meeting the people who can help make it happen on the ground. High quality well informed speakers."
"Really interesting-lots to take back."
"Very high quality."
"Very good speakers who covered a range of relevant subjects."
"Very useful networking; good information-updating-debate and interaction. Very good."
“Lockheed Martin was really pleased to come to IA09 this year to sponsor one of the streams. It is a great opportunity to see the whole of government facing up to what’s a really big issue for everyone in government, as it is to everyone in society.”
"I have found it of immense value and have a better strategic picture than before. Very impressive!"
“Yes you can get a lot from a written case study or an article, but what you are hearing here is about the true context, and you get a lot more about the people and the issues going on underneath – absolutely vital. What this event does really well is that it combines the technical aspects, which are actually quite tricky and quite a narrow audience, with the real managerial issues.”
“Our thought process on attending events is: is the community our customer base, are they the individuals with the authority to enact programmes of work, and are they people who understand what Detica has to offer? IA09 and all the IA conferences absolutely meet these requirements...We have been meeting Senior Information Risk Officers, Chief Information Security Officers and Information Assurance Team Leaders – the very people we work with throughout the year.”
“It is a fantastic event with 670-700 top calibre connections and people within Government that really allows us to have great quality conversations with people at the forefront of delivering their solutions over the next two to three years. What we hope the delegates get out of this is a great cross functional view of industry and government thought leadership on Information Assurance.”
"Very useful, update on policy and on some products/services available to meet IA requirements."
"Very valuable-excellent to present HMRC's position and to hear others. Very positive."
“It is a better opportunity than most in terms of networking and speaking to people. Both on the influencing side, your friends, but also the rest of the servicing community. The one key message I’m coming away with is that the IA strategy is changing but that it has not radically changed. That vision and that refinement is actually the way forward.”
"Very valuable, provided a good insight into various aspects of IA including NCSS, Digital Britain, DHR. The workshop forums were quite educational & provided a different perspective."
"Good mix of senior people."
“It is important that we get together and share ideas, particularly as they have just been bought up during the presentations. It sparks off new thinking and gets us talking to each other... We are getting some really key players bring forward their views and showing how they value the importance of security in a pan government sense. Gus O’Donnell and Lord Carter are two examples of this.”
"Very informative and hopefully very fruitful through networking. Excellent delivery, enthusiasm and apparent commitment."
“The key aspect for me has been the focus on the need to deliver cultural change as a pose to technological solutions to IA issues. The presence of so many visibly senior people shows what importance is attached to the Information Assurance issue in government. The real test is going to be identifying how we go about implementing those next steps.”
"It has been excellent value. Very good, knowledgeable with a broad range of experience."
"Held my attention for 2 full days. An open and stimulating review of all current issues."
"Very valuable for my career and my colleagues I will feed back to. Informative, knew their subjects, able to present the subject in an understandable, relevant fashion."
"Very valuable-informative and making contacts. Varied and enjoyed real examples."
"Several nuggets for my immediate work, so very helpful."
“I have been to each one of these events since the inception in 2006, and the reason is very simple. These events are the critical leadership events for IA in the United Kingdom, both in terms of the people who attend and in terms of the influence that they exercise on the practice of IA across the UK public sector and beyond.”