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Critical Third Parties

Tue 9 Jun 2026 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM City St George's, University of London, EC1V 0HB

Critical Third Parties

Tue 9 Jun 2026 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM City St George's, University of London, EC1V 0HB

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For the Resilience Association 6th Annual Summit, being held in City St George's University of London and their Oliver Thompson Lecture Theatre, the title of this event is: "Critical Third Parties - Strengthening the Backbone of Resilience".

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Summit Agenda - Outline Agenda

TIME

SESSION

08:00 – 09:00

Registration, Light Breakfast & NetworkingInformal meet-and-greet

09:00 – 09:20

Summit Welcome & Opening Remarks – Steve Yates FMRA,                    Resilience Association Chairman

09:20 – 09:40

Keynote: “Critical Cyber Challenges” – David Ferbrache OBE is Managing Director of Beyond Blue, having over 35 years of experience of information and cyber security issues, setting up the first UK government penetration testing team, helping write the first national cyber security strategy, and running the first UK/US cyber wargame

09:40 – 10:00

Keynote: "Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) Threats” – Lord Toby Harris of Haringey is a current member of the House of Lords and Chair at National Preparedness Commission, having led reviews into Preparedness, and providing strategic advice to organisations and companies

10:00 – 10:45

Panel: Topic – "Critical Third-Parties in the Supply Chain", with:

  • Terry Downing FMRA Chair of Session
  • David Ferbrache OBE (Beyond Blue)
  • Lord Toby Harris (National Preparedness Commission)
  • Robert Lee (Lee Wave Consultancy)
  • Sarah Garrington (Royal London)
  • Tahirah Aukloo (Grant Thornton)
  • Ash Harris (KPMG)

10:45 – 11:15

Break & Exhibition Walkthrough

11:15 – 11:30

11:30 – 12:30

Welcome Back

Workshop 1: Interactive Workshop: "Cyber Crisis Command: Building Real-World Resilience Under Pressure"

Workshop 2: Operational Resilience Regulatory Compliance Deep Dive – "PRA, DORA, NIS2"

Workshop 3: AI in Crisis Management – "Survival on the Moonbase"

Workshop 4: The Resilience Risk of Critical Third-Parties – "TPRM"

12:30 – 13:30

Networking Lunch & One-to-One Meetings with Sponsors

13:30 – 13:40

13:40 – 14:00

Welcome Back

Keynote: "Neurodevelopmental Disorders impacting Decision Making" –Professor   Elisabeth Hill, Deputy President and Provost of City St George’s, University of London, having previously worked as a Research Associate in the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge and as a Research Fellow at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London

14:00 – 14:45

Panel: Topic – "Building Resilience Partnerships", with:

  • Terry Carr FMRA Chair of Session
  • Priya Prakash (Grant Thornton)
  • Twm Palmer (Saga)
  • Haydn Brooks (Risk Ledger)
  • Richard Elwell (TREW SELF)
  • Beverley Griffiths (Buckinghamshire New University)

14:45 – 15:15

15:15 – 15:30

15:30 – 16:30

Afternoon Refreshments & Student Showcase

Welcome Back

Workshop 5: Cyber Security & Resilience Bill – "Briefing & Implications

Workshop 6: Operational Resilience Service Assurance & Reporting – "What does Good look like"?

Workshop 7: AI in Crisis Management – "Survival on the Moonbase"

Workshop 8: The Resilience Risk of Critical Third-Parties – "TPRM"

16:30 – 17:00

Summit Charity Draw & Closing Remarks – Steve Yates, FMRA          Resilience Association Chairman for Fundraising Charity Draw & Close

17:00 – 19:00

Drinks Reception – Informal networking & sponsor engagement

(Please note: The above Agenda may be subject to change)

Location

City St George's, University of London, EC1V 0HB