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MARK STEPHEN *Journalist and Broadcaster*	Mark Stephen is one of Scotland’s most prolific and popular broadcasters. He studied at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and Glasgow University. After a year spent as a commercial producer in local radio he joined the BBC where he spent 20 years on their staff in a wide range of jobs - floor manager, researcher, trails director, newsreader, senior announcer, instructor, producer and presenter. He left the corporation 7 years ago to set up his own multi-media production company, Nevismark Ltd. He and his associates still do a lot of work for the BBC, both presenting and producing programmes. He lives with his wife Jean and their daughters Rebecca and Jessica on a 10 acre small-holding in rural Aberdeenshire.


OWEN PENGELLY Deputy Director (Policy) Office of Cyber Security & Information Assurance, Cabinet Office, UK Government	Owen was appointed as Head of the Information Security & Assurance Unit in August 2008. Since 2004 he has held a number of Cabinet Office postings, including in the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit and in the Joint Intelligence Committee Assessments Staff. From 2000-2004 Owen lived in Washington, DC where he obtained an MA from the George Washington University's Elliot School of International Relations and subsequently ran US operations for Atlantic Partnership, a bi-partisan network with a focus on transatlantic issues. Prior to this Owen spent several years working in I.T. for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Leeds and London.


ANNE COURTNEY Chief Security Officer The Scottish Government	Anne was appointed as Chief Security Officer in March 2010, and is head of the Scottish Government Office of Security and Information Assurance. Her responsibilities include security risk management and information assurance for the Scottish Government and a number of its agencies and associated bodies. Anne is a graduate of Napier University, Edinburgh and has over 20 years experience in the field of Information Technology having worked in local government, emergency services and the private sector. As well as security and information assurance, her career covers ICT strategy development, customer account management, project and programme management, service delivery, IT infrastructure development and software development.


ALAN MOFFAT Chairman Scottish Information Assurance Forum (SIAF)	Alan is Information Management and Security Director with RSC2 Solutions, one of only a few UK qualified consultants in Formal Axiology, used throughout the world to profile individuals thinking and decision making styles, core values and behaviour analysis. He has over 20 years of IT Management and Security experience within the Criminal Justice and Emergency Services arena. Alan is the Chair of the Scottish Information Assurance Forum, a group of security professionals dedicated to improving Information Assurance and Governance throughout Scotland. He is also a member of the Cabinet Office, National Information Assurance Forum.


PROFESSOR BILL BUCHANAN School of Computing Edinburgh Napier University	Bill Buchanan is a Professor in the School of Computing at Edinburgh Napier University, and a Fellow of the BCS and the IET. He currently leads the Centre for Distributed Computing, Net-works, and Security, and works in the areas of security, next generation user interfaces, Web-based infrastructures, e-Crime, intrusion detection systems, digital forensics, e-Health, mobile computing, agent-based systems, and simulation. Bill has one of the most extensive academic sites in the World, and is involved in many areas of novel research and teaching in computing. He has published over 27 academic books, and over 120 academic research papers, along with several awards for excellence in knowledge transfer, and for teaching, such as winning at the I ♥ my Tutor Awards (Student voted), Edinburgh Napier University, 2011, and has supervised many award winning student projects. He has also led a project which is a finalist for the BCS/Computing Award for Technological Excellence.


CORMAC CALLANAN *2Centre Industry Coordinator*	Cormac Callanan operates an independent consultancy company from Dublin, Ireland named Aconite Internet Solutions (www.aconite.com) which provides expertise in policy development in the speciality area of international cybercrime and Internet security & safety. Qualified in Computer Science he has over 20 years working experience on international computer networks and 10 years experience in the policy area of illegal content and cybercrime activities on the Internet. He has provided training at Interpol and Europol and to law enforcement agencies around the world on the subject of emerging and developing technologies. Having visited over 45 countries for business, he currently provides consultancy services around the world and works on policy development with the Council of Europe. In 2008, in conjunction with co-author Marco Gercke, he completed a study of best practice guidelines for the cooperation between service providers and law enforcement against cybercrime (www.coe.int/cybercrime) adopted at the 2008 Octopus Conference. Cormac Callanan was past-president and CEO of INHOPE – the International Association of Internet Hotlines (www.inhope.org). During this time the network grew to 30 member hotlines in 27 countries around the world and he successfully achieved financial support of over €3m during this time. INHOPE facilitates and co-ordinates the work of Internet hotlines responding to illegal use and content on the Internet. He co-authored the INHOPE first Global Internet Trend report in 2007 which was a landmark publication for policy makers, governments and Industry on Internet child pornography. Cormac was founding Chairman of the Internet Service Provider Association of Ireland (www.ispai.ie) in 1997 which he led for 5 years until February 2003 and served as Secretary General of the European Service Provider Association (www.euroispa.org). He was founding Director of the Irish www.hotline.ie service in 1998 responding to reports about illegal child pornography and hate speech on the Internet. In addition to representing INHOPE, he has represented the Irish and European Internet Service Provider’s at Irish government and at EU level. Following work on international assignment in the USA and Japan, he established the first commercial Internet Services Provider business in Ireland in 1991 - EUnet Ireland – which was sold in 1996. Cormac is a board member of the Copyright Association of Ireland (www.cai.ie). He served on the Rightswatch (www.rightswatch.com) UK & Ireland Working Group developing best practice guidelines for Notice and Takedown procedures as they relate to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).


KEN MACDONALD Assistant Commissioner (Scotland and Northern Ireland) The Information Commissioners Office	Dr Ken Macdonald was appointed Assistant Commissioner for Scotland at the Information Commissioner’s Office in August 2005, prior to which he led on economic development policy for Clackmannanshire Council. He took responsibility for the ICO’s office in Belfast in 2010. His primary roles are to raise awareness of information rights throughout Scotland and Northern Ireland, influence policy and practice in all organisations handling personal data and to provide advice and guidance on specific information rights queries. He recently served as a member of the Scottish Government’s Expert Group on Identity Assurance and Privacy Principles. Ken is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh and of the University of Aberdeen.


DAVID LOCKWOOD OBE Vice President - Global Defence and Security BT Global Services and Chair of the Scottish Government's Technology Advisory Group	Born and brought up in the home counties, England, David studied for a degree in mathematics, graduating in 1984 from the University of York. A mathematician and accountant (ACA) by training, David is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Commerce (RSA) and was the 2005 Scottish Entrepreneur of the Year for Technology. In the 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours, David was awarded the OBE for services to industry in Scotland. In addition to his position with BT, David is currently working with the UK Cabinet Office as part of the Cyber Security Industry Working Party, developing the nation’s strategic agenda for cyber security. He chairs the Scottish Government’s Technology Advisory Group and for over 10 years has been a visiting professor at Glasgow University. David started his career in finance before moving into an operational role as director for the international division of Public Networks Group in GPT. Since 2007 he has held a number of senior positions at Thales. More recently he was Vice President, Defence & Security C4i Systems and Air Operations. At the start of November 2011 he joined BT as Vice President, Global Defence and Security within BT Global Services. David has also held non-executive director and chairman positions in a number of high-tech companies, including the Samsung Thales Corporation (Korea). He is currently a non-executive director of WFEL Limited, the world's leading military tactical bridging company. In 2001 he left corporate life and formed the start-up photonics company, Intense Limited which he established as a premier supplier of semi-conductor lasers, having raised £40m of investment. From 1998 to 2000 he was the Managing Director Sensor Systems BAE SYSTEMS. Sensor Systems the principal division in the Avionics group, which was formed from the merging of the Radar, electronic warfare and Electro-Optic businesses. David is a keen keep (relatively) fit enthusiast, attending the gym as often as work allows. He recently completed the 2010 Brighton marathon. His other interests are playing bridge and sailing with his family. David is married to Sarah and has three children, Helen, William and Alice ages 22, 21 and 18 respectively.