Women in Cyber December 2024 (Hybrid)

Women in Cyber Wales is part of the Cyber Wales Group. The meetings provide a valuable way for women working, or hoping to work, in the cyber industry to meet and support each other. Our next event is taking place in person in Cardiff, with an online (Teams) option for those who aren't able to join us in person. You don't have to live or work in Wales to attend.

Our hosts for this event are Cardiff University, and the meeting will take place between 2-4pm, following by networking and refreshments for those of you who are able to attend in person, from 4-6pm.

Our speakers will include Steph Aldridge, Director of NeuroCyber, who is involved with a variety of initiatives, including a UK / US skills network; our generous host Dr Yulia Cherdantseva, Reader at Cardiff University, who will tell us about the Hartree Centre, who provide support and advice to businesses on the use of AI; and Ms Auhood Al Ali, who works in the CEO office of Etisalat, UAE, one of the biggest telecoms companies in UAE, and who is working with Women in Cyber in the region. Last but not least, we are lucky to also have Debi McCormack of The Cyber Scheme, who will talk about how to progress your career in the sector.

Further details on speaker topics will be shared in the coming weeks.

Provisional timings: Arrive 1.45pm for in person attendees for a prompt 2pm start. Main meeting to close at 4pm, then refreshments will be provided for those who attend in person with time for networking.

We hope you will be able to join us for this event.

Our speakers:

• Steph Aldridge, Director of NeuroCyber
• Dr Yulia Cherdantseva, Reader at Cardiff University, Co-Director of the Hartree Centre
• Ms Auhood Al Ali, Etisalat and Women in Cyber network UAE
• Debi McCormack, Communications Director, The Cyber Scheme.

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This event is hosted by Clare Johnson, Founder of Women in Cyber Wales and Cyber Capability Consultant at ITSUS Consulting.

Supported by

Cymraeg

Mae Menywod yn Seiber Cymru yn rhan o Grŵp Cyber Wales. Mae'r cyfarfodydd yn ffordd werthfawr i fenywod sy'n gweithio, neu'n gobeithio gweithio, yn y diwydiant seiber i gwrdd a chefnogi ei gilydd. Mae ein digwyddiad nesaf yn cael ei gynnal wyneb yn wyneb yng Nghaerdydd, gydag opsiwn ar-lein i'r rhai nad ydynt yn gallu ymuno â ni yn bersonol. Does dim rhaid i chi fyw na gweithio yng Nghymru i fod yn bresennol.

Prifysgol Caerdydd sy'n cynnal y digwyddiad hwn, a bydd y cyfarfod yn cael ei gynnal rhwng 2-4pm, yn dilyn rhwydweithio a lluniaeth i'r rhai ohonoch sy'n gallu mynychu wyneb yn wyneb, o 4-6pm.

Bydd ein siaradwyr yn cynnwys y gwych Steph Aldridge, Cyfarwyddwr NeuroCyber, sy'n ymwneud ag amrywiaeth o fentrau, gan gynnwys rhwydwaith sgiliau'r DU / UDA; ein gwesteiwr hael Dr Yulia Cherdantseva, Darllenydd Academaidd o Brifysgol Caerdydd, a fydd yn dweud wrthym am Ganolfan Hartree, sy'n darparu cymorth a chyngor i fusnesau ar ddefnyddio AI; a Ms Auhood Al Ali, sy'n gweithio yn swyddfa Prif Swyddog Gweithredol Etisalat, Emiradau Arabaidd Unedig, un o'r cwmnïau telathrebu mwyaf yn Emiradau Arabaidd Unedig, ac sy'n gweithio gyda Women in Cyber yn y rhanbarth. Yn olaf ond nid lleiaf, rydym yn ffodus i gael Debi McCormack o'r Cynllun Seiber hefyd, sy'n gallu siarad nid yn unig am hyfforddiant a datblygu gyrfa, ond hefyd am sut y daeth i ymuno â'r diwydiant.

Rydym yn gobeithio y gallwch ymuno â ni ar gyfer y digwyddiad hwn.

Ein siaradwyr:

Steph Aldridge, Cyfarwyddwr NeuroCyber

Dr Yulia Cherdantseva, Darllenydd Academaidd ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd, Cyfarwyddwr Canolfan Hartree

Ms Auhood Al Ali, Etisalat a Women in Cyber Network UAE.

Debi McCormack, Cyfarwyddwr Cyfathrebu, The Cyber Scheme

Cynhelir y digwyddiad hwn gan Clare Johnson, Sylfaenydd Menywod Mewn Seiber Cymru ac Ymgynghorydd Seiberddiogelwch yn ITSUS Consulting.

Debi McCormack is the Communications Director for The Cyber Scheme. Debi has helped form the creative and strategic direction of clients in sectors as diverse as auto (Volvo), pharma (Astra Zeneca), FMCG (Nestle Rowntree) subscription retail (Boxcitement) and currently cyber security with The Cyber Scheme. Debi is focussed on growing awareness of The Cyber Scheme nationally and internationally, and fostering engagement and collaboration with industry and with government bodies, including NCSC, The UK Cyber Security Council, CiSEC and IASME, as well as companies providing cyber security services including security testing, red teams, cyber advisor consultancy and cyber training. Regulation and professionalism of the cyber security industry si a key focus for The Cyber Scheme, as well as encouraging people from diverse and non academic backgrounds into this fascinating sector, and these are all areas Debi si currently working on.

Dr Yulia Cherdantseva is a Reader at Cardiff University. She is also the Director of the ACE-CSE, Co-Director of the Digital Transformation Innovation Institute and Co-Director of the Hartree Centree Cardiff Hub. It is the latter that Yulia will share information on during this event. The Hartree Centre helps UK businesses and organisations of any size to explore and adopt supercomputing, data science and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for enhanced productivity, smarter innovation and economic growth. Hartree experts collaborate with industry and the research community to explore the latest technologies, upskill teams, and apply practical digital solutions to individual and industry-wide challenges for societal and economic benefit.

Steph Aldridge: With a background in technology, I am a creative problem solver, a dynamic connector, and a big-picture thinker with the end user in mind. I have a real passion for neurodiversity, and the cybersecurity industry is where this passion is being delivered. I firmly believe in the principle of 'Nothing About Us, Without Us.'
Bridging the gap between cybersecurity's demand for more professionals and supplying that demand by building pipeline, engaging in educational initiatives, crafting event content and agendas is how I landed at CSE Connect as Co-Director as UK Chair of their International Diversity Special Interest Group [SIG] made up of academics and inclusion networks building that diverse future into cyber.
Diagnosed with ADHD in late 2022, I am open to helping companies simplify processes, offering a unique perspective. I connect with industry experts to support internal conversations for me and you. Bring me a problem to solve, and I'll have an idea you haven't thought of yet, unless you're my amazing daughter and just beat me to it.
In my role as Director at NeuroCyber, I helped coordinate the UK's first Neurodiversity: Autism into Cyber Event. This initiative galvanized the industry youth, carers, teachers, and parents to start and shine a light on the diversity of thought in the UK Cyber sector. Ask yourself this - What is diversity to me? I think it's interacting with someone who doesn't think, look, sound, or feel like you do. Inclusion is a verb, an action.

Ms Auhood Al Ali - bio coming shortly

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