About the event

The Science & Innovation Network and The UK Department for International Trade at the British Embassy in Paris are delighted to invite you to join our UK-France Cyber Skills Webinar “Bridging the Cyber Skills Gap Together”.
 
This webinar will be a unique opportunity to learn from the experiences of our French and UK counterparts and discover innovations and new initiatives in both France and the UK that are being developed to tackle the cyber skills shortage.    
   
Programme

10:00 - Welcome

10:05 - Short overview of UK & France cyber skills strategies 

UK: Government Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS)

France: Speaker to be confirmed

10:20 - Panel discussion to explore common challenges: Gender diversity, attracting young people, upskilling, research...

Pannelists:

UK: University of South Wales & UK start-up Capslock

France: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines tech cluster & CEFCYS (women's cyber forum)

10:50 - Q&A

We have also invited Cyber Accelerator CyLon, UK start-up Capslock and French cyber company Silicom, to share short pre-recorded videos with the audience during the webinar, to showcase current examples of France and UK initiatives in the cyber skills domain. 

 
Interested in digital networking opportunities? 

When registering for this webinar, let us know that you are happy for the name of your organisation to be shared. You will then be able to request and receive introduction invitations from other registered participants.