SPRITE+ recently partnered with the Greater Manchester Cyber Security Advisory Group to host an in person event on 11 November 2021 to bring together representatives of the city-region’s cyber ecosystem in Greater Manchester. We were delighted to welcome 65 attendees representing academia, industry, SMEs, regional and national Government and civil society organisations.

The event featured talks from:

• Emma Barrett, Professor of Psychology, Security & Trust and Director of SPRITE+ at the University of Manchester
• Andrew Elliot, Deputy Director for Cyber Skills and Innovation at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
• Vic Knight, Strategic Pursuits Director for Applied Intelligence at BAE
• Phil Swan, Director for Digital at Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Following the talks, attendees gathered for networking over drinks.

SPRITE+ is grateful to our partners at Bruntwood SciTech for kindly hosting this event at the Manchester Technology Centre.