Speakers

Phil is a proven security leader currently employed as a Senior Civil Servant with over 25 years of experience in security and technology roles. Phil has designed and operated security for critical national infrastructure and sensitive government. Phil has advised and managed global financial services organisations and advised national regulators on cyber resilience and cybersecurity.

As National CISO for Health and Social Care in the Joint Cyber Unit in NHS England's Transformation Directorate Phil sets system cyber policy, strategy and architecture for the Health & Social Care system. The Health and Social Care system comprises the NHS, as well as the Department of Health & Social Care and its arms length bodies and more than 20,000 social care providers. He also acts as the NIS regulator for operators of essential services in Health & Social Care. He provides oversight and compliance for the Health & Social Care system and he leads on health cyber funding with Her Majesty's Treasury, commissions NHS Digital to deliver data security services to the Health & Social Care system as well as funding local cyber projects across the system. Phil also leads on national cyber incidents in healthcare in partnership with NHS Digital.