A Strategic Summit on Cybersecurity, Continuity, and Clinical Safety - All Convenzis Events Provide 8 CPD Points Per Delegate
Cybersecurity has become integral to patient safety and operational continuity. The 2024 Synnovis ransomware incident exposed how digital disruption can rapidly cascade through clinical services, forcing manual workarounds and delaying care. As digital maturity accelerates across the NHS, the system faces new, complex risks, from AI-driven attacks to the growing exposure of medical devices, IoT systems, and cloud-based data environments.
The NHS Cyber Strategy and Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) call for a unified, resilient, and security-aware health service. Delivering that vision requires more than compliance, it demands embedded culture, technical confidence, and governance that links cyber readiness to patient outcomes. The Cybersecure 2026 Summit convenes NHS leaders, cyber professionals, and system partners to translate strategic ambition into measurable, organisation-wide resilience.
Summit Focus:
The Cybersecure Summit is a skills-led, applied learning event designed to help NHS leaders strengthen digital assurance and clinical safety through robust cyber capability. Delegates will engage with tested frameworks, peer learning, and scenario-driven exercises aligned with the NHS Cyber Strategy and national resilience priorities.
Dedicated Skill Clinics will focus on practical tools for ransomware prevention, identity and access management (IAM), and cloud data protection, providing ready-to-use artefacts for assurance and continuity.
Lessons Learned Sessions will explore real incidents and AI-powered threat scenarios, with NHS and industry leaders sharing how systems recovered, adapted, and strengthened resilience.
This is not a showcase of what to achieve, but a skills exchange on how to achieve it, translating national ambition into measurable improvement.
This year’s event is structured around clear outcomes. Delegates will leave understanding:
- Approaches for mitigating ransomware and AI-driven cyber threats through layered defence and intelligence sharing.
- Methods for securing medical devices, clinical IoT systems, and connected diagnostic equipment.
- Frameworks for cloud and data storage protection aligned with DSPT, ICO, and NCSC best practice.
- Strategies for managing supplier and third-party risk through structured assurance and collaboration.
- Practical models for strengthening IAM through multi-factor authentication, role-based controls, and network segmentation.
- System-wide approaches to embedding cyber awareness and security culture across clinical and non-clinical teams.
What’s New for 2026:
- Morning & Afternoon Skill Clinics: Scenario-based sessions exploring ransomware readiness, AI threat response, and identity management frameworks.
- Lessons Learned Sessions: Candid reflections on major cyber incidents, what failed, what adapted, and what sustained continuity.
- Supplier Engagement Forum: Dedicated discussions on supply-chain assurance, contractual accountability, and shared risk visibility.
- Action-Driven Case Studies: Examples of trusts strengthening cloud security, IAM, and medical device protection through collaborative design.
Why Attend:
- Earn 8 CPD Points by attending.
- Build capability in ransomware defence, cloud assurance, and supplier risk management.
- Access frameworks and templates aligned to DSPT, NCSC, and NHS Cyber Strategy guidance.
- Translate national policy into operational resilience and board-level assurance.
- Strengthen IAM, workforce readiness, and cyber culture across all levels of your organisation.
- Join a national community focused on securing the digital foundations of NHS care delivery.
Who Would Benefit:
This summit is designed for NHS leaders and technical specialists driving cybersecurity, resilience, and data protection, including Board Members, SIROs, CIOs, CISOs, CCIOs, and CNIOs. It will also benefit ICB digital and resilience leads, Heads of Cyber, IG and DPO teams, as well as Business Continuity, Procurement, and Supplier Assurance managers.
Suppliers, technology partners, and academic collaborators will gain valuable insight into NHS cybersecurity priorities, implementation expectations, and the collaborative frameworks shaping the next generation of secure, data-driven health and care systems.
