Global Security Challenge

 

GSC Security Summit 2010, London

GSC Gold Sponsors  

 

“It’s an amazing achievement to be named as Best Security SME at this year’s GSC awards. The award represents an important validation for Kromek’s technology and a valuable boost to our funding, which will help to develop our range of security products..”

Arnab Basu, CEO of KROMEK , Winner of  the GSC 2009: 

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

GSC Winner 2009 with their award

 

Robert Hannigan,Keynote speaker 2009

former UK National Security Advisor

Panel Discussion at the Summit 

 

CEO of InQTel (strategic investment firm of CIA)

One of the Finalist pitching their idea at the Final Summit in London. 

Eric Haseltine(Former Dep.DNI) delivering the Keynote Speech at the GSC Summit.

 

Where Security Ideas meet Investors.

 

Date: 11th and 12th November 2010 

Time: Day 1: 9am to 5pm. ( followed by networking drinks )
          Day 2: 9am to 1pm.

Venue: University of London, London.

  

Event Details

This year the GSC team organised an exciting and topical programme of events for the GSC Security Summit:

 

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 Click here to read the Summit Agenda(draft) .

 

 Competition Finals

In front of an audience of circa 350 start-ups, investors and government leaders, the winners of the five world-wide regional finals are competing against each other to win cash grants totalling $500,000

Nowhere else will you see the world’s best security innovations under one roof. The GSC Summit – where security ideas and innovators meet investors.

Past finalists have benefited greatly from involvement with the GSC – TenCube , Asia Finalist 2007 was recently acquired by McAfee in multi-million dollar deal. TenCube’s CEO had this to say about the GSC:

 

“The GSC has been a great opportunity for us to participate in a growing security ecosystem, learn from the experts and other participants, as well as to compete and showcase our innovation. It is probably the only substantial competition globally that focuses on security innovation, a much needed platform indeed”

 

  

The 2010 Judging Committees includes the following: 

  • Dr. John Morgan, Deputy Director of Science and Technology, CTTSO (TSWG), US Dept. of Defense
  • Todd Brethauer, CTTSO Science Advisor, TSWG, US Dept. of Defense
  • Dave Mullin, Manager, Investment In Innovation, BAE Systems
  • Stephen Bonner, Head of Information Risk Management, Barclays
  • Dr. Alastair Macwillson, Global Managing Partner, Global Security Practice, Accenture
  • Mike Chalfen, General Partner, Advent Venture Partners
  • Chris Hodges, Director, Carlyle Group
  • ... and Eldar Tuvey, the CEO and founder of ScanSafe, which was sold to Cisco for $183m

 

 

Meet the world’s best emerging security start-ups

In addition to the Global Security Challenge best SME and best Start-up the final presentations of this year’s Cyber Security Challenge finalists will take place with the winner being announced at the Summit.

CloudSwitch, winner of the 2010 Cloud Security Challenge earlier in the year will present their winning solution.

Top contenders from previous Global Security Challenge competitions have subsequently raised over $80 million in new capital. Find more information regarding previous winners of the GSC click here.

 

 

Keynote Speeches

 

 

Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones , The UK Security Minister .

 

Dr.Lisa Porter, Director of IARPA [ Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) - Office of the Director of National Intelligence (US Gov.) ] .

 

Darius Cheung ,  (Founder & CEO TenCube (sold to McAfee).

 

Adrian Chamberlain , Former CEO of MessageLabs (acquired by Symantec for £400 million)

 

 

 GSC Technology Lounge

 

View the latest innovations in our technology lounge from some of the world’s most innovative start-ups and SME’s in our technology lounge. Click here to visit the Technology Lounge page.

 

 

Expert Discussion Forums

 

This is not just yet another conference where experts agree with each other discussing security issues – we aim to solve problems of the future through entrepreneurial activities. Our experts will look at the most pressing security concerns affecting the world today and discuss future solutions to combat them Our 2010 Discussion Panels:

  1. Cyber Security: Digital Data Protection – Can we make the internet ‘forget’?
  2. Aviation Security: Hassle-free air travel in 2020 – From check-in to seat 5B in less than 10 minutes? Dream or reality?
  3. Robotics and Autonomous Systems: Could we secure our borders with UAV’s?
  4. Disaster Relief: When disaster strikes – how to manage, shelter and direct 1 million people after Europe is hit by catastrophe?

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Networking Opportunity

At the GSC Security Summit 2010 attendees benefit from a number of networking opportunities: over lunch; during refreshment breaks; at the evening networking session and whilst viewing the ‘GSC Technology Lounge’.

  

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Contact us for any enquiries: [email protected].