Stronger together means better answers, faster.
With Trustmarque and Ultima combined, you get access to broader expertise across cyber security, cloud, connectivity, AI and automation - helping you cut through complexity and focus on what works.
One event, more of the right insight.
Benefit from a wider network of specialists and partners sharing what’s actually delivering results right now - so you can make more confident decisions.
Conversations that reflect your real challenges.
Meet peers and experts who understand the pressures you’re facing, with more opportunities to compare approaches and pressure-test your thinking.
From ideas to real-world application.
See solutions in action through live demos and use cases from leading technology partners - showing you what’s possible, not just theoretical.
Leave with clarity on next steps.
Walk away with practical, actionable ideas shaped by deeper collective expertise, ready to apply across your organisation immediately.
10:00 - 10:15
Registration opens.
10:00 - 15:30
Exhibition opens - over 60 providers are waiting.
11:00 - 11:10
Welcome from Simon Williams, CEO of Trustmarque Ultima.
11:30 - 15:30
Presentations commence.
15:30 - 18:00
Networking drinks.
11:30 - 12:00
M365 E7: The Frontier Suite and the Future of Secure AI Work.
12:00 - 12:30
Who Owns the Agent? Turning “Shadow Agents” into Governed Automation with Agent 365.
13:00 - 13:30
Cloud Marketplace Unlocked: How Customers and Vendors Are Redefining Procurement, Value and Innovation.
13:45 - 14:15
Stop Writing Queries; Start Asking Question. The Rise of Data Agents in Microsoft Fabric.
14:15 - 14:45
Digital Employee Experience: From Friction to Flow in the AI‑Powered Workplace.
11:30 - 12:00
Bridging the Gap: Building a Modernised Hybrid Infrastructure Ready for AI and data.
12:00 - 12:30
From Connectivity to Capability: The AI‑Ready network is one that delivers the speed, resilience, security and visibility needed for data to move safely and reliably across hybrid infrastructure.
12:30 - 13:00
Shawbrook bank case study. A comprehensive Partnership - Facilitating a Data and AI Ready Infrastructure and Migrating between DC Locations
13:30 - 14:00
Rubrik: Autonomous agents. Live systems. Real consequences. Agentic AI is already making decisions, executing transactions, and acting across your systems with limited human oversight
14:00 - 14:30
Session to be announced.
14:30 - 15:00
Delivering AI-Ready Infrastructure: Quality, Confidence and Control. Infrastructure transitions introduce complexity & risk across systems, data, integrations & performance. Risk increases when AI workloads and AI governance expectations are added
15:00 - 15:30
Safeguarding Transformation: Learn how to safeguard your data and AI workloads with robust governance and compliance without stifling innovation
11:30 - 12:00
Last Stop: Crypto. How through proper certificate management and the use of automation you can avoid the upcoming PKI Storm.
12:00 - 12:30
AI Below the Surface: Adoption, Claims, and Reality.
12:30 - 13:00
Building Cyber Resilience at Scale: A Joint Approach with Cheshire Police.
13:00 - 13:30
Cyber Resilience in Practice: The Story Behind Daybreak, Glasswing & Mythos.
13:30 - 14:00
Session to be announced.
14:00 - 14:30
Beyond the Inbox: Defending Against AI-Powered Social Engineering
14:30 - 15:00
Session to be announced.
11:30 - 12:15
Local Government Reorganisation: What’s Next? A Collaborative Session for Councils.
12:45 - 13:30
Defend as One: Delivering Scalable Cyber Resilience Across NHS ICSs with Microsoft Sentinel.
14:00 - 14:45
The Frontier Firm: Redefining Productivity in the Age of AI and Agents.
12:00 - 12:45
NHS Bodies Copilot Community Meetup.
11:30 - 12:15
Session to be announced.
12:45 - 15:15
Session to be announced.
13:00 - 15:15
Central Gov: Cyber resiliency community.
Acutest
Acutest, a technology consultancy, specialises in Quality Assurance and Software Testing of IT change programmes and accelerating business as usual change. Our mission is to reduce the cost of change, increase the speed of change, and improve the governance of change. We enable our customers to deliver working products and services on time and with confidence.
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See through the customer’s eyes: These are the eyes that matter. If a service does not work from the customer’s perspective, it simply does not work.
- Begin with the big risks: We are experts in risk based testing: our pro tip is to start with the big risks so you don't find the most pressing problems at the end of the project (which is not a desirable situation)
- Fail fast: Acutest prioritises early problem detection in the lifecycle, ideally during the requirements and design stages where over half of the issues typically arise.
Just After Midnight
We’re the experts in uptime.
We support mission-critical stacks for global products, brands and agencies through our tech-enabled 24/7 support service.
And with our cloud-native managed services, consulting and DevOps, we’ll meet you wherever you’re at in your digital transformation journey.
- 24/7 Support: Supporting your full stack, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- Managed Cloud: Specialist consulting, design and delivery on AWS, Azure and GCP.
- DevOps: Helping team deliver applications at speed with quality.
- Platform Support: Supports for SaaS products, CMS platforms and custom applications.
Livingstone
The leading and independent global provider of Software & Cloud Asset Management & Optimisation Services.
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Only pay for what you need: Manage your contract based on your actual usage today and as it changes. Reduce overspend and rake in big savings.
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Make the most of what you have: Don’t get caught short. Always understand exactly what you’ve paid for, so you can extract the maximum possible value from it.
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Invest right for the future: Get clearer visibility of current usage and predicted future demand, so you can better plan and forecast your software investments.
PRISM
Illuminate insights. Optimise spend. Reinvest with confidence.
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Licence Optimisation: PRISM identifies inactive, disabled, or duplicate Microsoft 365 users and licences, helping organisations right-size their estate and reduce unnecessary spend.
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Executive Dashboards: Built on Power BI, Prism offers intuitive dashboards that present complex IT data in a digestible format, no technical expertise required.
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Governance and Compliance Insights: Supports IT governance by surfacing compliance risks and offering actionable recommendations for policy alignment and audit readiness.
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Multi-Tenant & Unlimited User Support: Supports unlimited user accounts and multi-tenant environments, making it scalable across large organisations and public sector bodies.
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UK-Based Support & Development: PRISM is designed, developed, and supported entirely in the UK, ensuring compliance with local standards and offering responsive customer service.
Chris Kirk
Hybrid Cloud and Data Professional Services Director, Trustmarque Ultima.
Chris will explore how organisations can build a flexible hybrid infrastructure that combines the strengths of on-premises environments and Azure, enabling workloads to run where they deliver the greatest value.
Chris also demonstrates how AI-powered data agents in Microsoft Fabric are transforming the way people interact with data, making analysis faster, more intuitive, and accessible through natural language.
James McKeown
Principal Assurance Consultant, Acutest.
James McKeown is a Principal Assurance Consultant at Acutest, specialising in AI governance, assurance and digital risk. He works with organisations to design practical controls, testing approaches and governance models for emerging technologies, with a focus on transparency, accountability and delivery risk. language.
Leo Hayden
Solution Architect, Trustmarque Ultima.
Mark Grant
Director - Sales RubrikX EMEA AI & Identity, Rubrik.
Neel Dev
Practice Director, Trustmarque Ultima.
Neel graduated in Biotechnology and first entered the world of IT through Bioinformatics and Genomics software and tools, quickly discovering a greater passion for technology.
After working for several years with two Bioinformatics software and training companies in India, he moved to Hewlett-Packard in the mid-2000s, where he specialised in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). In 2012, he joined Onyx, now part of Pulsant, where he developed extensive expertise in cloud and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
Since 2014, Neel has led hybrid cloud infrastructure teams and now heads the Hybrid Cloud Presales Team at Trustmarque, now Trustmarque Ultima. In recent years, his team has expanded into AI, cloud-based data platforms and analytics, helping customers modernise their technology estates and unlock greater business value from data.
Seb Burrell
Head of Enterprise AI, Trustmarque Ultima.
Fajar Raja
Customer Adoption Director, Trustmarque Ultima.
As part of the panel, Fajar will discuss how organisations can safely scale AI agent adoption by establishing the right governance, security, and operating models.
The session will explore the challenges of managing autonomous AI agents, covering ownership, access, oversight, and monitoring as businesses move from experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment.
Kamal Gayashan
Head of Microsoft Security, Compliance & Identity, Trustmarque Ultima.
Kamal will share expertise across two key discussions, exploring how organisations can securely harness the power of AI agents through effective governance, identity, and oversight.
Kamal will also highlight how Microsoft Sentinel is helping NHS organisations build collaborative cyber resilience, using real-world examples to demonstrate how scalable security operations can strengthen protection across complex environments.
Katie Holland
Principal Procurement Consultant, Trustmarque Ultima.
Katie will explore how cloud marketplaces are transforming the way organisations procure, manage, and scale technology solutions.
Bringing a procurement perspective to the panel, Katie will share insights into how marketplaces can simplify buying journeys, unlock greater value from cloud investments, and help businesses accelerate innovation while navigating adoption challenges.
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Solutions Architect, Trustmarque Ultima.
Kay will bring expertise in automation and the Microsoft Power Platform to the discussion on governing AI agents at scale.
Kay will explore how organisations can move beyond experimentation by establishing the right ownership, visibility, and controls to safely deploy AI-powered automation while unlocking greater productivity and innovation.
Jake Upfield
Security Sales Specialist, Trustmarque Ultima.
Joining Rebecca Taylor from Sophos, Jake will bring a security-focused perspective to the conversation around AI’s evolving role in the threat landscape.
The session will explore how cybercriminal communities are adopting and promoting AI, separating real-world risks from hype, and highlighting what organisations should consider when strengthening their security strategies.
James Holton
Cyber Security Practice Director, Trustmarque Ultima.
James will share insights into what modern cyber resilience looks like in practice, exploring the technologies, strategies, and lessons shaping the future of security.
Through the discussion on Daybreak, Glasswing, and Mythos, James will highlight how organisations can adapt to an evolving threat landscape and build the capabilities needed to stay resilient in an AI-driven world.
Simon Bishop
Head of Consulting - Governance, Risk & Compliance, Trustmarque Ultima.
Simon will bring a governance, risk, and compliance perspective to the discussion on modern cyber resilience, exploring how organisations can strengthen their security posture in an evolving threat landscape.
Simon will share insights into the role of governance and risk management in building resilient organisations that are prepared for the challenges of an AI-driven future.
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