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This event is restricted to CEOs or their designated delegates of BRC's retail members.

Join us on Tuesday 2 June at 1pm for an important CEO briefing with Richard Horne, CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre.

As cyber threats continue to evolve in scale and sophistication, Richard will share frontline insight into the current threat landscape facing retailers, including the growing role of AI in shaping risk. He will also outline the Cyber Resilience Pledge and what it means in practice for your organisation.

A key focus will be on preparedness and recovery — including why every business should plan for disruption and define what Richard describes as a “Minimum Viable Business”: the critical operations you must be able to sustain to recover quickly and protect value.

There will be an opportunity for open Q&A, allowing you to raise your most pressing concerns directly.

Note: This meeting is 1pm to 2pm, rather than the usual 2pm slot.

 

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Meet the Speakers

  • Helen Dickinson OBE

    Chief Executive

    Helen leads the team and sets the strategic direction of the BRC. She joined in January 2013 and has been working with retailers for over 25 years. In 2016 she was awarded an OBE for Services to Retail.

    Helen is passionate about diversity and inclusion in retail, she acts as the BRC’s Social Mobility Commission ambassador and was previously the Chair of Working Chance, a charity helping women offenders find employment. She is on the advisory board for Pennies, a charity which offers digital charity boxes to businesses, and was previously UK Head of Retail at KPMG.

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  • Richard Horne

    CEO, National Cyber Security Centre

    Richard Horne has been CEO of the NCSC since October 2024.

    Before joining the NCSC, Richard was a Cyber Security Partner and chair of the Cyber Security Practice at PwC UK, where he helped global boards and executives shape their cyber risk strategies and led the response to critical cyber incidents. He oversaw the post incident review for the Irish Health Service after the ransomware attack that disrupted healthcare services across Ireland in 2021.

    Before his time at PwC, Richard was Managing Director of Cyber Security for Barclays PLC, where he was responsible for cyber security risk management across the Barclays Group. In 2011 he was seconded to the Cabinet Office to help develop and implement the first national plan for cyber security, impacting both government operations and the wider economy.

    Richard holds a PhD in Mathematics from Royal Holloway, University of London. He has represented the UK on security matters at international organisations such as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Commission and the International Standards Organisation. Richard has also served on advisory boards for academic institutions and technology startups in the field of cyber security.