Masterclasses - Essex FABLAB and Cyber Crime
During the exhibition, Fablab Essex and Basildon Business Group will be providing Masterclasses FREE to attendees and exhibitors (although please do not leave your stand unattended). The Fablab Essex Masterclasses will be covering a number of new and emerging technologies that our members believe will be catalysts for innovation in the next few years. The Masterclasses from Basildon Business Group will provide an invaluable insight into Cyber Crime from a variety of keynote speakers, include the Police Digital Fraud team, Barclays Bank, and Palmers Solicitors.
Fablab Essex Masterclasses
FabLab Essex will run workshops on the hour, starting at 11.00am, lasting between 10 to 15 minutes each in Diamond Suites 1 and 2. The full details are:
11.00am - Mind the Gap
Exploring the myth of an impending future skills gap and job losses due to robotics this workshop explains how a number of initiatives are helping to bridge that gap.
Topics include: STEM, Coding, Robotics and Autonomous Systems Sector Deal, UCL Here East, National Curriculum.
12.00pm - Open Source Hardware and Software for ALL
Presentation and discussion of what's available at low cost and is also easily accessible to everyone.
Topics include: Raspberry Pi, Microbit, Arduino, Studuino and Scratch.
1.00pm - 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing
A growing sector that will have a profound impact on our manufacturing industry worldwide.
Topics include: Technology overview, SLS (powder), SLA (resin), FDM (filament), Multimaterial, suppliers, adopters, disruptors, Enable Hand.
2.00pm - Closing the Gap
Exploding the myth of an impending future skills gap and job losses due to robotics this is a participative workshop to review what we have looked at today and asks what more can be done.
Topics include: - All of the above
Each of the topics in the workshop will be supported by 8 -10 poster presentations placed around the room and where possible accompanied by physical examples and equipment, plus the presenter will be on hand to answer any questions on any of the topics in the 45 minutes from quarter past the hour until the next workshop.
Basildon Business Group Masterclasses
The Masterclasses from Basildon Business Group will provide an invaluable insight into Cyber Crime from a variety of keynote speakers, include the Police Digital Fraud team, Barclays Bank, and Palmers Solicitors. You will also hear examples of personal experiences of fraud, which will provide an invaluable insight as to how you can educate your workforce.
These Masterclasses will be held in the Cordite Room between 10.45am – 12.15pm and 12.45pm – 2.15pm.
Cybercrime is rapidly on the increase – and is one of the fastest growing areas of criminal activity. Government statistics found nearly half of all UK businesses suffered a cyber breach or attack in the past 12 months costing in excess of £20bn. Small businesses can also be hit particularly hard by attacks, with nearly one in five taking a day or more to recover from their most disruptive breach. How safe is your business? What can you do to protect your business from a breach?
These Masterclasses, led by the Basildon Business Group, will help you:
- Understand and identify the risks and the cost to business
- Identify the measures required to protect against cybercrime
- Understand about gathering effective business intelligence
- Gain greater knowledge of data protection and the implications of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Take away immediate implementable actions that will directly impact on your business
There is no need to pre-book these Masterclasses – you can just turn up on the day. For further information, please contact: Kevin Wright, Senior Economic Development and Regeneration Officer, Regeneration Services, Basildon Council Tel: 01268 206688, Mobile: 07432 630804 Email: kevin.wright@basildon.gov.uk