North East

Date & time

  1. 3 December 2025 10:00 - 15:00

Overview

Our meetings can be face-to-face (with refreshments provided) or virtual (bring your own refreshments) and will be focused on Socitm’s policy themes. Within these themed meetings your regional committee is free to create an agenda that works best for you and your regional colleagues. If there’s something you would like to discuss or investigate with like-minded peers just let us know on hello@socitm.net and we will co-ordinate that with and for you.

Agenda

  1. 10:00 Registration & arrival refreshments
  2. 10:30 Welcome & introductions

    Graham Jordan, Digital and IT Partnership Analyst, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

  3. 10:35 The Expanding Impact of Managed Security Services in the UK Public Sector

    Liban Aingal, Commercial lead, technology services, Crown Commercial Services

  4. 11:10 Socitm update

    Dave Sanderson, Director of Member Services, Socitm

  5. 11:30 Networking break
  6. 11:50 BullWall

    We invite senior cyber leaders to a timely and reflective session featuring BullWall Co-founder and Global CRO, Morten Gammelgard.

    As an organisation at the forefront of ransomware containment across critical infrastructure, BullWall’s work with UK councils and global institutions offers a unique lens into the operational realities of defeating what has been described as the nations number one national security threat – ransomware.

    This session will explore how containment strategies are evolving in response to increasingly sophisticated threats, and what this means for local government resilience, continuity, and leadership. Rather than a product showcase, this is a space for shared learning—grounded in BullWall’s experience and shaped by the challenges facing our sector. Expect practical insights, strategic foresight, and the opportunity to engage with peers navigating similar pressures.

    Morten Gammelgard, Co-founder & Global CRO, BullWall

  7. 12:25 Networking lunch & meeting close

Who can join Local Meetings?

Socitm members and partners.

Our events are relevant to everyone, from new joiners right through to senior executives. This creates a vibrant mix to promote innovation, sharing best practice, and driving the modernisation of public services.

Meetings are included in all membership and some partnership packages – check the details in your account section to see if it’s in there.

A fee may apply for non-members.

Got a question, a thought, or an idea? Let us know.