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Matthew Parker

Head of Maritime Security Strategy, Threat & Risk, UK Department for Transport

Matthew is an experienced security professional and risk manager. At the beginning of his government career Matthew delivered cyber security training to information risk owners and senior officials. Helping develop more consistent, comprehensive approaches to information risk assessment and management.

As a diplomat working for the Department for Transport, he supported aviation security development within the Middle East. Working with partner states to collaboratively develop operational responses to emerging physical and cyber threats.

In his current role, he led a programme to develop the UK’s new National Strategy for Maritime Security. The strategy clearly sets out the UK’s ambitions and principles for the next 5 years, demonstrating the range of activity taking place across; operational, policy and strategy, stakeholders. Since publishing the strategy, his team have been working with domestic and international partners to understand and manage complex security risks affecting the global maritime security community.