Dr Mike Short
Advisor
World Mobile Stratospheric
Dr Mike Short CBE is Chairman – UK Telecomms Labs (NPL), and AWTG (a UK based Technology solutions provider), and a Senior Adviser to World Mobile Startospheric (HAPS solutions company ). He is a member of the UK National Quantum Technology Programme (NQTP) and advisor to 2 Quantum hubs (PNT at Glasgow; Health at UCL). He has chaired the UK Telecomms Innovation Network and its predecessor for 5G trials and testbeds over the last 8 years .
He had a 40-year career in Electronics and Telecommunications (BT / O2 / Telefonica) before appointment by DIT, UK Government (now DBT) in 2017 as the Department’s first Chief Scientific Adviser. He is now pursuing a portfolio career around innovation and research largely in satellite and telecommunications, including as Chief Architect at the Satellite Applications Catapult and Distinguished Visitor at NPL. He is also active in Digital or Connected Health with the Global Heath Connnector (GHC) as one of their Global ambassadors .
AGF Technology Summit: Strategies for Cross-Sector Cyber Risk
Hall 4 – AGN Theatre; Aerospace and defence organisations now depend on deeply interconnected digital, energy, telecoms and supply networks. This C-Suite leadership discussion looks at how leaders are governing cyber exposure across these dependencies,
