West Midlands Police Museum

Early start this morning to attend The Cyber Resilience Centre for West Midlands network breakfast held at West Midlands Police Museum, Steelhouse Lane! Great to see so many familiar faces Anitha Chinnaswamy, Michelle Ohren, Ruby Bansal and so many new faces. It's essential to keep up to speed with what's available, new innovations, new companies coming into the region. As CEO of Forensic Pathways and particularly in my role of national Scale Up Director for Innovate UK, I know how important it is for companies to be engaged in understanding the impact cyber has on their day to day and make the awareness journey as simple and as relevant to them as possible. The location of the event this morning was also quite profound personally for me. In 1980 I was working as a PA to a solicitor in Corporation Street. Many times I found myself in Steelhouse Lane/Court lock up to interview a client with my boss. It was also the first time I met my husband-to-be in his police uniform coming out of Steelhouse Lane Police Station. Little did we know back in 1980 that he'd go on to work on the development of the National DNA Database, invent a technology called FLINTS, Forensic Lead Intelligence System, gain a PhD, and an MBE, and that I would go on to invent the worlds transparent Stepping Plate for the global forensic market which led to me starting Forensic Pathways in 2001, into which my husband Dr Richard Leary joined approximately 5 years later along with our son Ben Leary, MBA. Sadly we lost Richard back in 2015, but the family vibe remains. As ever, it's never just about zeros and one's - it's always about stories and the people that create them. Great event! Thanks to all the team The Cyber Resilience Centre for West Midlands #people #behaviours #cyber #resilience #business #darkweb #OSINT #storytelling #brum #birmingham

Leisure and events news…..   A photographic collection documenting the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on children and young people is on display at the Library of Birmingham until 29 June.   A personalised jab has been given to a man with bowel cancer at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He is the first person in England to receive this landmark treatment. The vaccine has been developed using mRNA technology and is designed to stimulate the immune system after surgery to remove tumours, so it can identify and attack any remaining cancer cells. A first edition (there was only 1,500 copies printed in 1937) of ‘The Hobbit’ sold for £31.2k at auction. Separately, a solid gold teaspoon and tablespoon made in Birmingham sold for £3,850   A big wheel has been installed in the grounds of St Philip’s Cathedral in Birmingham. The aerial experience has a commentary about Birmingham and will be in place until 1 September.   The Royal Counties Showground in Malvern will host the Royal Three Counties Show from 14 to 16 June.   Comic Con Midlands is taking place at the Telford International Centre on 15 and 16 June.   The CBSO will be performing music of Hans Zimmer at Birmingham Symphony Hall on 21 June. A day later the Oscar winning musical fantasy charting the life of Elton John will be performed by another orchestra.   Warwickshire Game and Country Fair is taking place on 22 and 23 June at Wroxall Park near Warwick.   A STEM careers fair is taking place on 26 and 27 June and 11 and 12 July at The British Motor Museum in Gaydon.   The Grand Final of the Netball Super League will take place at Resorts World Arena on 29 June.   Birmingham Rum Festival is taking place on 29 June at The Cuban Embassy in Moseley. On Friday night (7 June) my 1980’s themed ‘Murder Mystery Night’ event took place at West Midlands Police Museum. It promised to be a fun night out and I am pleased to say it fully met its expectation. Thank you to everyone that attended and was involved in making the night the success it was. On Tuesday, 25 June my latest ‘Business Networking Walk’ is taking place. The route will be around Birmingham’s Digbeth district. For more details and to book your place, please see: https://bit.ly/2BW9Bma Thank you to those people that have already booked their place. Three weeks today (Sunday 30 June), I will be hosting a charity fund-raising afternoon tea event at Field to Fork in Wootton Wawen. I will be running the event which will include some fund-raising games. All proceeds will go to Arrive Alive. If you would like more details, please see: https://lnkd.in/ey-8xxAa Photograph montage: Murder Mystery Night #leisure #events #Birmingham #networking