Roundtable | Cyber security 101: How to protect your supply chain

Last year, the pervasive threat of cyber-attack was brought into sharp focus for UK retailers, with attacks across the board from M&S to H&M, causing huge disruption. And while preparation and resilience across all parts of the business is essential, supply chain risk continues to pose one of the biggest threats.

Criminals know that compromising one widely used supplier can open the door to attack dozens of organisations.

So, what best-in-class protections can GCs build into their commercial processes to mitigate against this?

And what do legal teams need to know about how these risks will evolve next?

In this roundtable discussion, experts from TLT will explore:

  • The nature of supply-chain cyber risks in 2026 and beyond
  • Where a retailer’s legal obligations lie in protecting the end-to-end supply chain
  • The gold standard of protections needed to minimise third party risks
  • Why retail legal teams can remain hopeful for the shape of the threat landscape over the year to come What you actually need to do

What our attendees say...


Excellent content and networking opportunities, all in a single day. This is the one event of the year for in-house counsel that I always prioritise.

General Counsel leading fashion retailer

Great opportunity to network. Great venue, relevant content, good environment!

Chris Burniston Deputy Chief Counsel EMEA Kimberly-Clark

Well organised and very informative event.

John Barry Senior Legal Counsel Signet Jewelers

This conference is unique and very valuable to me. The choice of topics was very good, looking at current and future challenges, and I liked the selection of speakers – a good mixture of people with different experiences and profiles.

General Counsel leading multinational retail chain

The GC Summit was very interesting and informative, and it was useful for me to connect with other GC’s working in similar roles in retail, otherwise my networking tends lack a bit of variety.

Head of Legal & Compliance leading high-street F&B operator