Jan Hruska, co-founder of Abingdon-based computer security company Sophos, will give the keynote speech at the launch of ITsON.

The first of a new series of events for the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, it will start at 6.30pm on Wednesday at Science Oxford, St Clements, Oxford. Organiser The Oxford Trust hopes to revitalise the regional ICT network. Register at www.itson.org.uk/events_register.html.