In February 2020, the SCSC held its 28th annual 3-day Symposium at the Principal Hotel in York. The event was well-subscribed, with over 150 delegates attending from all over the world, including the UK, Europe, Asia, the US and as far as Australia. Key themes covered during the event were: Autonomy, Machine Learning and AI, Assurance, Security informed Safety, Human Factors and Data Safety. Paul Hampton reports on the key note speeches given during the event.