SPEAKERS |

A LINEUP OF GLOBAL LEADERS AND EXPERTS

CYBERUK speakers are selected by the National Cyber Security Centre for their deep expertise and insight into Transforming Resilience and Countering Threats. Representing the UK and overseas, these are the people at the heart of change within our industry.

Speakers will be announced in March.


Ben Aung
Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer
Sage

Felicity Oswald OBE
Chief Operating Officer
National Cyber Security Centre

Emma Smith
Cyber Security Director
Vodafone

Ollie Whitehouse
Chief Technology Officer
National Cyber Security Centre

Jonathon Ellison OBE
Director for National Resilience
National Cyber Security Centre

Rod Latham
Director Cyber Security and Digital Identity
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Emma Smith
Cyber Security Director
Vodafone

Pelin Demir
UX Designer
NHS login

Darren Hutton
Head of Product
NHS login

Lee Pillay
Senior Security Architect
Softcat

Mark Walmsley
Global Chief Information Security Officer
Freshfields

Daniel Dresner
Professor of Cyber Security
University of Manchester

Adam Joinson
Professor and Director of Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour
University of Bath

Genevieve Liveley
Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security Director
University of Bristol

Awais Rashid
Director, Cyber Security Body of Knowledge
Professor of Cyber Security, University of Bristol

Shamal Faily
Principal Scientist
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Joseph Gardiner
Lecturer
University of Bristol

Richard Meeus
Director of Security Technology and Strategy, EMEA
Akamai Technologies

Awais Rashid
Director, Cyber Security Body of Knowledge
Professor of Cyber Security, University of Bristol

Diana Selck-Paulsson
Lead Security Researcher
Orange Cyberdefense

Joel Snape
Senior Security Researcher
CrowdStrike

Thomas Lancaster
Threat Intel Lead
Volexity

James Babbage
Director General Threats
National Crime Agency

Jean Charles Ellermann-Kingombe
Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid and Cyber
North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Jonathon Ellison OBE
Director for National Resilience
National Cyber Security Centre

Tim Neal-Hopes OBE
Commander
National Cyber Force

Sarah Armstrong-Smith
Chief Security Advisor
Microsoft

Maureen Beresford
Director of Corporate Governance and Stewardship
Financial Reporting Council

Eleanor Fairford
Director Cyber Defence and Risk
Ministry of Defence

Jessica Figueras
Co-Founder
CxB - Cyber Governance for Boards/UK Cyber Security Council

Dr Mary Haigh
Chief Information Security Officer
BAE Systems plc

Tom McDonald
Director, Defence and Cyber Security Value for Money Audit
National Audit Office

Scott McElney
Chief Information Security Officer
The Weir Group

Bella Powell
Cyber Director, Government Security Group
Cabinet Office

Sadie Creese
Professor of Cybersecurity
University of Oxford

Zakir Durumeric
Professor, Stanford University
Founder, Censys

Peter Garraghan
Chief Executive Officer
Mindgard Ltd.

Sarah Hadfield
Head of Energy Sector Security
National Energy System Operator

Marc Lueck
Chief Information Security Officer in Residence
Zscaler

Mikel Rodriguez
Research Scientist
Google DeepMind

Matthew Rogers
Industrial Control Systems Expert
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Simona R. Soare
Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Technology
Lancaster University

Nerys Thomas
Interim Director, What Works
College of Policing

Edward Venmore-Rowland
Head of AI Cyber Security Policy
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Daniel Woods
Lecturer
University of Edinburgh

Stefan Woronka
Director, Industrial Cybersecurity Services
Siemens AG

Cynthia Kaiser
Deputy Assistant Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Jennifer Roberts
Associate Director
Atlantic Council

Jurre van Bergen
Technologist
Amnesty International

David Watson
Director
The Shadowserver Foundation

Fiona Bail
Detective Chief Inspector - Head of Cyber PATH
National Cyber Resilience Centre Group

Andrew Elliot
Deputy Director - Cyber Security and Digital Identity
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Isabel Forkin
Managing Consultant
BSI Consulting

Katie Gallagher
Managing Director
Manchester Digital

Cian Galvin
Head of Cyber Skills and Profession
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Phil Huggins
National Chief Information Security Officer for Health & Care
Department of Health

Lyall King
Director, Risk Mitigation Programs
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security

Bob Lord
Senior Technical Advisor
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Ed Parsons
Vice President
ISC2

Bridgette Bigmore
Chief Technology Officer
UK Telecoms Lab

James Howe
Staff Research Scientist
SandboxAQ

Gerry McQuaid
Director Telecoms and Internet Security
Ofcom

Georgina Brown
Senior Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics
Lancaster University

Sara Farmer
Senior Principal Scientist
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Claire Hardaker
Professor of Forensic Linguistics
Lancaster University

Ian Miles
Research Lead
Frazer-Nash Consultancy

Emma Woodward
Doctoral Researcher
University of Bath