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 THE NEXT DECADE: ACCELERATING OUR CYBER DEFENCE_ Representing the UK and overseas, these are the people at the heart of change within our industry.

 

Please note, speakers are subject to change.

Paul Chichester CMG
Paul Chichester CMG
Director Operations
National Cyber Security Centre
Kirsten Connell
Kirsten Connell
Investor
Octopus Ventures
Stephen Dane
Stephen Dane
Managing Director, Cisco Security
Cisco Systems
Dr Ali El Kaafarani
Dr Ali El Kaafarani
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
PQShield
Andrew Elliot
Andrew Elliot
Deputy Director of Cyber Security
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Chris Ensor
Chris Ensor
Deputy Director, National Resilience Capability
National Cyber Security Centre
Rajiv Gupta
Rajiv Gupta
Head
Canadian Centre of Cyber Security
Margaret Heffernan
Margaret Heffernan
Author, Chief Executive Officer and Professor of Practice
University of Bath
Richard Horne
Richard Horne
Chief Executive Officer
National Cyber Security Centre
Yoichi Iida
Yoichi Iida
National Cyber Director
National Cybersecurity Office, Japan
Anne Keast-Butler
Anne Keast-Butler
Director
Government Communications Headquarters
David Koh
David Koh
Commissioner of Cybersecurity, Chief Executive & Chief (Digital Security & Technology)
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore & Ministry of Digital Development and Information
General Sir Rob Magowan
General Sir Rob Magowan
Commander Cyber & Specialist Operations Command
Ministry of Defence
Richard Parris
Richard Parris
Executive Chairman
Aretiico Group plc
Professor Simon Shiu
Professor Simon Shiu
Professor of Practice in Cyber Security
University of Bristol
Vincent Strubel
Vincent Strubel
Director General
French National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI)
Geoff White
Geoff White
Author & Investigative Journalist
Rosehanna Chowdhury
Rosehanna Chowdhury
Chief Executive Officer
UK Resilience Academy
Jessica Colvin
Jessica Colvin
Managing Director - Global Head of Cybersecurity Operations
Citi
Blake Darche
Blake Darche
Head of Cloudforce One
Cloudflare
Eloise Hindes
Eloise Hindes
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
Bank of England
Dr Duncan M
Dr Duncan M
Principal Security Architect
National Cyber Security Centre
Paul Foster
Paul Foster
Head of National Cyber Crime Unit
National Crime Agency
Cynthia Kaiser
Cynthia Kaiser
Senior Vice President, Ransomware Research Center
Halcyon Tech
Charlie S1
Charlie S1
Head of Assessment
National Cyber Security Centre
Dr Charles Clarke
Dr Charles Clarke
Director of Operations
CSE Connect
Dr Natalie Coull
Dr Natalie Coull
Head of Department of Cybersecurity and Computing
Abertay University
Professor Phil Legg
Professor Phil Legg
Professor of Cyber Security & Co-Founder
University of the West of England & CSE Connect
Professor Keith Martin
Professor Keith Martin
Professor of Information Security
Royal Holloway, University of London
Findlay Whitelaw
Findlay Whitelaw
Solutions Engineering
Exabeam
Ben Fletcher
Ben Fletcher
AWS Security Incident Response Engineer
Amazon
Charlie Halford
Charlie Halford
Principal Research Engineer
BBC
Jacob Klein
Jacob Klein
Head of Threat Intel
Anthropic
Ema Mauko
Ema Mauko
PhD Researcher
University College London
Scott McAndrew
Scott McAndrew
Field Chief Technology Officer
Wiz
Jon Renshaw
Jon Renshaw
Director, Commercial Research
NCC Group
Lior Rochberger
Lior Rochberger
Threat Researcher
Palo Alto Networks
Nishawn Smagh
Nishawn Smagh
Director of Intelligence
GreyNoise Intelligence
Professor Victoria Baines
Professor Victoria Baines
Founder and Principal
Cartimandua Insight
Kelsey Collington
Kelsey Collington
Research Associate
University of Glasgow
Dr Marco Cook
Dr Marco Cook
Senior Research Associate
University of Glasgow
Bikram Singh Deol
Bikram Singh Deol
Doctoral Researcher
University of Glasgow
Dr Filip Holik
Dr Filip Holik
Research Associate
University of Glasgow
Dave L3
Dave L3
Technical Director for Cyber Marketplace
National Cyber Security Centre
Professor Dimitrios Pezaros
Professor Dimitrios Pezaros
Professor and RAEng Research Chair
University of Glasgow
Dr Rob Archer
Dr Rob Archer
Chartered Psychologist
Rob Archer Psychology Ltd
Jeremy B
Jeremy B
Principal Technical Director for Cryptography
National Cyber Security Centre
Flo D
Flo D
Deputy CTO for Cyber Policy and Assessments
National Cyber Security Centre
Beth Hopkins
Beth Hopkins
Chief Operating Officer Director Delivery Engineering and Crypt Key
National Cyber Security Centre
Anne Keast-Butler
Anne Keast-Butler
Director
Government Communications Headquarters
Stephen Rodhouse
Stephen Rodhouse
Director General Threats
National Crime Agency
Carolyn Ainsworth
Carolyn Ainsworth
Deputy Director Engineering
National Cyber Security Centre
Natalie Black CBE
Natalie Black CBE
Group Director, Infrastructure and Connectivity
Ofcom
Nicola Connelly
Nicola Connelly
Chief Executive Officer
SP Energy Networks
Catherine Day
Catherine Day
Founder
National Strategy Project
Els Debuf
Els Debuf
Head of Delegation for Cyberspace - Global Cyber Hub
International Committee of the Red Cross
Jonathon Ellison OBE
Jonathon Ellison OBE
National Resilience Director
National Cyber Security Centre
Keri Gilder
Keri Gilder
Chief Executive Officer
Colt Technology Services
Barbara Grewe
Barbara Grewe
Chief Executive Officer
Glenwood Global Risk Management LLC
Beth Hopkins
Beth Hopkins
Chief Operating Officer Director Delivery Engineering and Crypt Key
National Cyber Security Centre
Richard Horne
Richard Horne
Chief Executive Officer
National Cyber Security Centre
Rod Latham
Rod Latham
Director, Cyber Security and Digital Identity
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Jamie MacColl
Jamie MacColl
Senior Research Fellow
Royal United Services Institute
Claudia Plattner
Claudia Plattner
President
Federal Office for Information Security
Ollie Whitehouse
Ollie Whitehouse
Chief Technology Officer
National Cyber Security Centre
Dr Neil Binnie
Dr Neil Binnie
Group Chief Information Security Officer
Morgan Sindall Group plc
Bryony C
Bryony C
Deputy Head Government Cyber Resilience
National Cyber Security Centre
Professor Muffy Calder
Professor Muffy Calder
Professor of Formal Methods
University of Glasgow
Chris Ensor
Chris Ensor
Deputy Director, National Resilience Capability
National Cyber Security Centre
Eleanor Fairford
Eleanor Fairford
Director for Cyber Defence and Risk
Ministry of Defence
Professor Dan George
Professor Dan George
Chief Scientific Adviser for National Security
Government Communications Headquarters
Irfan Hemani
Irfan Hemani
Deputy Director - Cyber Security & Resilience Policy
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Professor Adam Joinson
Professor Adam Joinson
Professor and Director of Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour
University of Bath
Russell Kerr
Russell Kerr
Detective Chief Inspector - Cyber and Fraud Unit
Police Scotland
Dr Kathryn Magnay
Dr Kathryn Magnay
Programme Director, National Security and Defence
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Chantal McEwan
Chantal McEwan
Deputy Director - Government Cyber Strategy
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Stephanie Perry
Stephanie Perry
Global Chief Information Security Officer
Babcock International
Dr Emma Philpott MBE
Dr Emma Philpott MBE
Chief Executive Officer
IASME
Professor Shahid Raza
Professor Shahid Raza
Professor and Chair of Cybersecurity
University of Glasgow
Mike Sewart
Mike Sewart
Chief Technology Officer
Thales UK
Nuhad Zoght
Nuhad Zoght
Senior Executive Advisor
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
Perri Adams
Perri Adams
Chief Executive Officer
Inflection Points LLC
Carolyn Ainsworth
Carolyn Ainsworth
Deputy Director Engineering
National Cyber Security Centre
Carla Baker
Carla Baker
Senior Director, Public Policy
Palo Alto Networks
David Brown
David Brown
Principal Security Consultant
NCC Group
Harry G1
Harry G1
Deputy Director NCSC Capability
National Cyber Security Centre
Dr Gudmund Grov
Dr Gudmund Grov
Principal Scientist
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)
David I
David I
Security Architect
National Cyber Security Centre
Toby Lewis
Toby Lewis
Global Head of Threat Analysis
Darktrace
Ross McKerchar
Ross McKerchar
Chief Information Security Officer
Sophos
Glenn Thorpe III
Glenn Thorpe III
Senior Director of Security Research & Detection Engineering
GreyNoise Intelligence
Paul Waller
Paul Waller
Principal technical director
National Cyber Security Centre
Didem B
Didem B
AI Technical Director
National Cyber Security Centre
Lori Blencowe
Lori Blencowe
Senior Director, Cyber Security Incident Management
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
Beth Hopkins
Beth Hopkins
Chief Operating Officer Director Delivery Engineering and Crypt Key
National Cyber Security Centre
Dr Monica Kello
Dr Monica Kello
Lecturer in Cyber Security and Co-Director of Cyber Security Research Group
King's College London
Simon Kellow
Simon Kellow
Principal Consultant
Kellow Associates
Gavin Millard
Gavin Millard
Vice President, Product
Tenable
Saher Naumaan
Saher Naumaan
Senior Threat Researcher
Proofpoint
Don Smith
Don Smith
Vice President of Threat Research
Sophos
Harry W
Harry W
Tech Director for Incident Management
National Cyber Security Centre
Carolyn Ainsworth
Carolyn Ainsworth
Deputy Director Engineering
National Cyber Security Centre
Jessica Elizabeth Amery
Jessica Elizabeth Amery
IT Infrastructure Director
The Weir Group PLC
Thomas B
Thomas B
Cyber Security Certification Specialist
Civil Aviation Authority
Richard Bate
Richard Bate
Chief Technology Officer
Goldilock Labs Ltd
Natalie Billingham
Natalie Billingham
Senior Vice President EMEA Sales
Akamai Technologies Ltd
Alex C
Alex C
PortSwigger
Alan Gray
Alan Gray
Head of Cyber Division
Scottish Government
Purvi Kay
Purvi Kay
Head of Cyber Security
BAE Systems
Jack L
Jack L
CyberFirst Bursary Scheme
Abertay University
Keith McDevitt MBE
Keith McDevitt MBE
SC3 Cyber Exercising Lead
Scottish Government
Karen Meechan
Karen Meechan
Chief Executive Officer
ScotlandIS
Lorne R
Lorne R
Applied Intelligence Lead
The Hacking Games
Maggie Titmuss MBE
Maggie Titmuss MBE
Chair NCRAB
MET Edinburgh Consulting Ltd
Jane Wright
Jane Wright
Senior Consultant
QinetiQ
Perri Adams
Perri Adams
Chief Executive Officer
Inflection Points LLC
Meaghan Bradshaw
Meaghan Bradshaw
Principal Security Researcher
Microsoft
Dr Marco Cook
Dr Marco Cook
Senior Research Associate
University of Glasgow
Robert Duncan
Robert Duncan
Vice President Product Strategy
Netcraft
David G2
David G2
Cyber Physical Security Architect
National Cyber Security Centre
Paul Hodgkinson
Paul Hodgkinson
Field Specialist
XBOW
Paul J3
Paul J3
Technical Director for Cyber AI Research
National Cyber Security Centre
Nathaniel Jones
Nathaniel Jones
Vice President Threat Research
Darktrace
Mr Kapur
Mr Kapur
Vice President Enterprise Engineering, IT
Sophos
Ricky L
Ricky L
Tech Director ACD2.0
National Cyber Security Centre
Toby Lewis
Toby Lewis
Global Head of Threat Analysis
Darktrace
Ross McKerchar
Ross McKerchar
Chief Information Security Officer
Sophos
Chloe Messdaghi
Chloe Messdaghi
Lead, Microsoft Digital Defence Report
Microsoft
Professor Dimitrios Pezaros
Professor Dimitrios Pezaros
Professor and RAEng Research Chair
University of Glasgow
Ryan Woodley
Ryan Woodley
Chief Executive Officer
Netcraft
Dr Daniel Woods
Dr Daniel Woods
Lecturer
University of Edinburgh
Matthew B8
Matthew B8
Active Cyber Defence Tech Lead
National Cyber Security Centre
Will Barlow
Will Barlow
Professional Services Director
CrowdStrike
Dan Bird MBE
Dan Bird MBE
Field Chief Technology Officer
Horizon3.AI
Kate C
Kate C
Senior Researcher
National Cyber Security Centre
Dr Jonathan Davies
Dr Jonathan Davies
Chief Security Advisor
Microsoft
Veena Dholiwar
Veena Dholiwar
Cyber Security & Resilience Policy Advisor
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Nicholas Dodd
Nicholas Dodd
Head of Regulatory Policy, Cyber Security and Resilience Bill
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Chris Fowler
Chris Fowler
Account Executive, EMEA
Mattermost
Dr Ryan Heartfield
Dr Ryan Heartfield
Cybersecurity Architect
Palo Alto Networks
Jack Hughes
Jack Hughes
Senior Director - Unit 42
Palo Alto Networks
Leora Kent
Leora Kent
Head of Security and Resilience Requirements, Cyber Security and Resilience Bill
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Lesley Kipling
Lesley Kipling
Chief Security Advisor
Microsoft
James Mullins
James Mullins
Vice President Sales - EMEA & APAC
Mattermost
AJ Nurcombe
AJ Nurcombe
Field Chief Technology Officer
Horizon3.AI
Rachel P
Rachel P
Data Science Research Lead
National Cyber Security Centre
Nigel Pink
Nigel Pink
Head of Corporate Solutions UK
ESET
Richard Preece
Richard Preece
Chief Training Officer
OSP Cyber Academy
James S7
James S7
AI And Security Researcher
National Cyber Security Centre
Stuart Wiggins
Stuart Wiggins
Practice Director, Horizon North Europe
CrowdStrike
Eleanor Fairford
Eleanor Fairford
Director for Cyber Defence and Risk
Ministry of Defence
Lucy Jones
Lucy Jones
Deputy Chief Executive
Legal Aid Agency
Johnny M
Johnny M
Deputy Director for Government Cyber Resilience
National Cyber Security Centre
Stephanie Perry
Stephanie Perry
Global Chief Information Security Officer
Babcock International