Speakers

Claire Schrader, Senior Responsible AI Lead, AI Centre of Excellence, Lloyds Banking Group
Strategic and operational leader driving transformation across AI security and broader change initiatives within Lloyds Banking Group, leveraging threat intelligence expertise to ensure decisions are threat-led. Proven success in supporting secure innovation, embedding governance frameworks, and aligning cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, compliant, and business-aligned... solutions. Recognised for bridging technical and business domains, fostering collaboration, and shaping enterprise-wide security posture. Career history includes a lengthy time in the threat intelligence field, with a geopolitical focus, shifting into cyber threat intelligence and more recently relationship management to ensure security features in change delivery across the LBG. Experience also includes leading an AI security task forced on the secure adoption of AI technology.more

William Dixon, Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute and Senior Technology Cyber Fellow, The Ukraine Foundation
William Dixon is an Associate Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute, Senior Technology Cyber Fellow of the Ukraine Foundation and is a featured contributor on Cyber for the World Economic Forum. He started his career at GCHQ working on international security issues, and held senior positions at Barclays and the World Economic Forum where he was Head of Future... Networks and Technology. He holds a Masters Degree from the War Studies of King's College London, and is regularly featured in media outlets. more

Manit Sahib, Ethical Hacker & Former Head of Penetration Testing & Red Teaming, Bank of England
Manit is an experienced offensive security expert who is certified by UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) as well as His Majesty’s CESG Check scheme (HMG CHECK). He has over ten years professional experience in both UK Government and private offensive security operations. Formerly, Manit was the Head of Penetration Testing & Red Teaming at the... Bank of England. He is contracted to Global Fund.more