Speakers

Lalit Bhakuni, Head of Global Cyber Intelligence Center, ABN AMRO Bank

Lalit Bhakuni, Head of Global Cyber Intelligence Center at ABN AMRO Bank, is a senior cybersecurity leader with nearly two decades of experience spanning financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing, and the automotive industry.Throughout his career, Lalit has progressed from hands-on cybersecurity and information security roles to leading global teams, strategic... transformation programs, and enterprise-wide cyber resilience initiatives. In his current role at ABN AMRO, he focuses on securing the bank’s global digital landscape, strengthening resilient capabilities, anticipating emerging threats, and protecting critical assets to reinforce trust.Previously, Lalit served as Vice President of Enterprise IT Security (IT/OT) at Volvo Group, where he led seven teams and helped advance the organisation’s global cybersecurity program across IT and operational technology. His work focused on strengthening enterprise cyber resilience, driving security transformation, and building scalable capabilities that protected critical business operations while enabling digital innovation.Lalit combines the mindset of a strategist and an entrepreneur, viewing cybersecurity not simply as a protective function, but as an enabler of resilience, innovation, and growth. Driven by curiosity, collaboration, and learning through doing, he is passionate about solving complex challenges at the intersection of technology, risk, and business.Since 2019, Lalit has also served as a Guest Lecturer at TIAS School for Business and Society, where he teaches Cybersecurity Operations & Analytics to Master’s-level audit students, connecting cybersecurity theory with real-world practice.more

William Dixon, Senior Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute, & Associate Fellow, GLOBSEC

William Dixon is Senior Associate Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute, and Associate Fellow at GLOBSEC — a world-leading defense and security think tank — and 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

Herbert Leenstra, Security Architect, Rabobank

As Enterprise Security Architect at Rabobank, Herbert Leenstra plays a leading role in shaping the bank’s global security architecture. Since joining Rabobank in 2019, he has driven enterprise-wide security initiatives and strengthened the organization’s cyber resilience.Herbert is a member of the Security Management Team (MT) and Enterprise Architecture Board... (EAB), and chairs the Security Architecture Board (SAB), contributing to strategic decisions across security, technology, and innovation. His security architecture vision: Omnipresent security without hindrance for the user.Prior to Rabobank, Herbert held senior security architecture and consulting roles at KPN and CGI. With more than 20 years of experience, he is passionate about turning complex security challenges into practical, future-ready solutions that enable organizations to innovate securely.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.more