Speakers

Martyn Styles, CISO, Bird & Bird

Martyn is responsible for global information security at Bird & Bird LLP. He manages the information security strategy for the firm, and works closely with the data privacy and risk teams. He is responsible for the formal certifications held by the firm - ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus. Martyn has introduced a global emergency alert... system, continuous phishing and security awareness training in the firm, and was instrumental in accelerating cloud adoption by introducing BYOK encryption for cloud services. He is an active member of law firm threat intel groups in both the UK and USA. more

Steve Davies, Head of Cyber Security, DLA Piper

As the Head of Cyber Security at DLA Piper, I lead a global team of security professionals who are responsible for protecting the firm's data, systems, and reputation from cyber threats. With over 10 years of experience in the information security field, I have successfully developed and executed cybersecurity strategies and initiatives that align with the firm's... business objectives and risk appetite.

My core competencies include security architecture, engineering, and operations, as well as crisis management, compliance, and vulnerability management. I have in-sourced Security Operations, established Security Engineering capabilities, and driven vulnerability management processes across the firm. I have also implemented SIEM solutions, intrusion detection systems, and technical guardrails for public cloud adoption, leveraging my expertise in Cloud Security and SABSA. My mission is to foster a culture of security excellence and resilience, and to enable the firm to deliver innovative and secure solutions to its clients. more

Ethan Duffell, Head of Information Security, Clifford Chance LLP

Ethan is a highly accomplished executive in the field of cyber security. He is a specialist in cyber security, cyber governance, enterprise risk, technology risk and business resilience. Ethan has a wealth of real-world hands-on leadership experience, with a track record of problem solving.  He is currently serving as Head of Information Security at Clifford... Chance.  With over 15 years in Cyber Security, Ethan has worked in a variety of sectors and international organisations, contributing to security standards and regulations (NIS, ETSI, ENISA).

Recently, Ethan was involved in the formation of the UK Cyber Security Council of which he is a chartered candidate assessor. He is also Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Information Security and recently became one of the first Chartered Cyber Security professionals in the UK with specialisms in Governance & Risk and Audit and Assurance.  He has an impressive collection of retro video games consoles and is a support human to two demanding Irish Wolfhounds.  more

Bec McKeown, CPsychol, Mind Science

Bec McKeown is a Chartered Psychologist with twenty years’ experience of researching and evaluating human performance in high-risk, high-stakes organisations, including the UK Ministry of Defence.  The knowledge and insights gained from this research has given Bec a unique perspective on the ways humans behave when working in complex, uncertain and ambiguous... environments.  She is an experienced speaker and thought leader on the psychology of human performance in cybersecurity.In 2019, Bec established Mind Science, an organization dedicated to assisting companies at both operational and strategic levels. Her primary focus is to reduce risk and enhance resilience for teams operating in complex environments. She does this by leveraging psychological principles to enhance situational awareness, decision-making, problem-solving and building high-performing teams.  With a proven track record, Bec continues to make significant contributions in shaping the landscape of human performance psychology.more

Philip Flint, Lead Enterprise Architect, Ampa Group

Phil is Lead Enterprise Architect for the Ampa Group, a top 50 provider of Legal and Professional Services. His career path has seen him working in the fields of Finance and Export as well as in IT and Security. Phil believes that this varied background, including managing teams of consultants for an MSSP provider of managed security solutions, helps him to understand,... design, deliver, maintain and support systems that add value to the business and deliver against their strategy, all while ensuring that the firm, its clients and data are protected at all times.Collaborating with the business and the various security, risk and compliance teams, Phil and the Group Information Security Officer (GISO) have worked hand in glove to revolutionise the firm's security posture over the last 6 years. This has been achieved by introducing new systems and controls, achieving and maintaining various accreditations such as ISO27001 and CE+ and increasing the awareness and importance of Security Operations around the firm all while setting up a new Enterprise Architecture Practice, described by auditors as 'industry leading.more

Julie M. Johnson, Attaché, UK, CISA

Julie Johnson is the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency’s (CISA) first Attaché, serving in the United Kingdom. She serves as a focal point for international collaboration between CISA, government officials, and the private sector.  Julie works across all critical infrastructure sectors to advance CISA’s missions in cybersecurity, physical security,... and emergency communications.  Previously, Julie served as a Regional Protective Security Advisor in New York City where she focused on transatlantic comms and microgrids, and as a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of State.
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Dale Hodgkinson, Head of Strategy and Architecture, Slaughter and May

Dale Hodgkinson, Head of Strategy and Architecture at Slaughter and May, possesses over 25 years of experience in the legal sector. His responsibilities encompass overseeing enterprise architecture and developing the technology roadmap. Recently successfully delivered a 4-year finance and data transformation program, introducing and updating forty-seven products in... a 2-week period globally. Previously referenced in the lawyer for improving transactional efficiency. Currently, he is enhancing the maturity of the internal architecture team towards a business outcome-driven enterprise architecture. In 2013, he completed an MBA in Technology Management, producing a paper on virtual law firms.more

Jonathan Freedman, Head of Technology & Security, Howard Kennedy on behalf of Nomios

Jonathan is the Head of Technology & Security at Howard Kennedy, where he gets to indulge his passion for technology while ensuring everything stays secure. With over 20 years in the professional services industry, he’s built robust technical knowledge that covers network infrastructure, security technology, virtualisation, and cloud-based applications. 
Lately,... Jonathan has been diving deep into machine learning technologies, including Azure AI services and LLMs.
When he’s not at Howard Kennedy, you can find him volunteering as the Head of Information Security at the Cyber Helpline, where he helps a fantastic charity make a real difference in the community.more

Adam Avards, Principal for Cyber and Third Party Risk Policy, UK Finance

Adam Avards joined UK Finance in 2022 as Principal for Cyber and Third Party Risk Policy. He leads UK Finance’s engagement on the Critical Third Party regulatory pathway and chairs a number of industry forums and committees on Third Party Risk Management, Cyber Security and Cloud. Before joining UK Finance, Adam spent over 15 years within the UK’s Intelligence... Community, dealing with both physical and digital security, operations and policy.more

Orlando Fernandez, Senior Technical Specialist at the Recovery, Resolution & Resilience team, Prudential Policy Directorate, Bank of England (BoE)

Orlando Fernández is a Senior Technical Specialist at the Recovery, Resolution and Resilience team in the Prudential Policy Directorate of the Bank of England (BoE). He has been with the BoE working on a range of policy areas for 13 years. 
In his current role, Orlando focuses on cyber, operational resilience and third-party risk management. In that capacity,... Orlando was one of the key architects of the upcoming new regime for critical third parties to the UK financial sector, which was developed jointly by the BoE/Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA); and PRA Supervisory Statement on ‘Outsourcing and third-party risk management’ (SS2/21).
On the international front, Orlando has represented the BoE at the Financial Stability Board (FSB) where he was a major contributor to the third party risk management toolkit for financial authorities and financial institutions published in 2023. Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, where he was part of the expert group that developed the draft Principles for the sound management of third-party risk published earlier this year. European Banking Authority (EBA) expert group that produced the 2019 Guidelines on Outsourcing. 
In his previous role at the Bank/PRA Orlando played a leading role in the development of the BoE/PRA’s policy on corporate governance and individual accountability, namely the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR).
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Zsuzsanna Berenyi, Senior Cyber Security Third Party Risk Manager, LSEG

Zsuzsanna is a Cyber Security Risk and Controls specialist, with over 15 years’ experience developing and executing strategies and frameworks that drive a positive risk culture across the organisation. Zsuzsanna currently heading up the Third-Party Assurance function at LSEG, embedding cyber security governance and compliance into the supply chain lifecycle management... process. Prior to joining LSEG, Zsuzsanna held key cyber risk positions at a number of enterprise organisations varying from transportation to insurance, focusing on the human side of cyber security to reduce risk and maintain regulatory compliance.more

Peter Smith, Chief Information Security Officer, Allica Bank

Peter is an experienced Information Security leader with 10+ years of leading teams and optimising cybersecurity for enterprises, with 4+ years in FinTech. He translates industry risks into ambitious technology roadmaps and robust security programs

Michael Jefferson, Head of Financial Services Public Policy UK, Middle East, Africa and Switzerland, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Michael Jefferson is head of Financial Services Public Policy UK, Middle East, Africa and Switzerland at AWS. He also covers Financial Stability Board (FSB) engagement. Michael leads on policy and engagement for issues relating to adoption and use of cloud across the finance sector. He has experience working in technology, investment banking, trade associations and... the UK Government. Before joining AWS, he led on capital markets policy at the Investment Association and prior to that at UK Finance, representing the UK-based banking and finance industry. Previously, he was head of Public Policy EMEA at Nomura and spent the early part of his career as a UK civil servant working on international trade and business issues, including working in the office of the UK Minister for Trade and Investment.
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Henry Glynn, Cyber Security Solutions Specialist, Bytes Software Services

Henry specialises in Email resilience, Endpoint and Identity Security.
 

Giuseppe Damiano, Senior Pre-Sales Solution Consultant, Bytes Software Services

Giuseppe Damiano is a Senior Pre-Sales Solution Consultant with experience in all areas of Cyber Security. 
 

Leon Butler, Head of Data Security, Quorum Cyber

Leon Butler is Head of Data Security at Quorum Cyber. He has over twenty-five years of experience in IT, championing digital transformation through cloud services in sectors like manufacturing, professional services and finance. He specialises in supporting organisations in improving regulatory compliance and information security maturity through an in-depth understanding... of Microsoft 365's security features and industry best practices. more

John Anthony Smith, Founder and Chief Security Officer, Fenix24

John Anthony Smith is a leading information security expert with deep experience in healthcare, financial services, and legal. He has overseen infrastructure for over 400 companies and currently serves as a vCIO and trusted advisor to multiple firms. With over 14 years of breach response experience, he is a staunch advocate for tougher sanctions on nations harbouring... cybercriminals and is dedicated to locating, investigating, and prosecuting cybercriminals.more

Greg Duffy, M.Eng., Product Marketing Director, EMEA, Cato Networks, on behalf of Wavenet

Greg has extensive Vendor, MSP and Telco, experience across networking, security and IT services. He has previously built managed networking services for a major Telco and run the product and marketing functions for an innovative network and security MSP. His guiding philosophy has been to understand the challenges his customers are facing and build services to help... them. Greg now acts as Product Marketing Director at Cato Networks, where his passion is to bring SASE services to market and evangelise the benefits to businesses as they transform their IT and leverage the Cloud.more

Danielle Kinsella, Technical Advisor EMEA, Gigamon, on behalf of Fortem IT

Danielle Kinsella leads sales engineering across Europe at Gigamon, an organisation who help protect your hybrid cloud infrastructure and applications from unseen threats while enhancing operational efficiency. Our deep observability pipeline enhances security tools, eliminates blind spots, accelerates threat detection, ensures compliance, and significantly reduces costs.

Craig Hinchliffe, Regional Sales Engineer, CrowdStrike

Craig is a Sales Engineer covering Northern Europe, bringing a wealth of experience from across the security, identity, authentication, and cloud automation sectors. Over the course of his career, Craig has worked with leading vendors, including Citrix, Okta, and HashiCorp, where he honed his expertise in delivering cutting-edge solutions to address complex technical... challenges. With a strong background in these critical areas, Craig provides invaluable insight and support to customers in navigating today’s evolving security landscape.
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Greg Jorgensen, Senior Cybersecurity Solutions Consultant, Exponential-e

Greg Jorgensen is a CISSP-certified Senior Cyber Security Solutions Consultant at Exponential-e, with nearly a decade of experience in cybersecurity, networking, and consultancy.

Andrew Gogarty, Account Director, Nomios

Leveraging 23 years of experience, Andrew takes the time to understand his clients' businesses. He specialises in building strong connections and delivering innovative solutions that enhance information security and network performance for his clients. With a strong background in information security, cloud technologies, and networks, he leverages his skills to help... organisations navigate complex digital landscapes and achieve their strategic objectives. Andrew's experience encompasses client relationships, technical presales, project management, and solution design, allowing him to build strong relationships with stakeholders and drive measurable results. He is passionate about staying ahead of industry trends and continuously seeks opportunities for growth and improvement. At Nomios, he is committed to fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence, ensuring that his clients receive tailored solutions that meet their unique requirements.
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Jacob Dobson, Head of Security Operations, Nomios

Jacob is the Head of Security Operations at Nomios, where he leads efforts to secure and monitor customers' environments across a range of services, solutions, and technologies. With nearly 8 years of experience in Cyber Security Operations, he brings a technical focus to his work, with expertise in securing Operational Technology (OT), Insurance, Finance, and MSSP... SOC environments. These diverse industries have honed his ability to address unique challenges and implement robust security strategies across complex infrastructures. In addition to his professional role, he is in the early stages of joining the Royal Navy Reserves, aiming to combine his passion for cybersecurity with the opportunity to serve in a broader national security capacity.
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