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UK CISO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CISOs in the UK community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Invaluable network
Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Peer collaboration
Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.
Actionable insights
Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today.
- Strategies for a risk-aligned, resilient organization
- Developing and investing in the security workforce of tomorrow
- Creating business value and supporting agile business operations
UK CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the UK CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs
Matt Broomhall
TUI Group
CISO
Elaine Bucknor
Sky
Group CISO & Group Director Technology
Jared Carstensen
CRH plc
CISO
Luke Fairless
Tesco Plc
Technology Director | Security & Capability
Bobby Ford
Unilever
VP, Global CISO
Matt Gordon-Smith
Gatwick Airport
CISO
Simon Hodgkinson
BP
CISO
Paula Kershaw
HSBC
Regional CISO, Europe & UK
Ewa Pilat
Willis Towers Watson
Global CISO
Members
Nuno Andrade
RSA Insurance
CISO
Dean Atkinson
Burberry
Global CISO
Alan Bambury
Kerry Group
CISO
Lindsey Bateman
M&G Prudential Ltd
CISO
Luke Beeson
Aviva
Group CISO
Neil Blagden
SSE
CISO
Louis Botha
Avon
CISO & DPO
Charl Brits
DS Smith Plc
Head of Group IT Security
Dexter Casey
Centrica
Group CISO
Derek Cheng
TalkTalk plc
Chief Security Officer
Carole Drape
John Lewis Partnership
CISO
Alison Dyer
URENCO Limited
CISO
Matthew Finn
DLA Piper
Head of IT Risk Management
Lachlan George
Nando's
Group CISO
Paul Haywood
BUPA
Group CISO
Kevin Jones
Airbus
Group CISO
Simon Lambe
Compass Group
Regional Risk and Information Security Officer - Europe
Sarah Lawson
OCS
Group CISO
Paul Lynch
ITV
Group CISO
Chris Meehan
McKesson Europe
CISO
Julian Osborne
Volkswagen Group UK
CISO
Andy Powell
Maersk
Global CISO
Helen Rabe
Abcam
Group CSO
Tom Remberg
Intertek
CISO
Jim Roach
Whitbread plc
CISO
Stuart Robertson
The Phoenix Group
CISO
David Robinson
Herbert Smith Freehills
Head of Global IT Security
Vijay Samtani
University of Cambridge
CISO
Sam Smith
Cadent Gas
Head of Digital Risk & Security
Ian Snelling
Pentland Brands
Group Security & Risk Manager
Simon Strickland
Johnson Matthey
Global CISO
Simon Tong
Schlumberger
Cyber Security Governance Manager
Paul Watts
Kantar
CISO
Douglas Weekes
Sainsbury's
Group CISO and Head of Data Governance
Philip Whittaker
Lookers
CISO
Upcoming programs
September 21, 2020
2020 Global CISO Executive Summit
Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain
A three-day summit for CISOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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14 December 2020
2020 UK CISO Executive Summit
Royal Lancaster London
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
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"The CISO Executive Summit is the only event where I am able to sit with a person I don't know and be assured they are largely facing a similar set of opportunities and challenges within their own organization.”
Derek Benz, CISO
The Coca-Cola Company
"The peer interactions I get with the Evanta events are the best I’ve had in my career. These events help to establish a strong peer network that is regularly refreshed.”
Ken Athanasiou, Global CISO
VF Corp
"The format of the CISO Executive Summit absolutely lives up to its billing of being ‘by CISOs, for CISOs.’ The ability to collaborate with peers to discuss today’s issues is worth every minute.”
Jon Moore, CISO
Humana
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