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UK & Ireland CISO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CISOs in the UK & Ireland 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.
- Accelerating security to match the pace of digital business initiatives
- Managing the risk created from a landscape of new core technologies
- Achieving sustainability for the CISO role without compromising outcomes
UK & Ireland CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the UK & Ireland 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
Lloyd's of London
CISO
Elaine Bucknor
Sky Plc
Group Chief Information Security Officer
Jared Carstensen
CRH
CISO
Luke Fairless
Tesco Plc
Director, Technology (Security Program & Capability)
Bobby Ford
Unilever
VP, Global CISO
Matt Gordon-Smith
Gatwick Airport
CISO
Paula Kershaw
Barclays
Chief Controls Officer, Cyber & Resilience
Ewa Pilat
Willis Towers Watson
Global CISO
Yolande Young
BP
CISO
Members
Nuno Andrade
RSA
CISO
Dean Atkinson
Burberry
Vice President, Group Information Security
Alan Bambury
Kerry
CISO
Lindsey Bateman
M&G Plc
CISO
Luke Beeson
Aviva
Group CISO
Dan Biggs
Network Rail
CISO
Neil Blagden
SSE
CISO
Louis Botha
Avon
CISO & DPO
Charl Brits
Laing O'Rourke
Head of IT Network & Security
Dexter Casey
Centrica
Group CSO
Manish Chandela
Unipart Group Limited
Group CISO
Derek Cheng
TalkTalk Group
Chief Security Officer
Michael Colao
AXA
Chief Corporate 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
Nick Jones
TUI Group
CISO
Kevin Jones
Airbus
Group Chief Information Security Officer
Tony Jowett
Post Office
CISO
Simon Lambe
Compass Group
Regional Risk and Information Security Officer - Europe
Sarah Lawson
OCS
Group CISO
Paul Lynch
ITV
Group CISO
Benedict Olaoya
SGN
CISO
Julian Osborne
Volkswagen Group UK
CISO
Andy Powell
A.P. Møller - Maersk
Global CISO
Helen Rabe
Abcam
Group CSO
Jim Roach
Whitbread plc
CISO
Stuart Robertson
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
Group Security & Risk Manager
Simon Strickland
Johnson Matthey
CISO
Simon Tong
Schlumberger
Cyber Security Governance Manager
Douglas Weekes
Sainsbury's
Group CISO and Head of Data Governance
Lee Whatford
Domino's Pizza UK & Ireland
CISO
Philip Whittaker
British Red Cross
CISO
"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
Upcoming Events
Virtual Programs
10 February 2021
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Town Hall
Quantifying Cybersecurity Risk: Better Aligning your Security Strategy to the Business
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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March 10, 2021
Global CISO Virtual Town Hall
The Need for Speed – Increasing Efficiency in the Global SOC
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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24 March 2021
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Town Hall
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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18 May 2021
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
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June 22, 2021
Global CISO Virtual Town Hall
Global CISO Virtual Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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Content from your CISO peers
PODCAST | JANUARY 26, 2021
PODCAST | JANUARY 26, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 11
Global CISO Marc Varner of YUM! Brands joins the podcast to talk about how security can facilitate innovation in a company. Listen as Marc explains why it's important to run to the enterprise security risks, instead of being defensive, on The Next Big Question.
LISTEN NOWBLOG | JANUARY 25, 2021
BLOG | JANUARY 25, 2021
3 Event Takeaways from the Inauguration
The Inauguration has us thinking about 2021 and what’s in store for live events during our ongoing global pandemic and economic challenges. Here are 3 takeaways from an events’ point of view based on the in-person Presidential Inauguration.
VIEW POSTTOWN HALL INSIGHTS | JANUARY 14, 2021
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | JANUARY 14, 2021
UK CISO Virtual Town Hall Insights
In their recent town hall, CISOs in the UK discussed how to respond to an extortion attack. Read the takeaways from their discussion on how to respond in a timely way, stay adaptable, and protect the business.
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