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UK & Ireland CISO Community
Join a powerful network of peers
Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CISOs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and experiences, and validate strategies and solutions.
Join your local community for exclusive access to:
Programs
Participate in year-round gatherings with your local peer group featuring unparalleled opportunities for collaboration, in-depth discussions and networking.
Insights
Exchange peer-validated strategies, solutions and partners, and access exclusive community insights to learn how other CISOs approach similar challenges.
Connections
Make new connections, enhance your career through an exclusive network, and build lasting relationships with peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today.
- Supporting business agility with risk-based programs
- Evaluating, communicating and responding to evolving threats
- Building a culture of security to enable smart, secure decision-making
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
Jared Carstensen
CRH
CISO
Paula Kershaw
Barclays
Chief Controls Officer, Cyber & Resilience
Ewa Pilat
DWS Group
Group CISO
Yolande Young
bp
CISO
Members
Imran Ali
Compass Group
Group Chief Information Security & Technology Officer
Nuno Andrade
RSA
CISO
Dean Atkinson
Burberry
Vice President, Group Information Security
Alan Bambury
Kerry Group
CISO
Lindsey Bateman
M&G Plc
CISO
Luke Beeson
Aviva
Group CISO
Dan Biggs
Network Rail
CISO
Neil Blagden
SSE
CISO
Charl Brits
Laing O'Rourke
Group CISO
Dexter Casey
Centrica
Group CSO
Manish Chandela
Unipart Group Limited
Group CISO
Derek Cheng
Deliveroo
CISO
Matt Finn
DLA Piper
Head of IT Risk Management
Don Gibson
Department for International Trade
Head of Cyber
Ash Hunt
Apex Group
Global CISO
Sharon Jones
Kingfisher
Information Security & Risk Director
Kevin Jones
Airbus
Group CISO
Tony Jowett
ITV
CISO
Sarah Lawson
University College London
CISO
Jane Martin
Aggregate Industries
CISO
Michell Martins
Scania
CISO
Craig McEwen
AngloAmerican
CISO
Malcolm Norman
Wood
CISO
Benedict Olaoya
SGN
CISO
Julian Osborne
Volkswagen Group UK
CISO
Andy Powell
A.P. Møller - Maersk
Global CISO
Helen Rabe
BBC
CISO
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
Ian Snelling
Skipton Building Society
Senior Security Leader
Simon Strickland
Johnson Matthey
CISO
Simon Tong
SLB
Cyber Security Governance Manager
Douglas Weekes
Sainsbury's
Group CISO
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 Programs
VIRTUAL
7 December 2022 | 1 hour
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Boardroom
The Ongoing Fight to Secure Business Email
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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IN-PERSON
1 March 2023 | an evening
UK & Ireland CISO Inner Circle
No. 11 Cavendish Square
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
16 May 2023 | 1 day
UK & Ireland CISO Executive Summit
Royal Lancaster London
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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IN-PERSON
September 11 - 13, 2023 | 3 days
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Global CISO Executive Summit
Four Seasons Nashville
A summit for CISOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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IN-PERSON
October 2023 | 1 day
UK & Ireland CISO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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IN-PERSON
December 2023 | an evening
UK & Ireland CISO Inner Circle
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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PAST PROGRAMS
UK & Ireland CISO Inner Circle - 22/11/2022
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Town Hall - 01/11/2022
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Town Hall - 19/10/2022
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Town Hall - 20/09/2022
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Town Hall - 13/07/2022
UK & Ireland CISO Executive Summit - 07/06/2022
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Town Hall - 12/05/2022
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Town Hall - 28/04/2022
UK & Ireland CISO Inner Circle - 14/03/2022
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Town Hall - 24/02/2022
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TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | DECEMBER 1, 2022
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | DECEMBER 1, 2022
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Data governance is often at odds with data curiosity, stifling the ability to develop a data-driven culture. How can CIOs and CISOs strike a balance between protecting data and encouraging data curiosity? CIOs and CISOs in the St. Louis community recently discussed their role in sparking data curiosity in secure ways – these are their takeaways.
READ ARTICLEBLOG | NOVEMBER 29, 2022
BLOG | NOVEMBER 29, 2022
CISOs’ Economic Outlook for 2023
In our most recent pulse survey, we asked Evanta CISOs about current economic indicators and planning for 2023 in an uncertain economic environment. We wondered how security leaders were feeling about the economy – here are 5 top-level takeaways from nearly 200 CISOs in our communities.
VIEW POSTINFOGRAPHIC | NOVEMBER 15, 2022
INFOGRAPHIC | NOVEMBER 15, 2022
C-Suite Community Pulse on the State of the Economy and Its Impact on Your Business
Despite working through economic factors across the board, C-level executives have a positive outlook for their organizations in 2023. We asked C-level executives across Evanta communities about the state of the economy – here is what 600 leaders told us about economic factors and their impact on their outlook.
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