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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.
- 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
Elaine Bucknor
Sky Plc
Group CISO & Group Director Technology
Jared Carstensen
CRH
CISO
Matt Gordon-Smith
Gatwick Airport
CISO
Paula Kershaw
Barclays
Chief Controls Officer, Cyber & Resilience
Ewa Pilat
DWS Group
Global CISO
Yolande Young
BP
CISO
Members
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
Head of IT Network & Security
Dexter Casey
Centrica
Group CSO
Manish Chandela
Unipart Group Limited
Group CISO
Derek Cheng
Deliveroo
CISO
Carole Drape
John Lewis Partnership
CISO
Matt Finn
DLA Piper
Head of IT Risk Management
Don Gibson
Department for International Trade
Head of Cyber
Paul Haywood
BUPA
Group CISO
Nick Jones
TUI Group
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
Carl McConkey
MBDA
CISO
Craig McEwen
AngloAmerican
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
Ian Snelling
Skipton Building Society
Senior Security Leader
Simon Strickland
Johnson Matthey
CISO
Simon Tong
Schlumberger
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
13 July 2022 | 1 hour
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Town Hall
Disrupting the Lateral Movement Equation
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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VIRTUAL
20 September 2022 | 1 hour
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Town Hall
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Town Hall | Hosted by Cisco Systems
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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IN-PERSON
October 12 - 14, 2022 | 3 days
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Global CISO Executive Summit
Eaglewood Resort & Spa
A summit for CISOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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IN-PERSON
22 November 2022 | an evening
UK & Ireland CISO Inner Circle
Two Temple Place
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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PAST PROGRAMS
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
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Boardroom - 17/11/2021
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Town Hall - 03/11/2021
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Town Hall - 20/10/2021
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Town Hall - 06/10/2021
UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Boardroom - 21/09/2021
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Content from your CISO peers
BLOG | JUNE 27, 2022
BLOG | JUNE 27, 2022
What Community Brings to Executives
We have written before about the value of community and how important it is in a hybrid world. Here, we reflect on what community means from the perspective of executives. This is how they describe the value of getting together with a community of their peers.
VIEW POSTSURVEY REPORT | JUNE 21, 2022
SURVEY REPORT | JUNE 21, 2022
Top 3 Goals & Challenges for CISOs in 2022
With the increase in cybersecurity threats and more awareness of security breaches, CISOs are in the spotlight more than ever when it comes to protecting their organizations. Here, we take a closer look at their security goals, based on responses from more than 1,000 CISOs in Evanta communities.
PEER PRACTICES | MAY 16, 2022
PEER PRACTICES | MAY 16, 2022
How CISOs & CIOs Can Collaborate to Effectively Communicate Risk
At Compass Group, Group CISO & CTO Imran Ali and Group CIO Craig Charlton have been on a journey to collaborate and improve the effectiveness of their communications about risk. Learn their strategies for communicating up and down the organisation to keep security at the forefront for stakeholders.
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