Agenda - UK Information Security Network

2026 Agenda

Your time is maximised onsite through a combination of keynote presentations, workshops, interactive discussion groups, pre-arranged one-to-one meetings & quality networking sessions

Day 1
Day 2

Monday 5th October 2026

08:30 - 09:05

Arrival, Registration & Breakfast Networking

09:05 - 09:20

Introduction from The Network Group & Chairperson

A brief introduction to the event software, SNS - this software, unique to the industry, empowers our attendees to make the most effective use of their time at the event by maximising networking opportunities. The software designs a personalised agenda & enables attendees to arrange One-to-One meetings with each other. This will be followed by a welcome from the chairperson.

Bridget Kenyon, Chair, International Security Standards Development Committee, BSI

09:20 - 09:55

From Security Programme to Business Function: What Changes as the CISO Role Matures

Exploring how the CISO role evolves as cyber security moves from a technical programme to an established business function, with greater responsibility for enterprise risk, resilience and organisational decision-making
Examining how governance, reporting lines and executive relationships need to evolve as the security function matures, balancing independence and effective challenge with close partnership across technology and the wider business
Discussing what strategic influence looks like in practice: moving beyond reporting security activity to shaping risk appetite, investment decisions, business priorities and organisational resilience

Giles Thornton, Head of Information Security, Premier League

09:55 - 10:40

Panel Discussion: Board Communication: Translating Cyber Risk Into Strategic Business Insight!

Translating vulnerabilities into meaningful financial and operational impact
Designing risk dashboards that your executives will actually use
Aligning your cyber strategy with revenue protection, operational resilience, and regulatory expectations

Bridget Kenyon, Chair, International Security Standards Development Committee, BSI (moderator)
Noman Qureshi, CISO, dnata
Rob Lee, CTO, Churches Fire Security
Jason Grange, CISO, HCRG Care Group

10:40 - 11:00

Coffee Break & Networking

11:00 - 11:25

Workshop 1

Derisking AI: A Microsoft Security Perspective for CISOs

Adriaan Bekker, CISO, Softwerx

11:25 - 11:50

Networking

11:50 - 12:15

Workshop 2

AI Threats Beyond the Hype. Current Realities & the Road Ahead

Lance Moraitis-Jones, Senior Sales Engineer, Recorded Future

12:15 - 12:40

Networking

12:40 - 13:05

Workshop 3

Inside the Hunt: Tracking Today’s Fastest-Moving Adversaries

John Lester, Senior Manager, Sales Engineering, CrowdStrike

11:00 - 13:05

One-to-One Meetings

Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:

Vulnerability Management
Security Awareness
Data Governance & DLP
Threat Intelligence
PUM & Authentication
Cloud Security
Third Party Risk Management
GRC
Identity & Access Management
Application Security
Mobile Security
Pen Testing
Zero Trust
Attack Surface Management
Agentic Security

13:05 - 14:00

Networking Lunch

Stream 1 - Cyber Resilience

14:00 - 14:35

The Snack Monkey: The Human Firewall You Never Knew You Needed

Why the same psychology behind eating the whole packet also explains phishing clicks, burnout and poor leadership decisions.
How automatic thinking influences every decision we make, often without us realising it.
Practical behavioural science techniques to improve judgement, resilience and performance in work and life.

Matt White, Director, Cyber Advisory & Application Security , Royal Mail

Stream 2 - AI & Information Security

14:00 - 14:35

The New Era of AI Enabled Attacks: Navigating Security, Governance, & Global Impact

Analysing how generative AI is transforming both offensive and defensive cyber operation
Evaluating the governance and trust implications of advanced AI systems
Identifying strategic approaches for building resilient, AI augmented security ecosystems

Jason Grange, CISO, HCRG Care Group

Stream 1 - Cyber Resilience

14:35 - 15:10

Zero Trust: The Journey From Industry ‘Catchphrase’ to Non-Negotiable Board Directive

Moving from perimeter thinking to identity centric controls
Eliminating implicit trust across hybrid environments
Measuring Zero Trust maturity in a way C-Level executives understand

Malonie Guha, CISO, SKF Automotive

Stream 2 - AI & Information Security

14:35 - 15:10

GRC Engineering: Machine Speed Governance for the AI Age

Embedding AI governance strategies to establish guardrails, accountable decisions and demonstrable control
Exploring how GRC engineering can use automation, APIs, policy-as-code and security telemetry to make assurance more continuous, evidence collection more reliable, and risk insight genuinely actionable
Engaging with stakeholders to ensure GRC adds value to your organisation leadership and other stakeholders

Craig Hickmott, Director, Cyber Security, Global

15:10 - 15:25

Coffee Break & Networking

15:25 - 15:50

Workshop 4

How AI is rewriting the rules of security testing

Andy Hornegold, Chief Security Technologist, Intruder

15:50 - 16:15

Networking

16:15 - 16:40

Workshop 5

Securing the Future of AI Agents

Conner Brown, Regional Lead, UKI, Securiti

16:40 - 17:05

Networking

15:25 - 17:05

One-to-One meetings

Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:

Vulnerability Management
Security Awareness
Data Governance & DLP
Threat Intelligence
PUM & Authentication
Cloud Security
Third Party Risk Management
GRC
Identity & Access Management
Application Security
Mobile Security
Pen Testing
Zero Trust
Attack Surface Management
Agentic Security

17:05 - 17:50

Panel Discussion: The 2027 CISO Agenda: Navigating AI Driven Threats, Data Exposure & Operational Fragility

Confronting AI enabled attack automation, as adversaries use autonomous tooling to accelerate reconnaissance, exploitation, and lateral movement
Managing escalating data exposure risks, driven by SaaS expansion, API interconnectivity, and increasingly distributed cloud estates
Building resilience into core operations, integrating cyber, cloud, and supply chain response to withstand multi vector disruption

Bridget Kenyon, Chair, International Security Standards Development Committee, BSI (moderator)
Brett Wain, CISO - Maritime & Land Defence, BAE Systems
Adam Lorimer, Head of Security Operations, University College London

19:00

Networking Dinner & Drinks Reception

Tuesday 6th October 2026

08:30 - 09:00

Morning Registration & Breakfast

09:00 - 10:10

Roundtable Discussions

Join group discussions with your peers on some of the most challenging & significant topics. Each host will facilitate the discussion & give a short summary of key findings in the wrap-up session.

Roundtable 1: Security Leadership

Alan Simpson, Field CISO, UKI, Rapid7

Roundtable 2: AI-Powered Impersonation

Darren James, Senior Product Manager, Specops

Roundtable 3: Incident Response

Bridget Kenyon, Chair, International Security Standards Development Committee, BSI

Roundtable 4: AI & the Threat Landscape

Lance Moraitis-Jones, Senior Sales Engineer, Recorded Future

Roundtable 5: Third Party Risk Management

Roundtable 6: Supply Chain Security

Bob Sampson, CISO, RVM Group

Roundtable 7: Business & Information Security

Mit Saru, Executive Director, STOXX

Roundtable 8: Security Governance

Gavin Whatrup, BISO, Omnicom

10:10 - 10:45

Roundtable Wrap-Up

Each host will provide a short overview of the key findings from their discussion to the room. This is an opportunity for everyone to gain a perspective from each roundtable discussion.

10:45 - 11:00

Coffee Break & Networking

11:00 - 11:25

Workshop 6

Exploits at Machine Speed: Preparing for the Inevitable Breach

Michael Adjei, Director Systems Engineering, EMEA, Illumio

11:25 - 11:50

Networking

11:50 - 12:15

Workshop 7

From Intelligence to Action: Rebuilding the SOC for Speed, Scale, and Trust

Leon Ward, Chief Transformation Officer, Securonix

12:15 - 12:40

Networking

12:40 - 13:05

Workshop 8

Defending Digital Trust in the AI Era

Daniel Oxley, EMEA Technology Leader, Doppel

11:00 - 13:05

One-to-One Meetings

Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:

Vulnerability Management
Security Awareness
Data Governance & DLP
Threat Intelligence
PUM & Authentication
Cloud Security
Third Party Risk Management
GRC
Identity & Access Management
Application Security
Mobile Security
Pen Testing
Zero Trust
Attack Surface Management
Agentic Security

13:05 - 14:00

Networking Lunch

Stream 1 - Cyber Resilience

14:00 - 14:35

Beyond Vendor Trust: Securing the Modern Third Party Ecosystem

Mapping hidden dependencies across suppliers, SaaS platforms, and cloud ecosystem
Strengthening assurance and continuous monitoring
Building resilience into the supply chain, ensuring rapid containment, coordinated response, and contractual accountability when a partner becomes the breach entry point

Darren Munton, Group Head of Information Security, Mecsia

Stream 2 - Security Leadership

14:00 - 14:35

Inside the Business Executive's Mind: What They Care About and Where the Disconnect Happens

How cyber leaders can influence the wider business, not just technology
Building trust with executives and securing leadership support are critical to cyber security success
Exploring the sources of disconnect, what executives truly care about, and how to build stronger trust

Jia Fu, CISO, British Film Institute

Stream 1 - Cyber Resilience

14:35 - 15:10

Leading Through Regulatory Change: What CISOs Need to Know About the UK’s Evolving Cyber Landscape

Understanding the UK’s evolving cyber regulations, from NIS2 alignment to post Brexit compliance shifts
Turning regulatory requirements into actionable, board level outcomes
Preparing for faster, more transparent reporting, with streamlined incident response and stronger evidence trails

Phillip Davies, CISO - Europe, India & Emerging Markets, Equifax

Stream 2 - Security Leadership

14:35 - 15:10

Cyber Security Talent: The Leadership Crisis No One Wants to Admit!

Burnout and turnover among security teams, what can be done?
Upskilling vs. hiring: the new economic trade off
Building a culture that retains scarce security talent

Adam Lorimer, Head of Security Operations, University College London

15:10 - 15:55

Panel Discussion: Reimagining the Role of the CISO in 2027 & Beyond

Exploring how leadership, influence, and accountability must evolve as cyber security becomes inseparable from business strategy
Shifting from technical leadership to strategic influence, embedding cybersecurity into business planning, investment decisions, and board level conversations
Balancing accountability with empowerment, redefining reporting lines, authority, and expectations as regulatory and organisational pressures intensify
Leading cultural transformation, driving security by design mindsets across engineering, product, and operational teams to reduce systemic risk

Bridget Kenyon, Chair, International Security Standards Development Committee, BSI (moderator)
Wisdom Aveh, Head of Information Security & DPO, Kurt Geiger
Graham Walsh, Global Director of Information Security, Risk & Resilience, Buro Happold
Andrew Brant, Head of Cyber, Weatherbys Bank
Thomas Whipp, CISO, Secure Trust Bank

15:55 - 16:00

Closing remarks from the Chairperson

2026 Agenda

Arrival, Registration & Breakfast Networking

Introduction from The Network Group & Chairperson

From Security Programme to Business Function: What Changes as the CISO Role Matures

Panel Discussion: Board Communication: Translating Cyber Risk Into Strategic Business Insight!

Coffee Break & Networking

Workshop 1

Workshop 2

Workshop 3

One-to-One Meetings

Networking Lunch

The Snack Monkey: The Human Firewall You Never Knew You Needed

The New Era of AI Enabled Attacks: Navigating Security, Governance, & Global Impact

Zero Trust: The Journey From Industry ‘Catchphrase’ to Non-Negotiable Board Directive

GRC Engineering: Machine Speed Governance for the AI Age

Coffee Break & Networking

Workshop 4

Workshop 5

One-to-One meetings

Panel Discussion: The 2027 CISO Agenda: Navigating AI Driven Threats, Data Exposure & Operational Fragility

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