Executive Summit

Whether it’s a seemingly harmless email, trusted collaboration tool, innocent user error via shadow AI, or malicious exfiltration of sensitive information, employees can function as an asset but also a potential security risk.

Join this session to discover:

• Strategies to transform human risk into organisational resilience
• Approaches for quantifying and managing human-centric cybersecurity risks
• Ways to empower your security teams to connect the dots between humans and technology

Today’s ever-evolving threat landscape means organisations must be ready to bounce back swiftly and effectively from any cyber incident. Join us for an inside look at how Lloyd’s of London has gone beyond traditional business continuity, pioneering a comprehensive cyber resilience strategy that has dramatically reduced response times. 

• Discover how Lloyd’s have transitioned from conventional business continuity planning to a mature, organisation-wide approach to cyber resilience
• Find out how Lloyd’s measured their recovery capabilities against strict timeframes, and how they put the “minimal viable company” concept to the test to guarantee critical operations could continue in the aftermath of a cyber attack
• Walk away with practical strategies and real-world insights to empower your teams, minimise operational downtime, and ensure your organisation is truly prepared to respond to and recover from cyber threats with confidence

Focusing on crown-jewels over everything else only leads to bad things. While it’s tempting to put all your defences around your most critical systems, most cyber attacks don’t start there. Attackers are opportunists—they go after the forgotten, “low-risk” systems that are left unguarded, using them as stepping stones to reach bigger targets. NHS England’s Risk Exposure Model flips the script by helping organisations find and prioritise hidden risks across all their systems. Join this session to discover how this model works, why it matters, and what it looks like in action.

• Learn why attackers often start with “unimportant” systems and how this can lead to major breaches.
• See how the Security Exposure Model calculates risk and helps you focus your efforts where they matter most.
• Hear real-world stories and results from NHS England’s experience using the model to strengthen security across the board.

Many CISOs began their careers before the role became commonplace. Now, as the industry evolves, it may be time to consider your next move. Should you seek a seat on a board, take up a non-executive director (NED) position, transition to a CIO role, or continue to develop within your current role? Hear from panellists who have taken these paths and discover how they prioritise their professional growth.

Consider asking questions such as:

• How did you recognise it was time for a new challenge?
• What opportunities exist to challenge and develop yourself?
• And gain practical advice for ongoing professional development, whether you remain in your current position or pursue something new.

Organisations are struggling to keep pace with rapid technological change, increasingly looking to the CISO as the “protector” of innovative transformation. However, securing the digital future requires more than just establishing guardrails. There is also mounting pressure to enable a cyber-resilient approach—one that fosters innovation while achieving more with less.

In this fireside chat, we will explore:

• How integrating AI into cybersecurity can enhance risk management
• The importance of collaboration and co-ownership in driving digital innovation
• Strategy for striking the right balance between innovation and resilience

As a security leader, you’re asked to find ways to securely enable your business to use data to drive innovation and become a data master. But this takes a fundamental understanding of what data exists within your environment, where it's running, its risk level, who has access to it, and how it's being used.

Join this session to discuss:

• The importance of knowing your data in an AI era
• Becoming a security hero by knowing your dataverse (and saying yes to AI)
• Working with the right tools and teams across a shared responsibility model to ensure compliance