
UK & Ireland CISO Community
Inner Circle
3 December 2024 | Barber Surgeons' Hall, London
3 December 2024
Barber Surgeons' Hall, London
Collaborate with your peers
Join UK & Ireland's top CISOs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:
Redesigning Partnerships Across the C-Suite
Accelerate Secure Digital Business
UK & Ireland CISO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CISOs, For CISOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Sarah Lawson
University College London
CISO & Deputy CIO

Ewa Pilat
FNZ Group
Group CISO

Helen Rabe
BBC
CISO
Agenda
3 December 2024
16:30 - 17:30 Executive Networking Reception
17:30 - 18:45 Discussion Topics
Engaging the C-Suite and Driving Secure Modernisation

Clare Pryor
Head of Cybersecurity Governance, Risk & Compliance
Visa

Tash Van Den Heever
CISO UK
Investec

Stuart Seymour
Director of Security (Group CISO and CSO)
Virgin Media O2

Charl Brits
Group CISO
Laing O'Rourke

Paul Griffiths
CISO
Delinian

Paul Key
CISO & VP Information Security
Smith & Nephew

Peter Smith
CISO
Ordnance Survey

Caroline Paddle
Regional Director UK/I & Nordics
XM Cyber
CISOs find themselves in a challenging context of budget constraints and increasing demands from the organisation. This, combined with an ongoing pressure for greater efficiency, means that security leaders must focus on transparency and communication across the C-suite to better exceed the outcomes from their security investments and drive value. But with the ever-increasing complexity of digital business and AI innovation, scaling governance and enabling consistent ways of working can be tough to deliver.
How can CISOs better drive an understanding that secure modernisation is a shared responsibility? What are the best ways to engage business colleagues in new, agile ways of working and co-deliver initiatives together.
Join your peers to discuss how to drive business value and true collaboration across the organisation:
How are you currently working with your C-suite to overcome budget, talent and capacity constraints? How should this change in the face of scarce resources?
What strategies are you employing to communicate risk across the board?
How have you worked with senior executive leaders to optimise operating models to better manage and deliver secure digital capabilities?
How are you adapting your approach to advise on safe and secure practices across the business especially during a time of innovation and modernisation?
18:45 - 19:15 Networking Break
19:15 - 20:30 Summary Discussion & Dinner
20:30 - 21:30 Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the UK & Ireland CISO Community Inner Circle.
Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
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Community Programme Manager
For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contact.
Luis Arango Abello
Senior Community Programme Manager
+44 (0)1784 267 880
luis.arangoabello@gartner.com