Steering Committee

Jon France, CISO at ISC2 and Chartered Cyber Security Professional (ChCSP), brings 25 years of enterprise IT and security experience across media and telecoms. He focuses on building tech ecosystem resilience, advocating for skilled cybersecurity professionals, and driving thought leadership to bridge the skills gap and engage business leaders.

Neil Weller is Group Chief Information Security Officer at OCS, bringing 32 years of cybersecurity and architecture experience. Since 2021, he has led security strategy through CD&R-backed private equity growth, scaling global revenues past £3 billion. A Gartner and Darktrace council member, Neil actively collaborates with the NCSC on resilient cyber governance.

Victor Shadare is the Global Head of Cyber Security at Condé Nast. He is a highly experienced leader (MSc, CISSP, SABSA) with a history of creating, developing, and leading security teams across multiple sectors. He excels in security strategy, engineering, architecture, and program delivery, including IAM, XDR, and SOAR, with proven skills in compliance (ISO 27001, PCI-DSS) and incident response.

Carl Baron is CISO at First Quantum Minerals, where he oversees global cyber security strategy across complex mining operations. An experienced security leader, Carl specialises in cyber transformation, risk management, and security awareness, driving operational resilience and protecting critical infrastructure against evolving global threats.

Renata Vincoletto is the CISO at Civica, bringing over 25 years of IT and cybersecurity expertise across diverse sectors. She leads initiatives to protect organizational assets and foster cyber resilience. Concurrently, she is Head Tutor for the Cyber Security and Risk Programme at IMD, mentoring future leaders. Her background includes leading Microsoft’s Security Operations Centre.

Khetan Gajjar, Field CTO at Mimecast, leverages extensive experience scaling internet connectivity and systems to make business collaboration safer. He works alongside executives to accelerate adoption of new technologies, safeguard online collaboration, and reduce risk to protect data and brand reputation across expanding digital ecosystems

Dan Bird, Field CTO at Horizon3.ai, is dedicated to strengthening national security through technology and innovation. He leverages cutting-edge cyber defenses to protect the UK’s vital interests, enhance digital resilience, and safeguard the nation’s economic prosperity in an increasingly complex threat landscape

Hamish Brinkman, VP, Global Information Security Programme Manager at Nomura, is a Technology Risk leader with over 30 years of experience aligning cyber risk, operational resilience, and regulation with commercial strategy. He provides executive risk leadership across critical priorities—including DORA and CBEST—translating complex security challenges into clear, actionable choices.

Tim Erridge is VP of Services, Europe and META at CrowdStrike, bringing extensive client-side and vendor leadership across governance, threat intelligence, and advanced incident response.