Speakers

William Dixon, Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute and Senior Technology Cyber Fellow, The Ukraine Foundation

William Dixon is an Associate Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute, Senior Technology Cyber Fellow of the Ukraine Foundation and is a featured contributor on Cyber for the World Economic Forum. He started his career at GCHQ working on international security issues, and held senior positions at Barclays and the World Economic Forum where he was Head of Future... Networks and Technology. He holds a Masters Degree from the War Studies of King's College London, and is regularly featured in media outlets. more

Manit Sahib, Ethical Hacker & Former Head of Penetration Testing & Red Teaming, Bank of England

Manit is an experienced offensive security expert who is certified by UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) as well as His Majesty’s CESG Check scheme (HMG CHECK). He has over ten years professional experience in both UK Government and private offensive security operations. Formerly, Manit was the Head of Penetration Testing & Red Teaming at the... Bank of England. He is contracted to Global Fund.more

Elif Yesilbek, Cryptography & Senior Software Engineer, ABN AMRO

Elif is a seasoned software engineer and cryptography specialist with nearly a decade of experience in the financial sector. Elif is currently working as Cryptographer at ABN AMRO Bank. Previously, she spent over six years at ING, where she held roles from Cryptography Architect to Scrum Master, building expertise across front-office systems, back-office applications,... and cybersecurity. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering and Mathematics and a master’s degree in Computer Science—specializing in Information Security with a focus on Cryptography.more