Speakers

Sam Rea, Head of Enterprise Security Architecture, Bupa Group


Sam Rea is a senior cybersecurity leader with experience across government, consulting, and global enterprise. He leads enterprise security architecture for Bupa Group, a £16bn international health and insurance organisation, where he shapes strategy across digital trust, secure transformation and responsible AI.


Stuart Seymour, Group CISO and CSO, Virgin Media O2


Stuart is Group Chief Security Officer (Group CISO and CSO) at Virgin Media O2. Stuart is proudly dyslexic and a Cyber Security and Physical Security Leader with over 25 years of global remit and experience. Stuart has a proven track record of building Security Functions and teams globally at major multinationals. He was ranked #1 CISO at the CSO 30UK awards in 2023...more


Simon Goldsmith, Director for Information Security, OVO Energy


Simon has been in security for over 20 years and has built security and intelligence capabilities for military platforms, national security, financial services, energy and global retail sectors. He has lived and worked in Asia, mainland Europe, Middle East as well as the UK and can speak to both successes and failures in national...Simon is a passionate advocate for security as a team sport with an urgent need for more diversity and inclusive behaviours in the profession. more


Lee Elliott, Senior Director of Solutions Engineering, BeyondTrust


Lee Elliott is the Sr Director, Solutions Engineering, for BeyondTrust. A highly capable security leader with 20+ years’ experience, Lee has acquired a wide range of security and identity management experience and knowledge, working across multiple industries in both vendor and client-side organizations. As a regular speaker at industry...more


Michael Adjei, Director, Systems Engineering, Illumio


Michael has over 2 decades of experience. He is the Director of Systems Engineering where he is responsible for overseeing the go-to-market systems engineering team.   Michael is an accomplished public speaker, regularly speaking at conferences and webinars. He holds a MSc in Network Systems Engineering and a BSc in physics in addition to several cyber industry...more


Khetan Gajjar, EMEA CTO, Mimecast


Khetan Gajjar brings over 25 years of leadership and expertise in the ICT sector to his role as Field Chief Technology Officer for EMEA at Mimecast. He sets the long-term vision for cybersecurity in the region, focusing on innovative solutions and integrating customer needs into strategic business plans. Khetan’s career includes leading roles at...more


Rob Ainscough, Chief Identity Security Advisor, Silverfort


Rob Ainscough is the Chief Identity Security Advisor at Silverfort and a seasoned leader in identity and access management. With over a decade of experience building and scaling IAM programs in complex, global environments, Rob brings deep expertise in access governance, privileged access, and secure credentialing. He is known for simplifying identity security...more