Speakers CISO 360 UK 2026

I’m a Certified Nuclear Cybersecurity Professional, licensed to cybersecure Nuclear Power Plants. A Cybersecurity Career Ambassador in collaboration with a CoI that’s led by NICE, NIST, U.S. Department of Commerce. I was educated in the USA and the UK with current work experience as a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Insurance Sector and previously as a Financial Analyst & as an advisor for Securing Card Payment Systems. Successfully managed fueling systems projects to modernize fuel (Petrol) stations with a leading U.S. global fueling systems manufacturer and a European manufacturer. I had implemented and operated the Cybersecurity Program for an insurance firm. Initially, I started as a Financial Anslyst and Risk Modeler at Riyad Bank and a Regional Supervisor for Corporate Banking. Knowledgeable about the leading fueling systems manufacturer, Gilbarco Veeder-root, a Vontier firm. I was educated at George Mason University (GMU), USA (2003), and at The University of Manchester, UK (2015). My aim is to create safe and modernized fuel stations with advanced and secure Automation and Payment systems while detecting and preventing Cyber Fraud.

Alan was formerly Group CISO at Babcock International, UK CSO at CSC and T-Systems, an Associate Partner at IBM Security, and served in the Royal Air Force for 21 years.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanjenkins/

Danielle Sudai manages the Security Operations and Automation team at Deliveroo, managing and optimising all Organisational Cloud Assets and SaaS solutions’ security monitoring and identifying real-time threats and security breaches.

Danielle was also a Cloud Security Engineer. In her career, she co-engineered a CSPM internal solution, reviewed and governed different cloud services from a security perspective, Cloud IAM misconfigurations and KMS services automation.

Gary Hayslip is an experienced Global Security Executive with a proven track record of delivering innovative security programs that protect billion-dollar enterprises at every touchpoint. He is intensely focused on driving continuous improvement to maximize the efficiency of security programs while minimizing costs. As an insightful thought leader, he possesses strong business acumen and a commitment to organizational mission, values, and goals. He has demonstrated the ability to collaborate with all levels of an organization to champion new ideas, gain buy-in, and build consensus. Hayslip brings extensive experience in information technology, security leadership, physical security, and risk management to his role as the Senior Security Advisor | Field CISO for Halcyon.ai. His previous executive positions include multiple roles as Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Information Officer, Deputy Director of IT, and Chief Privacy Officer for the U.S. Navy (Active Duty), the U.S. Navy (Federal Government employee), the City of San Diego, California, Webroot Software, and SoftBank Investments (Vision Fund & Vision Fund II).

Hayslip is a proven cybersecurity expert with excellent communication and public speaking skills. He is skilled at explaining complex security and risk concepts to audiences with different levels of knowledge. Hayslip has earned a reputation as a highly effective communicator, author, and keynote speaker. He co-authored the “CISO Desk Reference Guide: A Practical Guide for CISOs – Volumes 1 & 2,” “The Executive Primer: An Executive’s Guide to Security Programs,” “Developing Your Cybersecurity Career Path,” and the “The Essential Guide to Cybersecurity for SMBs.” He recently coauthored and published “Mastering Third Party Risk,” a guide aimed specifically for security practitioners to help them manage the risk exposure to organizations from vendors and supply chains. These books are among the top resources for helping CISOs improve their leadership and business skills. Hayslip currently serves as an independent director on several boards and advises various other security and technology firms. He is an active member of the cybersecurity community and belongs to professional organizations such as ISC2, NACD, ISACA, and Infragard. Hayslip holds several professional certifications, including CISSP, CISA, and CRISC, and has earned a BS in Information Systems Management from the University of Maryland, University College, and an MBA from San Diego State University.

LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ghayslip

Findlay is a recognised thought leader, specialising in insider threats and security operations, with her career spanning security operations, consultancy and leadership roles.  A published author and award-winning practitioner, her professional interests include tackling human-centric cyber risks and leveraging advanced technologies to address modern challenges. Her research and practical insights empower organisations to strengthen resilience and manage insider threats in an evolving digital landscape.

Jonathan is an experienced lawyer based at Punter Southall Law in London working on compliance & technology.  He is also a Professor at Fordham Law School teaching a new post-graduate course on international compliance and a Director at L-EV8 working to increase cybersecurity skills on boards.

Jonathan’s professional practice includes advising organisations on risk and compliance across Europe.  This includes work on:

• Prevention (e.g. putting in place policies and procedures);
• Training (including state of the art video learning); and
• Cure (such as investigations and dealing with regulatory authorities).

Jonathan has handled legal matters in more than 60 countries.  He has handled more than 250 data breaches and has worked extensively with technology legislation including GDPR, NIS2, DORA & the EU AI Act.  He has conducted a wide range of investigations of various shapes and sizes, a request to appear before a UK Parliamentary enquiry and led clients through real and simulated bet-the-company situations.

Jonathan is also regarded as an acknowledged expert on AI and he currently serves on the New York State Bar Association’s AI Task Force looking at the impact of AI on law and regulation.  Jonathan also sits on the Law Society AI Group.

Jonathan is a co-author of LexisNexis’ definitive work on technology law, “Managing Risk: Technology & Communications”.  In addition to being a lawyer, Jonathan is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Marketing.  He has spoken at conferences in the US, Japan, Korea, Canada, China, Brazil, Singapore, Vietnam, Mexico, the Middle East & across Europe.

Jonathan qualified as a lawyer in the UK in 1991 and has focused on technology and risk and governance matters for more than 25 years.  Jonathan has been selected as one of the Thomson Reuters stand-out lawyers for 2024 – an honour bestowed on him every year since the survey began.  Thomson Reuters has listed Jonathan as the 6th most influential figure in risk, compliance and fintech in the UK.  Jonathan is listed as a Super Lawyer and has been listed in Legal Experts from 2002 to date.

Jake Bernardes is a seasoned CISO with extensive experience spanning technical consultancy, advisory roles, and executive leadership. Throughout his career, Jake has worked and lived across the globe, amassing deep insights into building and scaling security programs for growth-stage and enterprise organizations alike. A proven expert in developing robust security and IT functions, Jake equally specializes in driving go-to-market strategies for security-focused products, particularly for international companies expanding into the U.S. market. His holistic approach to cybersecurity enables businesses to align their security posture with operational and strategic goals, ensuring resilience in today’s evolving threat landscape. Jake’s dedication to innovation and his practical understanding of security challenges make him a trusted partner to companies navigating complex regulatory environments and seeking scalable security solutions. He was an early adopter of many GRC solutions and have served in multiple customer advisory boards prior to joining Anecdotes, where he continues to lead with a vision of empowering organizations through smarter, data-driven compliance management.

An accomplished Head of Cyber Security/CISO and international keynote speaker, experienced in delivering highly engaging, interactive presentations that translate complex technical topics into clear, relatable insights for both technical and non‑technical audiences. Known for bringing energy, storytelling, and practicality to stages around the world—ensuring audiences are not only informed, but genuinely entertained.

Brings extensive expertise in designing, building, and leading large-scale cyber security programmes across global enterprises. Proven success managing security operations, cyber risk, data protection, and security architecture across regions including Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America.

Specialises in the development of enterprise security strategies aligned with leading frameworks such as NIST, NIS2, DORA, and CIS, while ensuring ongoing compliance with GDPR, ISO 27001, NDPR, Cyber Essentials, PCI‑DSS, and region‑specific regulatory requirements.

Experienced in delivering complex projects through both internal teams and outsourced operating models, creating scalable security capabilities that strengthen resilience and support business growth.

Martyn is Chief information security officer at dunnhumby, the world’s largest consumer data analytics organisation. He runs a large team and is an experienced cyber security practitioner, with over 20 years experience in the field, spanning big-4 consulting and running large teams. He advises multiple VCs and start ups, operates at board level and is seen as a strategic partner to the businesses that he advises. His technical background, coupled with his MBA for Durham, enables him to operate at the highest levels of business with a deep technical understanding of the security domain.

Experienced CSO/CISO and Cyber Underwriter with than 25 years experience in financial services. Has a strong side-interest in computer forensics and in the management of digital evidence. Graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1987 where he studied Mathematics and Computer Science. He has since lived in three continents and has lectured globally on security technology issues. Since 1996 has been working in Security and Technology in Financial Services primarily in London.

Nick Gerteisen is a cybersecurity leader with over 20 years of experience in developing, implementing and optimizing cybersecurity programs protecting digital health, medical technology and SaaS organizations. Nick has experience leading large scale security transformations, regulatory compliance initiatives, and risk management programs for global organizations.

Nick has built and scaled cybersecurity teams, integrating security frameworks into product development lifecycles and ensuring compliance across multiple domains such as FedRAMP, SOC2, GDPR and HIPAA-HiTrust. His expertise spans Governance Risk & Compliance, Identity and Access Management, Security Operations, Threat Modeling, Threat Intelligence, Cloud Security, Product and Application Security and Secure SDLC-DevSecOps.Previously serving in leadership roles at Smith + Nephew, Insulet Corporation and Mark43, he has influenced medical technology cybersecurity standards, collaborated with regulatory bodies and driven innovative security strategies for enterprise and product security. Nicholas continues to influence the future of digital and medical cybersecurity practices through speaking or chairing multiple cybersecurity and industry events per year.”

Owanate is the founder of Bestman Solutions, a firm dedicated to helping leaders hire cyber security professionals. He advises CISOs and Executives on market factors that impact their growth plans and designs bespoke solutions to address this. Firmly embedded in the cyber security space, he possesses a global core network of well-respected and proven security specialists. Owanate has spent almost a decade recruiting in the Cyber Security field. Before this, he recruited Technology and Operational Risk specialists and successfully staffed a number of high profile banking regulatory programmes. He is also a keen industry speaker and writer for security associations and international publications. Outside of Security and staffing, Owanate is interested in all things Martial Arts.

Oliver is a commercial leader with more than 15 years of experience in the information technology, software, and services industry. He is known for building strong relationships with customers, partners, and colleagues, and for delivering innovative, customer focused solutions that drive business growth, operational efficiency, and measurable value.

As Chief Commercial Officer, Oliver leads the global go to market strategy and oversees teams across sales, marketing, customer success and support, partnerships, pre sales, solution delivery, and revenue operations. Drawing on experience across both the private and public sector, he designs and executes multi-channel strategies that deliver measurable results and create meaningful impact for customers and organizations alike.

Oliver’s focus is on strengthening brand awareness, driving sustainable revenue growth, and delivering exceptional experiences for prospects, customers, and partners.

Paul Colnan is the CISO at NewDay, financial services. Paul has 15 years of cyber security experience, including advising some of the world’s largest brands and he works with the board to enable secure and trusted commerce. He has an ‘ethical hacker’ background, which helps him tackle complex security issues, but he also cares about driving effective change through clear leadership and communication.  Paul has been a CISO in various sectors, including fintech, logistics, and manufacturing, and before joining NewDay he was CISO at ION, he was an Executive Director at JP Morgan Chase, where he held security roles in retail banking, M&A and cloud platform security teams. He was CISO of Revolut and Group CISO of Unipart Group. Paul likes aviation and is pursuing his private pilot’s licence in his spare time.

Richard Holland is Field CISO at Quorum Cyber. He has over 25 years’ experience working in various sectors from higher education, local government, housing, aerospace, defence, finance, and outsourcing. Prior to joining Quorum Cyber, Richard held several senior positions, including Assistant Director of Office CIO at Queen Mary University of London, Head of IT Systems and Cyber Security at Notting Hill Genesis, Assistant Director Technology Innovation at London Borough of Waltham Forest, and Head of Business Solutions at Genesis Housing Association.

Robert has over 35 years of audit, risk and cybersecurity experience and has held a number of senior leadership positions, including CISO for the NHS and health & care system, GSK, National Grid, and Merrill Lynch and Head of InfoSec at Royal Bank of Scotland, and he was a partner at KPMG. Robert is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Assurance Research and Engineering at George Mason University, Washington DC. He is also an Honorary Professor at UCL. He was awarded a PhD in psychology by the University of Leeds for his work on the perceptions of information and IT risk and has published and presented on this and other topics. He continues to undertake research in these areas. He was also awarded an MBA from Manchester Business School. Robert also holds a number of commercial board positions including Chair of the Crossword Consulting Ltd Board, Non-Executive Director of Crossword Cybersecurity PLC, and Chair of the Board at Think Cyber Ltd and advisor to the Government of Singapore Ministry of Health. He is also a Governor/Trustee and Audit Committee Member of the University of Brighton.

Dr Leivesley, sally@newrisk.com works on generic solutions to catastrophic risks to critical infrastructure across all disciplines and contributes practical applications to government policy and business. She has been a Panel adviser to for the British IET and CPNI supported publication for Cyber Security in the Built Environment.
As an Advisor to companies and governments on protection of people and infrastructure and strategies for security and business Dr Leivesley has worked across industry sectors gas and petrochemicals; power distribution; hazardous goods transportation by rail; underground and aboveground rail; underground mines; bulk shipping and banks.
As an international media commentator she has commentated for BBC World Service and other news outlets on extreme threats – Chinese spy balloon over USA nuclear missile site, uranium package at London Heathrow airport, cyber; terrorism; aviation losses; nuclear reactor explosions; Kabul 2021 evacuation; South China Sea; Polonium-210 and Novichok poisonings, Beslan siege; Iran; DPRK; USA Presidential security abroad; Covid-19, unexplained incidents such as MH370 and chemical incidents.

Dr Leivesley has held international scientific meetings on issues of catastrophic risk including risks of emerging nuclear weapons, infrastructure resilience including cyber, Covid-19 solutions and hazardous near-earth objects.
She was director of two disaster recovery units in Australia (weather and chemical incidents) and trained by British Home Office as Scientific Advisor holding a Cold War appointment as on all aspects of nuclear war.
PhD London University; Member of the Register of Security Engineers and Specialists RSES; International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigator; Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, and the British Information Assurance Advisory Council Community.