From national security to next-generation air defence, cybersecurity isn’t just my career — it’s my calling to protect, inspire, and transform. ?I am a Chartered Aerospace Engineer turned Cybersecurity Leader, with over a decade of navigating some of the UK’s most complex and high-stakes environments across Government, Intelligence, and Defence. Today, I lead as Head of Cyber and Information Security for Future Combat Air Systems at BAE Systems PLC, helping shape the next generation of air defence with security built in from day one. ?What drives me? Turning complexity into clarity, and challenges into change. I thrive on translating technical security into boardroom strategy, balancing governance and compliance with the reality of constrained budgets and relentless threats. My passion is bringing people on that journey — because people are at the heart of security, and it’s not just about technology, it’s about culture, trust, and leadership. ?Beyond the day job, I’m a TEDx speaker, keynote presenter, and Advisory Board Member for Cyber London. I’ve shared stages at Infosecurity Europe, London Tech Week, International Cyber Expo, the Global Cyber Forum in Riyadh and CERC in Kuwait. ?My speaking topics include: - Security Leadership in High-stakes Environments - Diversity as a Strategic Advantage - Women in Tech: From Awareness to Action - Skills Gap Myth: Lack of People or Lack of Perspective? ✨️I’m also relentless about changing the face of Cybersecurity. Through mentoring and advocacy, I champion women, mid-career professionals, and neurodiverse talent in tech. For me, inclusion isn’t a side project — it’s the foundation of stronger teams, smarter strategies, and more resilient security. ? What I Bring ✨️The ability to lead cyber strategy under pressure — regulated, high-stakes, no margin for error. ✨️A voice that inspires change, whether in the boardroom or on stage. ✨️A passion for building diverse, future-ready teams that outperform and out-innovate. ?At my core, I believe Cybersecurity isn’t just about defending systems — it’s about shaping the future. And I’m here to lead that charge.

Jason Manford hails from Salford, Lancashire. He is a stand-up comedian, writer, actor, radio and television presenter. He began his career in 1999, while working at the Buzz Comedy Club in Chorlton, Manchester. Jason was collecting glasses when a performer didn’t arrive for an evening set. Jason, who was 17, stepped in to fill the gap, an event which marked the beginning of his comedy career. Six gigs later he was crowned The City Life North West Comedian of the Year. After winning several smaller awards, Jason was nominated for the Perrier Award in Edinburgh in 2005 for his show ‘Urban Legends’. He shot to stardom as team Captain on Channel 4’s, ‘8 out of 10 Cats’ in 2007. Following his UK tours in 2008 and 2009, stand up sets on ‘Live at the Apollo’ (BBC One), ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’ (BBC One) and ‘The Royal Variety Performance’ (ITV1, 2009) have all helped establish Jason as a nationally known comic, a position which made him the ideal host of ITV’s reality comedy competition, ‘Show Me The Funny’. A second series of his hilarious creation ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ (BBC One) aired in 2010. Jason has also hosted ‘Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford’ (ITV1). He was a regular panelist on two series of ‘Odd One In’ (ITV1). Jason took his ‘I’m Turning Into My Dad’ tour across the UK in 2010, including a five-night run at the Edinburgh International Festival that summer. He then went back on tour in 2011 with ‘Off OnTour We Go: Jason Manford Live’. After his opera singing turn saw him emerge the winner on ‘Born To Shine’ (ITV1) Jason put his new found talent into practice joining Alfie Boe on tour. This was followed by a well-received run in the critically acclaimed hit West End musical ‘Sweeney Todd’, starring Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton. He hosted ITV’s ‘Funny Old Year’ on New Year’s Eve 2013, giving his unique and personal take on everything from television to sport, from the gaffes to the feuds and the trends of the year. Jason toured the UK with his ‘First World Problems’ show which took him to all corners of the British Isles which started in May 2013, performing more than a staggering 200 shows. First World Problems was released on DVD in November 2014 and the tour finished in December 2014. In April 2014 Jason appeared alongside Shameless star David Threlfall in ITV1’s drama based on the life of Tommy Cooper, ‘Not Like This, Like That’. Jason hosted a brand-new series on BBC One, ‘A Question of Sport: Super Saturday’ throughout June 2014. In September 2014, the illustrious ‘Sunday Night at the Palladium’ returned to ITV and saw Jason as one of the guest hosts. He has also enjoyed appearances on ‘QI’ (BBC Two), ‘Big Fat Quiz of the Year’ (Channel 4), ‘Comedy World Cup’ (Channel 4) and ‘Lip Sync Battle UK’ (Channel 5). Jason starred in ‘The Producers’ as timid accountant, Leo Bloom. The show is based on Mel Brooks’beloved Academy Award winning movie. The hilarious musical comedy which has taken Broadway and the West End by storm, opened in March 2015. In March and April 2015, Jason starred in the BBC One six-part drama series ‘Ordinary Lies’ with co-stars Max Beesley, Michelle Keegan and Mackenzie Crook. For his role as downtrodden car salesman Marty, he was nominated for ‘Best Actor’ at the Royal Television Society Awards. Following three successful end of year specials of ‘Funny Old Year’, Jason went on to host ‘Funny Old Week’ for ITV throughout July 2015. Jason then hosted ‘The Money Pit’ on Dave (UKTV), where ordinary people decide whether to invest their own money on a variety of projects on the show in return for a share in the company or a special reward. In July to November 2015, his ‘Best Of’ live show toured the UK. Jason wrote a comedy-horror show called ‘That’s The Spirit’ for Sky1, which aired Halloween 2016. He starred in this alongside Rebecca Callard, Imogen Gurney and Brenock O’Connor. Jason took to the stage in February 2016 to star as Caractacus Potts in the UK critically acclaimed tour of ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ for a 12 month run. Jason hosts a live three hour show on Absolute Radio on Sunday mornings with celebrity guests and his own comedic take on the topics of the week. His show receives huge ratings and is very popular with audiences across the UK. In 2017, Jason was nominated for Best Music Presenter at the ARIAS, run by The Radio Academy. In 2018, Jason was nominated in the Funniest Show category at the ARIAS. The show holds the Sunday morning record for pulling in the most listeners in that slot since Absolute was launched in 2001. 2017 was non-stop for Jason. After finishing Chitty in February, he went straight into hosting a brand-new Sunday night primetime TV game show called ‘Bigheads’. The series began April 2017 on ITV1 and ran for six weeks. April also saw Jason present the prestigious ‘Olivier Awards’ (ITV1), before jumping into hosting duties for week seven of ‘The Nightly Show’ (ITV1). He also made a guest appearance in the new series of ‘Benidorm’ (ITV1). In September that year, ‘Bigheads’ won Best TV Game Show at the prestigious Rose d'Or Awards in Berlin. Jason was nominated for Best Entertainment Presenter for ‘Bigheads’ at the National Television Awards, while the show itself was nominated for The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award. In October 2017, Jason released his debut album of musical favourites ‘A Different Stage’ on Decca Records. The record ranges from show tunes he has performed in the past, to songs that are close to his heart and some of his childhood favourites. The album reached the Top 10 in the UK. In January 2018 Jason took to the road for his mammoth year-and-a-half long ‘Muddle Class’ UK tour, which explored Jason’s life growing up ‘working class’, then finding that as he’s got older, part of him has become ‘middle class’, causing much confusion! In October 2018, Jason trod the boards once again, this time as Nathan Detroit in ‘Guys and Dolls’ at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Towards the end of 2018, Jason filmed the Christmas special of his prime time ITV1 show, ‘What Would Your Kid Do?’ and a second series, which aired in March 2019. The series set the challenge for parents to guess how their kids will react in a variety of different situations, as child development psychology merges with an entertaining game show. December saw the release of a special Christmas episode of Jason’s Cartoonito children’s show ‘Daisy & Ollie’, which saw a special guest appearance from Take That’s Gary Barlow performing a song. ‘Daisy & Ollie’ is now shown every weekday morning on Channel 5’s Milkshake. 2019 saw the continuation of Jason’s hugely successful ‘Muddle Class’ UK tour, and later in the year star in ‘Scarborough’, a BBC One sitcom written by Benidorm creator Derren Litten. May 2019 saw Manford’s Comedy Club take over Blackpool with his first ever ‘Manford’s Comedy Festival’ in partnership with Winter Gardens and Absolute Radio. The festival line-up included big comedy names such as John Bishop, Sean Lock, Milton Jones, David O’Doherty and more. In September 2019, Jason returned to musical theatre to star in the hilarious whodunnit ‘Curtains’ as Frank Cioffi, which toured the UK and included a month-long run at the West End’s Wyndham’s Theatre. January 2020 saw Jason host a brand-new, primetime comedy gameshow for BBC One, ‘First & Last’. In February, Jason claimed second place as ‘Hedgehog’ in the first series of ITV1’s ‘The Masked Singer’. During the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, Jason hosted a number of events from his home to keep the nation entertained whilst being stuck indoors during the lockdown. These included a weekly Friday night gameshow ‘Jason Manford’s Games Arcade’, a kids quiz every Wednesday afternoon with questions thought up by his own children and also a ‘Lockdown Comedy Club for Kids’, where Jason invited children all over the UK to send in their own jokes to be shared on his YouTube channel. In January 2021, Jason guest starred as character Craig in BBC One’s ‘Death In Paradise’. In May, Jason’s brand-new quiz show ‘Unbeatable’ launched on BBC One, running for 50 episodes. In the same month, Jason’s Absolute Radio show won the bronze Comedy Award at the 2021 Audio and Radio Industry Awards. In September 2021, Jason kicked off his brand-new stand-up show ‘Like Me’ - a massive 280+ date UK & Ireland tour, culminating in November 2022. In October, the tour saw Jason play at the prestigious London Palladium. January 2022 saw Jason host BBC One’s ‘Big Night of Musicals’ at Manchester’s AO Arena. In February 2022, Jason joined the judging panel of ITV’s new Saturday night prime time entertainment show, ‘Starstruck’. The same month also saw Jason return to ‘The Masked Singer’ as Hedgehog, where he performed a duet in the final with winner Natalie Imbruglia. In April, Jason hosted the ‘Olivier Awards’ at London’s Royal Albert Hall. He previously hosted the UK’s most prestigious stage honours in 2017, 2019 and 2020. In November 2022 Jason co-hosted ‘Children in Need’ on BBC One alongside Ade Adepitan, Alex Scott, Mel Giedroyc and Chris Ramsay live from Media City, Salford. Jason headed out into the fresh air with friend, former cricketer and broadcaster Freddie Flintoff on an unforgettable wild adventure in the depths of Snowdonia to film a one off special, ‘Two Men and a Tent’ for ITV. Also, in November 2022 Jason released a charity single ‘Assembly Bangers’ on the Westway Red Label. This brilliantly nostalgic dance track based on the ‘hits’ that have been sung in school assemblies for many decades to raise funds and awareness for the Trussell Trust’s first ever large-scale emergency appeal to ensure food banks can keep going this winter. In December Jason made his Panto debut leading the cast in ‘The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan’ in the role of Captain Hook at the Manchester Opera House. Following the success of Jason’s charity single ‘Assembly Bangers’ released to raise funds and awareness for the Trussell Trust’s first ever large-scale emergency appeal to ensure that food banks can keep going this winter, Jason released ‘Assembly Bangers: The Album’ on Westway Music Label. Also, in December 2022 Jason joined the panel of judges on ITV1’s ‘Britain Get Singing’ including Will.i.am, Alesha Dixon and Adam Lambert. This festive show supports ITV’s groundbreaking mental health campaign Britain Get Talking. On New Year’s Eve Jason co-hosted ‘The National Lottery’s Big Bash’ from the OVO Arena Wembley on ITV1. In February 2023 Jason returned to the judging panel of ITV’s Saturday night prime time entertainment show, ‘Starstruck’ for a second series alongside Olly Murs, Adam Lambert, Beverley Knight, and Shania Twain. Jason returned to host BBC One’s ‘Big Night of Musicals’ at Manchester’s AO Arena which broadcast on Saturday 25th March, as well ‘Magic at the Musicals’ alongside Ruthie Henshall at the Royal Albert Hall which broadcast on 14th May. In June 2023 Jason launched a 15-part weekly podcast series ‘Best Men’ alongside firm friend Steve Edge, commissioned by Radio 4 on BBC Sounds. Between June and September 2023 Jason played the Cowardly Lion alongside Ashley Banjo as the Tin Man and Gary Wilmot as the Wizard in the new production of ‘The Wizard Oz’ at the London Palladium. In November 2023 Jason returned for a second year to co-host ‘Children in Need’ on BBC One alongside Ade Adepitan MBE, Mel Giedroyc, Chris Ramsey, Lenny Rush and Alex Scott MBE live from Media City. Jason returned to co-host ‘The National Lottery’s Big Bash’ from the OVO Arena Wembley on 6thDecember 2023 to broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX over the festive period. In December 2023 Jason returned to Panto at Manchester Opera House leading the cast as Jack in ‘Jack And The Beanstalk’. In April 2024 Jason reprised the role of the Cowardly Lion in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at the Manchester Opera House. Jason announced his new stand-up show, ‘A Manford All Seasons’, in May 2024, which kicked off in November. Following the huge demand for tickets, Jason announced a host of extra dates bringing the total number of shows across the UK to a whopping 205. In August 2024 Jason hosted a brand-new quiz show ‘The Answer Run’ for BBC One. The debut episode pulled in 1.1 million viewers, 17% audience share, making it the most watched BBC One daytime quiz show opening for ten years. He also starred as Nick Bottom in ‘Something Rotten!’ at Drury Lane Theatre. In August 2024, Jason turned his hand back to acting and joined the cast of ‘Waterloo Road’ as the new headteacher which broadcast on BBC One. In September 2024, Jason returned to co-host ‘Magic at the Musicals’ at the Royal Albert Hall. In December 2024 Jason returned to panto leading the cast as Prince Charming in ‘Cinderella’ at the Manchester Opera House. In January 2025, Jason hosted ‘Have I Got Sport For You’ for BBC One, a spinoff of ‘Have I Got News For You’ a satirical sports themed panel show that humorously quizzes guests on recent sporting events and news. On 22 March 2025, Jason returned to host BBC One’s ‘Big Night of Musicals’ by the National Lottery for the fourth time. Following the huge success of ‘The Answer Run’ for BBC One and iPlayer and second series has been recommissioned which will be broadcast later this year. In December 2025, Jason will co-star in up-and-coming Sky Original Christmas film ‘Tinsel Town’ alongside Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson. He will also host the Royal Variety Performance for a second time. In what spare time he has, Jason runs Manford’s Comedy Club with his brother Colin. Since the launch over four years ago, Manford’s Comedy Club has gone from strength to strength and has booked over 300 comedians to entertain more than 80,000 people in 70 different locations across the country. From Holiday Parks to Art Centres and from bustling City Centre Nightclubs to quiet out of town theatres, Manford’s Comedy Club has delivered a lot of laughs to a lot of people. Jason supports Manchester City FC and has a season ticket with his dad and three brothers. He cites Billy Connolly as the first comedian he saw when he was nine years old, and as the first inspiration for him to become a comedian. He has a love for family friendly entertainers including Eric Morecambe, Tommy Cooper and Les Dawson. Jason’s new passion is Padel tennis and now he is on a mission to partner with local schools all around the country as part of his ongoing initiative to promote physical activity among children and introduce them to the fast-growing sport.

Her career spans the industry’s biggest names from crafting Cortana's British personality at Microsoft to launching Google Assistant in the UK, and most recently, contributing to Meta's ground-breaking LLM, Llama 3. With a background in broadcasting on platforms like Apple Music, Channel 4, Virgin, and the BBC, Georgia is uniquely positioned to translate complex technological concepts into accessible, engaging content. Her ability to communicate effectively resonates with both industry professionals and the general public, bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI developments and practical understanding. As a sought-after speaker, Georgia regularly delivers talks at high-profile events such as Ogilvy's Behavioural Science Festival, where she shares insights on the intersection of AI, human behaviour, and marketing. Her expertise extends to practical application through AI consultancy workshops for corporate clients like Soho Works, where she helps businesses harness the power of AI to drive innovation and efficiency. Georgia Lewis Anderson isn't just talking about the AI revolution – she's actively shaping it, ensuring that as our world becomes more digital, we’re asking the right questions and empowering creatives to utilise this new technology. Regularly exploring these ideas through her online content and podcast "Open Sauce."

I work with Group CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, Product and Control Owners to implement best in class Enterprise Cybersecurity tools to uplift HSBCs Cybersecurity Controls, including Vulnerability Management, Threat Modelling, Network Segmentation, Network Access Control, Endpoint Detection & Response and more. ??? ????????????: ?Leading international cyber initiatives with over 15 direct reports to deliver strategy and business needs. ?Stakeholders: Extensive experience leading governance forums with executives and regulators (BRSA/HKMA/ECB). ?Simplified global governance frameworks ensuring alignment between boards, regulators and business outcomes. ?Embedded post implementation support models to resolve incidents and effectively communicate cyber risk. ?Leading budgets, resources, and plans within highly regulated, risk-averse fast-paced and complex environments. ?Leading cross-disciplinary teams including SMEs, engineering, IT, risk, reporting and compliance teams. ?Persuasion & conviction: Leading contract negotiations and procurement with external vendors. Action orientated, entrepreneurial delivery approach towards strategy execution and raising delivery standards. ?Leading strategic cyber delivery with a customer and business focused approach.

As well as a crime enthusiast, I am the Global Cybersecurity Advisor for ESET, Europe’s leading cybersecurity company. I research and analyse the latest cybersecurity and AI threats and regularly provide expert commentary to media outlets including the BBC, ITV, The Independent and The Times, offering insight, advice and analysis on stories with a technology or security angle. Before joining ESET, I spent 14 years in the police force investigating computer crime in Dorset’s Digital Forensics Unit and Cyber Crime Team. I worked on hundreds of cases and frequently presented digital evidence in Crown Court for offences ranging from fraud to murder. In 2016, I was chosen to pilot a Home Office initiative to embed cybersecurity advisors within local police forces, helping businesses and communities strengthen their resilience against rising cyber threats. Today, amongst my research, I deliver engaging and interactive talks to businesses and conferences across the UK, sharing practical techniques to improve security. I have spoken to hundreds of organisations, from small enterprises to major companies such as IBM, Vodafone, Barclays, Tesco, the Bank of England and Facebook.

In 2025, Alexandra has focused her work on community, culture and human return on investment through hosting events, moderating panels, roundtables and delivering keynote talks. She has worked closely with leaders to address business fatigue. Previously a cyber security leader, Alexandra has also spent time translating complex cyber risks into clear, actionable guidance; alongside a consultancy background across retail, fashion and technology, developing human-first security programmes.

Declan Burke is the Head of Enterprise Resilience, and regulatory CISO, for NorthStandard – a leading global maritime insurer. Declan has worked in business technology leadership roles across the financial service sector, including banking and insurance, for over 20 years. He holds an MBA from Kingston University, is a graduate of the Cambridge Business School Navigator (cyber) programme and is a Sunday Times-featured published-author on technology transformation. Declan is a blackbelt martial artist and enjoys building and racing classic cars in his spare time.