Sarah Armstong-Smith

Microsoft Chief Security Advisor, Independent Board Advisor, Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker and Fellow British Computer Society,

Operating at the forefront of the cybersecurity industry, Sarah Armstrong-Smith is the Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft. She has led a long and impactful career, guiding businesses through digital attacks and teaching organisations how to protect their people and data. 

Sarah’s previous positions include Group Head Business Resilience & Crisis Management at The London Stock Exchange Group and Head Continuity & Resilience, Enterprise & Cyber Security at Fujitsu. Such high-profile roles earned Sarah a place in the Most Influential Women in UK Tech and Most Influential Women in Cybersecurity. 

In 2022, Sarah released her first book ‘Effective Crisis Management’ which reached number two on the Amazon Best Sellers List. With a new way to share her expertise with a large audience, her leading insight into technology and security is respected by many throughout the industry.

Sarah’s latest book ‘Understand the Cyber Attacker Mindset’ explores the psychology of cyber warfare and how organisations can defend themselves from attack. The human aspects of cybersecurity have never been more critical.

David Walliams

Comedian, author, presenter, and actor David Walliams has been one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers since the ‘90s.,

Alongside Matt Lucas, David created and starred in sketch comedy Little Britain, which won three BAFTA awards and has gone on to air in over 100 countries. That was followed by one of the most watched comedies of all time on British television, Come Fly With Me.

David was a judge on Britain’s Got Talent for ten years and won numerous National TV Awards for Best TV Judge. On film he has starred in Stardust, Dinner For Schmucks and Murder Mystery. He provided vocals for the Oscar-nominated animation Missing Link.

Alongside his acting and writing, David swam the English Channel in 2006 and the length of the Thames in 2011, raising over £1 million and £2.5 million for Sport Relief respectively.

A best-selling children’s author with 41 titles to his name and global sales exceeding 56 million copies, David’s books have now been translated into 55 languages. Many of his titles have been adapted for television and the stage including a hugely acclaimed Royal Shakespeare Company musical of The Boy in the Dress. Others are being developed as feature films or animation series.

Lisa Forte

Partner at Red Goat Cyber Security.,

Lisa Forte is a speaker, trainer, entrepreneur and high altitude climber! Lisa is an expert in running cyber crisis simulations and helping companies build their operational resilience to cyber attacks.

Lisa is the co-founder of Red Goat Cyber Security and passionately supports the “tech for good” philosophy helping smaller charities stay secure.

Lisa has starred in several documentary films and is a regular on BBC news, radio and in national papers. In 2020 Lisa co-founded a “cyber for good” movement called Cyber Volunteers 19. The group provides pro bono help and advice to hospitals around Europe during the pandemic and amassed almost 3000 volunteers.

Lisa is the co-founder of Red Goat Cyber Security who specialise in cyber crisis simulations and building operational resilience when it comes to cyber attacks. They also help companies with awareness training. Red Goat are an exciting company who are changing the way we view preparing for attacks and are coming up with creative solutions for companies around the world.

Lisa also climbs some of the world's highest peaks and travels to remote places to find untouched climbing spots and adventures.

Holly Foxcroft

Voted as one of the most influential woman in Cyber & Diversity Champion. Neurodivergent. International Speaker for Neurodiversity, Cyber Security & Online Behaviour. Lived Experience with Neurodiversity!,,

An experienced subject matter expert in neurodiversity, cyber crime, cyber security and mental health.
10 + years experience in consulting and public speaking, leading and curating events, project managements and business strategy.
Multi award winner for contributions to cyber security and diversity and inclusion.
Experience with policy and survey design, project management, senior management and stakeholder engagement and training, designing training material, diverse hiring and hiring initiatives, management and leadership training, confident public speaker keeping audiences engaged.

Purvi Kay

Head of Cyber Security Governance Risk & Compliance, TEDx Speaker | International Keynote Speaker | Mentor | Advisory Board Member, BAE Systems’ to ‘Head of Cyber Security – FCAS, BAE Systems

Jake Moore

Crime Enthusiast and Global Cybersecurity Advisor,

Jake Moore, Crime Enthusiast and Global Cybersecurity Advisor for ESET, Europe's leading cybersecurity firm, brings a unique edge to the digital security realm. With a 14-year background in a UK police force, specialising in the Digital Forensics and Cybercrime Units, Jake possesses an in-depth understanding of computer crime. Leveraging this experience, he now guides businesses and employees in bolstering their cybersecurity, blending real-world crime-fighting insights and social engineering techniques with advanced digital security strategies to combat evolving cyber threats.

Sherlock di Schiavi

Head of Security Architecture, Office for Nuclear Regulation

Cybersecurity leader with over 30 years experience in cybersecurity, I bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise in risk management and threat mitigation

My interest in technology started at a young age, as a neuromancer, I was fascinated by system vulnerabilities and hacking. This led me to join the military and later work in both government and private sectors. I contributed, significantly, to protecting critical digital assets and infrastructure.

As a neurodiverse professional, I leverage my unique perspective and non-linear thinking to developing innovative and interoperable solutions that are secure by design. I also enjoy sharing my insights and experience as a public speaker and as the head of technical advisory at BSides Lancashire, a community event for technical cyber specialists.

Lee Morton

Head of Cyber Security, GBG Plc

An Information Security Professional of over 20 years, with extensive expertise in strategic technology infrastructure planning and implementation while developing cost effective and secure solutions to meet business requirements. Negotiating SLAs, agreeing OLAs and negotiating Underpinning Contracts are one of my specialities. Experience of working with limited budgets and short timescales has resulted in me having the ability to have inventive and dynamic thinking as one of my skills.

Specialties: Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE 2012)
EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA)
EC-Council Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT)
ITIL V2 Manager
ITIL V3 Foundation
Microsoft Server 2000, 2003, 2008 and 2012
Microsoft Exchange
MCSE
MCSA
MCTS
MCITP
CCNA
Cisco
Citrix
VMware
Wireless
VOIP
Mitel MiCollab
Mitel Unified Communicator Advanced
Purchase Negotiation