Strategic Leadership for a Safer Digital World.

Monica Verma is a leading spokesperson on Artificial Intelligence, Leadership and Cybersecurity. She is a committed and passionate technology and security leader, a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and an engaging keynote speaker with ca. 20 years of experience in the tech and cybersecurity industries. Recognized as a 2019 Best Security Advisor, 2022 Top 50 Women in Tech, and 2023 Top 3 CISO in EMEA, Monica brings award-winning leadership and deep industry insight to every stage.

She is the Founder and CEO of Cyber Foyer and MonicaTalksCyber, initiatives that have built a thriving global community of over 30,000 professionals around cybersecurity, AI and leadership. A Certified Qualified Technology Expert (QTE) and former board member of the Cloud Security Alliance, Monica is known for making complex security and AI topics accessible, practical and inspiring—empowering leaders to drive secure digital transformation.

Few storytellers bring the world of cybercrime to life like Geoff White. An award-winning investigative journalist and creator of the BBC hit The Lazarus Heist, Geoff has spent over two decades uncovering the secrets of the world’s most advanced hackers, espionage operations and digital power plays. His work has taken him deep inside state-sponsored attacks, global data breaches and the shadowy alliances shaping the future of cybersecurity. As former Channel 4 News technology correspondent and author of multiple acclaimed books and podcasts, Geoff translates complex cyber threats into gripping, accessible insights. With an eye for the human and geopolitical forces behind technology, he reveals what CISOs, executives and security leaders need to know about the next wave of digital conflict — and how to stay ahead of it.

Gary Foote is the Chief Information Officer at GM Performance Power Units (GMPPU), the new high-performance technology venture created by General Motors and TWG Global to develop the next-generation Formula 1 power unit for the Cadillac F1 programme. He leads all global technology systems, data platforms and operational infrastructure required to build one of the most advanced power systems in motorsport. With over two decades of experience in elite motorsport and technology leadership, Gary has held senior roles at Haas F1, Mercedes AMG Petronas, Brawn GP and Honda Racing F1, contributing to multiple World Championship victories. He is known for building high-performance digital operations, driving innovation under pressure, and scaling organisations through rapid growth and technological transformation.

A Fellow of the British Computing Society and a five-time UK CIO 100 honouree, Gary is also a committed advocate for STEM education and serves as a trustee for Tove Learning Trust.

Dr James Blake is VP, Global Cyber Resiliency Strategy & Consulting Services at Cohesity, where he leads teams that help organisations respond to and recover from ransomware and wiper attacks—and build the operating model needed to reduce impact before the next incident occurs. He works with CISOs and their peers on the practical realities of cyber resilience: decision-making under pressure, containment and eradication, secure recovery at pace, and turning hard-won lessons into measurable capability uplift.   With more than 30 years in digital forensics and incident response, Dr Blake has built and scaled security operations at global enterprise level, including establishing 91 Security Operations Centres worldwide—27 of them for Fortune/FTSE 100 organisations. Prior to Cohesity, he served as Global Director of Cyber Transformation at JPMorgan Chase and was Chief Information Security Officer at Mimecast.

Fred Streefland graduated in 1992 from the Netherlands Royal Military Academy and served 16 years as an Intelligence & Security officer (LtCol) within the Royal Netherlands Air Force. In 2008, he transferred to the private sector and started to work as a security managing consultant for IBM and Accenture, followed by a CISO role within ENCS, Exact Software and Leaseweb. After these roles, he moved to Palo Alto Networks as the Chief Security Officer (‘Field CISO’) for North and East Europe, followed by a CEO position at Secior BV, a Dutch startup company, specialized in OT Security for datacenters.

Currently, Fred works as the Global Field CISO for Check Point Software Technologies, responsible for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Fred holds an Executive Master of Security & Defense (EMSD) of the Netherlands Staff College and a Bachelor (Bc.) title of the University of Applied Sciences of Amsterdam.

Bharat Mistry is Field CTO at TrendAI, working with enterprises organisations across manufacturing, financial services, telecoms, and retail to deliver market‑leading cybersecurity outcomes. He works closely with C‑suite leaders to align security strategy with business goals, accelerate secure digital transformation, and achieve measurable risk reduction.

Since joining Trend Micro in 2014, Bharat has served as Cyber Security Consultant and Principal Security Strategist, advising some of the company’s largest UK customers on security transformation. He has also presented at AWS events on operationalising cloud security and simplifying GDPR and NIST requirements through unified controls.

With more than 20 years of experience in information security and earlier roles at Alcatel, Siemens, and KCOM, Bharat went on to play a pivotal role in the CTO Office at HP Enterprise Security Services as a Security Technologist, empowering customers to drive secure transformation and deliver high‑impact business outcomes.

Ismo Paananen is the CEO and co-founder of Cyberday Oy, with nearly three decades of experience building SaaS solutions. Passionate about agile information security management and teamwork in complex domains, Ismo is now advancing research on building effective human–AI collaboration in cybersecurity compliance together with Cyberday’s AI Research Lab to shape the next generation of compliance and security practices.

Matti Eloholma is the CEO of Telia Cygate Finland and leads the company’s ICT and cybersecurity business. He is responsible for an organization of over 500 experts delivering 24/7 SOC services and securing the critical environments of hundreds of enterprises and public sector organizations.

With more than a decade of experience in the cyber security field, Donato is a Principal Consultant at Reversec. His tenure has been marked by leading penetration testing for web applications and networks, as well as spearheading goal-driven adversary simulation and purple team activities. Donato’s recent research interest is in the security of autonomous agents created using Large Language Models.

Miku Vogt is a security generalist with 15 years of experience across both physical and cyber security. Today, Miku focuses on designing and developing new cyber security services, helping organisations identify the right combination of capabilities and technologies to meet their evolving security needs.