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Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) UK
The Leadership Conference for Information Security, IT and AI Executives.
Real conversations. Real challenges. Real security leadership.
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) UK 2026 is the premier annual gathering of InfoSec leaders, decision-makers and experts.
Be part of the event that sets the cybersecurity agenda — covering everything from AI risk and threat intelligence to incident response, resilience, supply chain security, cloud and multi-cloud environments, identity management, and strategies for effective leadership and business alignment.
CISO UK offers a comprehensive platform to gain the insights, strategies, and connections you need to strengthen your security programme, safeguard your organisation, and stay ahead in an evolving threat landscape.
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Our Key Themes
Game-Changer or Greatest Risk
As AI reshapes the cybersecurity landscape, leaders must navigate its potential while staying ahead of increasingly sophisticated threats.
The Modern CISO
Today's security leaders are expected to do more than protect the business, they are helping shape its future.
Resilience Beyond Prevention
In a world where disruption is inevitable, resilience has become the defining measure of cybersecurity success.
Innovation Without Compromise
The challenge is no longer choosing between security and innovation, but ensuring they move forward together.
Featured Speaker
Ahead of CISO UK (1 July, London), Jane Frankland MBE, Founder and CEO of KnewStart, argues that cybersecurity fails when leaders mistake delegation for accountability. As cyber risk becomes increasingly intertwined with business resilience, she believes executive ownership of security has never been more important.
From challenging the view that cybersecurity belongs solely to the CISO, to embedding security earlier into business and technology decisions, to addressing the leadership blind spots that leave organisations exposed, Frankland's article explores what meaningful cybersecurity accountability looks like in practice.
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Title: Leadership Blind Spots & Why Organisations Fail
When: 9:30AM GMT| 1st July

Jane Frankland MBE
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
KNEWSTART
2026 Speakers

David Jones
Chief Digital Officer
JOHN SWIRE & SONS LIMITED

Mun Valiji
Global Chief Information Security Officer
CLOSE BROTHERS

Professor Dan Haagman
Chief Information Security Officer Global Study
CHALEIT

Kerry Brine
Senior Director Information Security Assurance & Governance
LKQ

Linda Thielove
Global Data Privacy Director
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD

Jason Grange
Chief Information Security Officer HCRG Care Group

Toyin Makinde
Senior Manager, Information Security
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

Wisdom Aveh
Head of Information Security, Data Protection Officer
KURT GEIGER
FEATURED SPEAKER
Join us for an engaging session where we delve into the evolving threat landscape in Australia and explore the impact of malicious cyber activities on organizations nationwide. Discover effective strategies to build robust cybersecurity measures and prevent incidents and exploitations. Learn how government, industry, academia, and citizens can collaborate to safeguard our country and communities. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your cybersecurity knowledge and contribute to a safer digital environment!
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Who: Andrew Charlton MP – Special Envoy for Cyber Security and Digital Resilience – Parliament of Australia
Title: Opening Keynote: Government and industry partnering up and strengthening our cyber resilience
When: 9am, 11 February

What's being said about us?
“CISO stands out as an exceptional event, bringing together brilliant minds and insightful perspectives. This gathering is an indispensable experience for security professionals and practitioners alike.”

Henry Huang, Head of IT — Digital Services
Delivery & Operations, Angle Auto Finance
What you'll get out of CISO Sydney
Why attend?
Join us at CISO UK and be immersed in an environment designed to inspire you and grow your business. Hear from expert speakers, network with influential decision makers and gain access to the latest technology and services.
Come together with peers to learn how to align security and business goals, balance risk appetite, and leverage measures to enable growth and innovation while protecting against threats.
Who will be there?
CISO UK is designed for senior cybersecurity leaders, including CISOs, CTOs, CIOs, Directors, and Managers from various sectors across Europe. If you specialize in information security, risk management, cloud security, incident response, IT, governance, compliance, or automation, this event offers a unique opportunity to engage with top professionals and expand your network in the cybersecurity field.
Who's Joining Us
Silver Sponsors
Arkose Titan is a unified platform that protects enterprises from human and AI-powered fraud, scraping, and bot attacks. With advanced device intelligence, adaptive challenges, and real-time risk-based detection, we deliver defense-in-depth without sacrificing user experience—helping B2C organizations disrupt threats, stop abuse, and grow trust at scale.
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Securonix
Securonix is transforming security operations with the industry’s first Unified Defense SIEM with Agentic AI, built to decide and act across the threat lifecycle with a human-in-the-loop philosophy. Its cloud-native platform unifies detection, investigation, and response, while enabling Sam, the AI SOC Analyst, and a productivity-based AI operating model for the SOC, so organizations can measure and govern AI by the analyst work it delivers. Helping enterprises become Breach Ready and Board Ready, Securonix delivers accountable, outcome-driven security operations at scale. Recognized as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SIEM and a Customers’ Choice by Gartner Peer Insights™, Securonix delivers trusted security operations for global enterprises. Learn more at www.securonix.com
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Exhibitors
Stop attacks before they happen. ThreatLocker brings Zero Trust solutions to your organization with controls that put you in charge of who—and—what gets into your environment
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OWASP
The OWASP Foundation is a global nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the security of software. Over the past 25h years, OWASP has grown into the world’s largest open community focused on application security.OWASP supports hundreds of community-led open source projects, including code, documentation, and standards, alongside a network of 250+ local chapters and tens of thousands of members worldwide. It also hosts industry-leading conferences and training events that bring together developers, security professionals, and organizations.
Driven by its vision of “no more insecure software,” OWASP’s mission is to empower a global community to build secure applications through education, tools, and collaboration. All OWASP resources, projects, tools, publications, and forums are freely available, enabling anyone to contribute to and benefit from improving software security.
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CryptoMoonPress is a specialized crypto media platform shaped by industry-experienced writers and journalists with deep market understanding. It delivers crypto and blockchain news that connects breaking developments with broader market narratives, covering digital assets such as BTC to XRP, as well as DeFi and Web3. Its informative content is written based on market research rather than speculation, offering readers clarity and genuine information. With a strong emphasis on consistency and long-term relevance, CryptoMoonPress aims to offer solutions across the crypto ecosystem, helping readers track trends, evaluate opportunities, and make informed decisions. Visit website
How can we help?
We carefully craft our events from scratch, tailoring them to support your business needs and facilitate industry growth. Our team oversees the whole process from research to post-production and are happy to answer any questions you have. We look forward to seeing you at the event!
Lia Cummins
Event Director
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