UKsec: Cyber Security Summit 2026
10 November 2026
Millennium Gloucester Hotel London Kensington, London, United Kingdom
UKsec: Cyber Security Summit is a one-day event for UK cyber security leaders, held in London on 10 November 2026. It combines keynotes, panel discussions, case studies and roundtables on supply chain security, ransomware, AI governance, Zero Trust and the role of the CISO. It is organised by QG Media, part of the Information Security Media Group (ISMG).
15 sessions · 16 speakers
Organiser (1)
Media Partners (2)
Cyber Defense Magazine · InfoSec Conferences
Sponsors (7)
Recorded Future · Strike48 · Threatlocker · Adaptive Security · Accertify · Exterro · Varonis
Association Partners (4)
The Security Institute · (ISC)2 Thames Valley Chapter · (ISC)2 East of England · The Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec)
Supporting Partners (2)
Speakers (16)
- Azeem Bashir CISO, Apex Group Ltd
- Oindrilla Choudhury Cyber Security Human Risk and Incident Response Lead, Syngenta
- Spencer Scott Head of Information Security, RPC
- Stuart Mann Director , Global Fraud & Account Protection Product Management, Accertify, Inc.
- Ian Dalby Head of Global Cyber GRC, A&O Shearman
- Punit Bafna Head of Cybersecurity & Compliance, Haleon
- Nish Sukumaran Vice-President, Information Security, Worley
- Darshan Mehta Sr. VP Cyber Security Architect, JPMorgan Chase
- Jean Carlos Head of Information Security, Checkatrade.com
- Lee Rendell Threat Intelligence Specialist, Recorded Future
- Rob Newby Global Head of Security Business Engagement, Marks and Spencer
- Tim Leehealey President/Co-Founder, Strike48
- Tom Rossdale UK Technical Director, Varonis
- Barbara Opala Senior Technology & Cyber Security Lawyer, Wales & West Utilities
- Christine Hall Solutions Engineer, Forensics, Exterro
- Neil Weller Group CISO, OCS Group UK
Agenda
- Chair’s Opening Address 10 November 2026
- The 24-Hour Mandate: Preparing for Stricter Incident Reporting & Regulatory Oversight 10 November 2026
- The Surprising Reason Why CISO-Led Fraud Teams Underperform 10 November 2026
- UAI: Friend or Foe 10 November 2026
- Architecting Trust: A Case Study in AI Governance 10 November 2026
- Solving for Precision: Building Agentic SOC Workflows That Hold Up In Production. 10 November 2026
- Connecting the Dots: Managing Third-Party Risk 10 November 2026
- In the Line of Fire: How Does the Modern CISO Balance Risk Management with Business Growth? 10 November 2026
- The Snack Monkey: Why Smart People Make Irrational Cyber Security Decisions 10 November 2026
- Beyond Awareness: Turning Human Risk Signals into Security Action 10 November 2026
- What Do We Do When Tech Fails? 10 November 2026
- Can We Secure Our Data in the GenAI Era? 10 November 2026
- Access Control: Fight Back Against AI Cyberattacks 10 November 2026
- The AI Arms Race: Is AI the Solution to Cyber Threats, or the Catalyst? 10 November 2026
- Chair’s Closing Address 10 November 2026