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Registration Opens: Breakfast & Networking45 mins
Collect your badge, grab some breakfast, and settle in before the day kicks off!
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15 mins
Organiser Henry and our Chairperson, Rob, kick off the day with a warm welcome. Grab your seat as we outline some housekeeping, what to expect, and how to get the most out of your time!
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35 mins
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Security leadership has long been measured by what got stopped. That definition is starting to break down. If a teenager can disrupt a major enterprise from their bedroom, successful leadership can no longer just mean prevention. This panel looks at what it means to shift from prevention to genuine organisational resilience, where personal accountability ends and the board's shared responsibility begins, and what real prioritisation looks like when the budget will never stretch to cover everything.
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35 mins
FIRESIDE CHAT:
Most breaches don't come from a clever adversary outsmarting good defences. They come from something ordinary that nobody was watching. In a typical organisation, 10% of devices completely lack essential security controls, and another 20% have controls that are quietly misconfigured (ThreatAware, 2025), almost a third of the average estate with a gap nobody's confirmed is actually closed. If emerging tech just accelerates old vulnerabilities, can we really innovate without fixing the basics first?
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Refreshment Break10 mins
Stretch your legs, refill your cup of coffee, and process the morning's insights with fellow attendees
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60 mins
ROUNDTABLE TOPICS:
Cyber Culture: How do you integrate security into the DNA of your business?
AI Adoption: How is AI reshaping your tech stack, and how are you controlling the risk? - Hosted by Concentric AI
Board Engagement: What does the board need to hear from you to fund your security strategy? - Hosted by NormCyber
Incident Readiness: How do you proof test your response plans to ensure they work under pressure?
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Transition Break10 mins
Check our app to see your personalised 1-2-1 itinerary, and enjoy some refreshments!
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90 mins
Meet trusted, community-based vendors in a relaxed setting that feels personal
- 11:30 - 12:00 I 12:00 - 12:30 I 12:30 - 13:00
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Lunch & Networking60 mins
Good food and great company. Hit the buffet, sit down with fellow attendees, and simply enjoy a completely no-pressure break with your peers.
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20 mins
KEYNOTE:
To defeat the adversary, we must move beyond tracking their tools - we must understand their mind. The traditional approach to cybersecurity has focused relentlessly on the technical what (malware signatures, TTPs) and the macro why (geopolitical tension, economic drivers). However, the next decisive frontier in intelligence and defence requires a pivot to the who: the personality dynamics that fuel cyber threat actor groups and using autonomous tools to follow in their footsteps.
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35 mins
PANEL DISCUSSION:
The promise and peril of Artificial Intelligence dominate today’s boardroom conversations, but separating true adversarial threats from marketing noise remains a critical challenge for cybersecurity leaders.
This session explores how AI’s theoretical threat potential is forcing decisions from leaders, often before concrete risks are even proven. Panelists will discuss where organisations sit on the hype-versus-reality spectrum and how that positioning should actively shape a modern defensive strategy. Attendees will gain insights into balancing forward-looking risk management with the day-to-day realities of governance and commercial pressure.
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45 mins
KEYNOTE
What happens when a cartoon company embraces AI without thinking it through? Road Runner hacks ACME, and everything goes up in smoke.
In this fast-paced, story-driven talk, Glenn explores the real security risks facing organisations using GenAI and large language models, told through the absurd but oddly familiar lens of ACME’s AI transformation.
The session blends humour, visual storytelling, and technical clarity to show what can go wrong when teams rush into GenAI without understanding the risks.
Fun story. Serious risks.
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Refreshment Break10 mins
Check our app to see your personalised 1-2-1 itinerary, and enjoy some refreshments!
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60 mins
Meet trusted, community-based vendors in a relaxed setting that feels personal
- 15:30-16:00 | 16:00-16:30
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60 mins
ROUNDTABLE TOPICS:
Emerging Tech Risk: How do you keep up with technology that gets more capable by the week?
Insider Threat: What is your strategy for detecting and managing internal threats?
Supply Chain: What frameworks are you using to manage and mitigate 3rd party risk?
Mitigating Burnout: How do you protect yourself and your team from burning out?
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Closing Remarks & Evening Reception145 mins
To close the summit, Rob will take the stage to reflect on the day’s defining themes and learnings.
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Registration Opens: Breakfast & Networking45 mins
Grab some breakfast, and settle in for day 2. Continue the conversation with fellow security leaders before we kick off!
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10 minsA quick intro on what's instore for day 2 from our Chair, Rob Black!
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60 mins
BREAKFAST RT TOPICS:
Compliance Overload: Is compliance making you more secure, or is it becoming a bottle neck?
Shadow AI: How do you govern AI use without becoming a blocker to innovation?
Identity Governance: During change, how do you maintain an accurate view of active privileges?
Tool Consolidation: What is your process for rationalising your security stack?
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40 mins
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Perimeter defences mean very little when adversaries can simply buy or bypass legitimate credentials. As modern workforces become more fluid and automated, identity has become the primary battleground for enterprise security.
This session dives into the operational friction points of the 'Joiner, Mover, Leaver' (JML) cycle, exploring exactly where provisioning processes break down. Panelists will debate whether the true insider threat stems from malicious intent or simply the 'ghost accounts' left behind by incomplete offboarding. Furthermore, the discussion will address the explosive rise of non-human identities, and how these machine credentials risk finding and amplifying hidden permissions gaps.
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20 mins
KEYNOTE:
In today’s world, cybercrime has become one of the largest global economies. With threats like AI-powered deepfakes, instant messaging scams, and advanced phishing attacks on the rise, CIOs and CISOs must make security awareness a top priority. The key to resilience is cultivating a culture where every employee can spot and respond to both traditional and emerging threats - minimising the risks of social engineering and strengthening your organisation’s overall security.
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Transition Break10 mins
Check our app to see your personalised 1-2-1 itinerary, and enjoy some refreshments.
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90 mins
Meet trusted, community-based vendors in a relaxed setting that feels personal
- 11:40-12:10 I 12:10-12:40 I 12:40-13:10
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Lunch & Networking30 mins
Good food and great company. Hit the buffet, sit down with fellow attendees, and simply enjoy a completely no-pressure break with your peers.
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60 mins
WORKSHOP
Led by Jessica Figueras, Co-Founder of Cyber Governance for Boards (CxB), this session bridges the gap between security leadership and board oversight. You will walk away with a tangible, ready-to-use physical preparation strategy built specifically for your next board presentation.
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45 mins
KEYNOTE:
When a cyber breach hits, the difference between control and chaos is measured in seconds.
Drawing on frontline investigative experience and surviving the 2004 Asian tsunami, this talk reveals how the same crisis behaviours that determined survival in the Indian Ocean determine outcomes when your business is on the line.
Attendees leave understanding exactly why decisions break down under pressure and what a structured approach to fixing that actually looks like.
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Refreshment Break & Feedback Forms15 mins
Following the final keynote, the CLS team will share a digital link to our feedback form! This takes a few minutes and is incredibly valuable for our planning, so we can tailor our future summits closer to your needs.
It's so important, that we incentivise this - once you've completed the feedback form, you'll receive a raffle ticket used in the prize draw, with the opportunity to win an iPad!
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15 mins
As we reach the end of the Cyber Leaders' Summit, there will be a few closing words and thank yous from our Chair Rob, and summit organiser Henry.
Following this will be the prize draw!