Moderator
Georgina Owens
Contributing Editor CIOAn award winning and recognized technology leader and influencer Georgina has board and executive-level experience across diverse industries, consistently leveraging technology to achieve tangible business results. Her leadership is characterised by a customer-obsessed approach, decisive action, and a strategic enterprise framework that balances short-term gains with long-term value creation. She excels at transformation, establishing efficient operating models, building data-driven capabilities, and leading successful technology migrations and digital initiatives in both small and large organisations. Her leadership style is collaborative and empowering delivering exceptional business value.
Upcoming and recent events
CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference UK
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Thursday, November 26, 2026
09:00 – 09:10
Opening Panel Discussion: Ask the Regulators - The Questions You've Always Wanted to Ask, but Never Had the Chance
Thursday, November 26, 2026
09:10 – 09:40
Forget presentations and prepared statements. This is your opportunity to put your toughest questions directly to the UK’s leading cyber and data regulators. With no slides, no speeches and no pre-approved agenda, this candid “Ask Me Anything” session gives CIOs and CISOs unprecedented access to the organisations shaping the UK’s…
Panel Discussion: Inside the Security Operations of Industry Leaders - How the Experts Secure Themselves
Thursday, November 26, 2026
10:55 – 11:40
The world’s leading cybersecurity providers face the same evolving threats as every other organisation – but with the added pressure of setting the standard for the industry. In this fast-paced executive session, senior security leaders share how they’re transforming their own security operations, responding to emerging threats and deciding where…
Panel Discussion: The Vendor Graveyard- The Security Investments We'd Never Make Again
Thursday, November 26, 2026
13:55 – 14:25
Every security leader has made an investment that promised transformational results but failed to deliver. In this refreshingly candid panel, CISOs share the technologies, programmes and procurement decisions they wish they’d approached differently. Without naming vendors, they’ll unpack the real reasons projects fall short – and reveal the lessons that…
The CISO Pulse Check: The Results Are In
Thursday, November 26, 2026
14:25 – 14:35
What are your peers really thinking? Before the conference, delegates were invited to anonymously share their views on the biggest issues facing today’s security leaders – from AI governance and board engagement to budgets, ransomware and burnout. In this rapid-fire session, we’ll reveal the results live, challenge expectations and uncover…
Panel Discussion: The Great AI Lockdown- Should We Tighten Security Controls or Set AI Free?
Thursday, November 26, 2026
15:50 – 16:20
As organisations race to deploy AI, CIOs want to empower the workforce while CISOs are under pressure to protect sensitive data, intellectual property and critical systems. Does AI demand tighter controls, or is excessive governance the biggest threat to innovation? Senior leaders go head-to-head in a live debate, with the…
Lightening Talks & Panel Discussion: What Kept Me Awake This Year - Five CISOs. Five Minutes. Five Unfiltered Perspectives
Thursday, November 26, 2026
16:35 – 17:15
Forget polished presentations and hindsight. In this fast-paced session, five leading CISOs each have just five minutes to share the one issue that caused them the greatest concern in 2026 – whether it was AI, board pressure, resilience, talent, regulation or something no one saw coming. Following the lightning talks,…
CIO 100 Awards & Conference UK
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Thursday, September 24, 2026
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM