Infosec Manchester 2026
Developing Cybersecurity strategies in the North West
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About
INFOSEC Manchester
With a focus in North West of England, namely Manchester, the INFOSEC Manchester events are vendor-neutral and feature panel discussions by industry experts who address a wide spectrum of real-world challenges and current strategies in Cybersecurity today.
The events will be supported by industry leaders, commercial organisations, professional associations, technology vendors and Information Technology professionals from around the world.
In the past we have had speakers from the FBI, Universities, industry-leading organisations and our sponsors. This year we are looking to continue our strong speaker standards to provide our attendees with valuable information and insights into all things Infosec.
Infosec Manchester is proud to be supporting the Wood Street Mission, with a collection on the night, which has gone down exceedingly well in previous events, we have raised hundreds of pounds for the wonderful work the Wood Street Mission are doing, and we hope to continue this at our next event.
Upcoming Event
Event Title:
🛡️ Beyond Compliance: Achieving Cyber Resilience for Regulation & Shareholders
Abstract:
The regulatory landscape is shifting from post-incident cleanup to mandatory, proactive cyber resilience. Simultaneously, institutional investors and shareholders are demanding greater transparency and accountability, viewing resilience as a critical factor in enterprise value and fiduciary duty. It’s no longer enough to be secure; you must be demonstrably resilient.
Hear from our three industry leaders as they share their firsthand strategies for building and sustaining robust cyber resilience programs that satisfy both stringent regulatory mandates (such as the Telecoms Security Act, EU’s Cyber Resilience Act or DORA) and the rigorous demands of an increasingly cyber-aware board and investment community. Learn how to transform compliance burdens into competitive advantages. Featured talking points to include:
From Cost Center to Value Driver
Boardroom Cyber Literacy
The Supply Chain’s Cyber Burden
Beyond Incident Response
Metrics That Matter to the Boardroom or Investors
Venue:
Heron House,
47 Lloyd Street,
Manchester
M2 5LE
Date:
Thursday 19th March 2026
Agenda:
Event Runs from 17:30 – 21:00
17:30 to 18:30- Registration & Drinks reception
18:30 to 20:00- Guest speakers
Approx. 20:00 onwards- Networking drinks and canapés reception
Sponsors:
Upcoming Speakers
Amy Lemberger
Co-Owner & Lead Consultant, Lemberger & Associates
TBC
TBC
Andy Cooksley
Former RAF CISO and Deputy Digital Director
Past Speakers
Daniel Pass
Chief Technology Officer @ Perenna Bank
Christopher Cope
Interim National Police Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Meletius Igbokwe
Senior Modern Workplace Engineer @ Lima
Matt Beard
Director of Cyber Security at AllPoints Fibre Networks
Tom Hebbron
Partner at FSP, leading identity practices
Joe Whiteley
Head of Cybersecurity Operations at Vaultex UK Ltd
Leum Dunn
Head of Information Security @ Pencil
Alsa Tibbit
Cybersecurity & AI Researcher, Founder @ Alsasaur
Holly Grace Williams
Managing Director – Akimbocore
Edmund Sutcliffe
Principal, Considrd.Consulting
James Roberts
Enterprise Security Architect @ Bet365
Sebastian Hyde
SSE & Single Vendor SASE Leader @ Netskope
David Lacey
David Lacey FCIIS FBCS CITP, Leading Cybersecurity Researcher, Writer & Innovator.
Raj Samani
SVP & Chief Scientist @ Rapid7
Dr. Katie Paxton-Fear
Content Creator @ Traceable – Ethical and API Hacker
Rik Ferguson
Vice President Security Intelligence @ Forescout
Pavel Lasta
Senior Technical Sales Specialist @ Build38
Sam Stepanyan
London Chapter Leader & Global Board member @ OWASP Foundation
Thomas Ballin
Co-founder @ Cytix
Andy Kennedy
Senior Solutions Engineering Manager @ CloudFlare
Haydn Brooks
Founder & CEO @ RiskLedger
Lee Morton
CISO / Head of Information Security
Dominic Carroll
Director of Portfolio at e2e
Philip Winstanley
Principal Security Engineer at AWS
Brad Freemen
Director of Technology at SenseOn
FBI
FBI Agent of 15+ years and Cyber Action Team Agent
Bharat Mistry
Trend Micro UK & EU Technical Director
Greg van der Gaast
Former Head of Information Security @ University of Salford & Expert Cybersecurity speaker
Graeme Cantu-Park
CISO @ Matillion & CyberCircle Founder
Martin Borrett
IBM Security UK & Ireland Technical Director
Geoff White
Reporter for Channel 4 and BBC Radio
Gary Miliefsky
Executive Producer @ Cyber Defence Magazine
Peter Stelzhammer
Co-founder of AV-Comparatives
Carl Nightingale
CGI Director of Cybersecurity Services
Bruce Wynn
UK Ministry of Defence Senior Cyber Advisor
Detective Sergeant Paul Taylor
Cyber Crime Coordinator for the North West region
Khaled Fattal
Chairman of the MLi Group, (also known as Multilingual Internet Group)
Paul Mason
Ethical Hacker and Experienced educator
Dave Palmer
Director of Technology at Darktrace
Stu Hirst
Head Of Cloud Security at Photobox Group
Dr Baines
Leading Author and Speaker in the field of cybersecurity.
Jasmine Taylor
KMPG
Organising Committee
Ayaz Rathore
Prof. Daniel Dresner
Chris Hepple
Stuart Coulson
