• Enabling GenAI safely while protecting sensitive data across users, employees and AI-enabled tools
• Managing agentic AI risk through improved visibility, governance, and control across the attack surface
• Leveraging AI to strengthen cyber defence – identifying and preventing zero-day threats

Thom Langford, Host, teissTalk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomlangford/

David Cartwright, CISO, Santander International
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidscartwright/

Lisa Ventura,  Chief Executive and Founder, AI and Cyber Security Association
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisasventura/

Nina Pettersen, Senior Manager, Gritera Security
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nina-pettersen-46904773/

Lionel Litty, CISO, Menlo
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lionellitty/

• How geopolitical disruptions are driving sophisticated supply chain attacks within the energy sector
• Shifting towards continuous, intelligence-led supply chain risk management to mitigate 4th and 5th party vulnerabilities
• Best practices on future-proofing the energy sector against next-gen cyber attacks

Thom Langford, Host, teissTalk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomlangford/

Justin Kuruvilla, Head of Cyber Security, Risk Ledger
https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-kuruvilla-680a50257/

John Reilly, Cyber Security and Governance Lead, UK Power Networks
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-reilly-a3848669/

Joseph Couture, Regional Information Security Officer, Ørsted
https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephcouture/

Adam Callaghan, Cyber Risk Management Specialist, Wales and West Utilities
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-c-8583a833/

• Executive cyber liability - new regulations and the responsibility to act
• Supporting your C-Suite with a framework for defining, tracking, and reporting security KPIs
• Bridging the gap to your C-Suite - leveraging attack surface management and employee insight for strategic governance

Thom Langford, Host, teissTalk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomlangford/

Edd Hardy, Director Cyber Security, AlixPartners
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddhardy

Björn Orri Guðmundsson, CEO & Founder, Aftra
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bj%C3%B6rn-orri-gu%C3%B0mundsson-b7b62527

• Identifying the causes and effects of stress and burnout within security teams 
• Building personal resilience through mindfulness – regulating stress, strengthening focus and enhancing clarity
• Tech tools to reduce burnout while increasing wellbeing and limiting turnover among security teams

Thom Langford, Host, teissTalk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomlangford/

Johann van Duyn, Chief Information Security Officer, DO & CO
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannvanduyn/

Don Gibson, Chief Information Security Officer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-gibson-cyber/

Cavan Fabris, Partner - Head of Data & Cyber, RPC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cavan-fabris/

• Transferable lessons - how overlooking fundamental security and data trust leads to Generative and Agentic AI failures
• Steps for embedding security checkpoints and governance directly into your AI pipeline
• Strategies to scale AI safely - avoiding costly retrofits - and positioning security as a key competitive advantage

Thom Langford, Host, teissTalk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomlangford/

Tim Roberts, Managing Director, AlixPartners
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thrroberts

Satyam Rastogi, Director of Information Security & DevOps, BAMKO
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hackersatyamrastogi/

Deryck Mitchelson, Head of Global CISO Team & C-Suite Advisor, Check Point
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deryckmitchelson

• Why fundamental security best-practices are overlooked by SMBs despite advanced threats
• Addressing the unmanageable digital exposure surface - identifying critical assets to prioritise for investment
• Scalable actions that enable smaller IT teams to transition from reactive incident response to targeted, proactive cyber defence

Thom Langford, Host, teissTalk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomlangford/

Steven Furnell, Professor of Cyber Security, University of Nottingham
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenfurnell/

Edd Hardy, Director Cyber Security, AlixPartners
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddhardy

Suvi Silvanto, Director, Product Marketing, WithSecure
https://www.linkedin.com/in/suvi-silvanto/

• Aligning application and API security with the demands of the modern AI era
• Enabling secure, high-performance infrastructure for AI and LLM environments
• Securing APIs and your network without overspending on security

Thom Langford, Host, teissTalk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomlangford/

Tiago Rosado, Chief Information Security Office, Asite
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagorosado/

Jamison Utter, Field CISO, A10 Networks
linkedin.com/in/jamisonutter/

• Understanding the anatomy, infrastructure and automation of modern information-stealing malware
• Tracking delivery methods, evasion technique and high-value data targets
• Building effective, multi-layered defences against the prevalent info-stealer families

Thom Langford, Host, teissTalk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomlangford/

Jim Walter, Senior Threat Researcher, SentinelOne

Brett Taylor, SE Director UK&I, SentinelOne
https://www.linkedin.com/in/effectiveleaderandmentor/

Satyam Rastogi, Director of Information Security & DevOps, BAMKO
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hackersatyamrastogi/

• Exploitable vulnerabilities within OT devices and how this is expected to change
• Cyber warfare risk in 2026 - how organisations can defend themselves
• Securing the supply chain and expanding XIoT attack surface

Thom Langford, Host, teissTalk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomlangford/

Jordan M. Schroeder, CISO
https://www.linkedin.com/in/schroederjordan/

Zia Ush Shamszaman, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, Teesside University
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zia-ush-shamszaman/

Elliot Gidley, Field CTO EMEA, Claroty
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliotgidley

• How cyber criminals are weaponising AI to defeat your threat detection and response
• Beyond encryption – how ransomware has evolved to include data exfiltration, publication threats and supply chain compromise
• How geopolitical tensions are increasing nation-sponsored cyber-campaigns - proxy attacks, IT worker scams and supply chain risks

Thom Langford, Host, teissTalk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomlangford/

Ed Tucker, Director - Cyber Security Practice, Telefornica Tech
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tuckeredward/

Neil King, IT Security Professional, Canon
https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilking/

Christine Bejerasco, CISO, WithSecure Intelligence
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinebejerasco/