Esteemed impartial judges from industry-leading organisations
Judges are independent and from many different sectors reflecting the reach of cyber and digital influence.
Judges
Nicola Whiting MBE
Chair of Judges, Co-Owner , Titania
Sian John MBE
Vice Chair of Judges
Rob Black
Vice Chair of Judges , UK Cyber Leaders Challenge
Hayley Pisano
Head of Cyber Threat , NCA
Tom Everard
Director, Risk Services , Cyber Risk Management Group
Christopher Cope
National Chief Information Security Officer , PDS (Police Digital Service)
Colin Williams
Computacenter
Jagjot Singh
CISO , Creditinfo Group
Nasser Arif
Cyber Security Manager , London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust and The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Richard Gentile
Principal Consultant , PA Consulting
Rebecca Chapman
Director , Maple Leaf Business Consulting Ltd
Pete Cooper
General Manager and CSMO EMEA Lead , Microsoft
Marie Hargraves
Principal Crisis Management Consultant , Semperis
Lauren Wilson
Field CTO , Splunk
Purvi Kay
Head of Cyber Security , BAE Systems
Tim Court
Head of Cyber Defence , Our Future Health
Jon Staniforth
Chief Information Security Officer & Advisor
Christian Toon
Chief Security Strategist , Alvearium Associates
Sophie Powell
CyberWomen Groups C.I.C , Junior Cyber Security Consultant
Mark Kendrew
Chief Information Security Officer
Julian Meyrick
Partner & Managing Director , Eraneos UK Ltd
Aurorah Smith
Owner , One Advanced IT Services
Nikki Webb
Director , Custodian360
Christine Maxwell
Chief Information Security Officer , SSE plc
Toby Lewis
Global Head of Threat Analysis , Darktrace
Hazel McPherson
Chief Information Security Officer
Chris Parker MBE
Director, Government , Fortinet
Mike Fell OBE
Director of Cyber , Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Dr Emma Philpott MBE
CEO , IASME
Charlotte Clayson
Partner , Trowers & Hamlins
Dr Budgie Dhanda MBE
Managing Consultant , PA Consulting
Rajinder Tumber MBE
Cyber Security Philanthropist , House of Tumber
Charles White
Director , The Cyber Scheme
Rachael Muldoon
Partner , Charles Russell Speechlys
Jonathan Davies
Cyber Director , KPMG
Darren Lewis
Senior Lead Technical and Commercial , Plexal
Debi McCormack
Communications Director , The Cyber Scheme
Jill Broom
Head of Programme, Cyber Resilience , techUK
Simon Rycroft
CEO & Co Founder , Cyber Risk Management Group
Advisory Panel
Charles White
Director , The Cyber Scheme
Chris Parker MBE
Director , Government, Fortinet
Christine Maxwell
Chief Information Security Officer , SSE plc
Clare Johnson
ITSUS Consulting
Georgie Cohen
Partner , IBM
Jonathan Davies
Cyber Director , KPMG
Mike Fell
Director of Cyber , NHS
Nick Coleman
CEO , technologyDen
Nicola Whiting MBE
Co-owner , Titania
Rachel Hobson
Head of strategic marketing campaigns & global events , BAE Systems
Rob Black
Director , UK Cyber Leaders Challenge
Sian John MBE
2026 Judging Panel
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