The CEO’s Essential Role

October is Cybersecurity Month, and there’s a lot to talk about. The same old threats keep growing, and AI brings new risks and new opportunities. So what is the leadership role? Our expert panel outlines the responsibilities and the straightforward ways to create the conditions for a safe and profitable business.

We’ll discuss:

Why do CEOs specifically need to take action?
Setting risk and impact in the context of business strategy
Striking the balance between security and resilience
Setting the tone for your technical managers
How can cybersecurity give you a competitive edge?

You’ll come away with practical leadership insights for keeping your business secure in an increasingly dangerous environment.

Speakers

Graeme Freeman

Co-founder & Director
Graeme has been helping mid-market businesses with cybersecurity, systems, and growth plans since he co-founded Freeman Clarke in 2012. He was previously a strategy consultant, founder and director of software and services companies, and a corporate CIO over a 20-year period. He currently oversees marketing and our Regional Directors, ensuring we continue to build our community of clients and partners, engage with opportunities, and support our clients’ continued growth.

Madhu Bhabuta

CIO

Madhu has 20+ years across IT disciplines and has held senior technology positions ranging from CIO, CTO, IT Ops Director, Lead Architect, Strategy and Head of IT, and Operations. She has a deep understanding of security and compliance issues and in helping mid-market businesses create a safe, cost-effective security strategy.

Steve Cairns

CIO, CTO, CISO

Steve is an accomplished IT leader and certified CISO with diverse industry experience across the globe. He is currently fulfilling the roles of CIO, CTO, and CISO with clients in a variety of sectors. He is passionate about cybersecurity – supporting and partnering with innovative security startups, guiding clients through the Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001 certification process, and devising cybersecurity and response readiness strategies for our mid-market clients.

Nigel Hodges

CIO, CISO

Nigel is an enthusiastic, visionary CIO and CISO who uses his commercial acumen to improve business performance and customer experience and to drive cost-effective digital transformations. As a CISO, Nigel enables growth by enhancing security measures and implementing accreditations, such as Cyber Essentials and ISO27001, enabling mid-market companies to win business from enterprise clients.

Gerry Lawrence

Regional Director

Gerry Lawrence is an innovation expert, entrepreneur, and speaker. He has been helping businesses grow by making the best use of technology since the dawn of the Internet. Gerry has a comprehensive understanding of the security issues facing mid-market businesses and how to ensure cybersecurity supports the overall business strategy.

Jack Miller

CIO, CISO, CPO

Jack has over 25 years of IT leadership experience, including building global professional services and customer success teams, working as a CISO in the private and public sector, and for high-growth cybersecurity startups. He is an expert in aligning cybersecurity and privacy programs with broader organizational goals, and designing and delivering the appropriate security solutions to enable innovation and organizational success.

John Reeve

CIO

John is a highly experienced, versatile, and results–driven global IT leader with experience across B2B and B2C and a number of sectors. He is expert in helping mid-market businesses enhance their cybersecurity in a cost-effective and pragmatic way.

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