Thursday 22 May 2025, 9.30am – 3.30pm (BST)
In person – Birmingham, West Midlands
In association with
People remain the primary attack vector for organisations, with nearly all breaches involving human error or malicious intent. In a digital world overloaded with data, human mistakes continue to be a leading cause of compromise. Emerging technologies will accelerate data flow and give bad actors more sophisticated tools to deceive us, making human risk management more critical than ever.
We were delighted to host this event in partnership with BT Group, where we focussed on human risk management and the power of collaboration. Throughout the day, we looked at ways to assess and refine our approach to digital resilience. We explored how we can transform employees into our strongest line of defence and measure the effectiveness of security awareness, risk mitigation, and engagement strategies.
Our discussions revolved around how we can adapt our organisations’ culture to the evolving threat landscape, ensuring security awareness is not just a box-ticking exercise, as well as how collaboration across teams and industries strengthens security posture.
We enjoyed welcoming both members and new faces to Birmingham, the City of a Thousand Trades, to explore these crucial topics and drive forward the conversation on human risk management.
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Presentations on the day included:
Welcome and introductions
Keith Hayes (info), ISACA Board Member, ISACA Central UK Chapter
Vic Djondo (info), SRO Security Culture & Education, BT Group
Keynote presentation: Building security resilience – BT’s strategic response to evolving cyber threats
Andy White (info), Security Policy, Compliance, Assurance & Transformation Director, BT Group
Brendan Keenan (info), Senior Security Transformation Programme Manager, BT Group
Panel session: Human risk in cybersecurity – Understanding and managing the weakest (and strongest) link
Facilitated by Vic Djondo (info), SRO Security Culture & Education, BT Group
Tim Ward (info), CEO & Co-founder, Think Cyber
Florian Pouchet (info), Head of Cybersecurity & Operational Resilience UK, Wavestone
Raj Atwal (info), Vice President, ISACA Central UK Chapter
Ashley Lloyd (info), Security Education and Culture Manager, BT Group
Measuring what matters – Enhance security awareness through behavioural science and data
Tim Ward (info), CEO & Co-founder, Think Cyber
Building cyber resilience: Protecting businesses in an evolving threat landscape
Detective Inspector Michelle Ohren, Managing Director, The Cyber Resilience Centre for the West Midlands (info)
Arctic Wolf Threat Report 2025: Threats and trends from the cyber frontline
Ant Wells (info), Senior Sales Engineer, Arctic Wolf
Panel session: Working together to enhance resilience
Facilitated by Keith Hayes (info), ISACA Board Member, ISACA Central UK Chapter
Detective Inspector Michelle Ohren, Managing Director, The Cyber Resilience Centre for the West Midlands (info)
Paul Spruce (info), Principal Security Authority, BT Group
Jaimon Thomas (info), Senior Director – Customer Engineering, Kudelski Security
Jonathan Randall, Doctoral Student, Loughborough University
Critical building blocks of resilience: People, relationships and culture
Dr Morgan Bailey, Senior Behavioural Scientist, Social Machines
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