Global Head of Corperate Security Strategy and Governance, Vodafone

Nikolaos Loukeris is an accomplished international security executive and Head of Corporate Security Strategy and Governance at Vodafone Group. With more than 30 years of leadership experience in telecommunications, he is responsible for shaping and advancing the Group’s security strategy across governance, risk management, business resilience, crisis management, security awareness, and supplier security assurance.

He leads enterprise-wide initiatives that align security priorities with business objectives, regulatory expectations, and operational resilience across complex multinational environments. His credentials include MBCI, CISA, CRISC, BS25999 Lead Auditor, and ISO 31000 Risk Manager, underscoring his recognised contribution to the global security and resilience community. Nikolaos holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and an Executive MBA from the Athens University of Economics and Business.

Partner, Financial Services Advisory, BDO UK LLP

Richard Barnwell is a Partner at BDO and leads the firm's Financial Services Governance, Risk & Compliance Advisory team. He specialises in helping regulated firms navigate complex governance, risk and regulatory challenges, advising boards and executive teams across the banking, insurance, asset management and wider financial services sectors.

Richard has extensive experience leading board effectiveness reviews, regulatory and risk assessments, compliance and risk framework reviews, governance transformations and remediation programmes. He is also an experienced Skilled Person, having led and overseen numerous reviews commissioned by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) across a broad range of risk, governance and control-related topics. Richard is passionate about helping organisations build effective governance and risk cultures that support sustainable growth and positive customer outcomes. He regularly works with boards, senior management teams, regulators and industry stakeholders and is recognised for his practical, insightful and commercially focused approach to risk and regulation.

Head of Risk Transformation, National Grid

Co-Managing Director, Halsey Keetch

As co-Managing Director at Halsey Keetch, Alex Keetch is one of the City of London’s most experienced retained search consultants specialising in the Governance, Regulatory, and Controls (GRC) functions across financial services. Since co-founding Halsey Keetch in 2015, Alex has been instrumental in the firm’s success and leads Chief Risk Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Internal Auditor, MLRO and INED search assignments, whilst overseeing client relationship management and business development. Alex previously spent a decade with an international executive search boutique and a FTSE250 recruitment firm where he specialised in CFO and GRC search for global banking groups, asset and wealth managers, insurers and consultancies. Known for his creative, tenacious and generous approach, Alex is one of the search industry’s true experts, with deep knowledge of the financial services industry and the nuances of GRC leadership hiring and career development.

Founding Partner, BRAVE.

Carolyn Clarke is the founder of Brave Within LLP, a unique and disruptive consultancy pioneering the purpose of: Changing governance. From within. For good. BRAVE supports organisations in embedding effective responses to risks that both deliver value and opportunities and protect the organisation from downside shocks. We believe that risks should be evaluated in the context of the strategic objectives and priorities of the business, through the eyes of the decision makers and leaders.

With specialists bringing deep expertise in human-centred governance over AI, data, major projects, resilience and third-party relationships, alongside finance, legal, compliance sand internal audit and assurance, we differentiate through our first-hand experience. We are creating a new model for advisory and AI-enabled digital solutions that have a lasting impact.

Carolyn is a former partner with PwC and in-house Head of Audit, Risk and Control in a FTSE 20 diversified company. She has developed and held a portfolio of NED roles including with one of the most recognised digital banks and in the green technology sector.

Senior Director, Digital Trust, Capgemini Invent

Victoria has 20 years cross-sector experience in information security and data privacy including investment banking, consumer goods, retail, and government. As a trusted advisor to organisations such as Unilever, the John Lewis Partnership and Schroders, she drives behavioural change by developing strong networks across complex environments, and embeds processes and practices that work for the people who need to use them.

Commercial Director, Institute of Risk Management

ERM Implementation Advisor, Protecht

Kate supports customers across EMEA with end-to-end Protecht.ERM implementations, from project kick-off through to go-live, as well as ongoing enhancements for existing customers. She brings previous consulting experience across governance, risk, compliance and regulatory matters, with exposure to financial services, government, not-for-profit and corporate organisations.