Technical Committee
Event categorisation determined by leading experts
The independent CMC Technical Committee includes the following members.
Ciaran Martin
CHAIR
Professor Ciaran Martin, CB, teaches cyber security and public policy at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, from where he holds a first-class degree. From 2013 to 2020 he set up and then led the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, part of the intelligence and security agency GCHQ, on whose board he sat. He advises a number of Governments and companies on cyber security.
Sadie Creese
Professor of Cyber Security at the University of Oxford
Sadie Creese is Professor of Cybersecurity in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford, where she teaches operational aspects of cybersecurity including threat detection and security architectures. Her current research portfolio includes: predicting organisational Cyber-Value-at-Risk, the potential for systemic cyber-risk; agent based simulations for understanding malware and ransomware attack propagation; threat detection especially the insider threat and threat to AI; visual analytics; risk propagation logics; resilience strategies for business; vulnerability of block-chains; the Cyber Security Capacity Maturity Model for Nations (CMM).
Sadie is the founding Director of the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC) at the Oxford Martin School, where she continues to serve as a Director conducting research into what constitutes national cybersecurity capacity, working with countries and international organisations around the world. She was the founding Director of Oxford’s Cybersecurity network launched in 2008 and now called CyberSecurity@Oxford, a member of the World Economic Forum’s Cyber Security Centre’s Strategic Advisory Board, and was a Technical Advisor to the Government of Japan (GOJ) and the World Economic Forum joint project on International Data Flow Governance ‘Advancing the Osaka Track’. Most recently Sadie has become Course Director for the Saïd Business School’s online programme Cybersecurity for Business Leaders.
Dan Jeffery
Managing Director at Daintta
Dan is a proven Cyber Leader and Practitioner across Health and Care and the Public Sector. He is a Managing Director at the Cyber, Data, Privacy, and Systems Engineering Company Daintta, as well as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Lancaster where he lectures on the NCSC Accredited Executive MBA and Master’s programmes. Prior to his current role Dan was the CISO and Deputy CIO & SIRO at NHS Blood and Transplant and led the National Cyber Programme for the NHS and played a leading role in the system’s Cyber response to the COVID19 Pandemic.
Jamie MacColl
Fellow in Cyber Security at the Royal United Services Institute
Jamie is a Research Fellow in cyber security at the Royal United Services Institute. His current research interests include ransomware, the UK’s approach to offensive cyber operations, cyber insurance and the role of private companies in global cyber governance. He has led a range of public and private projects for RUSI, with a particular focus on UK cyber policy. He is also currently a Senior Research Associate at the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative and a Project Fellow at the Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security. Prior to joining RUSI, he worked in cyber threat intelligence where he provided strategic and operational intelligence analysis on the cyber threat landscape.
Jamie holds an MPhil in International Relations and Politics from the University of Cambridge, where his research focused on UK policy towards Russia since the end of the Cold War. He also holds a BA in War Studies from King’s College London, where he was awarded the Sir Michael Howard Excellence Award in 2016 and 2018.
Julian Williams
Head of the Department of Finance at Durham University
Professor Julian Williams is chair in accounting and finance and head of the Department of Finance at Durham University. Professor Williams joined Durham in 2014 as professor and chair having previously been faculty at the University of Aberdeen and the University of Bath. Professor Williams’ research lies at the nexus of quantitative risk modelling, information-security, and cybersecurity. An acknowledged thought leader in quantitative finance and cyber risk from 2019 to 2022 Professor Williams served as the director of the Durham Institute for Hazard Risk and Resilience (IHRR); prior to that he founded Durham’s centre for Quantitative Research in Financial Economics; and serves as the chair of the advisory board for University College London’s EPSRC doctoral training program in cybersecurity (ending 2024). Professor Williams holds a PhD from the University of Bath in Finance, he is currently the area editor for ‘Security Economics, Modelling & Finance’ of the Journal of Cybersecurity (OUP).
Technical Committee
Event categorisation determined by leading experts
The independent CMC Technical Committee includes the following members.
Ciaran Martin
CHAIR
Professor Ciaran Martin, CB, teaches cyber security and public policy at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, from where he holds a first-class degree. From 2013 to 2020 he set up and then led the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, part of the intelligence and security agency GCHQ, on whose board he sat. He advises a number of Governments and companies on cyber security.
Sadie Creese
Professor of Cyber Security at the University of Oxford
Sadie Creese is Professor of Cybersecurity in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford, where she teaches operational aspects of cybersecurity including threat detection and security architectures. Her current research portfolio includes: predicting organisational Cyber-Value-at-Risk, the potential for systemic cyber-risk; agent based simulations for understanding malware and ransomware attack propagation; threat detection especially the insider threat and threat to AI; visual analytics; risk propagation logics; resilience strategies for business; vulnerability of block-chains; the Cyber Security Capacity Maturity Model for Nations (CMM).
Sadie is the founding Director of the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC) at the Oxford Martin School, where she continues to serve as a Director conducting research into what constitutes national cybersecurity capacity, working with countries and international organisations around the world. She was the founding Director of Oxford’s Cybersecurity network launched in 2008 and now called CyberSecurity@Oxford, a member of the World Economic Forum’s Cyber Security Centre’s Strategic Advisory Board, and was a Technical Advisor to the Government of Japan (GOJ) and the World Economic Forum joint project on International Data Flow Governance ‘Advancing the Osaka Track’. Most recently Sadie has become Course Director for the Saïd Business School’s online programme Cybersecurity for Business Leaders.
Gaven Smith
Former Director General for Technology at GCHQ
Gaven is an internationally recognised engineering leader with more than 30 years of experience in UK National Security. Until late 2023, he was the Director General for Technology and Chief Technology Officer at GCHQ. In his 7 years as CTO, he was responsible for the research and development of a wide range of critical UK national security capabilities. He led and managed a large and highly-expert technical team based in the UK and overseas. He was accountable for a range of mission-critical investment programmes and for transforming data capabilities across the wider national security community. Prior to becoming CTO, Gaven held a number of technology leadership roles that invested in cutting-edge technology to support GCHQ’s rapidly changing mission. Gaven is now an academic, a technology advisor, a Non-Executive Director, and an active advocate for online safety. He is also a passionate champion for inclusion in engineering. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2022 and was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 2023.
Dan Jeffery
Managing Director at Daintta
Dan is a proven Cyber Leader and Practitioner across Health and Care and the Public Sector. He is a Managing Director at the Cyber, Data, Privacy, and Systems Engineering Company Daintta, as well as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Lancaster where he lectures on the NCSC Accredited Executive MBA and Master’s programmes. Prior to his current role Dan was the CISO and Deputy CIO & SIRO at NHS Blood and Transplant and led the National Cyber Programme for the NHS and played a leading role in the system’s Cyber response to the COVID19 Pandemic.
Jamie MacColl
Fellow in Cyber Security at the Royal United Services Institute
Jamie is a Research Fellow in cyber security at the Royal United Services Institute. His current research interests include ransomware, the UK’s approach to offensive cyber operations, cyber insurance and the role of private companies in global cyber governance. He has led a range of public and private projects for RUSI, with a particular focus on UK cyber policy. He is also currently a Senior Research Associate at the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative and a Project Fellow at the Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security. Prior to joining RUSI, he worked in cyber threat intelligence where he provided strategic and operational intelligence analysis on the cyber threat landscape.
Jamie holds an MPhil in International Relations and Politics from the University of Cambridge, where his research focused on UK policy towards Russia since the end of the Cold War. He also holds a BA in War Studies from King’s College London, where he was awarded the Sir Michael Howard Excellence Award in 2016 and 2018.
Julian Williams
Head of the Department of Finance at Durham University
Professor Julian Williams is chair in accounting and finance and head of the Department of Finance at Durham University. Professor Williams joined Durham in 2014 as professor and chair having previously been faculty at the University of Aberdeen and the University of Bath. Professor Williams’ research lies at the nexus of quantitative risk modelling, information-security, and cybersecurity. An acknowledged thought leader in quantitative finance and cyber risk from 2019 to 2022 Professor Williams served as the director of the Durham Institute for Hazard Risk and Resilience (IHRR); prior to that he founded Durham’s centre for Quantitative Research in Financial Economics; and serves as the chair of the advisory board for University College London’s EPSRC doctoral training program in cybersecurity (ending 2024). Professor Williams holds a PhD from the University of Bath in Finance, he is currently the area editor for ‘Security Economics, Modelling & Finance’ of the Journal of Cybersecurity (OUP).