Operating at the forefront of the cybersecurity industry, Sarah Armstrong-Smith is the Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft. She has led a long and impactful career, helping businesses evolve their strategy and capabilities to support digital transformation and cloud adoption. Working with Microsoft’s largest enterprise customers and partners across Europe, Sarah offers valuable advice on the complex and dynamic world of cybersecurity to protect people and data, to deliver effective resilience. Sarah Armstrong-Smith is a Fellow of the British Computer Society and has been recognised as one of the most influential and inspiring people in UK Tech, regularly contributing to thought leadership and industry publications. In 2022, Sarah published her first book ‘Effective Crisis Management’ which explores the traits and leadership skills required to succeed in the face of adversity and uncertainty. Her second book is Amazon best seller ‘Understand the Cyber Attacker Mindset’, which explores the psychology of cyber warfare and how organizations can defend themselves against attacks.

Isabel is the 2024-25 Director, Global Services and also served as President of the Board of Directors with IIA Belgium (2021-2024) and is a Partner in Business Risk Services at Grant Thornton Belgium. Isabel has over 20 years of experience in internal and external auditing. She began her career as an external auditor at KPMG and after 6 years transitioned to an internal auditor role at SD Worx (Payroll/HR). In 2017 she developed the internal audit function at ZNA (the largest hospital network in Belgium). Isabel is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), holds a Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA), Certification in Control Self-Assessment (CCSA), and is a Registered Fraud Auditor (RFA) at the Institute of Fraud Auditors (IFA Belgium). Furthermore, Isabel is a subject matter expert in ESG and Sustainability.

Priya co-founded the Institute for Ethical AI and served as a Non-Executive Board Member at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Priya is a serial entrepreneur, innovator and educator who sits on the board of the UK Government’s AI Council, she has also been the BBC AI Decoded correspondent. Following a successful career in the law she pivoted to the food sector and launched an FMCG business. Priya is currently the founder and CEO of Century Tech, which uses AI and data to create personalised learning tools for schools, and is a sought-after communicator and broadcaster for the global media on innovation, business, AI and education.

Sarah is also Non-executive Director of BT Group plc. She is a former Non-executive Director of Lloyds Banking Group plc, Virgin Money and United Utilities plc.  As an executive, Sara was Managing Director of Argos for seven years, and on the plc Board at J Sainsbury. She has also worked in Whitehall as the Lead Non-Executive on two Government Department Boards.