Executive Dinner

Peter Bury has over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, working with customers in highly regulated industries to meet complex information security requirements. His background includes positions in industry-leading companies from professional services and consultancy to education and advocacy. He is now the UK AI Domain Consultant at Palo Alto Networks, where he brings his experience to advise organisations on the secure adoption of AI technologies.

Rob leads Security partner strategy in EMEA at Amazon Web Services. A long term security professional, Rob helps partners to build and offer the right solutions to improve customers’ security posture as they migrate to and build on the AWS cloud. He is a strong proponent that good security is a business enabler, helping companies build trust with their customers. A 7 year Amazonian, Rob has over 26 years in security, serving in a variety of technical and commercial leadership roles, launching and mentoring start-ups, managed service providers and enterprises in Europe. In his spare time, Rob enjoys being outdoors, travelling, exploring with his family and a trio of beagles.

Ian has been a CIO / CTO leading global commercial technology programmes for over 20 years. He has been CIO at several leading sustainably consultancies and also Interim CIO at the Natural History Museum where he led the organisation's Technology Strategy and Vision to support its dual role as a centre of excellence in leading scientific research and a world-leading museum. He has also worked in interim leadership roles at SThree Plc, the RNLI and Southern Housing Group. Ian has a passion for fostering collaboration and innovation to exploit the benefits of technology and data . He is also an investor who mentors digital startups. By devoting time to helping emerging businesses, his aim is to help grow the digital ecosystem.

Fox Ahmed is the Global Head of Cybersecurity and Technology Regulatory Engagements at BNP Paribas. He has over 25 years’ experience working for Tier 1 banks with global responsibilities. Fox is currently responsible for ensuring the Group has an effective risk based approach in integrating Governance, Compliance and Regulatory requirements into programmes and digital initiatives with focus on Cybersecurity and Technology Risk Management. He is playing a crucial role in supporting the key digital strategies of the Group by enabling the management of risk at the speed and scale required in today’s digital world.