Cyber Innovation Den 2025

Jill Broom

Head of Cyber Resilience, techUK

Jill leads the techUK Cyber Security programme, having originally joined techUK in October 2020 as a Programme Manager for the Cyber and Central Government programmes. She is responsible for managing techUK's work across the cyber security ecosystem, bringing industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors. Jill also provides the industry secretariat for the Cyber Growth Partnership, the industry and government conduit for supporting the growth of the sector. A key focus of her work is to strengthen the public–private partnership across cyber to support further development of UK cyber security and resilience policy.

Before joining techUK, Jill worked as a Senior Caseworker for an MP, advocating for local communities, businesses and individuals, so she is particularly committed to techUK’s vision of harnessing the power of technology to improve people’s lives. Jill is also an experienced editorial professional and has delivered copyediting and writing services for public-body and SME clients as well as publishers.

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Jill Broom

Head of Cyber Resilience, techUK

Jill leads the techUK Cyber Security programme, having originally joined techUK in October 2020 as a Programme Manager for the Cyber and Central Government programmes. She is responsible for managing techUK's work across the cyber security ecosystem, bringing industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors. Jill also provides the industry secretariat for the Cyber Growth Partnership, the industry and government conduit for supporting the growth of the sector. A key focus of her work is to strengthen the public–private partnership across cyber to support further development of UK cyber security and resilience policy.

Before joining techUK, Jill worked as a Senior Caseworker for an MP, advocating for local communities, businesses and individuals, so she is particularly committed to techUK’s vision of harnessing the power of technology to improve people’s lives. Jill is also an experienced editorial professional and has delivered copyediting and writing services for public-body and SME clients as well as publishers.

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Aurorah Smith

Founder, Uncharted Brands & Commercial Director

Best known across the UK cyber security community as an active advocate, mentor and public speaker in support of both DE&I and cyber skills development. Aurorah works with women and graduates interested in advancing security careers. Additionally she is passionate about helping small and medium businesses understand how they can roll out cyber security controls. Aurorah currently works as an independent consultant, advising on effective go to market and sales strategies for cyber businesses.  

Her previous roles include Director of Commercial Security Strategy and Growth at BT and Portfolio Director, Customer Success Programmes at Communisis. She has experience working globally across a number of sectors. She is skilled at creating and delivering the right strategies for commercial success, inspiring collaboration across organisations and ensuring outcomes that help corporations grow.
 

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Jill Broom

Head of Cyber Resilience, techUK

Jill leads the techUK Cyber Security programme, having originally joined techUK in October 2020 as a Programme Manager for the Cyber and Central Government programmes. She is responsible for managing techUK's work across the cyber security ecosystem, bringing industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors. Jill also provides the industry secretariat for the Cyber Growth Partnership, the industry and government conduit for supporting the growth of the sector. A key focus of her work is to strengthen the public–private partnership across cyber to support further development of UK cyber security and resilience policy.

Before joining techUK, Jill worked as a Senior Caseworker for an MP, advocating for local communities, businesses and individuals, so she is particularly committed to techUK’s vision of harnessing the power of technology to improve people’s lives. Jill is also an experienced editorial professional and has delivered copyediting and writing services for public-body and SME clients as well as publishers.

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Andrew Elliot

Deputy Director, Cyber Security, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Andrew has been at DSIT (previously DCMS) since 2016 working on digital policy including cyber, telecoms and data protection. Andrew’s team delivers policies and programmes that have made the UK more resilient against cyber threats and have grown the UK cyber sector achieving an 11% compound annual growth rate since 2015. They are currently focussed on work to accelerate the adoption of Cyber Essentials, professional standards set by the UK Cyber Security Council and memory safe technologies including CHERI.

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Jill Broom

Head of Cyber Resilience, techUK

Jill leads the techUK Cyber Security programme, having originally joined techUK in October 2020 as a Programme Manager for the Cyber and Central Government programmes. She is responsible for managing techUK's work across the cyber security ecosystem, bringing industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors. Jill also provides the industry secretariat for the Cyber Growth Partnership, the industry and government conduit for supporting the growth of the sector. A key focus of her work is to strengthen the public–private partnership across cyber to support further development of UK cyber security and resilience policy.

Before joining techUK, Jill worked as a Senior Caseworker for an MP, advocating for local communities, businesses and individuals, so she is particularly committed to techUK’s vision of harnessing the power of technology to improve people’s lives. Jill is also an experienced editorial professional and has delivered copyediting and writing services for public-body and SME clients as well as publishers.

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Aurorah Smith

Founder, Uncharted Brands & Commercial Director

Best known across the UK cyber security community as an active advocate, mentor and public speaker in support of both DE&I and cyber skills development. Aurorah works with women and graduates interested in advancing security careers. Additionally she is passionate about helping small and medium businesses understand how they can roll out cyber security controls. Aurorah currently works as an independent consultant, advising on effective go to market and sales strategies for cyber businesses.  

Her previous roles include Director of Commercial Security Strategy and Growth at BT and Portfolio Director, Customer Success Programmes at Communisis. She has experience working globally across a number of sectors. She is skilled at creating and delivering the right strategies for commercial success, inspiring collaboration across organisations and ensuring outcomes that help corporations grow.
 

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Jill Broom

Head of Cyber Resilience, techUK

Jill leads the techUK Cyber Security programme, having originally joined techUK in October 2020 as a Programme Manager for the Cyber and Central Government programmes. She is responsible for managing techUK's work across the cyber security ecosystem, bringing industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors. Jill also provides the industry secretariat for the Cyber Growth Partnership, the industry and government conduit for supporting the growth of the sector. A key focus of her work is to strengthen the public–private partnership across cyber to support further development of UK cyber security and resilience policy.

Before joining techUK, Jill worked as a Senior Caseworker for an MP, advocating for local communities, businesses and individuals, so she is particularly committed to techUK’s vision of harnessing the power of technology to improve people’s lives. Jill is also an experienced editorial professional and has delivered copyediting and writing services for public-body and SME clients as well as publishers.

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Stuart McKean

CEO and Founder, Nine23

Stuart is a former British Army helicopter pilot with an accomplished service career spanning 23 years, this included a high-profile secondment to the Royal Air Force Defence Electronic Warfare Centre at RAF Waddington where he was responsible for all aspects of the UK’s APACHE mission system integration at above SECRET.

Stuart founded Nine23 in 2011 with a commitment to more effectively enable end-users, in the compliance and regulatory industries, who were often reliant on out-dated IT solutions. Stuart is passionate about what today’s secure technology can deliver to the frontline of business and believes that the end-user should be put first in any solution.

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Diane Gilbert

Innovation Ecosystem Lead, Plexal

Diane  is the Innovation Ecosystem Lead at Plexal: the innovation company that helps industry and the government unlock the potential of technology.  She is a programme management specialist with 15 years’ cross-industry experience in the delivery of complex and strategically important projects, programmes and events. 
 
Over the past 5 years at Plexal Diane has led research projects, accelerators and innovation programmes for clients like the Information Commissioner’s Office and DSIT and oversees the delivery of Cyber Runway: the UK’s largest cyber security accelerator.
 
As an Innovation Ecosystem Lead Diane is growing Plexal’s cyber cluster and connects startups, industry, investors, policymakers and cyber hubs from across the UK’s cyber security ecosystem
 

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