Speakers
Liz Lloyd CBE
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Business and Trade on 11 September 2025. She was also appointed Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip) on the same date.
Nils Gerhardt, Chief Technology Officer, Utimaco
Nils has + 20 years of experience in the cyber security industry. In his current role, Nils is the Chief Technology Officer and head of product for Utimaco, a leading provider of cyber security solutions, and supervisory board member of ISITS AG. Before joining Utimaco, Nilsworked at Giesecke + Devrient in various executive management roles with regional and global responsibilities in Germany, Canada, and the USA. As Chairman of the Board of GlobalPlatform, a global industry organization, Nils brought major companies together and led collaborative efforts to establish standards for secure global digital services and devices.