Annie is the Programme Manager for Cyber Resilience at techUK. She first joined as the Programme Manager for Cyber Security and Central Government in September 2023.

In her role, Annie supports the Cyber Security SME Forum, engaging regularly with key government and industry stakeholders to advance the growth and development of SMEs in the cyber sector. Annie also coordinates events, engages with policy makers and represents techUK at a number of cyber security events.

Before joining techUK, Annie was an Account Manager at a specialist healthcare agency, where she provided public affairs support to a wide range of medical technology clients. She also gained experience as an intern in both an MP’s constituency office and with the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed. Annie holds a degree in International Relations from Nottingham Trent University.

Rod Latham took up post as the Director for Cyber Security and Digital Identity in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) on 1 July 2024.  In that role, he is responsible for driving improvements in the UK’s cyber security, resilience and skills base and supporting the creation of a safe and thriving digital identity market, delivered through a combination of policy, legislation and a series of programmes.

Prior to joining DSIT, Rod was a Director in the Cabinet Office (2022-23) before going on an academic year out at the Royal College of Defence Studies and King’s College London (2023-24).

At the Home Office (2019-22), Rod set up the Directorate for State Threats and Cyber, serving as its inaugural Director, after having worked as a Deputy Director in the Homeland Security Group.  During this period, he also went on a short secondment to the Department for Health and Social Care, overseeing the operational rollout of mass covid-19 testing at the start of the pandemic.

Most of Rod’s career before then was spent at the Ministry of Defence, where he undertook roles in operational policy, programme management, and private office.

Rod joined the Civil Service in 2006, after completing degrees in history at Cambridge in the UK and in international relations at Johns Hopkins in the United States.

Outside work, Rod is married with one child and lives in Hertfordshire.  His interests include early medieval history and football.

Lizzie has worked as a Senior Audit Manager at the NAO for over ten years. She most recently led the NAO’s January 2025 report, Government cyber resilience.

Lizzie’s background is in government social research and evaluation. Before joining the NAO she worked at HM Treasury and the National Centre for Social Research.

Paul was part of the team that established the Eastern Cyber Resilience Centre (ECRC) in 2021. Prior to that he had served as a police officer for 30 years rising to the rank of Detective Superintendent. Paul has worked across number of diverse disciplines including Major Crime, Serious and Organised Crime, Counter Corruption, and prior to joining the ECRC, he headed up the Eastern Regional Cyber Crime Unit.
Following his retirement as a cop in 2023 Paul returned to the Managing Director role of the ECRC and remains committed to use his experience to support businesses within the Region to help them tackle the growing threat of cyber-crime and improve their levels of cyber resilience.

Dave’s current role at the LGA finds him advising councils across England on matters Digital, Cyber Security and Resilience through a mixture of formal advice, 360 degree appraisals and live training exercises, in support of the Government Cyber Security Strategy.

Having started an accidental career in Cyber 25 years ago (you never forget your first time being hacked), Dave has taken on a number of technical roles from developer and sysadmin to professional security tester (you never forget your first time hacking).

For the last 15 years plus, he has focussed on the importance of good infosec, cyber hygiene, resilience and digital leadership in enabling organisations to deliver to their goals and seize opportunities, working with people at all levels of the organisation on technology, strategy, risk management, information governance and resilience.

Dr Claudia Natanson, MBE, is an internationally respected digital and cyber security transformation expert and thought leader. She is the Chair of the Board of Trustees at the UK Cyber Security Council and a member of the UK Cyber Advisory Board. Her experience and expertise cover diverse industry sectors, including CNI,Defence, and government. She remains a senior Cyber Expert with the European Commission. A Financial Times top technology influencer, her executive positions include British Telecommunications, Diageo, Smiths, Aramark, AccuWeather, CSO at the Department for Work and Pensions and NED, Babcock International

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.

Annie is the Programme Manager for Cyber Resilience at techUK. She first joined as the Programme Manager for Cyber Security and Central Government in September 2023.

In her role, Annie supports the Cyber Security SME Forum, engaging regularly with key government and industry stakeholders to advance the growth and development of SMEs in the cyber sector. Annie also coordinates events, engages with policy makers and represents techUK at a number of cyber security events.

Before joining techUK, Annie was an Account Manager at a specialist healthcare agency, where she provided public affairs support to a wide range of medical technology clients. She also gained experience as an intern in both an MP’s constituency office and with the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed. Annie holds a degree in International Relations from Nottingham Trent University.