Mike Gillespie

Mike Gillespie, FCIIS, MSyI, CIRM, is CEO and co-founder of Advent IM Ltd, senior vice president of Europe for The Centre for Strategic Cyberspace and Internet Studies (CSCIS), and former cyber security advisor to the UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner.

Mike is a seasoned cyber security and data protection expert, a Chartered Institute of Information Security Fellow, and Senior Vice President Europe for CSCIS. He advises on cyber risks, promoting awareness of threats to organisational information assets.

A former director of the Security Institute, he has also served as cyber security lead for the UK Government’s Biometric and Surveillance Camera Commissioner. A frequent media contributor to Computer Weekly and speaker at major events like The Security Event and International Security Expo, Mike sits on Professional Security Magazine's editorial board. He currently leads a subcommittee on AI in healthcare, shaping UK cyber security policy.