Sir Kim Darroch
Lord Kim Darroch is a retired UK civil servant and life peer in the House of Lords. His diplomatic career spanned over 40 years, primarily focusing on national security issues and European policy. Most recently, Lord Darroch served as the British Ambassador to the United States (2016-2019). Prior to...
Grant Shapps
Grant Shapps is a seasoned British politician who held multiple key roles in the UK government from 2010 to 2024. As Secretary of State for Defence (August 2023 – July 2024), Shapps was pivotal in shaping the UK’s global security response. President Zelenskyy highlighted his strategic role in addressing...
Dian Triansyah Djani
H.E. Dr. Dian Triansyah Djani is currently the Special Senior Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs on Priority Issues and is also serving as Indonesia’s G20 Co-Sherpa. He is also Chairman of the Board of Bank Mandiri Europe Limited (BMEL) and Advisor to ALAMI Group, a start-up Fintech....
Shawnee Delaney
Intelligence poacher-turned-gamekeeper Shawnee Delaney is a decorated Intelligence Officer and licensed Private Investigator who has conducted thousands of public and private investigations. She is an Insider Threat expert who deploys war stories, humour and charm to bring unrivalled insight into the nexus of espionage and the corporate world. A...
Ciaran Martin
Ciaran Martin founded the UK’s world leading National Cyber Security Centre and headed it for the first four years of its existence. Currently, after stepping down from his role with NCSC at the end of August 2020, Martin holds the position of Professor of Practice in the Management of...
Andy McNab
From the day he was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy’s Hospital, Andy McNab has lived an extraordinary life. As a teenage delinquent, he kicked against society. As a young soldier he waged war against the IRA in the streets and fields of South Armagh....
Jack Straw
Jack Straw was Foreign Secretary 2001-06, Home Secretary 1997-2001, and Leader of the House of Commons (2006-07) under Prime Minister Tony Blair, as well as Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary 2007-10 under Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He has been described by The Guardian, a renowned UK daily newspaper, as...
Jim Noble
Jim Noble is widely considered to be one of the world’s foremost IT thought leaders. In 2013 he was voted #7 “Most Influential Technology Executive” by Forbes Magazine and in 2012 he was Winner of CIO magazine’s 2012 annual award for technology innovation. During his career, Jim has has...
Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe
Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe was the most senior police officer in the UK. He led an organisation of nearly 50,000 people with a budget of £3.2 billion. Lord Bernard’s career has been characterised by high achievement, having successfully delivered numerous strategic objectives and effciency improvements while holding weighty appointments with...
Lech Walesa
Lech Walesa went from electrician to union leader to in 1990 becoming the first democratically elected President of Poland. The first mention of Mr Walesa’s dissident activities goes back to 1968, when he encouraged his fellow workers at the Gdansk shipyard to boycott the official rallies condemning students’ strikes....
