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Paul Maxwell is an experienced Cyber Security Professional with over 12 years in the industry, specialising in network, infrastructure, and data protection. Currently working as a Cyber Security Engineer at Poundland, Paul leads the design and implementation of cybersecurity measures, focusing on vulnerability management, endpoint security, and security incident management. He has a proven track record of deploying effective security technologies and overseeing key policies to protect business-critical assets across diverse sectors, including retail, manufacturing, and IT services.

Paul’s expertise includes managing large-scale vulnerability and remediation programmes, enhancing security incident detection and response, and fostering a strong security culture within organisations through awareness training and employee engagement. With a focus on continuous improvement, he is currently pursuing his CISSP certification to stay ahead of emerging cybersecurity challenges. Paul’s comprehensive approach ensures that security is deeply integrated across all levels of the business.

Andy Hubbard has been with Aberdeen since 2020 having previously worked in cyber security for the public sector. Beginning with a focus solely on Aberdeen’s vulnerability management processes, Andy began to develop Aberdeen’s nascent Cyber Defence function from its early beginnings to the more mature service we have today.
When not working to protect Aberdeen from the nefarious attentions of the various malicious actors in todays cyber world , Andy is proud member of the Queensferry RNLI lifeboat crew, father of three, keen outdoor enthusiast and motorcyclist .

Himanshu Kathpal is senior director of Product Management at Qualys. He has over 13 years of experience in cybersecurity and product management, with a specialization in vulnerability management, remediation, and next-generation endpoint security. Himanshu is passionate about developing security solutions that align with the company’s cybersecurity product strategy to meet customer needs, reduce the attack surface, and strengthen the organization’s security posture. He holds a master’s degree in engineering from D.Y.Patil University, Pune, as well as an MBA in International Business Management from NMIMS, Mumbai.

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 Public Organisations at Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government, advises several private sector organisations on cybersecurity strategies and is one of the leading global authorities in the field of cyber security policy.

The NCSC, part of GCHQ, where Martin served as an executive board member for six and a half years, is regarded as the world leader among public authorities for cybersecurity. The International Telecommunications Union now ranks the UK as the #1 country for cybersecurity because of the NCSC’s work. Under Martin’s leadership, the NCSC took the lead in managing more than 2,000 nationally significant cyber-attacks against the UK, including the socalled Wannacry attack against the NHS in 2017. He led the detection work that prompted the Government to call out, for the first time, cyber aggression from Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. He helped the NCSC transform the Government’s relationship with business on cybersecurity. In 2018, in a keynote at the CBI’s cybersecurity conference, he launched a board toolkit with five essential questions corporate leaders needed to understand. As a global cybersecurity leader, he travelled to more than 30 countries on five continents building partnerships with Government, national security and corporate leaders. At the NCSC he was a much sought-after guest of the UK’s major corporate boards. Martin believes the essence of good cybersecurity is demystifying a complex subject and finding a way and a language for the specialists to engage with the leadership. That becomes more and more important as new technologies and technology platforms – 5G, the Internet of Things, quantum – become the new reality.

Martin is also a 23-year veteran of the UK Government, working directly with five Prime Ministers and a variety of senior Ministers from three political parties. He held senior positions at HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office as well as GCHQ. He was head of the Cabinet Secretary’s Office and led the official negotiations that led to the agreed terms and rules for the Scottish independence referendum. In 2020 Ciaran Martin was appointed CB by Her Majesty The Queen and has received a range of awards domestically and internationally in recognition of his cybersecurity work.

As President and CEO, Sumedh leads the company’s vision, strategic direction and implementation. He joined Qualys in 2003 in engineering and grew within the company, taking various leadership roles focused on helping Qualys deliver on its platform vision. From 2014 to 2021, he served as Qualys’ Chief Product Officer, where he oversaw all things product, including engineering, development, product management, cloud operations, DevOps, and customer support. A product fanatic and engineer at heart, he is a driving force behind expanding the platform from Vulnerability Management into broader areas of security and compliance, helping customers consolidate their security stack. This includes the rollout of the game-changing VMDR (Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response) that continually detects and prevents risk to their systems, Multi-Vector EDR, which focuses on protecting endpoints as well as Container Security, Compliance and Web Application Security solutions. Sumedh was also instrumental in the build-up of multiple Qualys sites resulting in a global 24x7 follow-the-sun product team.

Sumedh is a long-time proponent of SaaS and cloud computing. He previously worked at Intacct, a cloud-based financial and accounting software provider. He also worked at Northwest Airlines developing complex algorithms for its yield and revenue management reservation system. Sumedh has a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering with distinction from the University of Pune.

Matt Middleton-Leal is Managing Director for EMEA North & South at Qualys. With 20 years spent working in the security industry, Matt brings significant experience to his role at Qualys. He has worked for many organisations, specialising in areas such as risk management, identity and access management, application, network and database security. Matt most recently held the position of General Manager EMEA and Board member at Netwrix Corporation. Previous to this role Matt was V.P. Northern Europe at CyberArk Software, where he oversaw five consecutive years of 45%+ per annum revenue growth. Prior to CyberArk he held the position of Business unit executive at IBM Security Systems. Matt joined IBM from CA where he had spent six years, working on their largest information security projects. Matt is a CISSP® – Certified Information Systems Security Professional.

As Senior Vice President of Product Management, Shailesh leads the product management team and drives the Qualys product vision helping customers assess and improve their IT, security and compliance posture. Since joining Qualys in 2012, he has worked in various security and compliance roles driving innovative solutions, including remote endpoint protection, endpoint detection and response, and SaaS security. In addition, Shailesh headed engineering, research and product management for Qualys Policy Compliance and File Integrity Monitoring, where he helped customers go beyond compliance to drive their IT GRC objectives. Before Qualys, he focused on security research for Symantec ESM and Compliance solutions. Shailesh holds a master’s in computer applications (MCA) from the Vishwakarma Institute of Technology and has various security certifications including CISA, CRISC, CISM. He is also a regular speaker at industry conferences.

Lucy Williamson, Manager within the Deloitte UK practice. Over 7 years of experience working in Cyber Security, with a focus on helping financial services clients navigate the complexities of digital transformation and operating large scale MSSP’s.

Paul Baird is an experienced cybersecurity leader with over 25 years in IT, including more than a decade dedicated exclusively to cybersecurity. As the Director of Cybersecurity at Advanced, he oversees cybersecurity operations and engineering and drives the organisation’s security strategy to enhance resilience and mitigate evolving threats.

Paul has led significant security transformations throughout his career, including establishing a Security Operations Centre (SOC) for a leading UK car manufacturer and shaping the cybersecurity strategy for a UK FTSE 250 company. His expertise spans security operations, risk management, security tooling, and incident response, enabling him to implement strategic initiatives that align cybersecurity with business objectives.

Beyond his professional role, Paul is passionate about cybersecurity awareness and community engagement. He created the Cyber Security Acronym Periodic Table, which began as a personal passion project but has since gained global recognition as an educational tool used by professionals worldwide. Translated into multiple languages, it helps individuals navigate the industry’s acronym-heavy landscape, making cybersecurity more accessible.

Paul also strongly advocates diversity and inclusion in cybersecurity, actively mentoring underrepresented groups and championing initiatives to broaden participation in technology careers. A regular speaker at industry conferences and contributor to various publications, he plays an active role in shaping discussions on cybersecurity best practices and emerging trends.

Paul is committed to building robust, scalable security operations that not only defend against modern threats but also support business growth and operational excellence.

With 7 years of experience in vulnerability management and security risk mitigation, Brian Domingues has a proven track record of deploying Qualys solutions, optimizing security processes, and leading teams to enhance cybersecurity maturity across global organizations. I have worked in various types of organizations, from industrial to banking and insurance sectors, each with different remediation timelines and constraints in vulnerability management. I have also worked on various aspects of Qualys, from full on-premises environment to full cloud deployments, implementing products such as VMDR, WAS, Connectors, EASM and Cloud Agents.

Mayuresh is Manager of Threat Research at Qualys. During his 15+ year career, he has gained expertise in many areas of information security, including vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, application security, reverse engineering, and purple teaming. He is passionate about all things inter-networked and possesses an intellectual curiosity in secure computing and emerging technologies. Mayuresh has been with Qualys since 2012 and was one of the first technical hires in the Pune, India office.

Eran Livne is Senior Director, Endpoint Remediation at Qualys, leading a team tasked with helping customers improve their security posture through cross-platform vulnerability remediation. He has more than 20-years of product management and computer science experience working in diverse IT and security markets. In 2014, Eran founded mobile security company, LetMobile, acquired by Ivanti. Following the acquisition, he drove Ivanti’s enterprise security and endpoint security and management solutions. Eran holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Tel Aviv University and an MBA in high-tech business administration from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

Kunal is currently VP of Product Management for the CyberSecurity Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM), Web App and API Security product line at Qualys HQ in Foster City, CA. He is Qualys boomerang. He worked at Qualys for 3 years and incubated the XDR product line from inception. Kunal has spent 15+ years working at startups, and big and mid-size companies in cybersecurity, networking, and application security in both product and engineering roles at Juniper Networks, Extreme Networks, Sun Microsystems and Infinera. Prior to re-joining Qualys, Kunal was heading products at Israeli startup in API security and bot management AppSec space.