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Bill Mew,
Founder and CEO,
Cyber SimulAItion

Bill is best known as a campaigner for privacy and digital ethics where his focus is on striking the right balance between ‘meaningful protection’ (cybersecurity, privacy, digital ethics, etc) and ‘the maximization of economic and social value’ (AI, cloud, digital transformation, innovation, etc).

Experience

Industry Leadership

Background: Bill was formerly on the global leadership team for IBM Financial Services Sector, leading the world’s largest fintech player through the global financial crisis, and also the Cloud Strategist for UKCloud (the fastest growing privately-held tech firm in Europe).

Lobbying: Bill has been an advisor to the UK government, is active on the All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) for Cyber Security and Business Resilience, and is also the global cyber ambassador for IARCC where he leads research and professional development for risk awareness, crisis preparedness and incident response globally for cyber.

Opinion leadership: Bill has provided strategic consulting, led issued-based campaigns or contributed strategic thought leadership content for a number of the world’s top global technology brands, including IBM, Intel, Infosys, Unisys, HPE, SAS, Commvault, Snowflake, OVHCloud, Kingston Technology, VMware, Salesforce and Huawei.

Bill worked with the team that brought a case against Facebook in the EU high court (which overturned Privacy Shield and led to the largest fine ever $1bn).

He has also worked with law firms in the UK seeking to hold big tech firms to account, and was shortlisted as privacy champion of the year by Privsec Global.

For the last 4 years Bill has appeared almost weekly on international broadcast TV and Radio programs, such (such as BBC Newsnight or BBC News Channel).

He has become the default spokesperson for large parts of the BBC on a range of business and technology issues. He has more broadcast airtime than any other UK technologist.

Top Global Campaigner for Privacy and Digital Ethics

Top Commentator on International Broadcast Radio/TV

Bill is a regular contributor to leading publications (e.g. Think Digital, Cloud Computing News , MIT, AccountingWEB). He has written numerous papers and articles as well as producing corporate videos for a range of top global brands.

He also speaks at top global events, such as the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime (CISEC).

Prolific Columnist, Speaker, and Opinion Leader

Global Cyber Ambassador for IARCC

As global cyber ambassador and board member for IARCC.org (the International Association for Risk and Crisis Communication) Bill is responsible for leading research and professional development for risk awareness, crisis preparedness and incident response globally for cyber incidents and the cyber threat.

Philippe Borremans

President of IARCC, Trainer and
Crisis Management Specialist

Dez Blanchfield

Entrepreneur and Global Technology Opinion Leader

Dean Armstrong KC

Author and Expert in Cyber and Data Law

Martin O'Brien

Crisis Management and Analyst Relations Expert

The Team

Our Affiliates

IARCC.org (the International Association for Risk and Crisis Communication) is the professional body responsible for leading research and professional development for risk awareness, crisis preparedness and incident response globally.

MSS Alliance CIC (the Maritime Safety and Security Alliance) is a not-for-profit, Community Interest Company, established to promote information sharing to help maritime companies protect their people and assets.

We work with Conductrr and its crisis simulation platform to build immersive simulations that allow our clients to develop and deploy engaging exercises to help them be better prepared for a cyber incident.