The Progress 1000: London's most influential people 2019 – Technology: Cyber Security

Chief executive officer, Kidscape | NEW
The charity has a simple mission statement: that every child has the right to live a life free from bullying and harm, as much in the online world as the real one. Seager-Smith is a vociferous campaigner for children and their personal data to be protected from tech giants under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Post-doctoral research associate, PETRAS IoT Hub (UCL) | NEW
Tanczer’s research includes a Refuge-backed study investigating how voice-activated smart home assistants and Internet of Things devices were used in domestic abuse cases by partners to record their victim, deploy spyware or change their physical environment, such as temperature and humidity levels. The study resulted in a cybersecurity resource guide to help abuse survivors fight back against targeting through smart gadgets.

Director of technology, Darktrace | NEW
Palmer formerly worked for MI5 and GCHQ and is now spearheading the fight against cybercriminals “weaponising” AI for nefarious purposes — he is also an engaging speaker. Darktrace employs more than 900 people globally and focuses on protecting corporate networks from hackers.

National cyber lead, London Digital Security Centre | NEW
Sinclair previously worked in counter-terrorism policing for more than 30 years and was involved in most of the Met’s biggest anti-terror operations. He is also a financial investigator who led on financial intelligence at GCHQ.

Director, Big Brother Watch | NEW
Outspoken about our creeping surveillance culture, Carlo was on the ground to advise people of their rights when police tested controversial facial recognition cameras in Romford. Previously she was a senior advocacy officer at Liberty, where she led a programme on technology and human rights.

Co-founder and CEO, PervasID | NEW
PervasID designs and supplies next-generation passive RFID (radio-frequency identification) tag solutions for automating inventory tracking, stock-taking and asset management processes. Sabesan was recently awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellowship.

Chairman of Lorca (London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement) | NEW
Hannigan is a member of the Government’s new Defence Innovation Advisory Panel, and a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology. He was previously director of GCHQ.

Vice-provost of Imperial College London | NEW
This AI expert is also responsible for the university’s research performance and was previously the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser. Jennings is also an authority on autonomous systems, cybersecurity and agent-based computing.

European child safety public policy manager, Google | NEW
Formerly head of child online safety for the NSPCC, Lilley is spearheading Google’s fight against child abuse images being published on the platform, which also uses machine learning that is taught to pinpoint and remove footage.

Founder and chief executive, Crossword Cybersecurity | NEW
His career has included roles at Goldman Sachs, PwC and the London Stock Exchange. In 2018, Ilube was awarded a CBE for services to technology and philanthropy. He has also launched Africa’s first science and technology school for girls, in Ghana.

Co-founder of CyberSmart | NEW
CyberSmart offers an automated platform for businesses to protect themselves against hackers. In under a minute its software scans for vulnerabilities to check operating systems are up to date, and firewall and anti-virus software is installed to protect against attacks.

The Progress 1000, in partnership with the global bank Citi, is the Evening Standard’s celebration of the people changing London’s future for the better. #Progress1000