Lianne is an award-winning Head of Security Operations for a major UK supermarket retailer.
She’s delivered talks across the globe to share her vision for a new type of security function, drawing upon her expertise as a cyber-anthropologist (through her consultancy, The Anthrosecurist), her practical experience as a security-focused software developer, and as a security practitioner. Lianne combines the human and the technical aspects of security to evangelise a cultural security transformation.
She’s also on the advisory board for a community enterprise aimed at encouraging diversity in tech and is a published author and podcast host.
“I owe my career to the Leeds Digital festival. It inspired me to take the leap to retrain for a career in this industry, and as my career grew it not only gave me fantastic opportunities that I could have only dreamed of, but it also enabled me to make life-long connections and friends.
We are so very lucky to have such an amazing tech community in Leeds, and I for one, am very grateful.”