Robert Hannigan: Cybersecurity Speaker
Cybersecurity and national security keynote speaker Robert Hannigan, former Director of GCHQ, advises global leaders on cyber strategy, intelligence, and digital resilience.
Quick Facts:
- Highlights:
- Former Director of GCHQ and architect of the UK National Cyber Security Centre
- Author of the UK’s first national cyber strategy
- Former Prime Minister’s Security Adviser at No. 10
- International Chairman of BlueVoyant
- Formats: Keynote Speaker on Cybersecurity, Intelligence, and National Security Strategy
- Audiences: Government leaders, boards, executives, risk committees, technology leaders, and organizations seeking stronger cyber resilience and strategic security insight.
- Outcomes:
- Clear understanding of global cyber threats and geopolitical risk
- Strategic frameworks for building organizational cyber resilience
- Intelligence-driven approaches to decision making and innovation
- Travels from: London, UK
- **Fee range: On Request
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- Cyber Security, geopolitics
- Leadership in the Technology Age
- Innovation and creativity
- Bletchley Park and the codebreakers
Talent Short Bio
Robert Hannigan is a globally respected authority on cybersecurity, intelligence, and national security strategy. As former Director of GCHQ, the United Kingdom’s largest technical and cybersecurity agency, he led the organization through a period of rapid digital transformation and escalating global cyber threats.
During his tenure, Robert established the UK National Cyber Security Centre in 2016, creating a unified front for protecting businesses, government institutions, and critical infrastructure from cyber attacks. He was also responsible for the UK’s first national cyber strategy in 2009, laying the groundwork for modern British cyber defense policy. Earlier in his career, he served as the Prime Minister’s Security Adviser at No. 10 Downing Street and worked closely with Tony Blair for a decade, including on the Northern Ireland Peace Process.
Today, Robert serves as International Chairman of BlueVoyant, a global cybersecurity services company, and has been a Senior Adviser to McKinsey & Company. He is a Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology in London, and an Honorary Fellow at Oxford University.
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Robert Hannigan was Director of GCHQ, the UK’s largest technical and cybersecurity agency. Robert established the UK National Cyber Security Centre in 2016 and was responsible for the UK’s first cyber strategy in 2009. He was previously the Prime Minister’s Security Adviser at No10 and worked closely with Tony Blair for a decade on the Northern Ireland Peace Process.
Robert Hannigan is now international Chairman of BlueVoyant, a global cybersecurity services company, and was a Senior Adviser to McKinsey & Co. He is a Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center, Harvard. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, London, and an Honorary Fellow at Oxford University. He was honoured by Queen Elizabeth for services to national security and is one of the only non-US citizens to have received the US Intelligence Distinguished Public Service Medal.
His book ‘Counter Intelligence: What The Secret World Can Teach Us About Problem-Solving And Creativity’ was published by HarperCollins in May 2024.
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