Speakers

Gareth Packham is Director of Information Security and Data Protection at Save the Children International (SCI) where he is responsible for delivery of the organisation’s IT security and data protection management functions. Gareth is also the Chief Information Security Officer for the Save the Children Association (SCA) where he is responsible for supporting and enhancing Save Member’s own information security programmes. Gareth joined SCI in June 2021 and has held senior IT and Information Security leadership positions in a number of different sectors including professional services, Higher Education and Charities. With a track record of developing and delivering effective information security programmes, Gareth has a wide range of experience in information risk management, auditing, network and security architectures, data protection compliance, privacy management and cyber-incident response. Gareth holds current CISSP and CISM information security certifications and has participated in a number of cross-sector working groups and conferences.