Speakers

Grace Cassy is an investor in early stage technology companies, with a focus in security, privacy and digital resilience. She is the co-founder of CyLon Ventures, an Advisory Board member at Ten Eleven Ventures and recognised by Fortune Magazine as a Top 13 security investor globally. As a Board member, she currently serves as Chair and NED at two UK technology companies. She was appointed by the Defence Secretary as an external reviewer on the 2025 Strategic Defence review.

She serves as an Associate Fellow at Chatham House, and is a Council Member of the European Council on Foreign Relations. Earlier in her career, she spent 10 years in the UK Diplomatic Service. Between 2004-06, she was foreign policy private secretary to Prime Minister Tony Blair in 10 Downing Street.