Azeem Bashir

Biography

Chairman of the Board - International Cyber Security Leadership Committee (ICSLC)

Voted Top 10 Most Influential CISO in the world. - in 2023 Voted 4th Most Influential CISO in the world. - in 2021 Azeem Bashir is an award winning industry recognized business-driven CISO - CIO - Group Chief Information & Security Officer - President - Chair - Cyber Committee Member for EMEA & Asia-PAC, Cyber Evangelist, International Speaker, Mentor, NED, Board & Governmental Advisor. He has held the position of Group CISO, CIO and Director of Cyber Security for many global businesses and is a ‘Trusted Advisor’ on many Cyber Councils & Committees for Cyber Security & Information Security Risk Management, throughout the UK Government, Global Governments, Technology and private banking sectors while working as a Mentor & Leader to other CISOs.

Over 25+ years leading Information\Cyber Security and Information Risk Management delivery and business process change management across multiple sectors, with extensive proven track record across EMEAR & APAC Regions, managing Banking, Oil & Gas, Critical National Infrastructure Cyber-attacks and building Cyber Security & Digital Transformation Programs. Azeem holds numerous industry qualifications across Cyber Security \ Risk Management \ Program Management and is recognized by his peers as an industry leading CISO, a mentor for CISOs, a Global Cyber Security Advisor, Risk Practitioner, Panel \ Keynote Speaker & Non-Executive. Azeem has chaired & Spoken at many Global Cyber Security Summits, is a member of various Cyber Councils\Committees across EMEAR & APAC Regions and is a NED and Advisor to various Organisations and Government Bodies.