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Joseph Stephens is a Director at Ireland’s National Cyber Security Centre, leading the Resilience Directorate across strategic assessments, compliance, capacity-building and stakeholder engagement. A former Army Ranger Wing officer and Fulbright Cybersecurity Scholar, he focuses on turning EU cyber regulation into practical governance and risk management measures. Joseph guest-lectures on regulation and risk at UCD, and holds MSc in Forensic Computing and Cyber Crime Investigation, CISA and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor certifications.

Jennifer Cox is a seasoned cybersecurity professional and Solutions Consulting Leader, currently serving as Director for Ireland at Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS). An award-winning mentor and coach, Jennifer is widely recognised for her expertise in technical leadership and her commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion within the tech sector. With a proven track record in building high-performing teams and supporting emerging talent, she is dedicated to fostering a more secure and inclusive digital future.

Prof Donna O’Shea is a leading national figure in cybersecurity research and innovation. She holds the position of Chair (Full Professor) of Digital Engineering at UL specialising in cybersecurity. She has extensive experience in winning funding and leading large-scale national cybersecurity initiatives including the ‘Cyber-Ireland’ Industry Cluster/EI Innovator’s Initiative ‘Cyber-Innovate’ focused in increasing the number of SMEs/HPSUs in cybersecurity/HEA-HCI3 ‘Cyber-Skills’ project on responding to the critical shortage of cybersecurity professionals and Research Ireland(RI) ‘Cyber-Futures’ EPE project in cybersecurity. She is involved with government and the National Cyber Security Centre(NCSC) on policy development and collaborates extensively with industry.