ETSI Security Conference 2025

Charles Brookson, OBE CEng FIET FRSA.- Member of the Programme Committee
Charles was at the United Kingdom Government for twelve years and is an Electronic Engineer. He was Head of Security for the UK mobile operator and was in British Telecom for twenty years. He has worked in many security areas over the last 40 years, including Cryptographic systems, secure designs, policies, auditing, and mobile radio for over 40 years. He now runs his own Company Zeata Security Ltd and is a Director of Azenby and Floor51 Ltd. He was Chairman of the GSM Association Security Group for 25 years. He was within GSM and 3GPP security standards, chairing the Algorithm Expert Group in 1986, which helped define GSM Security. He also helped to define Public Key Standards and ISO 27000 Standards. He was the first Chairman of the ETSI TC CYBER, then the Vice Chairman. He was awarded an OBE for services to Telecommunications Security in 2015.

Scott Cadzow, Cadzow Communications Consulting - - Member of the Programme Committee
Appointed as an ETSI Fellow in 2023 Scott has a number of years of experience in standardisation at ETSI. Whilst often focussing on security it is in the application of security across technologies that are the standout characteristic of his career. In domains including eHealth and ITS, in AI and in the integration of transparency and applicability in the use of security technologies, that ensure ETSI is able to address the societal role of security and privacy in ICT, Scott has along the way helped to provide guidance and standards to solve problems.

Alex Cadzow, Cadzow Communications Consulting - - Member of the Programme Committee
Alex's aim is to take an active role, through research and education, to bridge the gap between technology and the human user. This has been built up through a background in Anthropology and Forensic science and latterly into the human aspects of cybersecurity. His role in Cadzow Communications Consulting (C3L) as researcher and co-developer of contributions to the company’s work in standards and other projects. While his background may seem an unlikely fit to cybersecurity which is often technology focused in systems engineering approach it is vital to equally address and integrate these three key elements: hardware, software and human systems integration. Therefore, the human element is something that integration and systems engineering processes must address. The definition of “system” used by NASA is inclusive; i.e., a system is “the combination of elements that function together to produce the capability required to meet a need. The elements include all hardware, software, equipment, facilities, personnel, processes and procedures needed for this purpose.

Matthew Campagna, Amazon Web Services - Member of the Programme Committee
Matthew Campagna is a Sr. Principal Engineer & Cryptographer for Amazon Web Services Inc.’s. He oversees the design and analysis of cryptographic solutions across AWS. He is a member of the ETSI Security Algorithms Group Experts (SAGE), and Chairman of ETSI TC CYBER’s Quantum Safe Cryptography group. Previously he managed Certicom/BlackBerry’s Cryptography Research Group focused on the development of intellectual property and standardization for elliptic curve cryptography. He holds a doctorate in Mathematics from Wesleyan University.

Björn Fanta, Fabasoft – Member of the Programme Committee
Björn has a background in electrical engineering, and holds a degree in statistics and economics. In recent years, he has made significant contributions to various innovation projects in collaboration with international partners. At Fabasoft, successfully established the research department and, as Head of Research, leads a team of highly motivated young researchers in the Cloud sector. Together, they engage in a range of research initiatives with partners across Europe, guided by a shared research vision at Fabasoft. Björn consistently seeks innovative ideas and project opportunities related to digitalization, cloud computing, edge computing, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and human-centered computing. Originally from northern Germany, Björn has developed a deep appreciation for the Upper Austrian region and has chosen to settle near Linz.

Issy Hall, DSIT -  - Member of the Programme Committee
Issy leads DSIT's work on emerging technology cyber standards, including AI. She has been involved in standards development for the past three years through her role within DSIT and previously within the New Zealand government. 

Hollie Hennessy, OMDIA -  Member of the Programme Committee
Hollie provides insight into the fascinating and fast-moving domain of IoT cybersecurity, including automotive, medical and embedded security, as well as the increasing development of OT cybersecurity. Hollie has a range of experience in research. She began her career in the legal sector, writing and researching for expert witness reports on the labor market. She then moved into product testing, with a consumer protection focus. In this role, she was responsible for managing comparative tests of various technology and IoT products, as well as regular testing and investigative work into the security of these devices.
She has published articles in Which?, produced by the UK's largest consumer organization and one of the country's largest subscription magazines, Computing, DarkReading and regularly provides expertise for news announcements and reports. She is also a regular speaker at industry events such as Black Hat, as well as specialised events in the OT and IoT cybersecurity space. She has a particular interest in regulation and standards, supporting numerous research projects on the topic, ranging from consumer device testing and labelling, 5G security standards, OT security regulation and automotive cybersecurity regulation. 

Alex Leadbeater, GSMA, ETSI TC CYBER Chair - Programme Committee Chair
Alex is Technical Security Director at GSMA. Alex has spent over 25 years working across the Communications and Cyber Security industry. Alex specialises in bridging the gaps between communications technology evolution and regulatory requirements (Security, Privacy, Public Safety) placed on the Communications Service Providers. Alex has been involved in standardisation for 25+ years and currently chairs several industry Cyber Security and Regulatory standards groups. Starting his career in satellite communications, following a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering from Warwick University. Prior to joining GSMA in Jan 2023, Alex held a range of technical, design and regulatory governance roles for BT Plc. cryptosystems, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has led a multi-year effort to create new standards. These standards for public-key digital signatures and key-establishment algorithms will provide protection against future quantum threats. In this talk, I will give an update on the NIST post-quantum cryptography standardization project, including the recently published FIPS, as well as ongoing and future work.

Davide Pratone, Huawei - Member of the Programme Committee
Davide has a degree in Physics and a Master in Telecommunication. He joined Telecom Italia R&D in 1997 and since 2004 he represented Telecom Italia in several SDOs: 3GPP ETSI, CEN, ISO/IEC. From 2009 to 2013 Davide has been the 3GPP CT6 Vice Chairman, while from 2012 is ETSI TC SET REQ Chair. Davide was even technical project manager for some important Telecom Italia deployments such as the Mobile TV in 2006, NFC payment, transport and loyalty services. In 2016 Davide moved to Idemia (formerly Oberthur Technologies) acting as security standardization expert and supporting the eUICC Product Managers to certify several eUICC products for Consumer and M2M scenarios. In 2019 Davide moved to Huawei to cover the Security Standardization Expert position for Consumer Business Group in Europe. He joined ETSI TC CYBER becoming Vice Chair in 2020 and he has been elected ETSI TC SET Vice Chair in March 2021. In September 2021 he has been elected GSMA eSIM WG1 (requirements) Chair. Davide represent UNI in several CEN/CENELEC JTC13 Working Groups including WG8 where he contributed to the RED standards for cybersecurity and privacy EN 18031 serie

Dario Sabella, xFlow Research Inc. - Member of the Programme Committee
Dario Sabella works with xFlow Research Inc. as Vice President, Technology and Standards, leading the team’s involvement in ETSI, both on standardization and open-source activities, and guiding the strategy to expand in other areas, also for features evolution and prioritization in the company. Since 2025, he is also Managing Director and R&D Head of the Italian company called NEXT G CLOUD, focused on Cloud Managed Services and Edge Cybersecurity.
Serving since 2021 as Chairman of the ETSI MEC (Multi-access Edge Computing), an international stand body with 180+ members and participants from industry, research and government agencies. In his career, Dario was previously with Intel Corporation for about 8 years as Senior Manager Standards and Research, driving new technologies and edge cloud innovation, and earlier he worked for 16+ years in TIM (Telecom Italia group), as responsible in various research, experimental and operational activities on cellular technologies. IEEE senior member, prolific author of several publications (80+) and patents (50+) in the field of communications, energy efficiency and edge computing. Member of the Editorial Board of MIT Technology Review Italia.

George Sharkov - Member of the Programme Committee
Dr Sharkov is Assoc. Professor at the Institute of ICT, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Since 2003, he has been Director of the European Software Institute (Sofia) and head of the Cybersecurity Lab at SofiaTechPark. He was a cyber defence adviser to the Bulgarian MoD (2014-2021) and National Cybersecurity Coordinator for the Bulgarian Government. George was a member of EU AI High-Level Expert Group and is representing European Digital SMEs and SBS in ETSI Technical Committees CYBER and Securing AI, and several ENISA working groups. He has more than 30 years of experience in developing complex software systems-of-systems, software process quality (CMMI), cyber security and resilience (CERT RMM), and trustworthy AI. He holds a PhD in AI/expert systems and is lecturing at three leading universities in Bulgaria (software quality, cybersecurity, security for AI).

Nataliya Stanetsky, Google - Member of the Programme Committee
Nataliya is a Senior Program Manager at Google in the Android Ecosystem Trust & Engineering team. In this role, she leads programs around Device, Connectivity, and Apps safety evangelism, certifications, and other special programs. Nataliya has over 15 years of experience in the IT Security and Risk Management field. Before Google, Nataliya spent a number of years in IT Security at L’Oréal and Big 4 Consulting firms.

Colin Whorlow, NCSC - Member of the Programme Committee
Colin Whorlow has worked in the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and its predecessor CESG, for over 20 years. As Head of International Standards he has spearheaded NCSC’s active involvement in global security standards work including within ETSI and 3GPP. He convened the ETSI Quantum Safe Cryptography ISG, now a Working Group within TC Cyber, and has also chaired the group – and he is a Programme Committee member for the annual ETSI/IQC Quantum-safe Cryptography workshops. He also convened the ETSI Securing AI ISG, now TC SAI. Colin was a long-time member of the Management Board of ENISA, and is a former chair of the CCRA Management Committee. In previous roles he led CESG’s engagement on EU and NATO information assurance issues. Colin also chaired the Information Security Technical Working Group at the Wassenaar Arrangement for some years. Colin was awarded an OBE for services to National Security in 2024.

The ETSI Security Conference 2025 programme will be built by the following experts:

• Samim Ahmadi, EY
• Charles Brookson, ZEATA Security
• Alex Cadzow, C3L
• Scott Cadzow, C3L
• Matt Campagna, Amazon Web Services
• Mirko Cano Soveri, ETSI/3GPP
• Bjorn Fanta, Fabasoft
• Slawomir Gorniak, ENISA
• Issy Hall, DSIT
• Alan Hayward, NCSC
• Holie Hennessy, OMDIA
• Amy Johnstone, BT
• Alex Leadbeater,GSMA, Programme Committee Chair
• Daniel Lunny, BT
• Gerry McQuaid, Ofcom
• Kim Nordstrom, ETSI
• Davide Pratone, Huawei
• Tony Rutkowski, CIS
• Dario Sabella, xFlow Research Inc.
• George Sharkov, European DIGITAL SME Alliance & SBS
• Nataliya Stanetsky, Google Ireland Limited
• Colin Whorlow, NCSC
• Alf Zugenmaier, NTT Docomo