Manoj has over 20 years’ experience in the cybersecurity, with him wide-ranging expertise across various cybersecurity domains. In 2021, Manoj was named as one of the top performing cyber security leaders due to his wide range of engagements and services to the cybersecurity community. He has deep expertise across cyber security consulting, advisory services, and strategic cyber investments focussing on new and upcoming trends for businesses.

Steve is a co-founder of Brave Within with over 20 years’ experience in assurance, governance and enterprise risk. He advises boards and executive teams on how to strengthen governance without creating unnecessary bureaucracy, helping organisations make better decisions and achieve their strategic objectives. He brings a practical business perspective to governance challenges, and is an experienced coach and leadership facilitator.

A former external and internal audit Partner with PwC, Carolyn combines more than 25 years of experience as an auditor and advisor to a wide range of organisations, with in-house experience as a FTSE 30 Head of Audit, Risk and Control and as a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Carolyn founded BRAVE, a consultancy focused on: Changing Governance. From Within. For Good. Carolyn is also Subject Matter Expert for the ICAEW Internal Audit Community.

Gail’s career in financial services and the public sector spans governance, risk, strategy, and change leadership. Gail helps boards translate complex issues into actionable strategies, building consensus and improving outcomes for clients and stakeholders, while supporting financial discipline and operational efficiency across sectors.

Victoria is responsible for helping chartered accountants with all matters board related. She leads on the development of research, policy and thought leadership. With particular focus on corporate governance reform and director accountability, she also influences policymakers and develops resources on emerging issues that boards and governance professionals need to be aware of, including around sustainability, AI and corporate culture.

Harriet has over a decade of experience in governance, risk and assurance across complex, highly regulated, FTSE-listed environments. A Chartered Accountant (ACA), Harriet began her career in Big 4 audit before moving into senior internal audit leadership roles, where she has led a broad portfolio of operational, financial and regulatory audits and provided independent challenge to executive teams and Audit & Risk Committees.

Arleen is responsible for setting the vision and strategy for internal audit and, the delivery of timely and high-quality assurance and advice to support the Board and Executive team in achieving the strategy and purpose of the Group. Her career has always been in financial services, with over 25 years of experience leading internal audit and risk teams. She is the current President of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors UK & Ireland and a Lay Member of the Finance Committee at the University of Glasgow.

Caroline Pankhurst is a business psychologist and strategist who ensures people remain the differentiator in a world shaped by technology. Drawing on 20 years of global experience with FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies, she helps leaders measure and strengthen culture through values-based leadership, positive psychology, and evidence-led courage. Her work spans coaching, facilitation, and research, all designed to align human potential with organisational performance.

Emma is a former Big 4 Partner with over 25 years’ experience supporting boards, audit and risk committees, and executive teams in navigating evolving risk environments. She has built and scaled high-performing risk practices, shaping strategies that balance value protection with value creation. Her expertise spans strategic risk, enterprise risk management, organisational resilience, governance, internal controls, assurance and transformation.

Amarjeet is a Chartered Accountant (ICAI, ICAEW) and CISA with over 15 years' experience in Internal Audit and Finance. He is Dy. Head of Corporate Audit at Bentley Motors Limited, supporting audit strategy, risk assessments and Board reporting. A former Interim Head of Financial Accounting, he brings global audit experience, strong leadership, and expertise in COSO, COBIT and SAP.

A Chartered Accountant, Ian is a specialist in governance, IA, ERM, SOX, P29 and assurance with 35+ years’ experience. Ian spent 27 years at EY, latterly as a partner, in Risk Advisory, specialising in the in the utilities sector. After EY, Ian spent 15 months as interim head of Centrica’s P29 Programme and since June 2025 he has been working with Brave Consulting advising on P29 and ERM.

A Chartered Accountant (SA), certified high-performance coach, TEDx speaker, bestselling author and award-winning behaviour change consultant. As an executive & leadership coach, Marilise specialises in burnout prevention and recovery. She helps leaders and organisations create thriving cultures by doing the inner work first.

Mark is a Chartered Director and experienced Non Executive Director with a background leading global organisations in professional services, financial services and international membership bodies. His focus is on governance, strategic oversight, risk, culture, stakeholder influence and long-term organisational sustainability. He is Chair of the Association of Business Mentors, and maintains a role as mentor to a diverse group of young professionals and is qualifying as an ICF-accredited coach.

Liz specialises in outsourced and co-sourced internal audit, with a focus on organisations with a health or social care focus. She leads a team of 40 to deliver insightful, value-adding assurance and is passionate about enhancing client experience through innovation, digital audit tools and continuous improvement. Liz is known for her collaborative approach, commercial mindset and helping organisations strengthen risk management and achieve objectives.

With over 25 years’ executive experience across the private sector, UK public sector, and Big Four consulting, Calene has advised C-suite leaders on how to strengthen decision-making, risk culture, and organisational performance. As the founder of EY's UK & Ireland Risk Culture Practice, she developed an award-winning transformation approach that combined behavioural change with operational excellence. She works with boards and executive teams to improve leadership effectiveness, collective decision-making, and business performance through measurable behaviour change.