

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Building Cybersecurity That Scales — From Startup to Enterprise
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am – Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: From code to boardroom: how real cybersecurity programs are built and scaled.About this EventCybersecurity success depends not only on strong technical architecture, but also on leadership, culture, incentives, and decision-making. Many organisations invest heavily in tools and frameworks, yet still struggle to translate these investments into resilient, scalable security programs that influence everyday behaviour. In this one-hour, in-person session at Queen’s Business School, Student Hub Building (Ground Floor, Room QBS/0G/039A, 185 Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5EE), Gary Robinson, Head of Information Security &amp; Compliance at Slice and former founder and CEO of Uleska, will reflect on key moments from his career building and leading security functions across startups, scale-ups, and large enterprises. Alongside practical insights into what makes cybersecurity programs work, Gary will share lessons learned, common pitfalls, and perspectives on the skills and mindsets that matter most for students preparing for careers in cybersecurity, software engineering, and technology leadership.The session bridges engineering and business perspectives and is designed to be engaging, candid, and highly relevant for students, researchers, and faculty across Business, Engineering, and Computer Science.Gary Robinson is Head of Information Security &amp; Compliance at Slice, a US Series-D food-tech company, where he leads the organisation’s information security function and aligns security strategy with rapid business growth. He brings more than 25 years of senior security leadership experience across startups and large enterprises. Gary is the founder of Uleska, a DevSecOps company he led as CEO (2017–2021) before moving into the role of Chief Security Officer. In 2019, he was elected to the OWASP Global Board, contributing to international security standards and chairing multiple cyber security conferences. He has delivered more than 20 conference talks, authored over 30 practitioner and thought-leadership articles, and holds CCISO and CISSP certifications. His expertise spans application and cloud security, security architecture, organisational capability building, and—critically—the translation of technical security risk into business-relevant language for executives and boardsWhat You’ll GainPractical insight into building cybersecurity programs from the ground upUnderstanding how security strategy differs across organisational stagesHow to align engineering decisions with business risk and prioritiesWays to embed security culture without slowing innovationHow to communicate cyber risk from technical teams to executive leadershipFormatShort presentationFireside chatAudience Q&amp;A(Operates under Chatham House Rule)Who Should AttendBusiness School and Computer Science studentsEngineering and technology studentsFaculty and researchersAnyone interested in cybersecurity, digital risk, and technology leadershipRegistrationThis is a free event. Registration is required due to limited capacity.Whether you plan to build systems, lead teams, or shape strategy, this session will provide a grounded perspective on what cybersecurity looks like when it actually works.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/building-cybersecurity-that-scales-—-from-startup-to-enterprise/100001982667569071
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Belfast
- **state**: NI
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Queen’s Business School
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- **full address**: Queen’s Business School, Queen’s Business School, Student Hub Building, Belfast, United Kingdom

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- **organizer**: Ganna Pogrebna, The Alan Turing Institute (https://allevents.in/org/ganna-pogrebna-the-alan-turing-institute/18174373)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Queen’s Business School, Queen’s Business School, Student Hub Building, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Ganna Pogrebna, The Alan Turing Institute
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business, conferences
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