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Pre-Event Survey — Exploring Opportunities in... Cybersecurity & Geopolitics

Before the evening, take two minutes to tell us where you stand on cybersecurity and geopolitics. Your answers will shape the conversation on the night.

Your name

Where do you sit in this space?

The investment side — venture capital, funds, capital allocation

The founder / operator side — building or running a company in this space

The policy / systems side — regulation, government, systemic change

I'm new to this space and here to learn

Have you invested in, or worked directly with, a cybersecurity or defence-tech company before?

Yes

Which areas are you most curious about?

Geopolitics & the changing security landscape

AI-driven threat detection & defence

Identity, digital trust & authentication

Sovereign infrastructure & critical national infrastructure (CNI)

Hardware & physical-layer security

Autonomous AI agents — governance & risk

Cyber investment & venture landscape

Policy, regulation & government strategy

Deterrence, hybrid warfare & resilience

Other

Are you more concerned about the security risks created by AI and geopolitical instability, or the opportunities they create for entrepreneurs and investors?

More concerned about the risks

More energised by the opportunities

Genuinely torn — I see both

What would make this evening most valuable for you?

Understanding how the cybersecurity investment landscape actually works in practice

Getting a read on the landscape of opportunities

Meeting people active in this space

Hearing directly from the policy / systems perspective

Leaving with a specific fund or company to follow up on

No particular agenda — happy to go with the flow

Our panellists

Matthew Trimming — Framing the geopolitical landscape and the changing security environment

Nick Moran (Aurora Industries) — Hybrid warfare, deterrence and strategic resilience

Stephen Kines (Goldilock Labs) — High-assurance hardware security for government, defence and critical national infrastructure

David Williams (FIOR) — Identifying, governing and enforcing policy over autonomous AI agents

Do you have a question for our expert panel?

Name one company, technology or organisation — any stage, any country — doing something interesting in cybersecurity, defence tech or geopolitical resilience.