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About Pulse Conferences

Inspiring and connecting security and governance leaders since 2017

An independent, London-based company creating conferences, roundtables and experiences for cyber, security, risk and governance leaders worldwide.

Welcome to Pulse Conferences

An independently owned company, Pulse Conferences is the connective platform for professionals working in governance, security, cyber, risk, audit, legal, compliance, privacy and investigations, as well as the lines of business, the executive suite and the board itself.

Our purpose is to inspire and connect these leaders, who form the distinct but connected backbone of public- and private-sector organisations, through live, community-based events: international conferences, local roundtable discussions and training courses.

Working as an industry stakeholder alongside other stakeholders, Team Pulse develops and hosts events that respond directly to current and emerging business landscapes. We build trusted business communities, and our events are held under The Chatham House Rule.

We believe in

Research, research, more research

There is a direct link between the quality and quantity of research and what we can share for, by and with the communities we serve.

Working locally, thinking globally

We share local solutions to local challenges, and connect people around the world to support innovation and positive change.

Story = experience + value

People are inspired by a good story with actionable insights. Our speakers share failures as well as successes, so you can relate them to your own challenges.

Our approach

We listen, we ask questions, and we create programmes including:

  • Local, regional and international conferences
  • Thought-leadership roundtables, breakfast briefings and dinner discussions
  • Fireside chats
  • Partnership and collaboration events
  • Training courses, public and in-house
  • Networking events and onsite visits
  • A platform for sharing standards, tools, white papers and industry reports

Our events offer

Purpose and integrity

Built around people who are genuinely willing to share stories and expertise.

Relevant programmes

Aligned to emerging business and government challenges, and shaped by, for and with the industry.

Lasting connections

Networking designed to build enduring relationships between peers.

Active participation

Formats crafted for participation, with live polling, output reports and discreet Q&A.

No hype

Research and guidance from our advisory committees keep the programme clear of fear, uncertainty and doubt.

The right speakers

A careful balance of geographies, disciplines, sectors and organisation types in every programme.

A personal touch

A personalised approach from booking to the event and beyond.

Longevity

Engagement before and after each event, with regular local touchpoints and online resources.

Memorable experiences

We put real effort into making our events enjoyable.

Our events

A unique opportunity to connect with industry leaders

Pulse Conferences’ events, from global conferences to small networking gatherings, bring together CISOs, CSOs and other senior security professionals from around the world to foster collaboration, innovation and insight. Sponsoring a Pulse event offers a unique opportunity to connect with your customers and peers in an environment designed for meaningful engagement and authentic dialogue.

Every Pulse programme is researched with practitioners and built around formats that put delegates in the conversation.

Case stories

Battle-tested strategies and benchmarking of real deployments from peers who have been in the trenches.

Fireside chats and panels

Delegates are invited to shape the conversation. Honest answers, on-stage interviews and engaging two-way discussion.

CISO + CSO 360 roundtables

Tactical table discussions where you work through real challenges with peers.

Spotlights

C-suite and corporate leaders from outside the security sphere bring fresh perspectives.

1-2-1 innovation speed meetings

Optional five-minute meetings with technology innovators: an informative and efficient way to evaluate new tools.

CISO + CSO 360 Circles

Meet your mentor-mentees. Be both. Seniority is not the measure here; experience in a specific area or region is. We pre-match CISO and CSO peers.

Our event formats

CSO 360 Global Congress

Global congresses

Pulse Conferences’ global congresses bring together CISOs, CSOs and senior security strategists for a multi-day meeting of minds in world-class surroundings. Here, leaders can explore emerging risk trends, shifting regulatory demands, evolving threats and organisational responses across regions.

The result is a broader, more global perspective that moves beyond local convention and sparks new strategic thinking. Sponsors of global congresses gain access to senior decision-makers in a setting built around collaboration, trust and meaningful conversation.

Multi-day international gatherings. Broader perspectives. Strategic impact.

CISO 360 Middle East

Regional conferences

Pulse’s regional conferences bring security leaders together within a single region, shaped by common regulations, industry movements and cultural dynamics. These in turn set the priorities: emerging legislation, sector trends, cross-border threats and regionally driven resilience strategies.

Security leaders can draw lessons from regional incidents and benchmark their actions against their peers’. Sponsors are able to build relationships with senior decision-makers who influence budgets and programmes in the region where they operate.

Targeted regional reach. Cultural relevance. Local depth with global context.

CISO 360 roundtable

Roundtables

Pulse roundtables are intimate by design: small groups of CISOs, CSOs and senior practitioners meet in elegant private dining rooms or executive spaces. Without stages, slides or formality, conversation becomes honest, human and deeply insightful.

Each roundtable centres on a single strategic theme, allowing participants to exchange lived experience, refine approaches and uncover practical solutions in a safe, trusted environment. Attendees often describe these sessions as the conversations they wish they had more of: real, unfiltered and immediately valuable.

Next: CISO 360 Dinner Roundtables, Securing the Agentic Enterprise (London, 18 November; Manchester, 19 November 2026).
Full details

Focused, peer-level dialogue in private, refined settings.

Cyber 100 Club

Unplugged Networking

Pulse networking events and welcome receptions, including the Cyber 100 Club and the much-loved Party in the Park, are standout moments in the global security calendar. From intimate private dinners to exclusive meet-ups and cultural experiences, these gatherings bring CISOs, CSOs and senior practitioners together in stunning venues with signature Pulse hospitality.

Vibrant, elegant and warmly welcoming, they create environments where conversations flow naturally and new connections form with ease. Leaders return year after year because these events feel less like formal receptions and more like reunions with peers who truly understand their world.

Iconic networking moments. Memorable environments. Relationship-building at scale.

Our values

We aim to offer the best event experiences to support the global security and GRC community.

Integrity

We treat people as we would like to be treated.

Team

Our customers, speakers and attendees are part of our team. The star of the team is the team: we work as a team and succeed as a team.

Quality

We aim to be the best at what we do and go the extra mile, in educational content and in memorable networking. Our measure of success is doing something well, consistently, over a long time. We are only as good as our most recent event.

Best in everyone

  • CreativityImagine possibilities and make them real.
  • RespectFor ourselves and others, in all that we do.
  • EnthusiasmSeek opportunity and pursue what is good.
  • AmbitionAchieve the best for ourselves, our companies and others.
  • DeterminationOvercome obstacles.

Team Pulse

Sara Hook

Sara Hook

Founder, CEO and Director

Sara has more than 25 years’ experience of creating and running B2B conferences and events, with Globe Business Media Group, Euromoney plc and IQPC before founding Pulse Conferences in 2017. She has delivered more than 350 conferences and events in over 55 countries across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.

With a background in conference production, her focus is on programmes built around community thought leadership, benchmarking and memorable networking experiences: the cornerstones of Pulse. At Pulse, we believe in the power of connecting the right people at the right time, creating trusted spaces for collaboration, innovation, and thought leadership across evolving cyber, risk, and resilience landscapes. Subjects: cybersecurity, corporate security, financial crime and corporate governance. Languages: fluent Spanish and some French.

Clive Room

Clive Room

Director

Clive has worked in cybersecurity marketing since 2000. As Marketing Manager at Portcullis Computer Security he ran its events, from seminars to hospitality such as the Portcullis Arms during Infosec, and its presence at conferences and exhibitions across Europe.

He believes the reputational and operational cost of security breaches should concern everyone from the front line to the board. Clive has chaired The White Hat Committee, the information security industry’s charity, which raises money for Childline and Barnardo’s.

JH

Jack Halliday

Head of Sponsorship and Partnerships

Jack works with sponsors and partners across the Pulse calendar, from the first conversation through to contract and delivery. Jack leads on new business and looks after a growing group of returning sponsors, helping each choose the events and formats that fit their goals, including the Global Anchor Partner Programme.

He has more than 20 years’ experience in sales, business development and event portfolio management, and has held senior commercial and leadership roles at UK and international organisations. Over his career he has launched and directed conferences and trade exhibitions across several industries, including at Messe Frankfurt and the Evening Standard. He takes a particular interest in developing people and in customer service.

TR

Tisun Rustem

Head of Event Operations

Tisun (Tis) has worked with Pulse for more than five years, leading pre-event and on-site delivery and project management. Tis also sources the venues and networking settings that Pulse events are known for.

Tis has more than 25 years’ experience and has created and delivered more than 500 conferences and bespoke events across the UK, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, with Euromoney Institutional Investor plc, (ISC)² and, latterly, Pulse. Tis has helped establish events in new markets and works closely with speakers, sponsors, clients and partners on the detail that shapes each event.

SK

Sophia Khan

Senior Executive Operations and Marketing

Sophia has been part of Team Pulse for three years, looking after event and marketing operations: from registration and delegate communications to the detail that makes each event run smoothly on the day.

She works across speaker and delegate communications, logistics, marketing and event coordination for our international cybersecurity, governance and corporate security events. Sophia studied Fine Art: Critical Practice at the University of Brighton, where she developed a creative and analytical approach to problem-solving through dyslexic thinking, and she brings that approach to the planning of each event.

How we work

We bring the right people together from around the world to support positive change. We research and develop programmes as members of the communities we serve, collaborating with speakers, clients, partners and teams. Our aim is that people leave each event inspired, connected to the cyber, security, risk and resilience community, and with new professional friends.

Nurturing new talent

We aim to deliver positive social impact through education in the regions where we work. For every conference, we reserve three delegate passes for university students.

Working with local universities, we want to make our conferences accessible to tomorrow’s workforce and help prepare students for professional life with the skills and knowledge they will need.

Terms and conditions apply. A letter from the education body and student identification are required. Students must be studying full-time and not currently employed. Enquiries to teampulse@pulseconferences.com.

Code of conduct

Pulse Conferences events exist so that the security community can meet, share openly and support one another. That depends on everyone feeling able to take part, so we ask all attendees to treat others with the respect and courtesy they would expect for themselves.

Who this code applies to

Everyone who takes part in a Pulse event, in person or online: speakers, sponsors, delegates, guests, supporting organisations, team and other partners (together, attendees). By registering for or taking part in a Pulse event, you agree to abide by it.

Our commitment

Pulse is committed to providing an inclusive, harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion or belief. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Sexual or discriminatory language and imagery are not appropriate at our events, at associated venues or in online channels connected with them.

If this code is breached

Anyone who breaches this code may be sanctioned or asked to leave an event or venue at Pulse’s discretion, without credit or refund. Where a concern is raised about an attendee’s conduct, during or after an event, Pulse may undertake a review. While a review is under way, the attendee concerned may be asked not to attend Pulse events. This is an interim measure and does not imply any finding. We aim to complete reviews promptly and fairly, and everyone involved will have the opportunity to give their account.

Raising a concern

If something happens at an event that concerns you, please speak to any member of the Pulse team on site, or email teampulse@pulseconferences.com during or after the event. All concerns are handled with discretion.

Health and safety

In-person Pulse Conferences events are organised in line with the latest health and safety regulations, guidance and recommendations of the World Health Organization and the government of each host country. Working with our venues and suppliers, we take appropriate health and safety measures, and we publish any event-specific measures on that event’s page.

We also count on your commitment. As an attendee, you agree to:

  • not attend if you have symptoms of an infectious illness, or have been in recent contact with someone who has one;
  • follow the health and safety requests of the Pulse team at the event;
  • accept that taking part in events and in-person activities carries some risk, and take responsibility for your own wellbeing.

Use of multimedia

In these terms, attendee means every participant at an event: speakers, sponsors, delegates, guests and partners. By taking part in our events, you agree to these terms.

Attendees are welcome to capture their own event experiences in permitted areas of the venue, provided this does not defame other attendees or infringe copyrighted branding and content. Pulse Conferences posts photos and videos to its social media channels during events. By attending, you acknowledge and agree that:

  • Pulse Conferences may edit and use footage it captures at its events for promotional activities and any other lawful business purpose. If you prefer not to be included, tell us in writing before the event at teampulse@pulseconferences.com or at the registration desk on arrival, and you will be given a distinctive badge.
  • These images and videos may be used in our marketing, including our website, social media and newsletters. You can ask us to remove images or videos of you at any time after the event by emailing teampulse@pulseconferences.com.
  • Pulse Conferences accepts no liability for images of you captured by other attendees on their own devices.

Privacy policy

Pulse Conferences Limited (Pulse Conferences, we, our or us) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy, in line with data protection law, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Download our privacy policy (PDF)

Cookie policy

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. By continuing to browse our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.

The cookies we use

Strictly necessary cookies. These are required for the operation of our website, for example to enable you to submit forms securely.

Analytical or performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

Targeting cookies. These record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We use this information to make our website and the information displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

Third parties (including, for example, providers of embedded video and social media content and web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical or performance cookies or targeting cookies.

For a list of the individual cookies we use and the purpose of each, please contact teampulse@pulseconferences.com.

Managing cookies

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

Except for essential cookies, all cookies will expire after you close your browser.

See also our privacy policy.

Modern Slavery Act statement

Pulse Conferences has a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and human trafficking, and is committed to ensuring that neither takes place in our supply chains or in any part of our business. This statement reflects our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships, and to implementing effective systems and controls.

We recognise our responsibility to be aware of risks in our business and wider supply chain, however remote. We believe in equality in the workplace and are committed to best practice and compliance with all relevant laws and regulations in every country where we operate and host events.

Download the full statement (PDF)

Get in touch

Telephone: +44 (0)20 3455 9444
Email: teampulse@pulseconferences.com
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