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Ollie Gower

Senior Managing Director Cybersecurity, Spain – | FTI Consulting Spain
Ollie Gower

Biography

Ollie Gower is a cybersecurity leader with deep experience in global cyber crime response across public and private sectors. At Santander, he led the Global CERT, cyber investigations, and public-private partnerships. Formerly Deputy Director for Cyber at the UK’s NCA and Head of the NCCU, he also chaired the EU Cyber Crime Task Force. He played key roles in major incidents like WannaCry and helped shape UK cyber strategy.

Sessions

10:30h
Solo session (30 min) | BARCELONA CYBERSECURITY CONGRESS

The Cyber Butterfly Effect: How Global Geopolitics Leads to Local Cybercrime Threats (and what to do about it!)

Ollie Gower
Ollie Gower FTI Consulting Senior Managing Director Cybersecurity, Spain – Speaker

#Artificial Intelligence, #Connectivity, #Cybercrime, #Cybersecurity, #Standards and Regulations

13-05-2025 10:30 13-05-2025 11:00 Europe/Madrid The Cyber Butterfly Effect: How Global Geopolitics Leads to Local Cybercrime Threats (and what to do about it!) The unstable geopolitical landscape is driving up cyber risk worldwide. The cyber criminal marketplace, which operates as a sophisticated global business model, may sound abstract, but it is fueling highly damaging attacks against small, medium and multinational companies worldwide. In this talk, Oliver Gower (FTI Cybersecurity Senior Managing Director and Former Head of the UK´s National Cyber Crime Unit) will draw on his experience leading UK cyber law enforcement to describe the changing cyber threat and present a real-life case study demonstrating how it can impact local businesses. He will provide practical advice on how to prepare for such attacks, and what to do if your organization is affected. Cybersecurity Congress Room
Tue 13 10:30h - 11:00h Cybersecurity Congress Room

Pedro Mier

Pedro Mier holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineer ing from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, MBA from ESADE and PADE from IESE. He is currently President of AMETIC (Association of Electronics, Information Technology and Telecommunications Companies of Spain), Shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of TRYO Aerospace & Electronics, Board Member of the Premo Group and Committee of CTTC. member of Space Angels Network and Member of the Sc ientific Advisory

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