Lucy Burnford Shortlisted for Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards 2026

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Written By Sal Remtulla

coc00n CEO, Lucy Burnford, has been shortlisted for the 2026 Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards. Sponsored by Fidelity International, BT, Plexal and Bridewell, and proudly supported by industry-leading diversity groups WiTCH, WiCyS UK&I and Seidea, the 2026 event is set to be bigger than ever.

Judges include:

  • Yasemin Mustafa, Director of the Cyber Security Portfolio at BT 

  • Adam Haylock, Head of Global Cyber and Information Security Department at Fidelity International 

  • Rebecca Taylor, Co-Author of Co-Author of Securely Yours: An Agony Aunts’ Guide To Surviving Cyber, and Threat Intelligence Knowledge Manager and Researcher at Sophos

  • Adaora Uche, GRC Lead at THG (representing Seidea) 

  • Joanne Elieli, Cyber Lead and Litigation Partner at Stephenson Harwood LLP

  • Diane Gilbert, Senior Lead for Programmes at Plexal 

  • Yvonne Eskenzi, Co-Founder of Eskenzi PR and Founder of The Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards

  • Jennifer Cox, Director of Solutions Engineering, EMEA and APAC, at Tines (representing WiCyS UK&I)

  • Hannah Arnold, London Ambassador for WiTCH – Women in Tech & Cyber Hub

Now in its 5th year, the awards are set to take place on the 26th of February at the spectacular BT Tower.

Sal Remtulla
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