Stephen Coates
MBA, MSc, CITP MBCS
AUK, NZI help leaders turn cyber, privacy, cloud, and AI complexity into practical, human‑friendly action that prepares teams to respond confidently when it matters most.
Stephen Coates is a seasoned cyber security and privacy specialist who works with organisations that want more than “paper security.” He helps leaders cut through technical jargon, frameworks, and conflicting advice to focus on the few things that genuinely reduce risk and build resilience. Audiences get clear language, relatable stories, and practical tools they can take back to their own teams the next day.
Drawing on deep experience across cybersecurity, information risk, cloud, and emerging AI issues, Stephen shows how to turn standards and frameworks into decisions that stand up to incidents, audits, and board scrutiny. He is known for designing and running tabletop exercises and risk workshops that surface blind spots no audit checklist will ever find. His sessions give people a safe space to think through tough scenarios, test their assumptions, and strengthen the controls that really matter.
Event organisers value Stephen’s ability to engage both technical and non‑technical audiences, connecting strategy, operations, and human behaviour. He focuses on helping leaders claim credit for the good work already done, identify the gaps that still matter, and build systems that work in practice rather than wallpaper for audit teams. Audiences leave with sharper questions to ask, clearer priorities to follow, and the confidence to respond when it counts.
Stephen Coates is a seasoned cyber security and privacy specialist who works with organisations that want more than “paper security.” He helps leaders cut through technical jargon, frameworks, and conflicting advice to focus on the few things that genuinely reduce risk and build resilience. Audiences get clear language, relatable stories, and practical tools they can take back to their own teams the next day.
Drawing on deep experience across cybersecurity, information risk, cloud, and emerging AI issues, Stephen shows how to turn standards and frameworks into decisions that stand up to incidents, audits, and board scrutiny. He is known for designing and running tabletop exercises and risk workshops that surface blind spots no audit checklist will ever find. His sessions give people a safe space to think through tough scenarios, test their assumptions, and strengthen the controls that really matter.
Event organisers value Stephen’s ability to engage both technical and non‑technical audiences, connecting strategy, operations, and human behaviour. He focuses on helping leaders claim credit for the good work already done, identify the gaps that still matter, and build systems that work in practice rather than wallpaper for audit teams. Audiences leave with sharper questions to ask, clearer priorities to follow, and the confidence to respond when it counts.
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