Ilona Simpson

CIO EMEA and Member of Global Strategy Office at Netskope, Ilona Simpson has joined the leading provider of enterprise security from Adidas where was VP, CIO & Transformation Office. Previously, she held regional, divisional, and global CIO roles at Porsche, DHL Supply Chain and Aston Martin, and led a major digital transformation initiative at innogy (acquired by EON in 2020).

Ilona is passionate about transforming the way corporate Boards and CXOs view and engage with cybersecurity topics, helping them build digital resilience leveraging state of the art technology.

Active in a number of technology and industry advisory boards, she holds an MBA from IESE Business School, and is a guest lecturer on cybersecurity, technology and leadership topics. Keen advocate of technology-driven innovation, she is a start-up investor and mentor. And last not least an inspired albeit not very talented sailor and an eager Peloton rider.