‘Inclusive Cyber London I’ launched in 2021, co-led by Inclusive Cyber founder Kathy Liu, and tech sector DEI champion Isabel Scavetta. The project mobilises non-STEM talent into the UK cyber security talent pipeline, through leveraging transferable skills from their existing studies.

The hub's vision is to build a talent pipeline as diverse as the cybersecurity and technology challenges we face. The hub does this in two key ways:

1. Leading the hub's award-winning workshops, where Shapers leverage the transferable skills toolkit built on NIST’s National Initiative for Cyber Education (NICE) framework


2. Representing the UK youth voice on cyber to leading organisations and policymakers.

Since its inception, the hub has taken London by storm.

• To date, Shapers have run 7 workshops and directly coached 275+ students in breaking into cybersecurity across London’s biggest universities - the London School of Economics (LSE), twice at University College London (UCL), Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), Royal Holloway, and Hult Business School. In early 2024, we also have upcoming workshops at Westminster University and again at Hult Business School. 


• Several of the workshop attendees have learned to code for free through our affiliate partnership with Code First Girls, gained ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity qualification, or received additional advice to develop their cyber careers.


• The hub's headline talk at the UK Cyber Security Council’s Elevating Women in Cyber Event mobilised an audience of 200+ cyber professionals for International Women’s Day 2023. Afterwards, the project team was invited by (ISC)2 to share about the project at their inaugural Cybersecurity DEI Summit held in Washington DC. 


• The project is a key stakeholder representing the youth voice in policy development. The hub is associated with many organisations in the ecosystem, in addition to the UK Cyber Security Council, the hub is connected with the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), Chatham House, and are an affiliate partner of Code First Girls. For instance, in 2023 team was invited by Chatham House to share the project at the launch of their launch of their gender in cybercrime toolkit. 


• The project is also represented in the World Economic Forum’s Bridging Cyber Talent Gap initiative, developing a global framework for how the hub attracts, trains and retains cybersecurity talent to close the global 3.4 million gap in the market.

Project goals:

• Establish Inclusive Cyber as a promising and innovative careers workshop partner in the London university ecosystem


• Directly encourage a meaningful number of students studying non-technical degrees to pursue careers in technology and cyber


• Engage established stakeholders in the London ecosystem that are working towards filling the UK cyber talent gap, and introduce Inclusive Cyber’s contribution in the value-chain


• Strengthen project scalability through mechanisms like website, recorded content, reusable educational resources


• Formalise partnerships and policy reporting to be recognised as a key stakeholder in the ecosystem


• Connect students to opportunities for further career development through individualised advice and partnerships with leading organisations like Code First Girls and (ISC)2

This project is part of a cross-hub collaboration with Montréal and Kigali hubs, the umbrella page can be found: https://www.weforum.org/projects/inclusive-cyber-talent