The Forum

A closed-door room for the conversations vendors can't be in.

Senior platform, security and engineering leaders, around one table, working through what truly works in production. No sales talks, no staged presentations. This is how the roundtable runs and who runs it.

8–10

Seniors per session

2

Themes

5

Cities

How the roundtable works

Four rules that make the room worth being in.

The format is deliberately protected. It is what keeps the discussion honest and the seats worth having.

01

Chatham House Rule

Share openly. Insights can be repeated, but never attributed to individuals or organisations.

02

No vendors presenting

No slides, no demos, no pitching. The discussion stays peer-led and vendor-neutral at all times.

03

Eight to ten seniors

Small tables of senior practitioners only, balanced by sector so every voice has room.

04

Invite only

Every seat is vetted and curated. Quality of the room matters more than the headcount.

What we discuss

Two themes, run as separate tables.

Each theme runs its own closed-door series. Switch between them to see what the room actually digs into.

Secure software supply chain

Practical controls and the evidence to back them, from commit to production. Built for platform, security, AppSec and engineering leaders who own secure delivery at scale.

Recurring topics

AI governance

Building governance models for AI innovation at enterprise scale, without grinding the business to a halt. For leaders accountable for how AI gets shipped, controlled and defended.

Recurring topics
How a session runs

From a curated table to a shortlist you can act on.

Tap through the shape of a session. No presentations, no agenda padding, just a structured conversation that goes somewhere.

1

Curated table

2

Moderated

3

Open discussion

4

Real patterns

5

Next steps

Step 1 of 5

A curated table

Eight to ten senior practitioners, vetted and balanced by sector so the room is genuinely peer-level. No vendors at the table presenting.

Step 2 of 5

Framed by a moderator

A neutral moderator sets the ground rules and frames the discussion, then keeps it practical, balanced and on track throughout.

Step 3 of 5

Open peer discussion

The room works through real decisions and trade-offs. Under the Chatham House Rule, people speak openly about what they are genuinely wrestling with.

Step 4 of 5

Honest failures, real patterns

The most valuable part: the ‘we tried this and it failed’ stories that stop you repeating the same mistakes, and the patterns that held up in production.

Step 5 of 5

A curated table

You leave with a clear, prioritised shortlist of actions you can realistically take in the next 30 to 60 days.

The benefit of attending

What you actually leave with.

Not a tote bag and a stack of business cards. A focused session structured to send you back with something usable.

Real-world patterns

How teams implement controls across CI/CD, artefact storage and deployment pipelines.

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Practical controls

What "good" looks like for signing, provenance, SBOMs, policy gates and approvals.

Evidence for audits

How to produce evidence that stands up to internal review and external audit.

Risk reduction

Strengthen controls and reduce release risk without slowing delivery.

Honest peer insight

Compare approaches with people accountable for the same outcomes, and avoid vendor noise entirely.

Clear next steps

Leave with a shortlist of actions you can take in the next 30 to 60 days.

Is this room for you?

Built for the people accountable for outcomes.

Pick the closest fit to see what you would get out of the table.

Platform leader

Compare how other platform teams implement controls across CI/CD, artefact storage and deployment, and find out where the friction really is before you hit it.

Security / AppSec leader

Pressure-test what "good" looks like for signing, provenance, SBOMs and policy gates against peers solving exactly the same problems.

Engineering leader

Reduce release risk without slowing delivery, and hear honestly what stalled for teams who tried the same thing first.

AI governance lead

Compare governance models, risk frameworks and accountability structures that have actually survived contact with a real enterprise.

Partner / sponsor

Earn credibility-led visibility with senior leaders in a protected, vendor-neutral format. No pitching, just genuine relevance and introductions that are asked for.

Meet the team

The people who hold the room.

Small team, hands-on. The same people curate the table, moderate the session and follow up afterwards.

Richard

CEO

Hinaya

Head of Channel

Nini

Community Programme Lead
Common questions

Before you apply.

Eight to ten senior practitioners, vetted and balanced by sector so the room stays peer-level. No vendors presenting at the table.

Yes. No slides, no demos, no pitching. The discussion is peer-led and moderated from start to finish, and partners join the conversation as peers, not presenters.

Bring a real challenge and share openly. The value comes from honest experience, including what stalled or failed, not polished wins.

The session runs under the Chatham House Rule. Insights can be repeated afterwards, but never attributed to individuals or their organisations.

Seats are by invitation and curated. Apply for a specific session, or talk to Hinaya about which table is the right fit for you or your team.

Want to talk it through first?

Book a short call with Hinaya, Head of Channel, to see whether the room is a fit for you, your team, or as a partner.

Usually 20 minutes