Shelley Langan-Newton

Shelley Langan-Newton is the CEO and co-founder of SQR, an award-winning cyber company redefining trust in the digital economy through groundbreaking identity proofing solutions for banks, governments, and regulated service providers. With a career spanning performing arts, tech, and telecoms, Shelley brings an unconventional lens to cyber - balancing creativity with technical and regulatory expertise. Under her leadership, SQR has scaled rapidly from servicing SMEs to delivering for governments, securing major investment, and assembling a world-class team to tackle one of society’s most urgent challenges: ensuring digital identity remains secure and trustworthy in the age of AI and deepfakes. Shelley has chaired industry forums, co-founded an internet exchange, run a fully licensed mobile network operator and led digital transformation projects across tech, space, and telecoms. Her work consistently bridges innovation with governance, making her uniquely placed to discuss how identity must evolve to safeguard trust as autonomous AI systems become an integral part of digital society.