Stephen Dane

Stephen Dane is Managing Director of Cybersecurity for Asia Pacific, Japan and China at Cisco. He is responsible for the strategy and growth of Cisco’s security business in the region, and driving Cisco as the No. 1 security partner and advisor to customers and partners.

With more than two decades of expertise in the IT and Telecom industry, Stephen’s role is focused on developing and positioning cybersecurity strategy as an integral foundation for all businesses. Stephen has been with Cisco for 10 years, and was previously the EMEA Vice President for the cloud-based web security company ScanSafe, which was acquired by Cisco in December 2009. He was responsible for integrating the ScanSafe business into Cisco, and has since also led the UK Network and Content Security team.

Prior to joining Cisco, Stephen held various positions with BT in the UK and across Asia Pacific, managing teams focusing on the Financial Services industry and the Energy sector. He has also worked for cloud and mobile software start-up companies such as MessageLabs and iPass, where he developed strategic alliances and built business in emerging markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Stephen served as Managing Director of iPass (UK) Ltd before joining ScanSafe.