Celine Pypaert - Security and Compliance Specialist

<p>Celine is a Security and Compliance Technical Specialist at Microsoft for UK Local and Regional Government and a public speaker. She grew up in the UK, Belgium, and the US, now settled back in the UK. </p><p>Celine is finishing part-time her Bachelor of Science with honours in Computer Science from the University of Derby, having entered tech midway through her degree thanks to internships and teaching herself cybersecurity skills. This was part of a career switch after having spent some years in eCommerce customer service and retail sales. </p><p>Believing that tech and security should be inclusive and accessible for everyone, especially as the world is becoming increasingly connected, Celine strives to empower others to become more secure and is working on helping others move upwards in social mobility via building on their digital skills.</p>