
Paul Mitchell, Founder, Continuity through planning
Business Continuity and Crisis Management expert with a Master’s in Wargaming and Resilience Planning from Brunel University, with over 26 years of experience in this field. Working within the public and private sectors including delivering exercises for individual organisations and Industry bodies. He Chaired the EC-RRG (Electronic Communication Resilience and Response Group) and delivered 3 National Emergency Alert for Telecoms exercises (The UK Telecoms, Industry wide Exercise). Paul Commissioned from Sandhurst in 2012 as a Captain in the British Army Reserves and has served in the Cyber units of the Royal Signals, providing Business Continuity exercising for individual Units as well as supporting delivery of NATO exercises since 2014.

Kyle Cruickshank, Head of Game Design, Continuity through planning
A Strategic Analyst and IT Operations expert with a Master’s in Wargaming and Resilience Planning from Brunel University. Over 20 years experience in requirement gathering, data analysis, operational risk assessment, and scenario-based problem-solving, critical for modern corporate strategy. Proven ability to support decision-making through strategic foresight, red teaming, and wargaming methodologies. Adept at translating complex datasets into actionable intelligence, leading cross-functional teams, and managing high-security, high-risk IT environments. Passionate about applying analytical and operational expertise to the business sector to enhance strategic decision-making and resilience planning.