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  • Day 1
  • Day 2
Monday 6th May 2024
08:30 - 09:00

Arrival, registration & breakfast networking

09:00 - 09:05

Introduction from the Network Group & Chairperson

A brief introduction to the event software, SNS – this software, unique to the industry, empowers our attendees to make the most effective use of their time at the event by maximising networking opportunities. The software designs a personalised agenda & enables attendees to arrange one-to-one meetings with each other. This will be followed by a welcome from the chairperson

Bart Pieters, Head of Information Security & Privacy, Central Dutch Government

09:05 - 09:35

Future Regulation of Cyber Security – What will Help You The Most?

  • Understanding European Regulatory Landscape for 2024: The upcoming NIS-2 and CRA – Tips on how to become compliant
  • Impact tolerances for important business services
  • Engaging with senior leaders to secure resources to strengthen cyber security policies

Vera Steiner, Head of Product Management, A1 Telekom Austria

09:35 - 10:05

Redesigning your Security Strategy to Stay Ahead of Hackers

  • The essential components underpinning your overall security posture & business agility
  • What are the best practices for building an efficient roadmap?
  • The measures you can take to mitigate internal & external data breaches

Boris Ortolf, Director Cyber Security, Baker Tilly

10:05 - 10:45

Panel Discussion: What Does a Realistic Cyber Strategy Look Like?

  • What steps are needed to develop a pragmatic security vision and strategy?
  • Raising the profile of cyber security with the board to ensure it is given the focus it deserves
  • How to acquire the resources to identify, mitigate and manage risks

Moderator – Swantje Westpfahl, Director, Institute for Security & Safety at the Mannheim University  (UAS)
Reinhard Bertram, Head of Internal IT & Group Cyber Security Officer, Softing
Ali Baccouche, IT Security & Data Protection Officer, EMEA, Texas Instruments
Gianclaudio Moresi, Corporate CISO, Forbo 

10:45 - 11:00

Coffee break & networking

11:00 - 11:25

Open Forum Think Tank

IT Governance in the Multiverse of Specialistic Advisors

Bart Pieters, Head of Information Security & Privacy, Central Dutch Government

11:25 - 11:50
Networking
11:50 - 12:15

Workshop 2

From traditional vulnerability management to continuous threat exposure management

Mark Ojomu, Technical Director DACH, XM Cyber

12:15 - 12:40
Networking
12:40 - 13:05

Open Forum Think Tank

Approaches for Increasing Information Security Culture in Organisations
Swantje Westpfahl, Director, Institute for Security & Safety at the Mannheim University (UAS)

11:00 – 13:05

One-to-One meetings

Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:

  • Vulnerability Management
  • Security Awareness
  • Data Governance & DLP
  • Threat Intelligence
  • PUM & Authentication
  • Cloud Security
  • Third Party Risk Management
  • GRC
  • Malware Protection
  • Identity & Access Management
  • Application Security
  • Mobile Security
  • Regulatory Management
13:05 - 14:00

Networking lunch

Stream 1 - Cyber Security Awareness
14:00 - 14:35

Strategic Risk Management in the Digital Age

  • Understanding the importance of comprehensive risk assessment and digital risks and vulnerabilities associated with digital technologies and data
  • Explore strategies for protecting digital assets from cyber threats and breaches
  • Discuss techniques for identifying, assessing and prioritising risks across the organisation

Gianclaudio Moresi, Corporate CISO, Forbo 

Stream 2 - Cyber Security Resilience
14:00 - 14:35

Strategies for Protecting Your Digital Assets

  • Understand the evolving threat landscape, and how to emphasise risk assessment and management techniques
  • The importance of establishing robust policies, response plans and governance structures to a secure digital future with essential strategies to fortify your cybersecurity posture and build cyber resilience
  • Key tips on using new technology to strengthen company-wide security controls

Timo Wandhöfer, Group CISO, Klöckner & Co 

Stream 1 - Identity Managment
14:35 - 15:10

Risk-based Identity & Access Management to Enhance Product Security

  • Continuously evaluate risk to fine-tune access to resources and applications
  • Evaluate the security posture of the used devices, taking its integrity into access decisions

Mostafa Hassanin, Group CISO, SMG Swiss Marketplace Group 

Stream 2 - Human Threat
14:35 - 15:10

How Human Error is your Business’s Biggest Threat

  • Understanding the human aspect of cyber security in order to mitigate the risk of a breach
  • How are employees being targeted and what vulnerabilities are being exposed?

Graham Stanforth, Head of Business Line – Information Security Training, DEKRA

 

15:10 - 15:25

Coffee break & networking

15:25 - 15:50

Open Forum Think Tank

Cyber Resilience – Going Further than Cyber Security
Swantje Westpfahl, Director, Institute for Security & Safety at the Mannheim University (UAS)

15:50 - 16:15
Networking
16:15 - 16:40

Open Forum Think Tank

How to Efficiently Meet Cyber Security Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Bart Pieters, Head of Information Security & Privacy, Central Dutch Government

 

16:40 - 17:05
Networking

15:25 – 17:05

One-to-One meetings

Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:

  • Vulnerability Management
  • Security Awareness
  • Data Governance & DLP
  • Threat Intelligence
  • PUM & Authentication
  • Cloud Security
  • Third Party Risk Management
  • GRC
  • Malware Protection
  • Identity & Access Management
  • Application Security
  • Mobile Security
  • Regulatory Management
17:05 - 17:50

Panel Discussion: AI & ML:  What the CISO Needs to Know to Stay Ahead!

  • The unique benefits of AI augmented human security teams
  • How machine-learning AI can detect and respond to novel attacks in real-time
  • Upfronting barriers to entry – labour and monetary constraints

Max Imbiel, CISO, Bitpanda Asset Management
Asim Zaidi, Cyber Security Service Portfolio Owner, Siemens Energy
Bart Pieters, Head of Information Security & Privacy, Central Dutch Government
Sandeep Sinha, IT Risk & Security Expert, Allianz 

 

19:00
Networking dinner & drinks reception
Tuesday 7th May 2024
08:30 - 09:00

Morning registration & breakfast

Informal networking over breakfast

09:00 - 10:10

Roundtable discussions

Join group discussions with your peers on some of the most challenging & significant security topics – please confirm attendance prior to the session. Each host will facilitate the discussion & give a short presentation of key findings in the wrap up session.

Roundtable 1: Digital Transformation vs Security

Sandeep Sinha, IT Risk & Security Expert, Allianz

Roundtable 2: Incident Response

Vitali Regehr, Head of Security Operation Center (SOC), ZF Group

 

Roundtable 3: Vulnerability Management

Peter Kunz, Director Cyber Security, Hexagon

 

Roundtable 4: Cyber Resilence

Markus Plesch, Global Head of Cyber Security Operations Protect, Siemens Healthineers

Roundtable 5: Security within Supply Chains

Hariharan Rajasekaran, Head of Cyber Security, Siemens

Roundtable 6: AI & ML

Reinhard Bertram, Head of Internal IT & Group Cyber Security Officer, Softing

10:10 - 10:45

Wrap-up session

Each host provides a short overview of key findings from their discussion to the room. This is an opportunity for everyone to take notes from each roundtable summary.

10:45 - 11:00

Coffee break & networking

11:00 - 11:25

Workshop 6

Compliance at the Speed of Data: Unleashing Automation to Reduce Data Security Risk

Nick Maxwell, SVP EMEA & APAC, BigID

 

11:25 - 11:50
Networking
11:50 - 12:15

Open Forum Think Tank

Leadership in Cyber Security

Bart Pieters, Head of Information Security & Privacy, Central Dutch

 

 

12:15 - 12:40
Networking
12:40 - 13:05

Open Forum Think Tank

AI-Powered Cyber Attacks
Meltem Bilgin, ISO of Global Digital Services Consumer, BSH

 

 

 

11:00 – 13:05

One-to-One meetings

Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:

  • Vulnerability Management
  • Security Awareness
  • Data Governance & DLP
  • Threat Intelligence
  • PUM & Authentication
  • Cloud Security
  • Third Party Risk Management
  • GRC
  • Malware Protection
  • Identity & Access Management
  • Application Security
  • Mobile Security
  • Regulatory Management
13:05 - 14:00

Networking lunch

Stream 1 - Cyber Capability
14:00 - 14:35

Developing a Robust Cyber Capability Within Your Organisation

  • How users should be helped to understand and manage their risks
  • How developers and coders should be helped to understand why security matters
  • How operations should be helped to understand the reasons for governance, risk and compliance

Michael Fontner, Head of Global IT Security, Herrenknecht 

 

Stream 2 - Tackling Security Gaps
14:00 - 14:35

Developing a Culture of Cyber Strength: Nurturing Human Factors in Cybersecurity 

  • Encouraging responsible cybersecurity culture within the organisation
  • Creating security awareness programme tailored for different group

Aleksandar Antonijevic, Head of Information Security, Blueground

14:35-15:10

Security Talent 101 – How to Attract & Hire Competent & Diverse Talent

  • How do you attract and recruit diverse talent?
  • How do you promote diversity in your recruitment and hiring process?
  • How do you attract a more diverse workforce?

Rouzbeh Barzegar, Director of Information Security Management, Fresenius
Max Imbiel, CISO, Bitpanda Asset Management

15:10 - 15:55

Panel Discussion: The Human Factor of Cyber Security

  • Best strategies to reduce human-induced risks
  • Creating effective cyber training
  • Prioritising people solutions to improve the cyber resiliency

Moderator – Swantje Westpfahl, Director, Institute for Security & Safety at the Mannheim University  (UAS)
Graham Stanforth, Head of Business Line – Information Security Training, DEKRA
Aleksandar Antonijevic, Head of Information Security, Blueground
David Mantock, Group Director of Digital Trust & CISO, DocMorris

15:55 - 16:00
Closing remarks from Chairperson

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