Speakers

Richard Watne, Senior Vice President & Chief Security Officer, Telenor


Mr. Watne is Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer at Telenor Group, and an advisor to EUROPOL. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from University of Agder in Norway and an Executive MBA from ESCP Business School in Paris, France. Watne has more than 20 years of professional experience with information security and cyber risk management...more


Dr. Manfred Boudreaux-Dehmer, CIO, NATO


Dr. Manfred Boudreaux-Dehmer is the inaugural Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). His principal responsibility is to realize the Allies’ vision for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in support of NATO’s purpose to guarantee freedom and security of its 31 member nations. Under the mandate of the North...more


Jani Räty, CISO/Associate Director, Nordic Investment Bank


Jani started his career as a scientist and moved later into a career involving quality, information and security management. Experience in international companies in biotechnology, medical devices, SaaS solutions and finance has provided him a unique insight that often security problems have common root causes despite of the industry and regulations. Currently his...more


Andrea Szeiler, Global CISO, Transcom


Andrea Szeiler is a passionate IT Cybersecurity expert working as the global CISO of Transcom. She is also a mentor and the proud founder and former president of WITSEC (Women in IT Security) and serves as a role model for the next generation.  She is an active member of several security initiatives and associations. Her passion is to help motivated women to...more


Sami Vellonen, Director, InfoSec & Engineering, Terveystalo


Passionate people, technology and infosec leader, enabler, and doer. Seasoned professional with +25 years of experience in digitalizing various industries from startups to international giants.


Thomas Stig Jacobsen, Head of IT Security, Lunar


Thomas is an experienced developer, architect and security professional supporting Lunar (a neobank in Denmark, Sweden and Norway) from a small startup on day one to a scale-up of more than 500 employees across the Nordics. In his function as Head of IT security he is responsible for the overall IT security for the customers and employees of the bank. This includes the...more


Vesa Tupala Group CISO, Mandatum


Vesa is the Group CISO position at Mandatum. He has 25 years of experience in operational risk management with a strong understanding of enterprise landscape, especially in finance sector, and executive engagement focused on security development and fighting against e-crime. At work, he is solution-oriented. At home, he gets excited about mountain biking and hiking.


Ahsan Habib, DevSecOps Architect & Security, Terveystalo


Ahsan Habib is a DevSecOps Architect, with over ten years of experience across various IT domains, with a current focus on advancing application security. His expertise in managing large-scale infrastructure migrations and IT operations reflects a profound understanding of the IT landscape. Ahsan's dedication to integrating security into every facet of technology...more


Matias Virta, Chief Business Continuity & Security Manager, Nordic Investment Bank


Matias has a strong background in creating solutions and models to embrace operational resilience and business continuity in complex international environments. He's been working for over a decade in the areas of business continuity, security and crisis management in the finance sector. In the current unpredictable and unstable times, he has been guiding the organisation...more


Timo Wiander, CISO, Enfuce


Timo is the CISO of Enfuce Financial Services Ltd and has over 25 years' experience working in information security, primarily in the protection of critical infrastructure.... Timo has led the development of an information security training program for the Finnish financial sector along with different banks and State authorities. He actively collaborates in different information security related activities. more


Noora Hammar, Head of Security Assurance, Volvo Group


Noora is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with extensive experience working in various roles under the cyber and information security umbrella. Besides her daily job duties as the Head of Security Assurance at Volvo Group, she is an active contributor in the Finnish NGO scene, being the founder of Women4Cyber Finland, co-founder of Next Gen Hack FI, former...more