Speakers

Yair Kler, Vice President, Security Architecture, DHL Group

Yair is a seasoned cyber‑security executive with over 20 years of experience leading security architecture and solution design for cutting‑edge enterprises and Fortune 500 companies. He serves as Vice President of Security Architecture at DHL Group and is recognized globally as a subject‑matter expert in cyber‑resiliency, cloud security, and the security implications... of artificial intelligence.Throughout his career, Yair has held senior leadership roles including Executive Director and Head of Security Architecture at Standard Chartered Bank, Head of Security Architecture for Huawei’s Telco‑Cloud (4G/5G) across EMEA, and security lead for TeraData’s cloud transformation. He has also directed the development of multiple enterprise‑grade security solutions.Yair is a former member of the GSMA Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD) Panel of Experts and contributes regularly to industry forums shaping the future of secure digital transformation.more

Jonathan Armstrong, Partner, Punter Southall Law

Jonathan is an experienced lawyer with a concentration on technology and compliance. His practice includes advising multinational companies on matters involving risk, compliance and technology across Europe. He has handled legal matters in more than 60 countries involving emerging technology, corporate governance, ethics code implementation, reputation, internal investigations,... marketing, branding and global privacy policies. Jonathan has counselled a range of clients on breach prevention, mitigation and response. He has also been particularly active in advising multi-national corporations on their response to the UK Bribery Act 2010 and its inter-relationship with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Jonathan is one of three co-authors of the LexisNexis definitive work on technology law, “Managing Risk: Technology & Communications”. He is a frequent broadcaster for the BBC and other channels and appeared on BBC News 24 as the studio guest on the Walport Review. In July 2023 Jonathan was appointed to the New York State Bar Association Presidential Task Force on Artificial Intelligence. Jonathan sits on the Task Force with leading practitioners, regulators, judges and academics to develop frameworks for the use and control of AI in the legal system.more

Marius Ebel, Senior Security Specialist, Bilfinger

Marius has spent over a decade in software development and architecture, close to the point where ideas turn into real systems and where security questions don’t automatically surface without deliberate attention. After moving into security, he became increasingly curious about how security decisions are actually made in conversations, trade-offs, and moments of... uncertainty. His thinking today focuses on risk-based security as a shared reasoning process. Drawing from development, security practice, and systems thinking, he explores how a simple shift from “No” to “Yes, if…” can affect both outcomes and culture.more

Gulnara Hein, CISO, Chintai

With over 17 years of experience in information security and risk management, Gulnara developed her expertise at global institutions such as Deutsche Boerse Group, Cargill Inc. and PwC. Her fundamental expertise is backed by a PhD in Mathematics, where she specialized in cryptographic protocols research. While at Deutsche Boerse, she led the design of an overarching... security risk landscape and piloted the implementation of Open FAIR-based security risk quantification. Gulnara now serves as CISO at Chintai, an innovative blockchain-based tokenization and digital asset management platform more

Agnès Terreau, Country DPO & Security Officer, ManPower Group

Agnès is a dedicated Data Protection and Information Security professional with a strong focus on emerging technologies, ethics, and regulatory strategy. She helps ensure privacy and security are integrated into digital systems by working closely with leadership, IT, and business teams. With deep experience in developing and maintaining practical compliance frameworks... across multilingual and multijurisdictional environments, she supports organisations in meeting regulatory requirements while fostering a culture of accountability and responsible data use. In 2023, she was recognised as a finalist for the PICCASO Privacy Awards Europe in the category “Best Privacy Culture Improvement Award,” honouring her impact on privacy awareness and cultural transformation.
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