Speakers

Maria Christiansen, Head of Applied AI, TDC NET

Maria Christiansen is Head of Applied AI at TDC NET, where she reports directly to the CFO and leads the company's Finance AI portfolio. She is responsible for a DKK 22–25 million AI roadmap and has established the framework used to measure AI return on investment across the organization. Alongside driving enterprise-wide AI adoption, she continues to explore emerging... technologies, including quantum optimization and the commercialization of quantum key distribution (QKD).An AI and product executive with experience spanning energy, maritime logistics, healthcare, and telecommunications, Maria specializes in translating advanced technologies into scalable products and measurable business value. Throughout her career, she has built and led high-performing multidisciplinary teams while delivering AI solutions that transform how organizations operate.Before her current role, Maria established the product organization behind TDC NET's data marketplace and GenAI platform, contributing to more than DKK 250 million in cumulative business value. Earlier, she helped scale Portchain's optimization platform from three to ten global container terminals and led the product teams behind Corti's clinical AI solutions, including its cardiac arrest detection technology for emergency dispatch.Maria began her career as a physicist at the Niels Bohr Institute before joining Ørsted, where she developed a computer vision solution for wind turbine blade inspection. The solution proved sufficiently valuable that the company retained it as proprietary intellectual property, reinforcing her conviction that the greatest competitive advantage comes from treating technology as a product rather than a project.Passionate about developing people as much as technology, Maria has led teams across product management, design, engineering, and AI. She is particularly proud that every direct report from her previous department has since progressed into Head or Lead positions. Her leadership philosophy centers on empowering people, embedding AI into core business processes, and creating lasting commercial impact.Maria holds an MBA from Quantic and is a frequent speaker on artificial intelligence, product leadership, and digital transformation. Outside work, she enjoys cycling—including completing the Copenhagen-to-Paris ride with Team Rynkeby—and spending time in the water. She is an optimistic believer in AI's potential to reshape industries and improve the way people work.more

Ulf Larsson, Security CTO, SEB

Ulf Larsson is Security CTO at SEB, where he focuses on the shift from assumed control to demonstrated cyber resilience.His work centers on how organisations can build security that holds under real operating conditions, as technology changes, dependencies move, AI influences decisions, and traditional governance models come under pressure.Ulf is particularly focused... on making security easier to do right, harder to bypass, and possible evidence. He works across strategy, architecture, risk and execution to help teams reduce ambiguity, challenge assumptions early, and build confidence that the right controls work when it matters.His perspective is simple: security is not what you implement. It is what you can prove.more

Jan Jans, Legal Counsel, Finanstilsynet (Danish Financial Supervisory Authority)

Jan Jans is a legal expert specializing in financial cybersecurity at the Danish FSA. He has experience in the Danish implementation of the EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and the NIS2 Directive. His work primarily involves developing and enforcing regulations that govern IT risk management and digital resilience within the financial sector. Jans is... actively involved in further development of the EU- and Danish legislative framework for DORA and preparing the FSA's supervisory approach to new EU digital mandates.more

Laurits Ketscher, Data Protection Officer, Danish Ministry of Finance

As Data Protection Officer for the Danish Ministry of Finance, Laurits leads the Data Protection Officer function across the Ministry and its seven agencies. He serves as an independent advisor to executive leadership, employees, and data subjects on privacy, AI governance, information security, and regulatory compliance, helping ensure the responsible and compliant... use of data and emerging technologies across the organisation.
With a background in law complemented by formal education in information technology, Laurits has held worked and advised across multinational organisations, public-sector institutions, and European bodies. His experience spans AI governance, cybersecurity, privacy, digital risk, and regulatory compliance, enabling organisations to navigate complex technology and regulatory landscapes.more

Geoffrey Taylor, Information Security Officer, Nordea Asset Management

Geoffrey Taylor is an information security leader with over two decades of experience shaping cybersecurity strategies across the financial services, technology, manufacturing, and mobility sectors. He specializes in information security strategy risk management, governance, and resilience, and has deep expertise in ISO 27001, NIS2 and DORA. Geoffrey holds CISM,... CRISC, and ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, ISO 42001 Implementer certifications and is a PECB-certified trainer. He is active in the global cybersecurity community and contributes to ISACA, the Cloud Security Alliance, and international mentorship programs.more

Rune Espensen, Head of Information Security Office, Nordea

With nearly 25 years of experience in security, Rune Espensen has built a diverse career spanning software development, enterprise security solutions, and identity and access management consulting. As a global red teamer, he has tested the resilience of everything from cars and electrical grids to banks. Today, Rune brings his deep technical expertise to a strategic... level, overseeing Technology and Information Security topics within Nordea’s risk management function.more

Scott Shields, Enterprise Sales Engineer, Delinea

Scott Shields is an experienced security engineer on a mission to help Enterprise organisations protect their business, get the best Privileged Access Management experience and make the most of seamless security for the modern, hybrid enterprise. Scott is an active member of the cyber community and has worked globally in a variety of IT fields and major enterprise... projects. Specialising in PAM, Scott understands the ongoing balance between security, compliance, and productivity – and how the right technology and expertise can help customers realise the value they deserve.more

Lars Liljeroth, Solutions Engineer, Netskope

Lars Liljeroth has been working in the IT industry for 20+ years. As a certified expert, he specializes in Security Services Edge (SSE), part of the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) framework at the core of modern security architecture. As a Solutions Engineer at Netskope, Lars focuses on advising customers and driving technological innovation through practical Zero... Trust principles.more