Agenda

►AI-Enhanced Cybersecurity at Banco Sabadell   

 Eduardo Gonzalez, Global Advanced Cybersecurity Director, Banco Sabadell

• AI as the new Gold Rush.
• Impact on Cybersecurity.
• Regulations and Frameworks for AI.
• Leveraging AI for Cybersecurity.
• Creating a custom Machine Learning model.

►Fireside Chat: Mitigating Personal Liability: The Changing Climate for Security Professionals

Jonathan Armstrong, Partner, Punter Southall Law

• The changing politics of security.
• Current cases.
• Social Media scrutiny.
• Insurance options for CISOs.
• Golden parachutes and legal support.

►Securing Critical Infrastructure with IAM in an elevated threat landscape

Sachin Loothra, Lead Solutions Architect, Telia

• Evolving threat landscape and its impacts on critical infrastructure.
• Regulations on critical infrastructure and demands towards IAM.
• How IAM solutions can be setup to meet the demands.
   

►Herding Cats: Building a Security Governance Structure That Actually Works

Florian Polt, Head of Group Security & Resilience, UNIQA Insurance Group

• Navigating conflicting legal requirements and diverse stakeholders.
• Creating a governance blueprint and aligning roles across entities.
• Tackling legal complexities while maintaining sanity.
• Real-world insights, practical lessons, and governance war stories.

►Panel Discussion: Battling Nation-State Hackers: Winning the Cyber War 

Utz Nisslmueller, Security Specialist, City of Vienna 
Nikolaus Brandstetter, CISO, MM Group

• How can organisations effectively leverage threat intelligence to proactively counter nation-state attacks? Can they?
• Do regulatory standards actually enhance defense against nation-state actors, or do they merely add compliance burdens without improving security?
• Are we doing enough to address supply chain vulnerabilities, or is this an overlooked entry point for nation-state threats?

• What strategic, forward-looking investments are essential for effectively countering the evolving tactics of APTs?

   

►Panel Discussion: Future-Proofing Security Architectures

Marian Kühnel, Information Security Architect, ÖBB 
Philipp Amann, Group CISO, Austrian Post (Post AG) 

• How can security teams design resilient architectures to accommodate and leverage new technologies like AI, quantum computing, and IoT?
• What role does AI play in developing proactive, rather than reactive, security postures?
• Best practices for integrating AI without disrupting legacy systems or existing workflows.
• How can organisations implement zero-trust principles and adaptive access controls to secure evolving environments driven by AI and edge computing?

►Strengthening Cybersecurity Competence in Austria and the EU

Marlies Hofmann, Legal and Policy Officer, NCC-AT 
Lydia Lindner, Programme Manager, FFG & NCC-AT

• The National Coordination Centre for Cybersecurity in Austria: Roles, Impact, and Strategic Vision.
• The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre: Mission, Objectives, and Governance.
• Unlocking Opportunities: EU Funding for Cybersecurity Innovation and Collaboration.