The Future of Cybersecurity
Explore how security becomes an imperative in the face of global digitalization, providing stability and trust amidst uncertainty. Gain perspectives on how cybersecurity professionals have had to change – and keep changing – their focus and strategies to adequately protect and support a society during rapid change. This session is founded in the personal and professional experiences from a long-term security practitioner, showcasing security becoming a necessity in the modern landscape.
Mr. Watne holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from University of Agder in Norway and an Executive MBA from ESCP Business School in France. Watne has more than 20 years of professional experience with information security and cyber risk management in Europe and Asia. Over the years he’s held numerous board and committee positions with different professional bodies and is a regular speaker at industry events. A long-term ISACA member, he’s been a chapter leader for several years and served as the president of the ISACA Norway Chapter. In 2021 Mr. Watne was named amongst the Global Topp 100 Leaders in Information Security by Corinium Global Intelligence, and in 2022 he was one of the finalists for the Outstanding Chief Information Security Officer -award, handed out by the OSPAs.
Marijke Verhavert
Director
TomorrowLab
Miguel de Bruycker
Managing Director General
Centre for Cyber security Belgium
Bjørn Watne
Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer
Telenor
Anastasiya Tretyak
Senior Cyber Security Consultant
EY Belgium
Dave Maasland
Owner & CEO
ESET Netherlands
Margo Cronin
Principal Solution Architect, Securtiy & Compliance
Amazon Web Services
Anthony Green
Co-Founder
OpenRep
Ivana Butorac
EU Compliance Manager
Sopra Steria
Luigi Rebuffi
Secretary General
European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO)
Stefaan Hinderyckx
Senior Vice President – Cybersecurity
NTT Ltd.
Jean-Noël de Galzain
Founder & CEO
WALLIX Group
Dieter Van Den Bosch
Founder
ThreatExposure
Cindy Wubben
Chief Information Security Officer Public Segment
Visma
Karel Baert
Chief Executive Officer
Febelfin
Lesley Kipling
Chief Security Advisor
Microsoft
Claudio Solano
EA, ICT & Security Architect
Jan Populaire
Director
Psybersafe
Geert Baudewijns
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Secutec
Andrew Rose
Chief Security Officer
SoSafe
Marc Laliberte
Director of Security Operations
WatchGuard Technologies
Rob van Dun
Chief Executive Officer
Calculus
Christo Butcher
Executive consultant
Fox-IT
Alexandru Lazar
Program Officer
CyberPeace Institute
Jean-François Simons
VP EMEA
Aviation ISAC