Three Days. Three Regions. One Virtual Conference.

Join us each morning at 8:45 am (to the specific region) before our Keynote takes the stage for a special Conference Kickoff that will leave you with an understanding of the following:

• Best Platform Tips & Tricks
• How to obtain your Conference CPE credits
• Session Content Overview

Access this event from the Main Stage or Networking Lounge and don’t miss out on this opportunity to ask all your questions ahead of time. This session will not offer CPE and is not required. 

Governance of Artificial Intelligence:

Artificial Intelligence [AI] promises immense benefits, but it also poses challenges and risks unless it is governed properly. In 2023 AI usage exploded - AI has emerged as a disruptive force, propelling organisations into the future. Its transformative capabilities promise efficiency, accuracy, and scalability, providing a significant competitive edge for today’s organisations. However, alongside the immense potential, AI poses unique risks and challenges. In its 2024 Global Risk Report the WEF cites AI generated misinformation and disinformation as the top risk that is likely to present material on a global level in 2024 - Without proper governance AI has the potential to pose threats such deepfakes, disinformation and hallucination -AI Governance is a necessity to foster ethical and responsible use of AI. 

After completing this session, the participant will be able to:

• What AI Governance is
• The Business Case of AI Governance
• Key Areas of AI Governance
• Pillars of AI Governance
• The Future of AI Governance 
• The role of Audit & Audit Committees in AI Governance

After completing this session, the participant will be able to:

1. Have a greater awareness of vendors and their products as threat vectors.
2. Make recommendations for mitigating vendor and product threat vectors.
3. Create recommendations for conducting minimal due diligence on vendors and their products.
4. Have a greater awareness for the need for more proactive change in our industry.

We humans have made a gigantic leap in the use of technology and are living through times where everything is almost possible. We have nurtured technologies that amplify and expand our reach and multiply how we can get to a solution. We have created artificial intelligence virtually indistinguishable from human nature and, whether we like it or not, is more capable of many tasks. One is cybersecurity and discovering patterns ‘hidden’ in a communication. The time has arrived for us to present the moral and ethical questions in using artificial intelligence and machine learning. The moment has come to wonder about the limits—if any—in using these technologies and what the future (of now) will hold for us. At the end of the day, it’s not the machines that are learning…but us. It’s not machine learning but how we, the people, teach machines the right way. 

After completing this session, the participant will be able to:

1. Comprehend the impact of machine learning in the societies we live and work in.
2. Embrace change as these disruptive technologies become mainstream.
3. Adapt and adopt new approaches for AI and ML.
4. Be able to articulate a message of value around machine learning.

This session presents a primer on privacy for cybersecurity professionals covering key concepts such as data subject rights, data protection principles, DPO responsibilities, data protection impact assessments, the legislative landscape and differing regimes. 

After completing this session, the participant will be able to:

1. Learn the key differences and intersections between privacy and security.    
2. Understand the wide landscape of privacy policy and regulation.    
3. Understand key concepts in privacy regulation.    
4. Become aware of the breadth of privacy regulation.

After completing this session, the participant will be able to:

1. Identify and differentiate the unique threat models faced by various organizations, from governments to MAMAA companies. 
2. Acquire insights into constructing a multi-layered security defense tailored to specific threats, encompassing technological, procedural, and personnel measures.
3. Grasp the significance and methodology of integrating cyber and physical security controls for a comprehensive, resilient security posture.

Join this session to master the "art" of engaging with your Board of Directors on cybersecurity. Focusing on their core concerns—Oversight, Risk, Culture, and Management Interference—the session will share practical tools and strategies to align cybersecurity with these priorities. Learn to communicate effectively in the Board's language, integrating cybersecurity into the broader business strategy. Equip yourself with practical tips for successful board engagement and take your company's security to the next level.

After completing this session, the participant will be able to:

• Align cybersecurity strategies with board priorities.
• Communicate the importance of cybersecurity effectively.
• Prepare for board meetings with practical tools and questions.
• Integrate cybersecurity into the business strategy.

An exploration of effective auditing strategies for identifying and mitigating privacy risks within organizations. The session will explore key challenges, best practices, and practical insights to enhance privacy risk management. 

After completing this session, the participant will be able to:

1. Understand the importance of auditing privacy risks in today's dynamic business environment.    
2. Identify common challenges and pitfalls in privacy risk management.    
3. Explore practical audit techniques for assessing and addressing privacy risks.    
4. Learn how to integrate privacy risk considerations into overall risk management frameworks.

After completing this session, the participant will be able to:

1. Understand the various elements of a typical privacy program.
2. Appreciate the complexity of a privacy program and the importance of each element.
3. Understand the dependencies and interlocks between the program elements.
4. To explain through visual communication and storytelling how a privacy program is established.

Leveraging cloud computing resources is particularly important for a security technology company like Giesecke+Devrient. For this reason, the company is bundling its expertise in a Global Center of Competency Cloud, where experience, project knowledge, solution approaches and innovations are pooled. This presentation illustrates the cloud journey at Giesecke+Devrient and addresses the following points, among others.

After completing this session, the participant will be able to:

1. Understand which risks and opportunities does Cloud Computing introduce.
2. Identify which challenges and opportunities does cloud computing present for new and existing business models.
3. Know best practices and lessons learned: What has proven successful in dealing with the cloud? Where did we have to relearn?
4. Learn how the Global Center of Competency Cloud is structured and identify what the objective is.

Benefits and Risks of AI Panel Discussion - EMEA

What are the benefits and risks of AI? Is it dangerous? Are there biases? Close out each day with an AI panel discussion. The discussions will cover these and other questions regarding this emerging technology. Join us in EMEA on Thursday, 23 Feb from 15:00 - 16:00 (UTC+1).