Agenda
Our agenda is designed to inspire, challenge, and connect. From keynote sessions with industry leaders to interactive workshops and networking opportunities, each part of the event is built to spark ideas and provide practical insights. Explore the schedule and start planning your experience.
Wednesday, May 6
Get ready for a day of decisions and discoveries.
Expect sessions packed with actionable insights, real networking opportunities, and direct access to leaders shaping the future of digital security. This is your moment to dive into trends, exchange ideas, and leave with a clearer view of your next move.
IT Security Summit
One Day Event
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Welcome Address & Opening
Luis Fernandes
Senior Research Manager, Infrastructure, IDC Europe
Leonardo Freitas
Research Manager, European Skills and Cloud Strategies, IDC
Securing the AI-powered Business
Joel Stradling
Research Director, European Security, IDC
Building Trust at Scale: Leadership, Culture, and Cyber-Resilient Ecosystems
Cosmin Ionascu
Information Security Risk Management Director, IQVIA
Joel Stradling
Research Director, European Security, IDC
Stopping Fraud Before It Starts: Identity Intelligence Meets Agentic AI
Rob Otto
Principal Solutions Engineer, Ping Identity
Ruben Viegas
Managing Director, Accenture
AI and Security: Tool, Threat, and Trust – Protecting Identities in the Age of Autonomous AI
Luis Ferreira
CISO, Leroy Merlin Portugal
Jorge Sendra Mas
Country manager, Saviynt Iberia
Luis Fernandes
Senior Research Manager, Infrastructure, IDC Europe
From Theory to Reality: Closing Exposure Management Gaps with Security Validation
David Benito Álvarez
Regional Manager, Pentera
Coffee Break
Securing Europe’s Market Infrastructure: Cyber Resilience, Data Sovereignty and Trust at Scale
Paulo Martins
CISO, Euronext
Leonardo Freitas
Research Manager, European Skills and Cloud Strategies, IDC
The Dark Side of AI: How to Address AI-Driven Supply Chain Phishing Attacks
José Fonseca
Technical Expert, ManageEngine
Security Operations and Digital Sovereignty: Detect, Respond, Recover
Adelino Correia
Head of IT, INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
Vitor Rolo
Head of IT Infrastructure, Grupo Teixeira Duarte
Leonardo Freitas
Research Manager, European Skills and Cloud Strategies, IDC
Emerging Risks and Strategies for Secure AI Implementation
Rui Fernandes
Solutions Engineer, Varonis
Strategic Investment in Security: From Risk to Value in the Boardroom
André Costa Alves
CISO, CGD
Bruno Borges
Digital & IT Director, Management Team member, Volvo Car Portugal
David Marques
Head of Cybersecurity, Grupo Nabeiro/Delta Cafés
Nuno Abreu
Head of IT, Unilever FIMA
Luis Fernandes
Senior Research Manager, Infrastructure, IDC Europe
IDC Closure
Joel Stradling
Research Director, European Security, IDC
Luis Fernandes
Senior Research Manager, Infrastructure, IDC Europe
Leonardo Freitas
Research Manager, European Skills and Cloud Strategies, IDC
Cocktail Lunch
End
Knowledge Hub
The NIS 2 directive – where are we now?
The deadline for the transposition of the EU’s second Network and Information Systems Security directive (NIS 2) came and went in October 2024 with only a handful of member states having completed the task.
European ICT spending implications of NATO’s 5% GDP spending target
At the 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague a few weeks ago, member states pledged to allocate 5% of their annual GDP to core defense requirements and defense- and security-related expenditures by 2035.
IAM 2025: The Rise of the Machines
Identity and access management (IAM), and by extension, identity security, is one of the most pervasive and impactful challenges facing all European organizations today, from an operational and risk management perspective.
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