IDC European CISO Xchange 2025

CISO Strategies for Securing a Future Digital Europe

Overview

In a time of increasing cyber threats, geopolitical tensions, and economic uncertainty, security leaders face rising pressure to produce precise risk assessments and develop resilient organisations. The challenge isn’t purely technical; it’s strategic: how to manage acceptable risk within limited budgets in a landscape where all business functions are impacted by global volatility. 2026 builds on a wave of regulatory shifts across Europe, yet as AI, cloud, and quantum technologies advance, new risks and regulations will emerge. Fortunately, innovation in the security ecosystem is speeding up. Vendors are providing smarter tools and managed services to support trusted AI, secure cloud adoption, and quantum readiness, offering both strategic guidance and technical reinforcement to address emerging threats directly.

Why attend?

Agenda

4:30 pm

IDC Welcome & Official Opening

4:35 pm

Group Innovation Challenge

Speaker

Dina Capelle

Senior Research Analyst, IDC

Jennifer Thomson

Associate Vice President, Services, AccAD and Cloud, European Region, IDC

Carla Arend

Associate Vice President, Research, Cloud in Europe, IDC

6:30 pm

Networking Dinner

7:00 am

Xercise Club & Breakfast

9:00 am

IDC Welcome

Speaker

Jennifer Thomson

Associate Vice President, Services, AccAD and Cloud, European Region, IDC

Carla Arend

Associate Vice President, Research, Cloud in Europe, IDC

9:10 am

Cyber Resilience in the AI Era

Speaker

IDC European CISO Xchange 2025

9:30 am

FIRESIDE CHAT: CIO Perspective on Security

Carla Arend

Associate Vice President, Research, Cloud in Europe, IDC

Lydia Nicola

Head of Operations, Amnesty Internationals

9:50 am

Coffeebreak and Networking, One-to-one meetings

10:20 am

FIRESIDE CHAT: Post-Quantum Cryptography in the age of AI

Ralf Helkenberg

Research Manager, European Privacy & Data Security, IDC

Marco Pereira

Executive Vice President, Global Head Cybersecurity, Capgemini

10:35 am

FIRESIDE CHAT: A view from the public sector: How the UK Government has matured its cyber security policy and engagement with the private sector

Glen Hymers

Head of Data Privacy & Compliance, The Cabinet Office

10:50 am

Innovation Challenge

11:20 am

Coffeebreak and Networking, One-to-one meetings

11:50 am

Pathways to Identity Maturity

Stephen Bradford

SVP, and GM for EMEA, SailPoint

12:05 pm

From weakest links to strong allies – Building a modern security culture

Roel Schouten

Vice President Information Security, Trivium Packaging

12:25 pm

The Quantum Threat – taking action now to reduce cyber risk

Ralf Helkenberg

Research Manager, European Privacy & Data Security, IDC

Tommy Charles

Chief Cryptographer, HP Security Lab, HP

12:40 pm

FIRESIDE CHAT: Impact of the blackout on IT and communications in Spain and Portugal

Romain Fouchereau

Senior Research Manager, IDC

Jorge Fernandes

CISO, Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários

12:55 pm

Lunch & Networking

2:00 pm

Workshops (Parallel Sessions)

2:45 pm

Change Break

3:00 pm

Workshops (Parallel Sessions)

3:45 pm

Coffee & Networking; One-to-One Meetings

4:15 pm

Group Innovation Challenge

6:30 pm

Gala Dinner

7:00 am

Xcercise Club and Breakfast

9:25 am

Cyber Geopolitics: Power, Policy, and the Digital Battlefield

Duncan Brown

Group Vice President, IDC Europe, IDC

9:45 am

Coffee & Networking; One-to-One Meetings

10:15 am

Roundtable Session

11:30 am

Coffee & Networking; One-to-One Meetings

11:45 am

Growing Beyond the Industry That Cried Wolf

May Brooks-Kempler

Cybersecurity Expert, Strategic Consultant, Speaker, & Mentor, ISC2

12:05 pm

Advisory Board Panel

Bilinda-jo Hall

Senior Governance Analyst – Privacy and Information Security, SAGE Publishing

Antonio Martiradonna

SVP Information Security, Orkla

Tom Stewart

Head of Information Security, Ryanair

Douglas Weekes

Group CISO, Sainsburys

12:35 pm

IDC Closing: CISO Strategies for Securing a Future Digital Europe

1:00 pm

Networking Lunch

9:15 pm

Welcome Day 2

Attendee Impressions

Industry leaders and global influencers shared their experiences on overcoming challenges and seizing new opportunities. Their insights provided practical perspectives and valuable lessons that continue to inspire and guide our community.

Excellent event with interesting content and, above all, abundant opportunities for networking and peers. It is hugely valuable to understand both shared and distinct challenges across borders and sectors.

VIP attendee, CISO Xchange 2024

A well-organised event, featuring relevant content and a balanced mix of strategic and operational insights. My thanks to the organisers for the opportunity to engage and exchange ideas. I return to the office with new ideas, valuable insights, and the confirmation that collaboration among professionals is key to tackling the challenges of an increasingly complex digital world.

CIO & CISO, Security Summit Italy 2024

The event was a remarkable convergence of industry leaders and innovators. The sessions were highly informative, and the networking opportunities were invaluable. Attending was a transformative experience, offering deep insights and fostering strategic connections that will shape our future initiatives.

IT Director, CIO Xchange 2024

The Summit highlighted the importance of human skills such as storytelling, change management, persuasion, critical thinking, continuous learning, persistence and tech enthusiasm. All of these as a key to achieving a digitally savvy business. Moreover, I had the opportunity to network with industry leaders, exchange insights, and forge valuable relationships, enhancing their digital journey with actionable learning from the event. Great organisation and workshop sessions.

Head of IT, CIO Summit Poland 2024

2024 CISO Xchange highlight video

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Our Partners

QuoIntelligence

Founded in February 2020 by renowned Italian cybersecurity expert Marco Riccardi, QuoIntelligence emerged from Frankfurt, Germany, with a clear mission: democratizing threat intelligence.

We believe every organization, regardless of size or industry, deserves access to top-tier, tailor-made threat intelligence to protect their digital assets.

QuoIntelligence is not just another data feed provider. We offer ‘Threat Intelligence as-aService,’ delivering comprehensive intelligence that empowers decision-makers with real-time actionable insights. We use our Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to collect data from a plethora of sources at scale, sift through them to extract relevant information, filtering, translating, clustering, and correlating such information to produce only the intelligence that is strictly needed by our clients by highlighting why it is relevant for them. This is complemented by our multidisciplinary and multi-cultural team of analysts, who overview the overall process, contribute with their contextual analysis and predictive insights which will ultimately improve our ML predictive algorithms, and finally stay synched with our clients ensuring their Intelligence Requirements are successfully met.

As a proud European provider with an excellent reputation, our AI tools, trained by the industry’s finest analysts, deliver fast, reliable, and secure cyber threat intelligence which detects and deflects adversaries before they become a risk. This local expertise allows us to deliver intelligence that is not only accurate but also highly relevant and actionable. We understand that a German car manufacturer and a Swedish train operator face different challenges, even though they may be categorized similarly as European Transport by others.

Headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, we support international and regional organizations with a seamless blend of cutting-edge AI technology and personalized analyst support. Our team acts as an extension of your own, understanding your priorities and providing tailored intelligence to anticipate and mitigate risks before they materialize.

Experience effortless onboarding, fast and accurate digital risk protection, and the difference of working with a provider that prioritizes quality—in our team, our intelligence, and our culture—above all else.

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Venue

Hotel Kimpton Los Monteros, Marbella

Hotel Kimpton Los Monteros, Marbella
C/ del Lince, km 187, 29603 Marbella, Málaga, Spainna

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Gated Assets

Identity Security 2024: Mapping the Threats and Goals

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Ransomware in EMEA – The Threats and Defenses

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The Critical Role of Governments in EU Cyber-Resilience

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IDC European CISO Xchange 2025

CISO Strategies for Securing a Future Digital Europe

CISO Strategies for Securing a Future Digital Europe

Overview

Agenda

IDC European CISO Xchange 2025

Day 1

IDC Welcome & Official Opening

Group Innovation Challenge

Networking Dinner

Day 2

Xercise Club & Breakfast​

IDC Welcome

Cyber Resilience in the AI Era

FIRESIDE CHAT: CIO Perspective on Security

Coffeebreak and Networking, One-to-one meetings

FIRESIDE CHAT: Post-Quantum Cryptography in the age of AI

FIRESIDE CHAT: A view from the public sector: How the UK Government has matured its cyber security policy and engagement with the private sector

Innovation Challenge

Coffeebreak and Networking, One-to-one meetings

Pathways to Identity Maturity

From weakest links to strong allies – Building a modern security culture

The Quantum Threat – taking action now to reduce cyber risk

FIRESIDE CHAT: Impact of the blackout on IT and communications in Spain and Portugal

Lunch & Networking

Workshops (Parallel Sessions)

Change Break

Workshops (Parallel Sessions)

Coffee & Networking; One-to-One Meetings

Group Innovation Challenge

Gala Dinner

Day 3

Xcercise Club and Breakfast

Cyber Geopolitics: Power, Policy, and the Digital Battlefield

Coffee & Networking; One-to-One Meetings

Roundtable Session

Coffee & Networking; One-to-One Meetings

Growing Beyond the Industry That Cried Wolf

Advisory Board Panel

IDC Closing: CISO Strategies for Securing a Future Digital Europe

Networking Lunch

Welcome Day 2

Attendee Impressions

VIP attendee, CISO Xchange 2024

CIO & CISO, Security Summit Italy 2024

IT Director, CIO Xchange 2024

Head of IT, CIO Summit Poland 2024

2024 CISO Xchange highlight video

Our Partners

Capgemini

HP

Insight

SailPoint

QuoIntelligence

Venue

Hotel Kimpton Los Monteros, Marbella

Gated Assets

Identity Security 2024: Mapping the Threats and Goals

Ransomware in EMEA – The Threats and Defenses

The Critical Role of Governments in EU Cyber-Resilience

Not the right event for you?

Xercise Club & Breakfast