IDC & TrendAI Executive Dinner

15 Oct 2026 Petri restaurant

IDC & TrendAI Executive Dinner

Cyber Risk Management – the New Top Priority

15 Oct 2026 Petri restaurant

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Cyber risk management is a high priority for cybersecurity decision makers.

 

Cyber attacks are inevitable, having shifted from a “maybe we will be breached” to a “we will get breached at some point” scenario – so it is not “if” but “when”? The risks are multifold, spanning unsafe AI adoption, complexity, integration between legacy and modern cyber tech, and insider threats. This drives the need for continuous monitoring and a greater emphasis on focusing on risk management over technical jargon or product- and tech-centric decisions.

The evolving nature of attacks, often involving malicious insider activity or credential misuse, requires continuous monitoring and vulnerability management, with organization-wide support and clarity on dynamic real-time risk vectors for key stakeholders across the business.

A peer-to-peer roundtable dinner

This exclusive event offers a confidential setting for peer-to-peer exchange, enabling IT decision-makers to share real-world experiences, challenges, and lessons learned. Participants will gain perspectives from IDC and TrendAI experts on how organizations can strengthen cyber resilience and govern AI adoption in an increasingly AI-driven threat landscape.

European organizations rank data privacy breaches (26%) and security vulnerabilities from autonomous actions (23%) as the two biggest business risks of adopting agentic AI, well ahead of transparency, misuse, and ethical concerns.

The pattern reflects how data protection sensitivity and the loss of human oversight dominate the region’s governance worries, and why securing AI adoption is now a board-level cyber risk conversation.

Key Topics for Discussion

The Inevitability of Breach

Cyberattacks and breaches are no longer a matter of “if” but “when.” What are the greatest threats organizations face today, and how are they evolving?

Risk Management Over Impenetrable Defense

Should organizations shift their focus from building impenetrable defenses to managing cyber risk more effectively?

Communicating Cyber Risk Across the Business

How can organizations effectively convey the importance of cyber risk to employees, the C-suite, lines of business, BU owners, and the executive board?

Investing in Cyber Risk Platforms and Tools

How should organizations invest in and build effective cyber risk management platforms and tools to minimize the financial, reputational, and operational impact of a major cyber compromise?

Speakers

Mark Child

Mark Child

Associate Research Director, Security

IDC Europe

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Miika Ruotsalainen

Miika Ruotsalainen

Head of New Business

TrendAI

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Agenda

IDC & TrendAI Executive Dinner

Thu, Oct 15

17:30

Welcome Reception

Guest arrival with welcome drinks and networking

17:50

IDC & TrendAI Welcome Address

Mark Child

Mark Child

Associate Research Director, Security, IDC Europe

18:30

Starter Courses – First Discussion Topic

19:30

Main Course – Second Discussion Topic

20:20

Dessert – Third Discussion Topic

21:00

Summary of discussions and key takeaways

Mark Child

Mark Child

Associate Research Director, Security, IDC Europe

21:30

Thank you for today

Venue

Restaurant Petri

Restaurant Petri

Kommendörsgatan 16, 114 48 Stockholm

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