2026 Edition
The IDC IT Security Summit Portugal 2026 gathered experts to discuss the future of cybersecurity, digital trust, and governance in an era of AI, cloud, and increasing regulatory complexity.
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Luis Fernandes
Luis Fernandes is part of IDC’s IT infrastructure research team in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) bringing technology skills to the EMEA Digital Infrastructure Strategies and the EMEA AI and Generative AI Infrastructure Stacks and Deployments programs. He has almost two decades of experience in the ITC sector and joined IDC in 2022.
He develops EMEA-centric infrastructure research around Hybrid Cloud adoption and management, Flexible Consumption Models, programmable infrastructure – HCI and SDS, AI and GenAI Infrastructure, Edge solutions and ESG strategies
Event Sessions
One Day Event 9:30 am
Welcome Address & Opening
One Day Event 1:05 pm
IDC Closure
Leonardo Freitas
Event Sessions
One Day Event 9:30 am
Welcome Address & Opening
One Day Event 1:05 pm
IDC Closure
Cosmin Ionascu
Cosmin Ionascu is the Information Security Risk Management Director at IQVIA. With over 15 years of international experience across regulated industries, he specializes in risk management, supply chain security, and third-party risk. His background spans internal audit, IT risk management, and security governance, with a strong focus on aligning information security strategy with business goals.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 10:00 am
Building Trust at Scale: Leadership, Culture, and Cyber-Resilient Ecosystems
Joel Stradling
As research director for IDC’s European Security practice, Joel Stradling leads the content and analyst team for tracking the European security segment. His main focus area is the integration of network plus security and evolution of network architectures towards software-defined secure access.
Stradling has 20 years of experience as an analyst of international managed enterprise network and IT services. He is a regular speaker at major industry conferences talking about emerging technologies in B2B enterprise network and IT and wholesale carrier-to-carrier services. Joel is a well-known and highly regarded expert in the industry, offering insight and advice to C-level executives on technology competitive landscapes and emerging technologies, such as SD-WAN, 5G, SDN/NFV, and cyber-security.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 10:00 am
Building Trust at Scale: Leadership, Culture, and Cyber-Resilient Ecosystems
One Day Event 1:05 pm
IDC Closure
Rogério Ingegneri
Rogerio Ingegneri leads a team of Solution Engineers at SailPoint for Iberia and Italy, focusing on enterprise identity security. With deep expertise in Identity Governance and Access Management, Rogerio guides his team in translating complex technical concepts into tangible business value for customers. His success in delivering impactful solutions and building strong client relationships was recognized with the “Advisory Solutions Consultant award for best in EMEA 2024”.