Alexandra is a Career and Self-Development Coach, Cybersecurity & Threat Intelligence Lead, TEDx Speaker, and Podcast Host. She is also actively involved in Female Founders Rise, Women Tech Network, and was recently shortlisted for the Women in Cyber Awards 2025.

Amy is a Communications Manager at ACI EUROPE, with a strong passion for both communications and artificial intelligence. She is currently pursuing an MSc in Artificial Intelligence.

Michelle is a seasoned B2B SaaS marketing expert and Senior Product Marketing Manager at Beyond Products, specializing in translating complex security and IT solutions into compelling, market-driven strategies.

Cassie is a the Chief Product Officer (CPO) at Mailinblack, with expertise in IT strategy, digital transformation, and cybersecurity innovation. Join us as we explore how networking and community can fuel motivation, open doors, and accelerate growth in cybersecurity and beyond!

Fabio brings hands-on insights from both public and private sectors, with deep experience navigating frameworks like GDPR, DORA, NIS2, and PCI DSS. He’ll explore practical approaches to cyber governance, compliance challenges across Europe, and how leaders can balance technical and regulatory demands

Akansha has prepared a creative special session designed to be interactive ! A journey through the DevOps lifecycle with Security by Design. You’ll see a live demonstration of “The Time Machine,” a custom-built visualization that brings the Shift-Left security approach to life. Participants will be invited to select any stage of the DevOps pipeline and see how integrated security features are activated in real-time.

Akansha has prepared a creative special session designed to be interactive ! A journey through the DevOps lifecycle with Security by Design. You’ll see a live demonstration of “The Time Machine,” a custom-built visualization that brings the Shift-Left security approach to life. Participants will be invited to select any stage of the DevOps pipeline and see how integrated security features are activated in real-time.

Faith knows that the Security Operations Center (SOC) is the nerve center of any organization’s cybersecurity strategy, a high-tempo environment where precision, speed, and insight define success. Therefore, she is going to take your hand you the early-career professionals, especially those transitioning into cybersecurity or beginning their journey as Security Analysts, and walk with you helping you understand how to thrive in this space. 

Yaamini will explore how GenAI is reshaping automated alert triage in today’s dynamic cybersecurity landscape. With security teams facing overwhelming volumes of noisy, redundant, and low-context alerts, she’ll walk us through how AI-driven enrichment, behavioural correlation, and contextual prioritisation can streamline detection and response. Drawing on real-world scenarios, from command-and-control signals to suspicious data exfiltration, this session illustrates how advanced pipelines can turn raw alerts into high-confidence investigations with minimal analyst intervention. 

Amina will explore how AI is reshaping the privacy and cybersecurity landscape, highlighting emerging risks such as data misuse and algorithmic manipulation. Through real-world examples and evolving threat patterns, she will offer practical insights into strengthening cyber resilience and navigating regulatory and ethical challenges. Amina brings her perspective on AI ethics, data protection, and cybercrime law, for those interested in responsible, secure AI.

Elisa will delve into the dual nature of bots in today’s digital landscape, where automation drives both innovation and disruption. While bots enhance efficiency across the web, they are increasingly exploited to carry out phishing attacks, steal data, take over accounts, and compromise online services. Drawing on the latest developments in attack methods and AI-driven evasion, Elisa will shed light on the evolving tactics used by malicious bots and the complexities of detecting them. This session offers practical guidance for improving bot detection and protecting online systems from these hidden threats.

Létitia will demystify what Zero Trust truly means in operational technology (OT) environments, where traditional IT security approaches often fall short. While Zero Trust can sound complex or out of reach, she will show how it can start with something simple yet powerful: Machine Identities. Focusing on the role of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). This session will walk participants through how even legacy and fragmented OT systems can be secured step by step. Drawing from a real-life case study, Létitia will share how one lab team built momentum and trust from the ground up, demonstrating that Zero Trust is not just a concept, but a practical path forward. She will help you gain clear, actionable insights on where to start, what to prioritise, and how to build security that scales.

Onur will explore how business leaders can build and maintain digital trust while navigating the fast-evolving landscape of AI, cybersecurity, and regulation. Drawing on global case studies and her expertise in risk management and AI governance, she’ll share actionable strategies for aligning innovation with responsible practices. Attendees will gain valuable insights into integrating digital ethics, compliance, and resilience into AI-driven business environments and why trust is becoming the new competitive edge

Shrishti in this session will explore how attackers use OSINT to gather information and build highly convincing phishing campaigns that target human trust rather than technical vulnerabilities. Attendees will learn how these attacks are crafted, the psychological triggers behind them, and how to recognise the warning signs before it’s too late.

Chiamaka will explore how AI-powered evidence manipulation and anti-forensics techniques are reshaping digital investigations. Attendees will learn how attackers can forge metadata, alter timestamps, generate convincing digital evidence, and erase traces from memory to hinder forensic analysis. Through real-world examples, the session will examine the growing challenge of “Memory Laundering”, its impact on evidence integrity, and how investigators are adapting through advanced forensic techniques, AI-assisted detection, and emerging approaches to preserving trust in digital evidence.

Anitha in this session will explores how career changers can successfully transition into cybersecurity by identifying transferable skills, leveraging existing professional experience, and creating a practical roadmap into the industry. Attendees will learn how communication, problem-solving, leadership, risk management, analytical thinking, compliance knowledge can help them to make the transition easy. Drawing from real-world experiences and industry examples, this session will provide actionable guidance on building relevant skills, networking effectively, gaining hands-on experience, earning certifications strategically, and positioning oneself for opportunities in today’s cybersecurity job market. Whether you are considering a career change, re entering the workforce, or looking to align your current expertise with cybersecurity, this session will help you transform what you already know into a competitive advantage.

Luna will explore how, from critical infrastructure to major cyber incidents, many breaches begin with familiar weaknesses rather than advanced attacks. She will examine what happened, why it happened, and why the same lessons remain so difficult to put into practice. An analysis of real-world critical infrastructure incidents, showing how major consequences often arise from surprisingly unsophisticated attacks.