2025 DACH CISO Executive Summit

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Collaborate with your peers

Get together with DACH's top CISOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:

Integrating AI in Cybersecurity for Enhanced Risk Management

Modernizing Security Operations

Evolving CISO Roles for Strategic and Operational Resilience

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Christoph Bernius

Allianz
CISO

Sascha Brock

Deutsche Post
VP CISO

Nikk Gilbert

RWE
CISO

What to Expect

Interactive Sessions

Hear from CISO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.

Community Networking

Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your DACH CISO community.

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a private, one-on-one setting through Evanta's Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

Agenda

Coming Soon

The CISO Executive Summit agendas are driven by the mission-critical priorities identified among the community. Each agenda is uniquely crafted ‘by CISOs, for CISOs,’ and will be available closer to the gathering. All topics and sessions will be inspired by the following themes.

AI-Driven Security Transformation

AI-driven security transformation is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape by integrating advanced AI technologies to enhance data security and drive digital transformation. By utilising synthetic data for AI model training, organisations can ensure privacy and address data scarcity, while shifting focus to unstructured data security to accommodate AI's ability to process diverse data types. AI-integrated security frameworks, such as data security posture management, enable continuous monitoring and secure AI data access, ensuring robust protection against evolving threats. This strategic integration of AI not only strengthens security measures but also supports business innovation and agility.

Resilience and Well-being in Cybersecurity

Embedding resilience and well-being into cybersecurity strategies is essential for maintaining both technological and human resources. Transitioning to a resilience-focused approach minimises the impact of cyber incidents and enhances adaptability, moving beyond a zero-tolerance-for-failure mindset. Addressing cybersecurity team burnout through personal resilience programs and mental health initiatives ensures sustained program effectiveness and team well-being. By coordinating with adjacent risk areas like business continuity and disaster recovery, organisations can achieve comprehensive resilience, safeguarding both their operations and their workforce.

Collaborative Cyber-Risk Management

Collaborative cyber-risk management is crucial for aligning cybersecurity efforts with business transformation goals. By decentralising risk accountability, business technologists are empowered to make informed cyber-risk decisions while maintaining centralised oversight. Developing strategies for machine identity management ensures robust identity