The Schedule

This panel highlights women who have advanced from operational roles to trusted advisors and executive leaders in cybersecurity, audit, and risk management. Panelists will discuss the measurable impact they’ve made—from improving organizational resilience to influencing policy, compliance, and ethical decision-making. Attendees will hear real-world stories of leadership, resilience, and how women are shaping a more secure and accountable digital future.

As cyber threats accelerate, the demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals continues to outpace supply. This panel will examine the growing cyber workforce gap and explore practical strategies for recruiting diverse talent, retaining top performers, and upskilling teams to meet evolving security challenges. Industry leaders will share real-world insights on building sustainable, future-ready cyber talent pipelines that support both organizational resilience and business growth.

Banks and fintechs operate at different speeds, but face the same core challenge: protecting trust in a digital financial ecosystem. This panel brings leaders from both sides together to compare approaches to cybersecurity, audit, and risk management. Attendees will hear how regulatory pressure, innovation cycles, and technology stacks shape risk strategies and what each sector can learn from the other as financial services become increasingly interconnected.

In this candid panel discussion, seasoned security leaders pull back the curtain on real-world breaches and ransomware incidents they’ve navigated firsthand. Hear what truly happens in the heat of a crisis—what went right, what went wrong, and what they’d do differently next time. From containment and communication to recovery and resilience, this session delivers practical insights, hard-earned lessons, and actionable strategies to help your organization strengthen its incident response readiness before the next threat hits.