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  • MAY 2027 • STOCKHOLM
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Grand IT Security is more than a conference.
It is a curated environment where cybersecurity leaders, decision-makers and innovators connect through meaningful conversations, trusted relationships and high-level knowledge exchange.

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Every delegate is carefully selected to ensure relevant, high-level networking and discussions.

  • Executive-Level Networking

Connect with CISOs, security leaders, enterprise decision-makers and industry experts shaping the future of cybersecurity.

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Focused discussions, real-world insights and strategic conversations — without generic sales-driven presentations.

  • Exclusive Community

Grand IT Security brings together professionals who value trust, collaboration and long-term industry relationships.

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Gain direct access to emerging trends, technologies and cybersecurity strategies shared by leading experts.

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Round Table Discussion

Mattias Wiklund

Regional CIO, Toyota Northern Europe

Moderator

Riccardo Pietri

CISO, Anyfin

Moderator

Jonas Berglund

Security Transformation Associate Director, Accenture

Moderator

  • AI Identities Under Control: Managing Autonomous Agents Safely

As organizations increasingly deploy AI agents and autonomous systems, securing their identities throughout the lifecycle—from onboarding to decommissioning—has become critical. This session explores strategies for enforcing role-based access, automating credential management, and maintaining continuous policy compliance while enabling AI systems to operate efficiently.

  • Role-based access and automated credential lifecycle management.
  • Continuous monitoring for policy compliance.
  • Ensuring secure decommissioning of autonomous systems.
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Nazlı Şahin

Director - Security, Risk, and Compliance, Accedo

Moderator

Christian Nehammer

Account Executive, WIZ

Moderator

Joel Norrmarker

Senior Solutions Engineer, WIZ

Moderator

Aladdin Elfares

Account Executive, WIZ

Moderator

  • Locking Down Automation: Protecting Secrets in AI & CI/CD Pipelines

Automated workflows and CI/CD pipelines often rely on high-value credentials and secrets that, if compromised, can lead to severe security incidents. This discussion covers practical approaches to securing keys, detecting anomalous activity, and enforcing least-privilege access without creating operational bottlenecks.

  • Detect and respond to anomalous credential usage.
  • Implement least-privilege access policies.
  • Secure CI/CD and AI automation pipelines without slowing innovation.
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Surinder Lall

Head of Cyber Governance, Risk and Compliance, DMG Media

Moderator

Marcus Ehrstrand

Senior Solutions Engineer, Okta

Moderator

  • Governed AI Models: Risk Management at Scale

As generative and predictive AI models are deployed across enterprises, understanding their provenance, training data, and deployment risks is essential. This session provides frameworks for model governance, data protection, and approval workflows to ensure responsible, auditable AI operations.

  • Track model provenance and lineage.
  • Prevent data leakage during training and inference.
  • Approval workflows for production deployment.
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Sushil Shenoy

IT Security Specialist, VizRT

Moderator

Thom Langford

EMEA CTO, Rapid 7

Moderator

  • Runtime Safety for AI Systems: Control Without Bottlenecks

Operating AI systems in live environments introduces dynamic risks. Learn how to define operational boundaries, integrate human oversight, and set up monitoring and alerting mechanisms that maintain both compliance and agility in high-stakes operations.

  • Define operational boundaries for autonomous agents.
  • Integrate human-in-the-loop review processes.
  • Alert and respond to compliance or behavioral deviations.
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Thea Sogenbits

CISO, Estonian Tax and Customs Board

Moderator

Scott Walker

VP of Sales, EMEA, Orca

Moderator

  • Data Defense in AI Workflows: Protect Sensitive Assets

AI agents often interact with sensitive data, making it vital to apply robust data protection strategies. This session explores encryption, tokenization, access governance, and audit trail practices to minimize exposure while enabling AI-driven decision-making.

  • Implement encryption, tokenization, and access controls.
  • Maintain comprehensive audit trails.
  • Reduce exposure through intelligent data governance policies.

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Nithin Krishna

Head of Cyber Defense Center, Jeppesen Foreflight

Moderator

Magnus Järnhandske

Chief of Cyber Security Operations, Asurgent

Moderator

  • Detecting Rogue AI: Stopping Self-Propagating Threats

Autonomous systems can behave unpredictably, potentially creating self-propagating risks. This discussion covers behavioral anomaly detection, leveraging AI for threat intelligence, and implementing containment and rollback strategies to mitigate rogue AI actions.

  • Behavioral anomaly detection.
  • AI-assisted threat detection.
  • Containment and rollback strategies.
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Marius Baczynski

Director of Security Service Sales, Radware

Moderator

  • Vendor-Neutral AI Security: Flexibility Without Risk

Enterprises need to maintain security while avoiding lock-in with specific AI vendors. This session explores open standards, interoperability, and monitoring frameworks that ensure security and governance across multi-vendor AI environments.

  • Open standards and interoperable monitoring frameworks.
  • Cross-platform governance for multi-vendor environments.
  • Maintain security without sacrificing flexibility.
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Bernard Helou

Cybersecurity Manager, Schibsted Media

Moderator

  • When AI Misbehaves: Incident Response for Autonomous Agents

AI systems can occasionally act outside intended parameters, creating operational or security incidents. This session addresses detection, escalation, containment, and post-incident analysis to prepare teams for autonomous agent misbehavior.

  • Detection and escalation protocols.
  • Containment and mitigation strategies.
  • Post-incident analysis and lessons learned.

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Henrik Tholsby

CISO, Danderyds sjukhus

Moderator

Peter Dahl Inselseth

Major Account Director - Nordics, CATO Network

Moderator

Christian Sahlén

Head of Security & Governance (CISO), TF Bank

Moderator

  • AI Compliance in Action: Aligning Agents with Regulations

Organizations must ensure AI operations comply with GDPR, the AI Act, PII, and other regulations. This session explores embedding compliance controls into operational workflows, mapping regulatory requirements to AI systems, and preparing audit-ready evidence.

  • Map regulatory requirements to operational workflows.
  • Embed compliance controls into daily AI operations.
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Bojana Stevanovic Medenica

Manager IT & IS, Extenda Retail

Moderator

Louise Lundgren

Sales Director - N.EUR, Synack

Moderator

  • Continuous Assurance: Moving Beyond Audit Checklists

Static audits are no longer enough. This session explores embedding continuous compliance and assurance into operations, enabling real-time monitoring, cross-team collaboration, and proactive gap resolution.

  • Automated evidence collection and dashboards.
  • Cross-team integration between IT, HR, and risk.
  • Rapid identification and resolution of compliance gaps.
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Jan Olsson

Kriminalkommisarie / Police Superintendent, Swedish National Police SC3

Moderator

Johan Frederiksson

AVP Nordics, Igel

Moderator

  • Hybrid Workforce, Unified Compliance: Securing Distributed Teams

Hybrid work increases complexity in maintaining compliance. This session focuses on policies, monitoring, and cultural strategies for securing distributed teams without reducing agility.

  • Endpoint and remote access controls.
  • Policy enforcement across multiple locations.
  • Promote a security and compliance-first culture.
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Vivek Rao

Information Security Risk Specialist, Entercard Group AB

Moderator

Linda Avad

Chief Information Security Officer, Alecta

Moderator

Staffan Fredriksson

CISO, Regent AB

Moderator

  • Digital Resilience Metrics: Measuring Security in Action

Leaders need measurable insights into organizational resilience. This session covers dashboards, automated alerting, and reporting frameworks for operational and compliance metrics.

  • Dashboards for key resilience indicators.
  • Automated alerts for control failures.
  • Documentation for leadership and regulators.
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Helene Neuss

Information Security Strategist, Länsförsäkringar Bank

Moderator

Gamze Zengin

Information Security, Compliance & Risk Officer,
Åhléns Åhléns - Online & Varuhus

Moderator

  • Winning the Talent War: Attract and Retain Cybersecurity Leaders

Skilled cybersecurity professionals are in high demand. This session explores strategies for recruitment, career development, and retention to secure top talent in a competitive market.

  • Employer branding and recruitment strategies.
  • Career development pathways.
  • Retention programs for high-demand skills.
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Helana Malm

Head of CSO Office | Deputy Head of Group Security & Cyber Defence, Chair of Women in Security, Swedbank

Moderator

Dzana Dzemidzic

BISO,
Swedbank

Moderator

  • Future-Proof Teams: Upskilling for Emerging Cyber Threats

Teams must be prepared for evolving threats, including AI-driven risks. Learn how to design training programs, simulations, and metrics for skill development.

  • AI security and automation-focused training.
  • Scenario-based simulations and exercises.
  • Skill tracking and competency measurement.
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Johanna Parikka Altenstedt

Acting Head of Cybercenter and the Digital Security Unit, RISE

Moderator

Andreas Bergqvist

CSO, BankID

Desirée Winther

Team Lead | Public Sector Sweden, Commvault

Moderator

  • Stronger Together: Public-Private Threat Intelligence Partnerships

Collaboration between sectors accelerates threat detection and response. Explore frameworks for intelligence sharing, coordinated response, and evaluating partnerships.

  • Share actionable intelligence securely.
  • Establish coordinated response frameworks.
  • Measure partnership effectiveness.
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Florin Chirilas

Local IT Security Officer, Vattenfall

Moderator

Severin Simko

Security Architect, Devoteam

Moderator

  • Response Ready: Building Resilient Incident Teams

Incident response effectiveness relies on preparedness and coordination. This session highlights training, roles, and post-incident analysis to strengthen response capabilities.

  • Cross-functional training programs.
  • Clear escalation paths and role definitions.
  • Post-incident analysis and continuous improvement.
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Jörgen Otosson

CISO, BITS DATA

Moderator

Anders Johansson

CISO, Alfa eCare Group

Moderator

Björn Orri Guðmundsson

CEO & Co-Founder, Aftra

Moderator

  • Human Factor: Fatigue and Well-Being in Security Teams

Human limitations impact security operations. Learn strategies to monitor stress, implement support programs, and build resilience.

  • Monitor workload and stress indicators.
  • Implement well-being and counseling programs.
  • Build resilience into operations.
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Teresia Wilsted

ISO, MedMera Bank

Moderator

Oscar Wallenas

Enterprise Account Executive, Elastic

Moderator

  • Global Ops, Local Impact: Coordinating International Security Teams

International teams require consistent policies and flexible execution. This session covers coordination, communication, and tool centralization for global operations.

  • Align policies globally while empowering local execution.
  • Define communication protocols across time zones.
  • Centralized tools with flexible deployment.
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Javvad Malik

Lead CISO Advisor, KnowBe4

Moderator

Sarbjit Singh

CISO, Mentimeter AB

Moderator

Reljo Saarepera

Programme Director, Estonian Public Procurement Center

Moderator

  • Collaboration Without Chaos: Optimizing Security Tools & Workflows

Effective collaboration depends on streamlined tools and processes. Explore strategies to reduce tool fatigue, enable real-time coordination, and enhance teamwork.

  • Evaluate ticketing, SIEM, and collaboration platforms.
  • Avoid tool fatigue and duplication.
  • Enable real-time coordination and alerting.
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Niclas Kjellin

Cybersecurity Expert, Cloud Security Alliance

Moderator

Seamus Lennon

Vice President of Operations for EMEA, ThreatLocker

Moderator

  • Cross-Industry Insights: Sharing Knowledge to Strengthen Defense

Knowledge sharing strengthens resilience. Learn how to exchange actionable intelligence securely, standardize reporting, and maintain trust across organizations.

  • Threat intelligence and mitigation strategies.
  • Standardized reporting formats for partners.
  • Ensure confidentiality and trust frameworks.
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Smeden Svahn

CISO, Adda

Moderator

Trish Almgren

Senior Manager, Product Marketing, Infoblox

Moderator

  • Unified Defense: Reducing Fragmentation Across Security Initiatives

Aligning security initiatives improves impact and efficiency. This session covers prioritization, coordination, and shared accountability across teams and sectors.

  • Coordinate timelines and goals across teams.
  • Identify overlapping initiatives and redundancies.
  • Establish shared accountability structures.
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