CyberSec Nordic 2025

With a robust background in information technology and a strategic focus on digital transformation and cybersecurity, Adam plays a pivotal role in Humana's (a leading care company) echnological advancement. Prior to his current position at Humana, Adam built a comprehensive leadership portfolio. His previous roles include serving as the Head of IT at Klarahill AB and the Head of IT/CIO at Team Olivia AB. Adam's academic foundation lies in a Magister degree in Data and System Science, which he obtained from Stockholm University. His career is distinguished by a steadfast commitment to utilizing technology to enhance business operations and fortify security measures.

Adam Nerell

CIO

Humana

Alex has 25 year’s experience in Telecoms and Cybersecurity, with an emphasis for the last 5 years on Insider Threat detection and Global Signal Analytics. Closely working with partners such as Ministries of Defence and National Cybersecurity Centres, to provide a real-time and far more detailed view of the adversary landscape and tactics being used.

Alex Nijland

Sr. Executive, Security Operations

OpenText

As digitization is one the rise around Europe, the need for secure and well-functioning digital identities is becoming increasingly important, a topic of our expertise. Andreas is an active lecturer who is passionate about learning companies and authorities understand the importance of security of digital identities and how they, with small means, can accomplish big impact. With a solution-oriented approach, he engages his surroundings and creates a positive image of security work - and how we can work together to create a modern and accessible society in a safe way.

Andreas Bergqvist

CSO

BankID

Andy has been working in cybersecurity for 20+ years. As a certified expert, he specializes in Security Services Edge (SSE), part of the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) framework that is at the core of a modern security architecture. He also has extensive experience in applying Zero Trust principles. As Channel Solutions Engineer across Netskope Europe, Andy focuses on advising customers and partners but he has also been involved in solution implementation throughout his career.

Andy Quaeyhaegens

Channel Solutions Engineer

Netskope EMEA

Björn has served as a police officer for more than 20 years, with a background as an investigator of serious crimes, and for the past decade with a dedicated focus on combating cybercrime.

Björn Eriksson

Acting Deputy Head

Swedish Cybercrime Center (Noa)

With over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, from both hardware and software, Dick knows the importance of running a resilient business, always keeping it available and remaining in control. Over the years, Dick has had the privilege of working with the largest companies cross the region and acknowledges the value and the challenges of data growth and understands the competitive edge for customers in the business landscape.

Dick Dragemark

Director Solutions Engineering, North Europe

Splunk

With over 14 years of experience in the banking sector, Dzana has developed a broad foundation across fraud prevention, internal audit, and strategic leadership. This journey has equipped her with a strong understanding of both operational challenges and strategic priorities. This enables a transformation that balances resilience, risk management, and growth. Today, she focuses on building security as a business enabler: fostering cultures of accountability, embedding resilience into operations, and ensuring that organizations are equipped to thrive in complex environments. Her leadership philosophy centers on empowering people, shaping culture, and aligning strategy with long-term value creation.

Dzana Dzemidzic

Business Information Security Officer

Swedbank

With a prominent career spanning over three decades, Erik is a visionary leader and trusted advisor in the world of cybersecurity. As a seasoned CISO, CISO-consultant and senior strategic advisor, Erik has navigated a diverse array of industries and sectors. This broad experience has equipped him with a unique understanding of how to build and maintain robust security programs that align with complex business objectives. Throughout his career, Erik has been at the forefront of tackling the most pressing cyber threats, guiding organisations through critical transformations and securing their digital futures.

Erik Colliander

Sr. Cybersecurity & Strategy Advisor, CISM®

Netsecurity

Gregory van den Top

Field CISO, Northern Europe

Cloudflare

With nearly 26 years in the banking industry, Heléna has built extensive experience through leadership roles that shaped both strategic and operational expertise. She played a key role in building and leading card fraud prevention, before dedicating the past 12 years to Information Security, aligning security with business objectives and addressing emerging threats. Her role as Head of CSO Office is about driving change, strengthening security culture, and fostering accountability to build resilient organizations.

Heléna Malm

Head of CSO office, Group Security & Cyber Defence

Swedbank

Kristina is an experienced IT leader with extensive experience in the public and private sectors. Since August 2023, she has served as IT Director at the Swedish Coast Guard. Previously (2020–2023), she was COO at Malvacom, where she was responsible for administrative and operational structures and personnel management. Between 2017 and 2020, Kristina led digital development as CIO at the eHealth Agency. She also has experience as IT manager in Karlskrona Municipality, consulting manager at CGI and information manager at Blekinge Institute of Technology.

Kristina Fridensköld

CIO

Kustbevakningen

With a strong background in enterprise IT and security, Kristoffer specializes in helping organisations strengthen their backup and restore strategies to minimise risk and ensure business continuity. At HPE he focuses on cutting-edge solutions that combine robust data protection, rapid recovery, and seamless integration into modern multi-cloud infrastructures. Drawing on his experience collaborating with both technical teams and business stakeholders, Kristoffer brings a practical, security-first perspective to data availability, resilience and recovery operations.

Kristoffer Fenander

Sales Specialist – Data Protection & Availability

HPE

Magnus has more than 15 years of experience from military, law enforcement and intelligence operations and is a former Intelligence Officer and qualified hostage negotiator. Today at Coveware by Veeam, Magnus guides and advises enterprise organizations through preparation for or handling of cyber extortion events. Magnus also acts as an advisor for policy makers and law enforcement agencies on a national and international level.

Magnus Jelen

Lead Director of Incident Response UK & EMEA

Coveware by Veeam

With over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, Malin focuses on technology and process resilience as well as people preparedness. As the Chief Security Officer at Telia, she leads strategic security initiatives to protect the company’s assets and ensure business continuity. By combining technical expertise with strong leadership, Malin has successfully implemented robust security programs and effectively responded to complex cyber threats. Her passion for creating safer digital environments and promoting a culture of security awareness has made her a valuable resource within the industry.

Malin Fransén Kronberg

Head of Security

Telia Sweden

Mattias is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Swedish Armed Forces. He has served in a wide range of leadership positions during his career, spanning operational command, strategy, and capability development. With extensive experience in digital transformation and defence innovation, he has been instrumental in strengthening the Swedish Armed Forces’ ability to adapt to evolving challenges in technology and security.

Mattias Hanson

Major General & CIO

Swedish Armed Forces

Merle Maigre is the Programme Director of Cybersecurity at Estonia’s e-Governance Academy. Previously she was Executive Vice President for Government Relations at CybExer Technologies, an Estonian company that provides cyber range based trainings. 2017- 2018 Merle Maigre served as the Director of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Tallinn and 2018-2022 as the International Advisory Board member of NATO CCDCOE. 2012-2017 she worked as Security Policy Adviser to Estonian Presidents Kersti Kaljulaid and Toomas Hendrik Ilves. 2010-2012 Merle served in the Policy Planning Unit of the Private Office of NATO Secretary General. She is currently also a chosen Member of the Advisory Group of European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and a non-resident fellow of the Centre for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).

Merle Maigre

Programme Director of Cybersecurity (ex-Nato)

e-Governance Academy

More than 25 years in the IT- and cybersecurity industry, working mainly with network and endpoint security. After working as both a consultant, and also being a former business owner, Mikkel is highly focused on HOW it’s actually possible to solve today’s security challenges in real world scenarios. Hands-on experience in solving challenges, allows him to view problems from different angles.

Mikkel Planck

Senior Cybersecurity Specialist

Crowdstrike

Nils has extensive experience in delivery of IT production in on-premise as well as cloud delivery and between. Having worked with most of the enterprises in the Nordics with a strong focus on security and availability with a simplified approach to enable DevOps flows and automation. He has many years of experience of web development by founding an e-commerce company and has throughout his career worked with both web development and enabling web applications to be secure, fast and available. Today Nils works with the entire Fastly technology stack across all of our areas.

Nils Boman

Senior Security Solutions Engineer

Fastly

Per Gustavsson is a seasoned cybersecurity expert with a wealth of experience in threat analysis, risk assessment, and incident response. With a strong foundation in engineering and a deep passion for strengthening cybersecurity resilience, Per has been instrumental in developing innovative solutions to fortify organizations against cyber threats. His forward-thinking approach and unwavering dedication to cybersecurity excellence make him a dynamic contributor to the industry's ongoing advancement.

Per Gustavsson

CISO

Stratsys

Richard is CISO EMEA at Rubrik, focused on driving strategy and execution in the maturity of the business’s capability across the pre-sales and post-sales organizations, ensuring the delivery of world-class customer value from the outset. With over two decades of experience and a proven success track record in taking technology start-ups to international markets, either as part of an IPO or A&M strategy, Richard has forged a position in the industry as a respected thought leader, cybersecurity enthusiast, SecOPs transformation expert, media contributor and keynote speaker, having presented at major conferences, appeared in world-leading publications and industry favourite podcasts.

Richard Cassidy

Field CISO, EMEA

Rubrik

Rikard Lindkvist

Senior Sales Engineer

Commvault

Rodney has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry in a variety of technical and leadership positions within the fields of Cyber Security, Consulting and Advisory, Service Delivery, Internal Audit, Governance Risk and Compliance, and Operations. Rodney has worked on and managed global teams and held various international assignments. Rodney is passionate about cyber security and the transformative role it can play in helping clients on their digital business transformation journeys. A dual citizen of the US and Sweden, Rodney earned his bachelor’s degree in computing information systems from Bentley University and his master’s degree in Strategic IT Management from Stockholm University. Rodney also holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), the Certification Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), and the Information Systems Security Management Professional (ISSMP) certifications from ISC2.

Rodney Cornelius

Director, Service Delivery Partner Architects

Vectra AI

Thom is a seasoned technology and cybersecurity leader, serving as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). With over two decades of experience in security strategy, information security, and risk management, Thom has built a reputation for bridging the gap between technical teams and business executives. He is known for his pragmatic approach to cybersecurity, focusing on aligning security initiatives with business objectives to drive growth and resilience. Thom is also a sought-after speaker, writer, and thought leader in the cybersecurity community, often addressing topics such as organisational risk, security culture, and the evolving threat landscape. His expertise has been instrumental in shaping robust security postures for global organisations across various industries.

Thom Langford

CTO - EMEA

Rapid7

Prior to joining Darktrace, Toby spent 15 years in the UK Government, including as the UK National Cyber Security Centre’s Deputy Technical Director for Incident Management. He has specialist expertise in Security Operations, having worked across Cyber Threat Intelligence, Incident Management, and Threat Hunting. He has presented at several high-profile events, including the NCSC’s flagship conference, CyberUK, the SANS CyberThreat conference, and the Cheltenham Science Festival. He was a lead contributor to the first CyberFirst Girls Competition, championing greater gender diversity and works with the 93% Club to promote social mobility more broadly.

Toby Lewis

Head of Threat Analysis

Darktrace

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Assume Breach. Shield your Core

04/11/2025

10:00-16:30

Sergel Hub Stockholm

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Stockholm - Sergel Hub: 04/11/2025

Oslo - Sommerro House: 09/12/2025

Copenhagen - Soho House: 10/12/2025

Stockholm

Soho House

20/11/2024

Oslo

Olivia Tjuvholmen

26/11/2024

Copenhagen

Carlsberg Museum

27/11/2024

Event Themes

The Threat Landscape and Strategic Leadership

Building NextGen Security: Preparing for the Inevitable Attack

AI Integration, Business Security Culture & Human Centric Strategies

Breach is Inevitable

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