Sponsor SPEAKERS
Theodoros Stergiou
Director, Consulting, KPMG in Greece
Bio
Theodoros is Director and in charge of the Cyber Security Consulting Services of KPMG in Greece. With over 20 years of experience in the information security sector, he has served as a lecturer for the subject matter, a business consultant, as well as security officer for major organizations. He is also involved with new technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) ,cloud computing and serves as an experienced consultant for global organizations like ISACA and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA).
He coordinates KPMG’s trainings at European level, through the EMA Cyber Futures Academy, and, has successfully managed and led projects on:
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Presentation Abstract
Cyber, trust and other amusing catchphrases
Digital trust and cyber security are closely related; cyber security provides the mechanisms that build up confidence on the integrity of transactions, which is key for digital trust. The efforts of organizations seem though to reside on the mere implementation of cyber solutions, whilst digital trust is taken as granted.
This results in trust and cyber becoming more of buzzwords rather than the enablers of business growth and sustainability. In his presentation “Cyber, trust and other amusing catchphrases”, Theodoros, through real life cases, will detail what is done wrong and where the focus should be shifted.
Constantinos Gavardinas
Director, Risk Consulting, KPMG in Greece
Bio
Costas is an experienced Information Technology consultant, with more than 20 years of experience in Governance, Risk, Compliance, Information Security and Cybersecurity, IT Service Management, Data Privacy and Operational Resilience. He has a broad industry experience including numerous projects in the Financial Services, Technology, Public, Energy & Marine sectors. Costas is currently leading the CIO Advisory service portfolio at KPMG in Greece
Costas has a Diploma in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece and an MSc in Advanced Computing from the Imperial College London, UK. He holds numerous professional certifications such as CISA, CISM, CDPSE, and ITIL.
Kostas Papadatos
Founder / Managing Director Cyber Noesis
Bio
Kostas is the Founder and Managing Director of Cyber Noesis, a firm providing cybersecurity advisory services to achieve compliance against demanding legal & regulatory frameworks and also a Task Leader in R2D2 Project.
Kostas is a Cyber Security Executive and Entrepreneur with over 25 years experience in a multitude of cross-functional roles. He has extensive executive background combined with strong information security expertise (in both management & technical areas) and cross-industry exposure (in sectors like financial, telecoms, manufacturing, lottery, healthcare, transportation, retail, government, army etc.). He is highly focused with a consistent, international track record in leading and delivering demanding security projects including risk analyses, security manuals & BCP development, security architectures design & implementation, technical security & compliance audits and penetration tests.
He was the Founder and for 6 years the President of (ISC)2 Hellenic Chapter, a founding member of DPO Academy, served as Business Development Director at ADACOM SA and was a founding member of ENCODE SA.
During his career he has been a keynote or invited speaker in numerous national and international conferences and the author of plenty information security related articles in specialised magazines and journals.
Kostas holds an MSc in Information Security from Royal Holloway (University of London) and a number of industry certifications including CISSP-ISSMP, CISM, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, ISO 27005 Risk Manager, Certified DPO, Lead SCADA Security Manager, PMP-PMI and MBCI.
Presentation Abstract
May the Force of R2D2 Alliance protect the griD
Cybersecurity in electrical infrastructure is essential to protect public safety, national security, and economic stability, as well as to ensure the reliability and resilience of critical services and data transmission systems.
During this presentation we will introduce R²D², a project funded by the Horizon Europe program, which focuses on enhancing the resilience and reliability of existing Electrical Power and Energy Systems (EPES).
The primary goal of R²D² is to proactively address and lessen technical, cyber, and physical risks that have the potential to unveil vulnerabilities within the electrical infrastructure. These vulnerabilities could lead to detrimental and damaging outcomes for a wide range of stakeholders, with the utmost concern being the well-being of citizens.
Stan Voulanas
Partner – Digital Assurance
PwC Greece
Bio
Stan is a PwC Partner with over 30 years of experience providing assurance and advisory services. He currently leads the Digital Assurance practice at PwC Greece providing technology and data assurance and advisory services for a diverse range of clients operating in the financial services, technology, pharmaceutical, shipping and other industrial, manufacturing and consumer related sectors.
He has led numerous advisory assignments for large private and public sector organisations within Greece and internationally, helping many such clients assess, develop and implement governance and control frameworks to address emerging and changing financial, operating, technology and cyber risks driven by strategic or regulatory requirements.
Stan holds an MSc in Audit Management & Consulting from Birmingham City University (UK) and is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Chartered Accountant (CA).
Conference Date
25 Oct 2023
Conference Location
Athens, Greece
Venue
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC)
Contact
conference@isaca.gr