CISO Alliances Session Information

Date: Thursday, 23rd February 2023

Time: 8:00am – 14:45pm

Venue:  The Garden Venue Hotel, 308 Boundary Rd, North Riding AH, Randburg, 2169

The Garden Venue Hotel

Location:  South Africa

The Alliances chapter is a gathering consists of business risk, information and cyber security leaders who have been highlighted as being able to offer value in terms of content and influence. It is designed to form alliances and to drive progressive change in the business world and beyond.

The content and format is designed to talk together, learn better and experience more. 

Format: Up to 50 Leaders debating pertinent, real life issues through the form of open forums, workshops and  Panels.

Outcomes:

  1. Depth achieved around business objectives where the opportunity of experience within the attendees is leveraged
  2. Benchmarking and verification of thought processes outside of existing networks i.e. the broader CISO Alliances community
  3. Industry progression and unity in impacting the challenges of the common business objectives
  4. Not corporate flag waiving or sales pitches.  We insist, do that elsewhere.

Themes:

Modern Security Requires Modern Leaders

Cloud Security

How many times have you assumed or asked the women who walks into the meeting will arrange the drinks or food?

Evolving the Alliances into more: Alliances Projects: Uniting Strengths, Expanding Opportunities

Skills to Align Security and the CIO, thus impacting the Business

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Chapter Partner

Register and Join the Alliances

Chapter Order of the Day

0800 am
Networking

Registration

0830 am
Chapter Opening

Welcome Remarks

Session Leader: Leigh Thomas, Director – CISO Alliances

Session Outcome: Understand the purpose of the day, order of the day and your role throughout the day

0845 am
Session 1
Panel Perspectives and Workshop

Session Leaders:

Moderator:

Ntando Mngomezulu, Senior Cloud Security Analyst – Synthesis Software

Panellists:

Christopher Panayi, Chief Research Offcier – MWR Cybersec

Jared Naude, Head of Security – Synthesis Software

Manuel Corregedor, CEO – Telspace Africa

Tinus Green, Head of Consultancy – MWR Cybersec

Session Theme Title: Modern Security Requires Modern Leaders

Session Overview and Synopsis:

Cloud Security

What would the workshop deem as the most relevant modern day threats in the landscape from a Cloud Security perspective, and what would the workshop consider the best security controls or mitigations against these threats

Session Outcomes:

A view of the current status of information security in the local context

1015 am
Networking Break

Catch up on any pertinent matters at work, take a break

1045 am
Session 2
Community Insights

Session Leader: Nadia Veeran-Patel, Information Security Officer – LRMG

Session Theme Title: 

How many times have you assumed or asked the women who walks into the meeting will arrange the drinks or food?

Session Overview and Synopsis: Getting more women into information security and it all starts with us. Let’s remove the gender biases and look at the persons contributions and achievements.

Session Outcomes: Creating a safe space to make everyone feel included. Change your perspective and we can change the world.

1130 am
Session 3
Community Insights

Session Leader: Leigh Thomas, Director – Alliances

Session Theme Title: 

Evolving the Alliances into more: Alliances Projects: Uniting Strengths, Expanding Opportunities

Session Overview and Synopsis:

Executive time spent together is valuable for building relationships and creating opportunities for benchmarking and knowledge sharing. The sharing of information and experiences in the field of information and cyber security can lead to a more comprehensive understanding of best practices and industry trends. This collaborative approach allows executives to develop relatable content and identify practical solutions to common challenges. By valuing the time spent together and actively seeking out opportunities for collaboration, executives can elevate the level of security within their organizations and create a more secure future for all.

Session Outcome: 

  • Understanding the evolution of the Alliances into the Alliances Projects
  • How the services will now run
  • Create awareness of the expectations for the community to help channel the growth
  • Justify the purpose of the evolution
  • Relay how this will be commercially viable

1200 pm
Networking Lunch

1300 pm
Session 4
Open Forum

Session Leader: Stanley Langa, Head: IT Governance Risk and Compliance

Session Theme Title: Is it Smart to be Intelligent?

Session Overview and Synopsis: Applying Cyber Intelligence effectively is expensive… is it worth it?

Session Outcomes: Prioritised Maturity Model for the adoption of Cyber Intelligence, mapped to risk reduction milestones

1400 pm
Session 5
Open Forum

Session Leader:

Abdul Baba, CTIO – Infrastructure South Africa (ISA)

Session Theme Title: Skills to Align Security and the CIO, thus impacting the Business

1500 pm
Networking
Cocktail/ Mocktail Masterclass

Session Leaders:

The Garden Venue Hotel

Session Theme Title: Cocktail and Mocktail Masterclass

Session Overview and Synopsis: