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Nordic CISO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CISOs in the Nordic community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Invaluable network
Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Peer collaboration
Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.
Actionable insights
Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today.
- Accelerating security to match the pace of digital business initiatives
- Managing the risk created from a landscape of new core technologies
- Achieving sustainability for the CISO role without compromising outcomes
Nordic CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Nordic CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs
Lars Falch
Novo Nordisk
CISO/CVP, Global Information Security
Members
Patrick Andersson
Stora Enso
Head of Information & Cyber Security
Ola Andersson
Volvo Cars
CISO
Tal Arad
Carlsberg Group
Group CISO, VP Information Security
Jouni Auer
Cargotec
CISO
Ralph Benton
Schibsted
CISO
Erik Blomberg
Handelsbanken
CISO
Johan Boije af Gennäs
KONE
CISO
Roland Brandhild
H&M
CSO IT
Mirela Bønløkke
Rambøll
CISO
Tim Claes
Atlas Copco
CISO
Geir Arild Engh-Hellesvik
Vygruppen
CISO
Per Anders Eriksson
ICA Gruppen
CISO
Jan Fecko
Ericsson
Group CISO
Torstein Gimnes Are
Norsk Hydro
CISO
Peter Granlund
If P&C Insurance
CISO
Harri Gröning
Fazer
Director, ICT Operations & Information Security
Ole Haugaard Madsen
Nordea
Group CISO
Per Jonsson
Autoliv
Director IT Governance & Program Office / Head of Group IT Security
Petra Klein
Swedbank
CISO
Tony Kylberg
SEB
CSO/CISO
Tero Lampiluoto
Outokumpu
CISO
Tore Larsen Orderløkken
Posten Norge
CISO
Lars-Gunnar Marklund
Boliden
CISO
Antonio Martiradonna
Orkla
CISO
Lance McGrath
Danske Bank
Chief Security Officer
Robert Mungenast
Electrolux
CISO
Jannie Noer Mortensen
Codan Forsikring
CISO
Juho Rikala
Kesko
Business CIO - Common Operations & Group CISO
Roel Schouten
Novozymes
CISO
Torben Voigt Olsen
Lundbeck
CISO
Mikael Vos
Vattenfall
CISO
Henning Winther
Danish Crown
Director of Information & Security
Thomas Zakarias
DSV
CISO
Thomas Zuliani
Pandora
Information Security & Data Privacy Director
Christoffer Åkesson
Getinge
CISO
"The CISO Executive Summit is the only event where I am able to sit with a person I don't know and be assured they are largely facing a similar set of opportunities and challenges within their own organization.”
Derek Benz, CISO
The Coca-Cola Company
"The peer interactions I get with the Evanta events are the best I’ve had in my career. These events help to establish a strong peer network that is regularly refreshed.”
Ken Athanasiou, Global CISO
VF Corp
"The format of the CISO Executive Summit absolutely lives up to its billing of being ‘by CISOs, for CISOs.’ The ability to collaborate with peers to discuss today’s issues is worth every minute.”
Jon Moore, CISO
Humana
Upcoming Programs
Virtual Programs
12 - 13 October 2021
Nordic CISO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
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28 October 2021
Nordic CISO Virtual Town Hall
Nordic CISO Virtual Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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18 November 2021
Nordic CISO Virtual Town Hall
Security Doesn’t Live on Paper — An Interactive Crisis Simulation
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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Content from your CISO peers
BLOG | SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
BLOG | SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Who’s Answering the Next Big Question? Cybersecurity Chief Kurt John of Siemens USA
On The Next Big Question podcast, we ask C-level executives to reflect on a big, timely business question. Here are highlights from our conversation with Kurt John, Chief Cybersecurity Officer of Siemens USA, who discusses how IT and security leaders can navigate an exploding vendor landscape and keep their organizations secure.
VIEW POSTPODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
PODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 20
Chief Cybersecurity Officer Kurt John of Siemens USA joins the podcast to discuss how to manage the noise in your organization’s crowded technology ecosystem. Kurt explains how digitalization, speed to market, and a plethora of products are contributing to that noise and how to manage risk in this environment.
LISTEN NOWBLOG | AUGUST 23, 2021
BLOG | AUGUST 23, 2021
6 Things We Learned in a Survey of Security Leaders
We recently reached out to our CISO communities to gauge their views about returning to a semblance of normalcy. Here are six things we learned from almost 250 security leaders from top organizations around the world.
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CISO Thought Leader
