Ομιλητές Eκτός Eταιρειών - Χορηγών

Δημοσιογράφος

Ο Γιάννης Ριζόπουλος σπούδασε ηλεκτρονικά, αλλά ήδη από φοιτητής ασχολήθηκε με τη δημοσιογραφία, μετρώντας πλέον πάνω από 50 χρόνια διαρκούς δραστηριότητας στον χώρο. Έχει εργαστεί στις εφημερίδες Καθημερινή, Ναυτεμπορική και Κυριακάτικη Ελευθεροτυπία, σε δεκάδες ειδικά και μη περιοδικά και newsletter, στο ραδιόφωνο και την τηλεόραση, καλύπτοντας αρχικά διεθνή πολιτική / οικονομία και στη συνέχεια τεχνολογία / επιχειρηματικότητα / καινοτομία. Από το 2007 ως το 2013 συν [...]

Alpha Bank

Cyber Resilience and Intelligence Expert

Christos Isaias is a cleared (NATO Secret) cybersecurity professional with extensive experience across the computer and network security sector. His background spans security operations in military and critical environments, penetration testing and vulnerability management. Christos is currently a PhD candidate in Cyber Defence and hold an MSc in Information Security from Royal Holloway, University of London (GCHQ-certified). He is a NATO, ESDC, and RIPE Fellow, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a Liaison Officer to FIRST, actively engaging in international cybersecurity collaboration and knowledge exchange. He holds professional certifications including CISSP, CRTO, PNPT, CRTP and others, reflecting both governance-level expertise and hands-on offensive security capability. [...]

COSMOTE TELEKOM

ICT SECURITY SERVICES SENIOR MANAGER OTE GROUP

Mr. Nikolaos Kogios is a Senior Cybersecurity Manager with over 20 years of experience in IT and information security. He joined the OTE Group in 2001 as an IT Systems Engineer and Architect, a role he held until 2009. From 2009 to 2014, he worked as a Security Engineer and Penetration Tester in the company’s IT Security department. Between 2014 and 2023, he served as IT Security Section Manager, responsible for delivering IT security solutions across the OTE Group and for major ICT clients. Since 2023, he has been ICT Security Senior Manager, leading offensive and defensive cybersecurity services for OTE Group and major clients in Greece and across Europe. [...]

Quest Group

Cybersecurity Practice Lead

John Pavlidis is an experienced Security Solution Architect, with more than 20 years of experience in the IT Sector, the majority of them being exclusively in the Cyber Security industry. He has a MSc in Information Security and Computer Forensics, is adept in Security Architecture, Security Engineering, Threat Hunting and GRC Consulting. He has worked in several projects, which has resulted to invaluable experience in diverse architecture design and integration of many security solutions for major organizations in Greece and European Institutes and Agencies. [...]

Nexi Greece

CISO

Mr Stathakidis has over 15 years of experience in Cyber Security Architecture, Cloud Security, Threat Modelling, Governance, Risk, Compliance and Cyber Security Strategy. He has successfully led complex security programs across multiple sectors, including Public Sector, Financial Services, Transport, Energy and Critical National Infrastructure. Demonstrating leadership experience at top-tier consulting firms such as PwC UK, PA Consulting and Lab Digital, Mr Stathakidis brings in deep expertise in IT and OT Security Architecture, leveraging frameworks like TOGAF and SABSA and aligning with standards including ISO 27001, ISA 62443 and NIST. He also has a proven track record in designing and implementing enterprise-wide security policies and standards, ensuring compliance with global regulatory requirements and best practices. Mr Stathakidis [...]