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May 9-12, 2023
Marina Bay Sands / Singapore
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Black Hat Executive Summit

In-person only Event

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Location

Peony Junior Ballroom 4410


Black Hat is pleased to announce the return of the Executive Summit to Black Hat Asia 2023. Black Hat Executive Summit offers CISOs and other cybersecurity executives an opportunity to hear from a variety of industry experts who are helping to shape this next generation of information security strategy. The program dissects the latest technologies designed to stay ahead of sophisticated adversaries and provide a peek into future platforms; we'll outline the next-level skills and strategies CISOs need to bolster their relevance and we'll discuss the latest techniques for maintaining a proactive approach to data protection.

For CISOs and executives looking to transform from a mere manager of information into a corporate champion of business growth, it's imperative to stay on top of the latest insight. That journey begins at the Black Hat Executive Summit.


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*Please note: In order to create an open and candid environment that promotes the sharing of ideas, thoughts, and discussion, the Executive Summit will follow Chatham House Rule; neither media nor event coverage is permitted. This program is designed for executive security practitioners. Solution providers, consultants, and vendor attendees are not permitted, with the exception of event sponsors.


Agenda

Wednesday, May 10th

Time Session Theme
1:00 - 1:15 PM Welcome and Introductions
  • Jeff Moss, Founder, Black Hat, DEF CON

    Mr. Moss advises companies on security issues, both, electronic and physical, as well as speaking globally on the topic. He sits on several advisory boards helping enterprises make informed decisions on cyber risks.

    In April 2011 Mr. Moss was appointed as the Chief Security Officer for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a non-profit whose responsibilities include coordinating and ensuring the security, stability and resiliency of the Internet's unique global identifiers as well as maintaining the root zone of the Internet. This position involved managing the IT security of the ICANN networks and information systems, the physical security of ICANN facilities and meetings, and ensuring that ICANN meets its security and resiliency commitments to the multi stake holder community that oversees ICANN. This position involved extensive international travel and coordination with governments, law enforcement, and operational security communities in support of discussions around Internet Governance and security. Mr. Moss left this position at the end of 2013.

    Moss is the founder and creator of both the Black Hat Briefings and DEF CON, two of the most influential information security conferences in the world, attracting over ten thousand people from around the world to learn the latest in security technology from those researchers who create it. DEF CON just had its 21st anniversary.

    Prior to creating Black Hat Briefings, Jeff was a director at Secure Computing Corporation where he helped establish their Professional Services Department in the United States, Asia, and Australia. His primary work was security assessments of large multi-national corporations. Jeff has also worked for Ernst & Young, LLP in their Information System Security division. Because of this unique background Jeff is uniquely qualified with his ability to bridge the gap between the underground researcher community and law enforcement, between the worlds of pure research and the responsible application of disclosure.

    Jeff is currently a member of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC), providing advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on matters related to homeland security. Jeff is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, which is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher.

    In 2013, Jeff was appointed as a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, associated with the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, within the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.

    In 2014, Jeff joined the Georgetown University School of Law School Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.

    Jeff is active in the World Economic Forum, and recently became a member of the Cyber Security Global Agenda Council for 2014-2016.

    ICSA President's Award for Public Service, 2011.


  • Steve Wylie, Vice President, Cybersecurity Market Group at Informa Tech

  • MC: Lidia Giuliano

    Security Advisor/Consultant
    Financial Services

    With over 15 years' experience in the Defence, Financial Services and Telecommunications, Lidia Giuliano has an extensive background in security testing, vulnerability management and prevention and detection techniques. Originally from Melbourne, Lidia spent a number of years in the USA working and researching malware evasion and obfuscation techniques. She has been a past speaker at Black Hat, SecTor, DevSecCon, and has been published in various media.

    Lidia has since returned to Australia where she continues her endpoint security research and speaks at conferences both at home and internationally. She is the conference organiser for BSides Melbourne, spends a lot of her time mentoring others and is passionate about growing the information security community.

1:15 - 1:20 PM MC Welcome and Thanks to Steve and Jeff
1:20 - 1:55 PM Cyber Crisis Communication - Navigating the Best Worst Option
  • Kevin Tan, CEO of Socium

    Kevin Tan is CEO of Socium Consultancy, a corporate communication consultancy focused on bridging academia and practice, and conventional with digital. Starting out as a Business (IT) graduate, Kevin handled Whole-of-Government (WoG) communications as a civil servant and subsequently found passion in academia while pursuing Master in Mass Communication. As a Ph.D. Candidate at Singapore Management University now, Kevin conducts sessional teachings and has research interests in crisis management and communications. He is a chapter contributor to Cyber Mayday and the Day After, lead author of Breaking Bad News with CONSOLE – a crisis communication framework designed for airlines; and is a lecturer in the National University of Singapore teaching crisis communication to postgraduate students in the Master of Social Sciences (Communication) course.


1:55 - 2:25 PM CISO Liability – Mitigating your risk in an increasingly regulated environment.
  • Sheena Jacob

    Sheena is a partner at international law firm CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang. She leads the CMS Technology practice in Asia and Middle-east and has a strong cybersecurity, technology and privacy practice. Holding double international privacy certifications from the IAPP, Sheena has been active in technology in Asia for more than 25 years. She also represents a significant number of industry players in technology, telco and digital media industry including a number of the leading streaming platforms in Asia. She has extensive experience with cybersecurity regulations and data localization issues across Asia.

    Sheena is highly ranked as a leading TMT lawyer in Asia and recently won the Southeast Asian Private Practitioner of the Year award at the Asian Legal Business Women in Law Awards.

    Sheena is a member of the Global Board of iTechlaw, the first Singaporean to hold this post. She was also the only lawyer in Singapore listed as one of the Top Women in Cybersecurity and has written numerous articles on privacy, cybersecurity, and the regulation of technology.


2:25 - 3:05 PM Supply Chain: Software Outsourcing; 3rd Party Risks
  • Lim Thian Chin, Senior Director (Governance), Government Technology Agency (GovTech)

    Thian Chin has over 19 years of experience in Information & Technology governance, risk management, resilience and compliance, and Operational Technology cybersecurity.


  • Sandeep Kohli, Managing Director Regional Head, Cybersecurity and Technology Risk

    Sandeep is the Managing Director for Cyber Security and Technology Risk APAC at State Street. He has over 20 years of diverse experience in assisting large financial institutions and other industry verticals achieve their business objectives by being resilient towards ever-growing, complex cyber threats.

    Having developed and executed multi-year, cyber transformation and remediation programs at several banks, he successfully achieved significant risk reduction and met stringent regulatory requirements globally. He remains committed to building and leading world-class teams and driving an inclusive culture.

    A technologist at heart, he is passionate about emerging and cutting-edge innovations in Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Automation and Digital Assets. Before joining State Street, Sandeep held various leadership roles at Standard Chartered, Insurance Australia Group and Westpac Bank. He has also worked for Hewlett Packard helping their key clients on several technology transformation programs.

    Sandeep earned his Bachelor in IT with an E-commerce specialization from Central Queensland University, Australia and now lives in Singapore with his wife and daughter. He continues to mentor students, graduates and young corporate warriors achieve their full potential.


  • Varun Acharya

    Varun is a healthcare CISO with previous industry experience in higher education, banking, and manufacturing. He has held specialist and leadership appointments in Identity and Access Management, Security Governance, and Security Operations functions. Varun is extremely passionate about stopping cyber-attacks before they eventuate by proactively leveraging Cyber Threat Intelligence and Hunting capabilities, as well as the power of information sharing within the global cyber security community.


  • Alina Tan
3:05 - 3:25 PM Networking Break
3:30 - 3:55 PM Company Culture as a Cyber Security Asset: Lessons Learned from Aviation
  • Serge Christiaans

    Serge is a Singapore-based CISO and Data privacy Expert. He’s also a director and board member of the ISACA Singapore chapter. As a decorated former military pilot, he has accumulated extensive operational leadership experience.

    Before assuming his current CISO role, he obtained a business degree from the esteemed Royal Netherlands Military Academy and completed a master's degree in cybersecurity. With over 17 years of global IT and cybersecurity experience, he has served as a cybersecurity and data privacy leader for many organizations since 2005.

    He is widely recognized for his inspiring and people-oriented leadership style, as well as for his comprehensive aviation expertise. Serge enjoys talking about leadership and company cultures, and how these influence cybersecurity and data privacy.

    Serge also holds a commercial pilot license and is qualified to captain the Airbus A320 and Boeing B737.


3:55 - 4:30 PM Digital Transformation: Challenges to Opportunities
  • Nan Maguire, Head of Information Security, Privacy & Resilience APAC at abrdn

    Nan Maguire has 17 years of experience in the Cyber Security industry and worked extensively with Fortune 350 and FTSE 100 companies across the globe. After graduating as an Electronic Engineer, Nan worked in a number of large banks in the UK before moving to a reputable international professional services firm as a senior consultant. She was the Cyber Security executive advisor to multiple government agencies and a number of large international financial institutions globally through which she developed strong management and delivery skills with broad knowledge and expertise in cyber security, security strategies and operations and technology risks. Today, Nan is a recognized Cyber, Privacy and technology Resilience Subject Matter Expert in the Finance industry. Having spent 8 years in Singapore serving the APAC region, she believes in forward thinking and fit-for-purpose cyber strategies and solutions and is committed to help her organization to shape up its future to be secure, adequate, understandable, future proof and operationally flexible. Nan was awarded Top 20 Women in Cyber in Singapore 2020 and Top 30 Women in Security ASEAN Region 2021. She is also an active public speaker and mentor for those looking to develop their careers in Cyber security.


4:30 - 4:55 PM Navigating Executive & Board Relationships: Dating 101 & the Birds
  • Magda Chelly

    Managing Director and a Chief Information Security Officer
    On Demand

  • Shamane Tan

    Managing Director and a Chief Information Security Officer
    On Demand

    Chief Growth Officer, Sekuro
    Author of 'Cyber Mayday and the Day After' and 'Cyber Risk Leaders'
    Founder, Cyber Risk Meetup

4:55 - 5:00 PM Closing Remarks
5:00 - 6:00 PM Networking Reception

Advisory Board

Magda Lilia Chelly
Liam Connolly
Lidia Giuliano
Tobias Gondrom
Shamane Tan

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