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2025 Agenda

MORNING SESSION

8:55am

OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR

9:05am

WELCOME

9:10am

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

The Biggest Cybersecurity Learning Curves of 2025…

9:25am

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:

Puneet Kukreja
Head of Cyber Ireland (UKI)
9:40am

PANEL DISCUSSION:

Cyber Resilience in Europe: Governing Trust in a Zero Trust World

Europe is setting a global benchmark for digital regulation through the EU AI Act and the Cyber Resilience Act. These new rules place cybersecurity, accountability, and transparency at the core of how organisations design and use technology… and AI. This panel will explore the governance challenges and opportunities posed by these frameworks, and how businesses can remain both compliant and resilient in a Zero Trust environment.

Discussion Points:

  • What the EU AI Act and Cyber Resilience Act mean for cybersecurity strategy and product design
  • Practical steps to adopt Zero Trust in line with EU regulations
  • Balancing innovation, usability, and security in compliance efforts
  • Managing overlapping regulatory obligations across security, AI, and data protection
10:15am

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

The Dark Reality of Digital Identity Theft

James Blake, TV Presenter (BBC’s Hunting the Catfish Crime Gang) & Entrepreneur shares his extraordinary journey into the dark world of online identity theft. After discovering that his name and image were being used in global romance scams, James embarked on a multi-year investigation that exposed a sophisticated criminal network linked to human trafficking and organised fraud. Through first-hand accounts, exclusive insights from his documentary work, and a raw look at the personal and professional toll of identity fraud, James sheds light on the real-world impact of cybercrime. This session offers cybersecurity professionals a unique perspective on the human side of online scams – from the vulnerabilities that make them possible to the international scale of their operations. James’ story acts as a cautionary tale and a call to action for greater vigilance, collaboration, and ethical responsibility in the fight against cyber-enabled exploitation.

James Blake
TV Presenter & Entrepreneur
10:35am

PANEL DISCUSSION:

Identity Theft in the Digital Age: Lessons from the recent retail Cyber Hacks 

The recent retail cyber attacks, where a failure in two-factor authentication (2FA) led to the theft of sensitive customer data, underscores the vulnerabilities in authentication systems. This panel will examine how weaknesses in 2FA can be exploited for identity theft and explore strategies for improving cybersecurity to prevent such breaches.

  • The evolving risks of identity theft and the limitations of traditional two-factor authentication
  • Securing authentication mechanisms across mobile, web, and third-party services
  • The role of adaptive authentication as the future of secure identity verification
  • Legal and regulatory implications for UK businesses following identity theft incidents
Chris Donnelly
Chief Information Officer, BWG Foods
Jock Mullen
D / Superintendent, Cyber Crime Bureau, Garda Síochána
Speaker Representative
Threatlocker
11:00am

11.00am - 11.30am:

Networking Coffee Break & Exhibition Viewing

STREAM 1: The Human Firewall: Strengthening the Weakest Link in Cyber Defence

11:30am

OPENING REMARKS FROM STREAM CHAIR

11:35am

KEYNOTE:

The Price of Cyber Negligence: How Your Staff’s Lack of Knowledge Is Costing You BIG TIME!

11:50am

PANEL DISCUSSION:

Elevating AI Education Across the Business 

With AI playing an increasingly central role in both cyberattacks and defence mechanisms, educating staff on AI-driven cyber threats is vital to protecting the business. This panel will explore how organisations can equip their workforce with the knowledge and skills needed to identify, prevent, and respond to AI-powered attacks. 

  • Understanding the impact of AI on modern cyberattacks and how it enhances threat sophistication
  • Assessing the current level of AI awareness and security skills within the organisation
  • The role of leadership in promoting AI literacy and building a security-conscious culture
  • Effective strategies for educating non-technical staff on AI-driven cyber threats and detection techniques.
  • Preparing the business for future AI threats: Creating a culture of continuous learning and adaptation
12:45pm

Case Study:

Operational Management of a Cyber Hack… how to survive 

How do you lead when every second counts? This session reveals the inside story of managing a cyber attack in real time. From chaos to containment and the hard-earned lessons in resilience and recovery.

STREAM 2: Beyond Compliance: Building Resilient Organisations in a Regulated World

11:30am

OPENING REMARKS FROM STREAM CHAIR 

11:35am

KEYNOTE:

Navigating regulation and growth: How to balance legal requirements with innovation

11:50am

PANEL DISCUSSION:

Resilience by Design: Embedding Security into the Fabric of the Organisation

  • Zero trust in practice: Building adaptive security architectures
  • Preparing for AI-driven threats
  • Engineering principles for modern threats and regulatory demands
Iain Heap
Chief Information Officer, Kainos
Mark Ryan
Head of IT, Cityjet
12:45pm

SPOTLIGHT SESSION:

Securing the Edge: IoT, Compliance & the Next Frontier of Cyber Risk

As IoT devices multiply and edge computing expands, new cybersecurity risks and compliance demands are emerging. This session explores how edge infrastructure is reshaping IoT security, what regulations like the Cyber Resilience Act mean for connected devices, and how organisations can secure data and operations beyond the traditional network perimeter.

1:00pm

1.00pm - 2.00pm:

Networking Lunch Break & Exhibition Viewing

MAIN STAGE: Future Tech Beyond the Horizon

2:00pm

WELCOME BACK

2:05pm

PRESENTATION:

The Evolving Role of AI: What is on the horizon?

2:20pm

PANEL DISCUSSION:

Is Malware Getting Smarter? Exploring AI-Driven Threats and Solutions

As cyber threats evolve, so too does the sophistication of malware. Powered by artificial intelligence, today’s malware is becoming more adaptive, stealthy, and difficult to detect. This panel will explore into how AI is being used to create advanced cyber threats and discuss the cutting-edge solutions designed to combat them.

  • How AI is enabling smarter, more evasive malware tactics
  • Detecting and responding to AI-enhanced cyber threats: Current challenges and solutions
  • Predictive threat intelligence: How AI can help foresee and prevent attacks
  • Ethical considerations of using AI in both attack and defence
Des O Ceallaigh Group
CISO, Paysend
3:10pm

PANEL DISCUSSION:

What Did You Tell AI?! Preventing Sensitive Data from Becoming Public Prompt Fuel

AI tools like ChatGPT have become embedded in daily workflows in many businesses. While they can offer immense productivity gains, they also introduce serious cybersecurity risks: employees are pasting sensitive legal documents, IP, and strategic plans into AI models… often without company oversight! As generative AI systems may learn from inputs, companies face two urgent challenges: preventing confidential data from being exposed or retained, and ensuring their competitive intelligence isn’t resurfaced in someone else’s prompt. This panel dives into how cybersecurity leaders can get ahead of “Shadow AI” use before it becomes a data breach vector.

  • How does unmanaged AI use put sensitive data at risk?
  • How do private inputs influence public AI outputs?
  • Containing the risk: Deploying private, secure enterprise AI environments
  • Establishing Enforceable AI Usage Policies
Iain Heap
Iain Heap, Chief Information Officer, Kainos
3:45pm

CLOSING REMARKS

3:50pm

CONFERENCE ENDS

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