Date
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | 09:30
Why Attend
Draw insights
To draw insights from top cybersecurity industry experts.
Stay abreast
To stay abreast of the latest trends in cybersecurity.
Networking
To network with peers and leading professionals.
Event will be held to mark the beginning of Cyber Month (1/10/2024) and will frame a NIS2 full campaign. This event aims to address the significant changes introduced by the upcoming NIS2 directive, which will become mandatory on January 17, 2025.
The goal is to provide the Greek market with essential insights and strategies to navigate these changes effectively.
In addition to focusing on NIS2, we will present the results of the annual survey “The State of Cybersecurity” we conducted for 5 consecutive years in the Greek market.
The presentation will include comparative results, providing valuable insights into the current state and trends of cybersecurity in Greece.
The objective of this event is to help businesses understand what is NIS2, which articles of the NIS2 directive apply to them based on their specific industry needs, etc.
Attendees will receive tailored guidance on interpreting these articles and identifying the relevant requirements for their sector.
Furthermore, the event will showcase solutions that effectively address these needs, ensuring that businesses are well-prepared to comply with the NIS2 directive and strengthen their cybersecurity measures.
Agenda
09:30 - 10:00
Gathering - Welcome Coffee
10:00 - 10:05
Welcome - Introduction (Emmanuel Netos)
10:05 - 10:20
What is The NIS2 Directive – Should I do something about it? (Vasilis Christopoulos)
10:20 - 10:35
NIS2 Status in Greek Market (Ioannis Alexakis)
10:35 - 11:20
Panel | Three Key Steps for Compliance with NIS2 (Vasilis Vasilopoulos, Ioannis Alexakis, Katerina Tasiopoulou, Vasilis Christopoulos, Vassilis Karkatzounis)
11:20 - 11:30
Q&A
11:30 - 11:50
Pylones' NIS2 Vision Across Industries (Dimitris Fatsiletos)
25' Coffee Break
12:15 - 12:35
Following NIS2 directives with Veeam (Vladimir Chritescu)
12:35 - 12:45
How MazeBolt Meets the Challenges of NIS2 Regulation (Orly Mager)
12:45 - 12:55
F5’s Perspective about EU Legislation on Cybersecurity (Angelos Dometios)
12:55 - 13:15
How Identity Security Enhances Your NIS2 Compliance Strategy with Okta (Mustapha Gaies)
13:15 - 13:30
The State of Cybersecurity - 2024 Results (Emmanuel Netos)
13:30 - 14:10
Panel | The State of Cybersecurity in Greek Market (Stella Tsitsoula, Yannis Gkikas, George Drimiotis, Alexandros Diogenous, Michalis Moraitis, Christos Xenakis)
14:10 - 14:15
Q&A
Lunch
Speakers
Ioannis Alexakis
Director General of Operational Planning of the National Cybersecurity Authority
Ioannis Alexakis (LLB, LLM, NSPA, ISO 27001 LA, CISM, Cert. DPO) is General Director for Strategic Planning at Greece's National Cybersecurity Authority. He specializes in cybersecurity public policy, focusing on strategic and regulatory priorities at both EU and national levels, and coordinates key projects for the Ministry of Digital Governance.
Vasilis Vasilopoulos
DPO at Greek PSM PhD AUTH / MA DUK Austria
Data Protection Officer of ERT and the Athens & Macedonian News Agency. Doctorate in Ethical Media Governance from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, holder of a Master's degree in Quality Journalism and New Technologies from the Austrian Donau-Universitat Krems.
Mustapha Gaies
Senior Solutions Engineer at Okta
Join Mustapha Gaies, a leading expert and Senior Solutions Engineer at Okta, with over 7 years of experience in Identity and Access Management. Mustapha has supported numerous clients, including major financial institutions, in driving successful identity transformations and innovation.
Yannis Gikas
General Manager Greece & Cyprus at Palo Alto Networks
Yannis Gikas, GM Palo Alto Networks Greece & Cyprus, is an experienced leader in IT & Cybersecurity with over 20 years of experience in multiple countries and multinational companies like Infosys in Germany and US, Dell and Check Point in Greece & Balkan area and now he is leading the new establishment of Palo Alto Networks in Greece & Cyprus. He holds a BSc, an MBA and he is a conference speaker.
Alexandros Diogenous
Chairman at Pylones
Entrepreneur, through P.M.Tseriotis Ltd, a family owned holding and investment company active since 1916 in the automotive, FMCG and IT sectors. He is Chairman of the Board and CEO of the said company and manages its holdings and represents it in their governing bodies. He studied Engineering at the University of Cambridge and holds a Masters in Finance from the London Business School.
Angelos Dometios
Named Account Manager at F5
Angelos was born & raised on the greek island called Evia. He’s currently living in the UK for the past nine years. He is holding a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, a Master’s in IT Project Management and he just completed his MBA. He’s working in the technology sector since 2009, and he’s currently a Named Account Manager in F5, responsible for Greece and Cyprus
George Drimiotis
Entrepreneur and board member of Pylones
George Drimiotis is an experienced entrepreneur and CEO. His most recent position was CEO of Cardlink the leading payments acceptance network in Greece. He orchestrated the sale of Cardlink to Worldline in 2021 and remained as a shareholder and CEO until December 2023. He is a global expert on payments with expertise in information technology and focus on providing IT as a service in Greece and Europe. Before joining Cardlink and Worldline he held various roles for top technology companies such as First Data, Delta Singular and Delta
Informatics.
Vassilis Karkatzounis
IT Lawyer
Vassilis Karkatzounis is an Information Technology lawyer and a PhD candidate at the Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering of the University of the Aegean. As a special advisor to the Minister of Digital Governance on issues of Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence and Internet Governance, he closely monitors and evaluates policy and legal developments at national and international level.
Michalis Moraitis
Strategist and C-Level executive / CIO / Business & Digital Transformation Global Leader
Michalis Moraitis is a founding member of Euro.Digital and the Hellenic CIO FORUM, Vice President of the Hellenic Institute of Informatics, and a board member of EEDE and ITSMF Greece. With over 30 years of IT leadership, he specializes in digital transformation. Currently, he is Managing Partner at Actus Valida and Humanus Capitis.
Orly Mager
VP Sales at MazeBolt
Orly is a seasoned sales executive with over 20 years of experience in leadership roles for aspiring Silicon Valley and Israeli start-ups that went public or were acquired. In her current role as VP of Sales at MazeBolt, she oversees WW sales and leads a team of enterprise cybersecurity sales and channel professionals.
Emmanuel Netos
CEO of Pylones Hellas
For more than 26 years, Emmanuel has been driving Pylones vision for excellence and innovation in ITC integration and security. His proven leadership and effective planning and execution combined with his deep knowledge of global ITC market ensures that results are achieved and the team is inspired for the future.
Vladimir Chritescu
Advisory Systems Engineer at VEEAM
Vladimir Chiritescu (VMware DCV/VMCE/VMCA) is an Advisory System Engineer at Veeam with a strong focus on cybersecurity, specializing in compliance and data protection. He has extensive experience in the telecom, medical and aerospace industries, and for the past 8 years, he has been advising on system security and data protection at Veeam.
Vasilis Christopoulos
Director, Cybersecurity, Technology Consulting at EY
Vasilis Christopoulos is a Cybersecurity Director within EY's Technology Consulting practice, specializing in cybersecurity, data privacy & protection. He has extensive experience in the delivery of cybersecurity services to clients of varying industries, spanning from the development of cybersecurity strategies and programmes to the technical implementation of controls and security measures. Vasilis holds several certifications and accolades including CISSP, CISM, CDPSE, CIPM, ISO27001LA, ISO22301LA amongst others
Katerina Tasiopoulou
CEO ThreatScene & CEO Exelasis
Katerina Tasiopoulou, CEO of ThreatScene, is an experienced leader in global cyber attack response, consulting for top organizations and governments. She has earned multiple accolades, including BCS Young IT Professional of the Year 2018, Top 100 Women in UKi 2019, and Rising Star awards from WeAreTheCity and FDM EveryWoman in 2019 and 2020.
Stella Tsitsoula
President of the BoD Hellenic Cybersecurity Institute, Vice-President Women4Cyber Greece, Owner RED.com
Stella Tsitsoula is a communications consultant specialized in the technology and cyber security industry. She works with multinational organizations, Greek businesses and universities, communicating emerging technologies, cyber security awareness, risks and strategy development. Engineering; a Master’s in Public Relations Management, is studying in an MBA program and is a Certified Lead Auditor ISO 9001:2015.
Dimitris Fatsiletos
Sales Manager at Pylones Hellas
Dimitris Fatsiletos is Sales Manager of Pylones Hellas, is responsible for the organization and guidance of the private sector sales team and the achievement of its commercial objectives, while maintaining and developing strong ties with the company's customers and partners. His key assets have proven to be his deep understanding of the cybersecurity market combined with his extensive professional experience in commercial roles.
Christos Xenakis
Professor of University of Piraeus - Head of the Hellenic Cyber Security Team
Prof. Christos Xenakis is a Professor in the Department of Digital Systems at the University of Piraeus, Greece, and the director of the Postgraduate Degree Programme on "Cybersecurity & AI Technologies." He leads several EU-funded cybersecurity projects and serves on editorial boards for top security journals. He has over 110 publications in the field.
Event recap
Η τεχνολογία εξελίσσεται διαρκώς, αλλά μαζί της αυξάνονται και οι προκλήσεις στην κυβερνοασφάλεια, με νέους κανονισμούς όπως η NIS2 να προσθέτουν πολυπλοκότητα στο τοπίο. Ωστόσο, με τις κατάλληλες στρατηγικές, οι οργανισμοί μπορούν όχι μόνο να προσαρμοστούν, αλλά και να ευημερήσουν.
Στο NIS2 Day event by Pylones, το οποίο πραγματοποιήθηκε στο The Ellinikon Experience Centre με θέμα “Dive into NIS2”, κορυφαίοι ειδικοί μοιράστηκαν πολύτιμες γνώσεις για το πώς να διαχειριστείτε τις νέες ρυθμιστικές απαιτήσεις και να προστατεύσετε την επιχείρησή σας για το μέλλον. Την εκδήλωση συντόνισε η Δήμητρα Βαζαίου, Marketing Executive της Pylones Hellas, η οποία εξασφάλισε την ομαλή ροή και συνέβαλε στην επιτυχία του event με τη δυναμική παρουσία της.
Ανακαλύψατε:
- Πώς να προετοιμάσετε τον οργανισμό σας για την οδηγία NIS2 εφαρμόζοντας πρακτικές λύσεις και στρατηγικές.
- Τη σημασία της μετάβασης από την αντιδραστική αντιμετώπιση απειλών σε προληπτική παρακολούθηση και συμμόρφωση.
- Τα κύρια ευρήματα και τάσεις από την ετήσια έρευνα “The State of Cybersecurity”, η οποία διεξάγεται για 5η συνεχή χρονιά και αναδεικνύει τις μελλοντικές προκλήσεις της κυβερνοασφάλειας στην Ελλάδα.
- Η ερευνά “The State of Cybersecurity” αποκάλυψε ότι οι ελληνικές επιχειρήσεις αντιμετωπίζουν αυξημένες κυβερνοαπειλές, αλλά ταυτόχρονα υπογράμμισε την ανάγκη ενίσχυσης των προληπτικών μέτρων ασφαλείας για την αποτροπή μελλοντικών κινδύνων. Η έρευνα παρείχε πολύτιμες γνώσεις για τις τάσεις του κλάδου, δίνοντας στους συμμετέχοντες μια ολοκληρωμένη εικόνα της κυβερνοασφάλειας στη χώρα.
Εξερευνήσατε τις πιο πρόσφατες λύσεις από κορυφαίους προμηθευτές στην κυβερνοασφάλεια:
- Οι VEEAM, F5, MazeBolt και Okta παρουσίασαν καινοτόμα εργαλεία για να διασφαλίσετε τη συμμόρφωση και να ενισχύσετε την ανθεκτικότητα του οργανισμού σας απέναντι στις κυβερνοαπειλές.
Kερδίσατε:
- Αποκλειστικές γνώσεις από κορυφαίους του κλάδου.
- Εξατομικευμένες συμβουλές για το πώς η NIS2 θα επηρεάσει τον δικό σας τομέα.
- Ευκαιρίες δικτύωσης με ομοϊδεάτες επαγγελματίες και ειδικούς του κλάδου, δημιουργώντας συνεργασίες για την ενίσχυση της άμυνας του οργανισμού σας.
Με τη συμμετοχή σας στο NIS2 Day, αποκτήσατε τα εργαλεία και τις γνώσεις που χρειάζεστε για να προετοιμάσετε τον οργανισμό σας για τις αυξανόμενες προκλήσεις της κυβερνοασφάλειας και να διασφαλίσετε ένα ισχυρό και ασφαλές μέλλον.
