Introduction by Chairperon

Keynote address

From Compliance to Cyber Resilience

Keynote presentation

From Cyber Risk to Cyber Resilience

What Organisations Must Prepare for Next

Cybersecurity is no longer only about managing threats or meeting compliance requirements. Organisations today must be prepared to respond, recover and continue operating in an environment shaped by growing cyber threats, AI-driven attacks, regulatory pressure and increasing digital dependency.

Panel Discussion

NIS2: From Directive to Executive Accountability

What Organisations Must Do to Prepare for the New Cybersecurity Reality

NIS2 introduces a new era of cybersecurity governance across Europe, significantly expanding obligations for organisations and increasing accountability at executive and board level. As enforcement approaches, organisations in Cyprus must move from awareness to operational readiness.

• Which organisations fall within scopeBoard and executive accountability
• Governance and reporting obligations
• Incident reporting requirements
• Third-party and supply chain risk
• Organisational readiness and enforcement expectations
• Challenges facing Cyprus-based organisations

Fireside Chat

DORA: Proving Operational Resilience

What Financial Institutions Must Do Now

With DORA now reshaping the regulatory landscape across Europe, financial institutions are entering a new era of operational resilience, accountability and continuous preparedness. Beyond compliance, organisations must demonstrate their ability to withstand, respond to and recover from ICT-related disruption under real operating conditions. This fireside chat explores the practical realities, challenges and expectations surrounding DORA implementation, as financial institutions strengthen resilience frameworks, manage third-party risk and prepare for increasing regulatory scrutiny.

Panel Discussion

Cybersecurity in the Boardroom

How CEOs Are Rethinking Risk, Resilience & Leadership

Cybersecurity is no longer only a technology or compliance issue. As cyber threats, operational disruption and regulatory expectations continue to intensify, leadership teams and boards are increasingly required to approach cybersecurity as a core business and resilience priority. CEOs and business leaders explore how organisations are rethinking cyber risk, operational readiness and leadership responsibility in an increasingly unpredictable digital environment.

• Cybersecurity as a leadership and business priority
• Risk, resilience and organisational readiness
• Leadership responsibility during disruption
• Protecting trust in an increasingly digital environment
• Preparing organisations for future cyber challenges

Presentation

AI vs AI: The New Cyber Battlefield

When Intelligent Systems Become Both Weapon and Defence

Artificial intelligence is transforming cybersecurity at unprecedented speed — reshaping both the scale of cyber threats and the capabilities used to defend against them. From AI-generated phishing attacks and deepfakes to autonomous threat detection and machine-speed response, organisations are entering a new era where intelligent systems increasingly operate on both sides of the battlefield. The presentation explores how AI is redefining cyber risk, operational resilience and digital trust, while highlighting the emerging challenges organisations, governments and critical infrastructure operators must prepare for in the years ahead.

Panel discussion

When the Attack Hits

Cyber incidents have evolved into full-scale business crises that test organisations, leadership teams and operational resilience under extreme pressure.

Built around an anonymised cyber crisis scenario involving ransomware, operational disruption and critical decision-making, the discussion will explore how organisations respond during the first hours of a major cyberattack — from crisis coordination and communication to recovery and resilience.

• The first hours following a cyberattack
• Executive decision-making under pressure
• Crisis coordination and communication
• Business continuity and operational disruption
• Recovery, lessons learned and resilience planning

Presentation

Building the Resilient Organisation

As cyber threats and operational risks continue to evolve, organisations must strengthen resilience beyond technology and compliance. Leadership, preparedness and the ability to respond effectively under pressure are becoming critical business priorities. What resilient organisations will look like in the years ahead and what leaders must prioritise to strengthen operational readiness in an increasingly unpredictable digital environment?