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Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CISOs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and experiences, and validate strategies and solutions.
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Nordic CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Nordic CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs
Lars Falch
Novo Nordisk
CISO/CVP, Global Information Security
Lance McGrath
Danske Bank
Chief Security Officer
Members
Ola Andersson
Volvo Cars
CISO
Patrick Andersson
Stora Enso
Head of Information & Cyber Security
Tal Arad
Carlsberg Group
Group CISO, VP Information Security
Jouni Auer
Cargotec
CISO
Erik Blomberg
Handelsbanken
CSO
Johan Boije af Gennäs
KONE
CISO
Mirela Bønløkke
Rambøll
CISO
Tim Claes
Atlas Copco
CISO
Tom Engly
Tryg
Senior Cyber Security Specialist
Jan Fecko
Ericsson
Group CISO
Torstein Gimnes Are
Norsk Hydro
CISO
Peter Granlund
If P&C Insurance
CISO
Harri Gröning
Fazer
Director, ICT Operations & Information Security
Mats Gustavsson
Essity
Director Information Security
Juha Harkonen
Fortum
VP, Security
Ole Haugaard Madsen
Nordea
Group CISO
Marcus Hvied
Atlas Copco
General Manager IT Services
Anne Hännikäinen
IKEA of Sweden
Head of Information Security & Data Privacy
Niclas Jalvinger
Telia
CSO & Head of Group Security
Per Jonsson
Autoliv
VP Digital and Security - CDO/CISO
Stefan Jäschke
Volvo Group
SVP & Head of Enterprise IT Security
Petra Klein
Swedbank
CISO
Petri Koivisto
Outokumpu
CISO
Timo Laakso
Finnair
CISO
Tero Lampiluoto
Fiskars Group
CISO
Tore Larsen Orderløkken
Posten Norge
CSO
Sebastian Mabillon
Nuuday
CSO & Vice President
Lars-Gunnar Marklund
Boliden
CISO
Antonio Martiradonna
Orkla
CISO
Tomi Pitkänen
Neste
Head of ICT Security
Juho Rikala
Kesko
Business CIO - Common Operations & Group CISO
Kristoffer Sjostrom
SEB
CSO
Björn Sjölund
Vattenfall
Director Information & Security (CISO)
Eirik Thormodsrud
Møller Mobility Group
CISO
Sam Thornton
Lego
CISO
Torben Voigt Olsen
Lundbeck
CISO
Henning Winther
Danish Crown
Director of Information & Security
Maciej Wlodarczyk
Sanoma Media Finland
Information Security Officer
Thomas Zakarias
DSV
CISO
Albin Zuccato
ICA Gruppen
CISO
Thomas Zuliani
Pandora
Information Security & Data Privacy Director
Christoffer Åkesson
Getinge
CISO
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SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
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Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
2 October 2023 | an evening
Nordic CISO Inner Circle - Sweden
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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5 October 2023 | an evening
Nordic CISO Inner Circle - Denmark
D'Angleterre, Copenhagen
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Nordic CISO Executive Summit - 16/05/2023
Nordic CISO Town Hall - 15/02/2023
Nordic CISO Town Hall - 15/11/2022
Nordic CISO Inner Circle - 10/10/2022
Nordic CISO Town Hall - 07/09/2022
Nordic CISO Town Hall - 21/06/2022
Nordic CISO Executive Summit - 31/05/2022
Nordic CISO Peer Roundtable - 15/02/2022
Nordic CISO Town Hall - 02/12/2021
Nordic CISO Town Hall - 18/11/2021
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Content from your CISO peers
BLOG | MAY 29, 2023
BLOG | MAY 29, 2023
Navigating the Digital Future to Accelerate Transformation
Across our CIO and CISO communities, executives report that digital business and data and analytics are within their top 10 objectives, with digital talent closely behind. CIOs and CISOs in the Vancouver, BC community gathered recently at an Inner Circle Dinner to discuss the vital role data plays in the digital age – these are their takeaways.
VIEW POSTBLOG | MAY 22, 2023
BLOG | MAY 22, 2023
Key Things CISOs Should Know About Data Privacy
The primary role of a CISO is to manage the security of organizational assets. Here, Yunique Demann, Senior Director, Privacy Strategic Lead at NTT Data, and Governing Body Member of the Houston CISO Community, shares insight data protection best practices as it relates to security and the CISO’s functional areas.
VIEW POSTBLOG | MAY 15, 2023
BLOG | MAY 15, 2023
Top 5 Priorities for C-Suite Executives in 2023
Each year, we survey C-level executives across our communities to ask their top priorities for the year. The Leadership Perspective Survey gives us the opportunity to compare enterprise-wide priorities across different roles in the C-suite. Read what more than 3,000 executives told us they are focusing on in 2023.
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