
Nordic CISO Community
Executive Summit
27 May 2025 | Elite Marina Tower, Stockholm
27 May 2025
Elite Marina Tower, Stockholm
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Nordic's top CISOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:
Integrating AI in Cybersecurity for Enhanced Risk Management
Drive Secure Digital Business With an Outcome-Driven Approach
Maximise Technology Outcomes Through Business Partnerships
Nordic CISO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CISOs, For CISOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Mirela Bønløkke
Energinet
CISO

Lars Falch
Novo Nordisk
CISO, Global information Security

Torstein Gimnes Are
Norsk Hydro
CISO

Antero Päivänsalo
Neste
CISO
What to Expect
Agenda
08:00 - 09:00 Registration & Breakfast
09:00 - 09:45 Analyst Keynote
Gartner Futures Lab — The Far Future According to Maverick Research

Frank Buytendijk
Distinguished VP Analyst, Chief of Research Gartner Futures Lab
Gartner
To create a meaningful and better world, we must be willing to challenge our present ways and assumptions. Imagining vastly different futures helps. Every year, Gartner Futures Lab chooses a list of most controversial predictions. Things that at first make you raise your eyebrows, but also make you think "There might be something to it ..." Join this entertaining, energetic and 100% interactive keynote to address current challenges and conventional thinking with unconventional ideas
- Think differently about how technologies, like AI, will impact organisations
- Imagine the impact of space on your current business
- Foresee how the next computing platform is going to be the human body
09:45 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 10:45 Breakout Session
Protecting the Modern Enterprise — Innovative Solutions to Keep Businesses Safe
Hosted by Google Chrome

Hjalmar Lundin
Nordic & DACH Lead - Chrome Browser Enterprise

Kari Anna Fiskvik
SVP Technology
Strawberry (formerly Nordic Choice Hotels)

Urmas Aamisepp
Head of Information Security
Epiroc

Thorbjørn Lerø
CISO
DOF

Albin Zuccato
CISO
ICA Gruppen
Today’s IT leaders face lofty expectations from their organisations. They are expected to deal with sophisticated AI-enabled attack techniques, manage high levels of ambiguity, align with corporate objectives and the list goes on. Building a strategy that reduces complexity and enables productivity across the organisation is critical to ensure employees can safely carry out their work. The browser now plays a pivotal role in this strategy, yet many organisations still have poor browser security, which can leave organisations exposed to emerging threats. Join this session to discuss:
- The impact that browser security can have when protecting the organisation against emerging threats
- Strategies to effectively secure modern work styles across increasingly distributed workforces
- Partnering with business partners to right size your browser security strategy for your workforce
10:00 - 10:45 Breakout Session
AI in Logistics — The Algorithm Awakens

Niklas Sundberg
SVP, Chief Digital Officer
KUEHNE+NAGEL
It can be enchanting to run headfirst into applying AI, and taking an accelerated approach is paramount when technology moves at pace. However, it’s important to make sure you’re focusing on solving the right problems for the business, and tackling them ethically, with adequate data privacy and security. From automated distribution centres to AI-driven solutions, Kuehne+Nagel is at the forefront of technological advancements that are transforming the way cargo moves across the globe. Join Niklas Sundberg, Chief Digital Officer, as he shares:
- AI use cases across Kuehne+Nagel, associated opportunities, risks, and how to create relevant scenarios for your business challenges
- How IT can partner with portfolio companies and areas of the business to identify where opportunities lie with AI
- How CIOs should adopt a ‘3P’ principle when successfully rolling out AI initiatives (people, principle and problem first)
10:00 - 10:45 Executive Boardroom
Preparing for Brand New Threats — Fighting AI with Precision
Hosted by Palo Alto Networks

Jesper Olsen
Chief Security Officer (EMEA North)
Palo Alto Networks

Urban Schill
CIO
E.ON Nordic

Frey Sigurjonsson
CIO, VP
Swedish Match
Cyberattackers are increasingly leveraging AI and machine learning (ML) to execute more advanced and sophisticated attacks, amplifying the scale and impact of the threat. As a result, the perception among many organisations is that the scales are tipping in favour of the attackers. To change this perception, CIOs must adopt a proactive AI-driven defence strategy. To meet this moment, how can CIOs cut down on complexities within AI-driven platforms and gain visibility and control across security systems to better protect the enterprise? Join this session to discuss:
- The strategies CIOs are deploying to combat the evolving threat landscape
- Defending in the AI era through mixing conventional and new approaches
- Leveraging AI to empower your defence teams and scale up security across the organisation
10:00 - 10:45 Executive Boardroom
Aligning With the Business — IT’s Game Plan

Rikard Uddström
Chief Digital Officer
Volvo Penta

Lena Öhrn
CIO
Ekman

Daniel Karlsson
CIO
Preem
Getting total buy-in from leadership isn’t easy but, when done well, can accelerate and impact initiatives to move progress, as well as increase success and adoption. If you can learn to communicate with your board by leveraging data to tell a compelling story, IT’s effectiveness will be recognised — inspiring trust and future buy-in across the enterprise. What are some of the frameworks CIOs can use to clearly articulate business value and proactively guide the business into which initiatives we should move forward with?
Join this session to discuss:
- Best practices for communicating with your board
- Using data to tell IT’s story, decide which investments to make and demonstrate value
- Building relationships with stakeholders
10:00 - 10:45 Executive Boardroom
Identifying and Implementing IT Operating Models to Boost Enterprise Performance
Hosted by HCLTech

Kasja Hofvendahl
SVP & CDO
Volvo Truck Company

Sara Björk
Group CIO
Nobia

Vineet Gogia
Vice President & Senior Digital Principal
HCLTech
As technology evolves and consumer preferences shift, the traditional IT-driven growth model must transform. Seamlessly integrating operating models has never been more crucial in a rapidly evolving business landscape, and CIOs must ensure these models are still fit to drive business value. How can CIOs better align IT operating models with the enterprise for maximum business impact? Participate in this boardroom session to delve into:
- Strategically aligning technology development with business goals
- Ensuring funding reflects the organisation's key priorities
- Prioritising outcomes over conventional project and task-focused approaches
10:45 - 11:50 Networking Break
10:55 - 11:40 Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.
11:50 - 12:35 Breakout Session
Cybersecurity Readiness and Resilience — The Next Priority for Preventing Incidents
Hosted by Verizon

Ali Akl
Head of Risk and Resilience Services EMEA
Verizon

Robert Mungenast
CISO
Electrolux
With an increasing number of vulnerabilities being exploited, sophisticated attack strategies fueled by AI, the current geopolitical landscape and increased complexity due to regulations, the big question is how should leaders from businesses and organizations prepare for the next wave of attacks? Understanding and ingesting intelligence into actionable security maturity is hard. Join this interactive session to gain insight how Verizon worked with Electrolux and hear from Robert Mungenast (CISO) how they are working to resolve similar issues they were facing.
- Gain insight into the 2025 DBIR and how the findings and trends help assess your security maturity and align your security strategy and roadmap around cyber risks
- Implement robust cyber resilience practices that reinforce compliance standards like NIS 2 and DORA
- Drive collaborative accountability across the organisation through effective reporting and communication of cyber risks
11:50 - 12:35 Breakout Session
Boosting Human Potential at Kone — Creating a Culture of Hyper Automation to Drive Digital Business

Ashish Agrawal
SVP & CIO
KONE
Ever been amazed at how fast a new building can shoot up these days? With customers expecting faster delivery schedules and a need to optimise costs, businesses look to IT and technology to meet these demands. By leveraging AI, KONE has found tailored solutions to business challenges. Join Ashish Agarwal, Group CIO at Kone, as he shares his strategy, vision and lessons learned on how to harness emerging technologies to unlock human potential and secure a digital future for the organisation.
Specifically, Ashish will share how to:
- Collaborate across the business to identify and govern AI use cases, pilot and scale projects
- Create a culture of hyper automation by evangelising AI use through an ‘AI Lighthouse’
- Partner with business units to enable secure digital business
11:50 - 12:35 Executive Boardroom
Mastering the SaaS Surge — Elevating Security with Enhanced Threat Detection and Security Posture
Hosted by AppOmni

Brandon Romisher
VP EMEA
AppOmni

Thomas Zuliani
Global CISO
Arla

Anders Sandell
CISO
Euroclear

Christoffer Åkesson
CISO
Getinge
In a landscape where threats are constantly evolving, CISOs must tackle the increasing complexities of data exposures, SaaS ecosystems and identity management. How should CISOs take a proactive approach to threat detection and posture management that keeps the business safes whilst ensuring key stakeholders to be aware of the evolving risks? Join this boardroom to discuss:
- Understanding your SaaS attack surface and effective risk mitigation strategies
- Combining posture management with threat detection to better prioritise alerts and mitigate data exposure
- Articulating the evolving risks to keep pace with the fast-moving threat landscape
11:50 - 12:35 Executive Boardroom
Taming Third Party Risk with Advanced Technologies
Hosted by RiskRecon, a Mastercard Company

Jari Österberg
CISO
UPM Biofore

Dennie Karlsson
Group CISO
Dustin Group

John Chisum
VP, Solutions Consulting
Mastercard Cybersecurity
Cyber threats are increasingly sophisticated and pervasive, making conventional TPRM approaches like questionnaires inadequate. AI/ML and threat intelligence have the potential to transform TPRM, as well as extending into 4th, 5th parties and beyond. Leveraging key insights can help CISOs stay ahead of evolving risks and enhance security programs, even with limited resources.
Join this session to discuss:
- Practical strategies for leveraging threat intelligence in TPRM
- Critical alignment of people and process elements with advanced technologies
- Acting on useful insights and data to manage supply chain risk
11:50 - 12:35 Executive Boardroom
How Does Your Data Shape AI? Succeeding in the AI Revolution
Hosted by OpenText

Simon Ward
VP Presales Business Network
OpenText

Rozita Sehat
Group CIO
Dustin Group

Line Storelvmo Holmberg
CIO, Digital Technology Solutions
Vestas
In the era of AI, CIOs are quickly rethinking their data strategies to ensure they are not only managing and safeguarding data, but also leveraging it strategically to unlock new opportunities and navigate complex challenges. It’s never been more important to have a good clean dataset to work from, generating reliable and actionable outputs that drive business value. Join this Boardroom to discuss:
- Building trust in datasets to ensure optimal AI outcomes
- Keeping stakeholders aligned around what it really means for data to be AI-ready
- The AI and data skills gap and how organisations are setting themselves up for success
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Location
Venue & Accommodation
Elite Marina Tower, StockholmA block of rooms has been reserved at the Elite Marina Tower, Stockholm at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling +46 8 555 702 00. Please mention 2593693 to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of kr1990 SEK (plus tax) is 13 May 2025.
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