Annual Assembly 2023

Dear members, colleagues, and friends,

We will be happy to see you on the 3rd of May 2023 17h30 for our General Assembly in Schlieren. 

 

Location 

Zuehlke HQ – Zürcherstrasse 39j – 8952 Schlieren

Agenda

17:30 Registration / Welcome

17:50 General Assembly

18:15 Our first presentation

Dr. sc. ETH David M. Sommer: “AI and Data: Exploring the Intersection of Innovation and Security”

Highlights/abstract:

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the information management landscape. Its primary resource – the collection, storage, and processing of data – is becoming ubiquitous to create more efficient processes, help employees make smarter decisions, and provide better service to customers. Handling data properly, however, has proven challenging. Complying with regulatory requirements, mitigating privacy concerns without neutering the potential of AI, and assessing the risk of deployed AI systems are challenging on their own, and even more so in combination.

This talk will briefly illustrate the complex problem space and show how cybersecurity can help remove the barriers to realising these new opportunities. With reliable data security as a foundation, more advanced security considerations can unleash the full power of AI while minimising risk.

Bio: 

Dr. David M. Sommer obtained his PhD at ETH Zürich, working on Privacy Preserving Technologies and Security in Machine Learning. Now, he is a member of the cyber-security team at Zühlke, pushes actively for regulation and legal certainty for deployment of artificial intelligence in Switzerland and Europe, and advocates for more reliable security in data handling procedures.

 

18:45 Our second presentation

Pierre-Mikael Legris: “Privacy by design”

Highlights/abstract:

The BAG introduced in August key changes in the Swiss Data Protection Act which businesses need to comply with the development of new platforms, introducing the requirement for “privacy-by-design”. 

Pierre-Mikael Legris will present how a privacy-by-design approach can be applied to architectures and data models and enable long-term business agility. To illustrate this, Pierre-Mikael will also present the privacy constraints and compliance mechanisms implemented in Pryv.io software.

Bio:

Pierre-Mikael Legris is a Swiss-French computer engineer and entrepreneur with a strong passion for privacy and digital innovation. After recovering from a severe leukaemia, he co-founded Pryv SA in 2012, a pioneering data privacy and governance software vendor based in Lausanne.

The Pryv.io personal data management solutions have been empowering global data platform development since 2015, streamlining the efforts of tech, legal, and business teams in multi-jurisdictional contexts.

In addition to his role as CEO of Pryv SA, from 2022 Pierre-Mikael Legris also co-leads the “Data Governance & Privacy Practice” at Open Web Technologies.

 

19:15 Our 3rd presentation

Yanya Viskovich: “Leaders are the Strongest Link in Security”

Highlights/abstract:

“Many cybersecurity incidents are attributed to the human factor, including behaviours that are unintentional, intentional but non-malicious, or intentional and malicious. However, organisations with a mature cyber capacity recognise that systemic organisational failures are usually the root cause of incidents. Leaders, and the organisational cultures they foster, play a powerful role in either enhancing or undermining security capabilities, because although defences are engineered, their integrity is human-influenced.

This presentation outlines common pitfalls and key actions that leaders can take to strengthen their organisation’s cyber security posture and increase the sustainability of their security investments.”

Bio:

Yanya Viskovich (Executive Certificates in Cybersecurity, MIT & GCSP; Certified Data Protection Officer; LLM; LLB; BA (International Relations), Bar-admitted, Australia).

17 years broad experience on 5 continents in Information Security & Data Protection, human factors in cybersecurity, and GRC. Advised C-Level & Boards and managed a broad range of legal, regulatory, strategic, national security, and operational risks, and developed change management processes, digital transformation projects, and led strategic and crisis contingency planning. She has prosecuted cyber crimes, advised the former Australian Privacy Commissioner, and developed, led and operationalised in-house data protection programs for large global organisations.

Security Consulting Senior Manager, Accenture Switzerland, Zürich, focusing on human factors in cyber

CISO Summit Advisory Board Member, IDC Europe

Chair, Cyber Law and Governance Working Group, Swiss Cyber Institute

Guest lecturer, University of St. Gallen (HSG) & University of Maastricht 

Independent expert ethics and data protection advisor, European Commission Horizon 2020/Horizon Europe Programme

Member, She Leads Tech, ISACA Switzerland Chapter

Regular Judge & Coach, Atlantic Council ‘Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge’

Publishes and regularly keynotes on cyber and data issues.

 

20:00 Networking / Apero

 

CPEs

2 CPEs will be grantted to our participant. 

 

We look forward to seeing you on-site or remotely!

 

Best regards

The (ISC)2 Chapter Switzerland Board