Looking over our shoulders towards 2020 it seems almost unbelievable that we have gone through such incredible experience our minds couldn’t grasp before, except for ... maybe... some hypothetical scenarios in a BCP plan. Most probably with a very low probability scoring. And here we are… after almost a year of continuous challenges, both in our personal and professional lives. Digital transformation topic (maybe together with change management strategies) so long discussed priorly has taken a real shape, moving faster than we aimed or expected and forcing business to react and take risks without the planned preparation. The effort of balancing the need of businesses’ reengineering, creativity and innovation with resilience and resistance to change, in the most uncertain and vulnerable environment experienced by latest generations, shakes people’s mentality and many organizational cultures. What will 2021 bring us? We can’t really say. We can only invite you to join us for three days of conference to meet our inspiring speakers and to debate on technology, leadership, governance and regulations.  REGISTER HERE AGENDA Day 1: Tuesday, March 2nd, 14:00 – 18:00 EET(Bucharest time),GMT/UTC+2 UNDER PRESURE The future of IT security in the Romanian regulatory landscape  The NIS directive has been a hot topic for both domestic and European conferences. Years into making, we now have a complete picture of how the regulatory environment will look like in Romania. And it comes timely, during a year with a lot of positive changes for the Romanian cybersecurity ecosystem. The National Cybersecurity Directorate appeared as a grand regulatory body and a bold project. The European Cybersecurity Competence Center will be located in Bucharest after fierce competition. However, like any new piece of legislation or any new public body, there are both opportunities and challenges. How should industry professionals receive the news and position themselves and the organisations they are part of? 14.00 – 14.05   Opening speech: ISACA Romania Chapter Moderator: Gratiela Magdalinoiu – President ISACA Romania Chapter 14.05 – 15.00   Implementing NIS – Where to start Speakers: Dan Cîmpean – General Director CERT-RO Marian Murguleț – Former State Secretary for Information Technology and Government Chief Information Officer, Government of Romania Moderator: Tiberiu Anghel – Board member ISACA Romania Chapter 15:00 – 15.40   A good year for public cybersecurity bodies in Romania – What to expect Speakers: Alexandru Dobrev – Head of Financial Market Infrastructures Oversight Division, National Bank of Romania Florin Costache – Head of ING Regional Information Risk Management Centre Bogdan Costea – Local Head of Information Security, ING Bank 15.40 – 16.20    Networking Break 16.20 – 17.00    Proving security – third party certifications; The importance of safeguarding the external perimeter security Speakers: Claudiu Constantinescu – Risk Advisory Senior Manager, Deloitte Romania Adrian Ifrim – Risk Advisory Senior Manager, Deloitte Romania 17.00 – 17.30   Discussion about the NIS directive Synopsis: Over the past decade, there have been several cyber-attacks targeting critical infrastructures around the world. These attacks on critical supply, infrastructures and highly sensitive sites have often been played down by the media or is quickly forgotten. Charles Allen and Scott Bridgen will discussing the NIS Directive which strives to increase cooperation between the member states on cybersecurity, and by compelling all member states to adopt more balanced cybersecurity regulation Speakers: Scott Bridgen – Offering Manager, OneTrust GRC Charles Allen – GRC Consultant, OneTrust GRC 17.30 – 18.00    The new digital world: how to harness artificial intelligence (AI) for a better future Speaker: Horațiu Nistor – Senior Manager, IT Audit & Advisory, Mazars Romania 18:00 – 18.10    Conclusions Day 1 Moderator: Tiberiu Anghel – Board member ISACA Romania Chapter ———————————————————————————————————————- Day 2: Wednesday, March 3rd, 14:00 – 18:00 EET(Bucharest time),GMT/UTC+2 THE SHOW MUST GO ON Lessons from the past and challenges for future leaders As the meaning of leadership has evolved from an individual characteristic to a desired style of communication, a mutual effort both of the leader and the team to reach the goals helping each other to increase motivation and ethical behaviour, organisations started to seek methods and choose messages which would lead through inspiration and authenticity. Beautifully, this has taken many different shapes during time, being influenced by social, cultural and historical aspects. Is there any difference when we are looking from a technological and digital perspective? 2020 business and personal experiences might help us in this discussion. 14:00 – 14:10   Intro: ISACA Romania Chapter Moderator: Grațiela Măgdălinoiu – President ISACA Romania Chapter 14.10 – 14.50    Leadership in pandemic times. North and South Speakers: Bjorn Richard Watne – SVP, Head of Group Security (CISO), Storebrand Group Bruno Horta Soares – Founder and Past-President of the ISACA Lisbon Chapter & Senior Advisor 14.50 – 15.30    Then and now. What about next. In leadership and technology Speakers: Chris Dimitriadis – Director and Past Chair of the Board of Directors at ISACA Diana Neghină – Information Risk Manager, ING-DiBa AG 15.30 – 16.00    SheLeadsTech – How supporting women in technology looks like from ISACA perspective Speakers: Grațiela Măgdălinoiu – President ISACA Romania Chapter Ramona Rațiu – President ISACA Chicago Chapter, Cyber Security Program Manager Andreea Alexandra Bancu – SheLeadsTech Liaison ISACA Romania Chapter 16.00 – 16.15    Networking break 16.15 – 16.45    The new normal. Technology and Risk – Industry perspectives Speaker: Anestis Dimopoulos, Director, Head of IT Audit & Consulting Services, Baker Tilly Southeast Europe 16.45 – 17.10   In the search of corporate soul Speaker: Bernd Dultinger – Business Development Director High-Tech & TelCo, Gartner Austria 17:10 – 17.40    Guest session – Cluj IT Cluster: State of cybersecurity Speaker: Daniel Ciobanu – General Manager, Cyber Threat Defense 17.40 – 17.45    Conclusion Day 2 + Closing Day 1 & Day 2 Moderator: Grațiela Măgdălinoiu – President ISACA Romania Chapter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 3: Thursday, March 4th, 12:00 – 17:00 EET(Bucharest time),GMT/UTC+2 THE GAME Morphing information into knowledge (exclusive participation for ISACA members) Workshop 1–Risk management - security and privacy perspective - 12.00 – 14.15 Speakers: Victor Rotaru - IT & DPO expert                   Florin Andrei - Security Program Manager, Secureworks Looking beyond your organization’s risk management process maturity level, there are essential aspects which require higher attention: the organization’s risk appetite, associated threats, opportunities and costs, exiting preventive measures, human factor, legal requirements and many more. How to better approach all of these and which would be the best implementations steps we will discuss during this session through theoretical and practical exercises. Workshop 2– How to audit NIS - perspectives and hands-on - 14.30 – 17.00 Speakers: Adrian Munteanu - University Professor, PhD & IS auditor                   George Drăgușin - CyberSecurity & Risk Manager The long-awaited guidance on local NIS Directive has arrived and the deadline for implementation is knocking on the door. Specialists are working to confirm the readiness of the organizations. Auditors are preparing for what will come. Are we all seeing the same picture? Are we all having the same approach? Which would be the perspectives’ differences? You are invited to debate on such topic and work together with the other 48 participants on a hands-on session.