Speakers & Agenda
Check SPHERE25 program and guest speakers
SPHERE25 Agenda
During the 1,5 days you’ll enjoy inspiring talks, engaging panel discussions and dive into hands-on sessions designed to equip you with tools to fix the broken cyber security playbook for mid market companies. You’ll also find the latest and greatest from us in the expo and meet our product teams & experts.
This year we have plenty of opportunities to learn from you peers in form of masterclasses, expert clinics and co-security workshops as well as connecting with fellow visionaries.
Expert clinics
- Dive to hands-on sessions tailored to give you the edge when using WithSecure Elements Cloud™, the sessions are delivered by our product and customer success experts.
- Expert Clinics are aimed at WithSecure partners and distributors.
Masterclasses
- Led by industry experts and elite dealmakers, the Masterclasses are designed to equip you to master the art of negotiation and crisis management.
EXPO
- Find the latest and greatest from the expo and meet WithSecure’s product teams & experts.
Speakers
Antti Koskela
Antti Koskela is the President and CEO of WithSecure Corporation, a global cyber security company that protects tens of thousands of enterprises and organizations against the world’s most potent cyber threats.
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Nina Laaksonen
Nina Laaksonen is an accomplished technology leader and the Chief Product Officer at WithSecure, where she drives the strategic direction, innovation, and cyber security research that underpin the company’s world-class product portfolio.
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Sam McAlister
Sam McAlister is a TEDx speaker and BAFTA-nominated interviews producer who has negotiated with everyone from Buckingham Palace to The White House, Tesla to Facebook.
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Marta Lorimer
Marta Lorimer is Lecturer in Politics at Cardiff University. Her main research interests are in the area of far right politics, with a specialism on far right parties in France and Italy. She is also interested in differentiated integration in the EU and political parties' approach to EU integration.
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Dr Gorana Grgić
Dr Gorana Grgić is a Senior Researcher with the Swiss and Euro-Atlantic Security team at the ETH Zürich’s Center for Security Studies (CSS).
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Charles Hecker
Charles Hecker has spent forty years travelling and working in the Soviet Union and Russia. He has worked as a journalist at The Miami Herald and The Moscow Times, and as a geopolitical risk consultant at Control Risks, where he was a partner in the firm.
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- Learn from your peers: let best practices and case studies from your peers to lead the way to new opportunities.
- These short power sessions are delivered by experts around the world together with a WithSecure sponsor.
- Same sessions are run twice during the day.
EXPO
- Find the latest and greatest from the expo and meet WithSecure’s product teams & experts.
Speakers
Mikko Hypponen
Mikko Hypponen is a worldwide authority on computer security and the Chief Research Officer of WithSecure.
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Jen Easterly
Jen Easterly is a globally acclaimed cybersecurity and national security leader, with deep expertise on cyber threats, emerging technologies, and organizational resilience. She most recently served as the Senate- confirmed Director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)—America’s premiere cyber defense agency.
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Antti Ropponen
As the Global Quantum Safe Transformation Leader, Antti drives the execution, scaling, and innovation of Quantum Safe programs worldwide, leading strategic client engagements, delivery excellence, and market expansion.
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