CLS MNC Nov 25

• What do recent high‑profile retail breaches tell us about the tactics and speed of today’s attackers?
• How can disaster recovery plans be tested to ensure rapid recovery under public and media scrutiny?
• How do you engage the board to take breach preparedness seriously?

1hr Peer-to-Peer Roundtable

1hr Peer-to-Peer Roundtable

1hr Peer-to-Peer Roundtable

1hr Peer-to-Peer Roundtable

1hr Peer-to-Peer Roundtable

1hr Peer-to-Peer Roundtable

1hr Peer-to-Peer Roundtable

1hr Peer-to-Peer Roundtable

In this topic we explore the critical challenges facing modern Security Operations Centers (SOCs), which currently operate in an "asymmetrical battle" of limited visibility, alert overload, and slow, manual response. Traditional tools like SIEM and SOAR have failed to resolve these core issues due to problems with scalability, cost, and fragmented data.

The solution lies in a shift toward the Autonomous SOC, powered by advanced AI. This future state moves from a "Data Swamp" to a "Data-Driven" approach, leveraging both Generative AI for rapid understanding and, more importantly, Agentic AI for autonomous task execution, prioritisation, and proactive decision-making.

We'll consider a SecOps Maturity Model, how the human role will evolve from triage to supervision and strategic guidance, as well as look at how organisations can begin this evolution through two different appraoches.

• How do you position security as a business enabler that supports growth, resilience, and trust?
• What metrics and narratives resonate most with boards and executive teams?
• How do you build authentic, ongoing relationships with leadership that keep security on the agenda?

• What does it take to stay grounded, focused, and well in a high-pressure role?
• How do you create a team culture that supports psychological safety and sustainable performance?
• What habits, boundaries, or mindset shifts have helped you lead for the long haul?

• How can we prepare future leaders not just with technical knowledge, but with the resilience to handle the pressure, ambiguity, and politics of the role?
• What does it take to develop job-ready, self-aware talent when traditional career paths and certifications often fall short?
• How can today’s leaders play an active role in shaping the next generation?

1hr Peer-to-Peer Scenario Table

1hr Peer-to-Peer Roundtable

1hr Peer-to-Peer Scenario Table

1hr Peer-to-Peer Scenario Table

15:30-16:00           I           16:00-16:30           I           16:30-17:00

1hr Peer-to-Peer Roundtable

1hr Peer-to-Peer Roundtable

1hr Peer-to-Peer Roundtable

1hr Peer-to-Peer Roundtable

1hr Peer-to-Peer Roundtable

1hr Peer-to-Peer Roundtable

11:45-12:15           I           12:15-12:45           I           12:45-13:15

• How technical does a modern CISO need to be and how do you balance that with strategic leadership?
• What soft skills are becoming essential for influence, trust, and cross-functional impact?
• How do you develop a leadership brand that’s both effective and authentic?

• What are the practical steps to achieve and maintain accurate visibility?
• How does better visibility ease the load on cyber teams, support compliance, and enable more confident conversations with the board around risk and spend?
• What does effective collaboration across IT, ops, and suppliers look like when visibility is treated as a shared responsibility?

• How important is awareness in an age of deepfakes and sophisticated social engineering?
• How do you build a security-first culture without using fear or tick-box training?
• In what ways can employees be empowered to take ownership of security every day?

• What are the most pressing threats and risks facing security leaders today?
• How technologies, regulations and geopolitical events are shaping the landscape?
• Where is innovation delivering real impact for modern cyber teams?

14:45-15:15

11:30-12:00 I 12:00-12:30 I 12:30-13:00