Speaking & events
Speaking & Executive Thought Leadership
Keynotes, panels, interviews and executive discussions on cybersecurity strategy, technology leadership, cyber resilience, AI governance and digital risk.
John is an invited speaker, panel moderator and contributor on cybersecurity strategy, CISO leadership, technology transformation, AI governance, cyber risk and digital resilience. See also: published articles and research and NIS2 & cyber governance.
AI & Cybersecurity
Keynotes and panels examining the impact of artificial intelligence on cybersecurity leadership, the CISO role and organisational risk.
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Cyber Risk
Panelist · CyberSecurity Forum
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Will AI Replace CISOs?
Presentation · How AI Is Shaping Our Future workshop, International Center for Digital Transformation and Digital Skills, Thessaloniki
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When Will AI Replace CISOs, for Good?
Panel moderator · 11th Information Security Conference
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AI: Should I stay or should I go?
Panel moderator · AI & Security: Stairway to Heaven or Road to Hell?, ISC2 Hellenic Chapter
Cyber Risk & Resilience
Opening speeches and panel moderation on cyber risk management, incident response, resilience and the evolving threat landscape.
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Same seat, different day
Keynote · CipherX conference
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Confronting with Supply Chain Cybersecurity Risks: We Must Do More Than Pray
Panel moderator · 2nd CyberSecurity Summit
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Balancing cyber risks and profits; ways to tip the scale
Opening speech · The Future of Maritime Cybersecurity, Cisco and Ammitec
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Quo Vadis, CyberSecurity
Opening speech · Infocom Security 2023, SmartPress
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Cybersecurity incidents landscape and cyber defense trends
Panelist · Prosper in the Cyber Economy, IBM
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Risk; Correct spelling: Resilience
Panel moderator · 10th Information Security Conference, Boussias
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Emerging Cyber Risks demanding differentiation of security & privacy posture?
Panel moderator · ISC2 Hellenic Chapter event
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New Security Challenges Redefine Risk And Vulnerability
Panelist · Fortinet Security Day 2022
Security Governance & CISO Leadership
Moderation and keynotes on security governance, board communication and what it takes to lead cybersecurity at the executive level.
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CyberSecurity Strategy: Harder to Build One or Have None?
Panel moderator · How AI Is Shaping Our Future workshop, Thessaloniki
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Cyber Security Governance; Is there a language barrier between CISOs and BoDs?
Panel moderator · 9th Information Security Conference
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The human factor in Information Security: Security Awareness, Skills and the role of CISO
Panelist · 8th Information Security Conference
Cloud Security & Digital Transformation
Talks on cloud security strategy, SASE, digital transformation and the security implications of emerging technology adoption.
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The journey to SASE, let's sail!
Panelist · Fortinet Security Day 2023
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The Future Is Now - Emerging Technologies and Business Strategy
Panel moderator · IT Directors Forum 2023, Boussias
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Sunny days are over
Opening speech · Cloud Computing Conference 2023, Boussias
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CyberSecurity - Cloud Catalyst or Cloud Prohibitor?
Panel moderator · Cloud Computing Conference 2023, Boussias
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Market-driven Technologies - How IT Planning may embrace the new imperatives towards a Customer-centric approach for Banks
Panel moderator · 19th Bank Management Conference
Regulatory & Compliance
Presentations and interviews on NIS2, RegTech, secure digital payments and regulatory change in the cybersecurity landscape.
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NIS2: Behold a field of glory
Interview · BOUSSIAS Manufacturing magazine
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Compliance and Security: Friends or Foes?
Panel moderator · 7th SecTalk, organized by ISC2 Hellenic Chapter
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Information Security and Digital Payments; thoughts about current trends
Presentation · 5th Payments 360 Conference
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Secure Payments Challenges, Customer e-Acquisition, and Transactional Trends in the COVID-19 era
Panel moderator · 5th Payments 360 Conference
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Security in RegTech's Playground
Presentation · 1st RegTech conference
Cybersecurity Workforce & Community
Talks on cybersecurity workforce development, skills, gender diversity and community leadership in the profession.
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The good fight of attracting, retaining and advancing personnel
Opening speech · CyberSecurity for Society
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Initiatives for the empowerment of European Cybersecurity Skills Framework
Panelist · Enhancing Cybersecurity Skills and Capabilities for Society, CyberSecurity for Society
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Digital transformation: The cybersecurity perspective and opportunities/challenges it creates for the gender gap in the field
Panelist · Women in Cybersecurity: Breaking Glass Ceiling, organized by Ernst & Young and Women4Cyber Greece
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Short TV commentary, representing ISC2 Hellenic Chapter
Television commentary · Alpha TV News
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ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study 2021
Presentation · 9th Information Security Conference
PKI, Cryptography & Secure Systems
Academic lectures and conference presentations on PKI, certificate management, cryptography and secure system design.
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Network Security: Putting Theory into Practice, the Wrong Way
Invited lecture · Athens International Forum on IT Security, Hellenic-American Union, Athens
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What Is (Not) Network Security
Lecture · 2nd Annual Scientific Symposium, University of the Aegean, Samos
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PKI: Overpromising and Underdelivering
Invited lecture · Athens University of Economics and Business
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E-Commerce Security: A Primer
Lecture · Department of Cultural Technology and Communication, University of the Aegean, Mytilene
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Malicious Software
Book chapter presentation · Chapter 8 of Information Systems Security
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ADoCSI: Towards a Transparent Mechanism for Disseminating Certificate Status Information
Lecture · PhD Workshop, Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering
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Evaluating Open Source Security Software
Lecture · Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, University of the Aegean
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Certificate Revocation: What Is It And What Should It Be
Lecture · Fifth European Intensive Programme on Information and Communication Technologies Security (IPICS), University of the Aegean and IFIP, Samos
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PKI: Is it worth something, or what?
Lecture · Fifth European Intensive Programme on Information and Communication Technologies Security (IPICS), University of the Aegean and IFIP, Samos
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Reshaping Key Management: A Tale of Two Decades
Lecture · Athens University of Economics and Business, MSc in Information Systems
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Certificate Status Information — EESSI 2000
Paper presentation · EESSI 2000
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Towards Secure Downloadable Executable Content: The JAVA Paradigm
Paper presentation · SAFECOMP98 conference, Heidelberg, Germany
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Security issues surrounding the Java programming language
Paper presentation · IFIPSEC98 conference, Vienna, Austria
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Addressing security issues in programming languages for mobile code
Paper presentation · DEXA98 conference, Vienna, Austria
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Certificate Status Information — EPIC 1998
Lecture · University of the Aegean