Speakers
Scandic Copenhagen
Theme: The Business of Security
Attendees: Professionals needing to integrate security and business
Speakers: Paul Kurtz, Pamela Fusco, Lars Mikkelgaard-Jensen
Jon Callas
Chief Technology Officer, PGP
Mr. Callas served as Chief Scientist at PGP Inc. and as CTO of the Network Security Division for Network Associates Technologies Inc. Mr. Callas served as Director of Software Engineering at Counterpane Internet Security Inc. and was a co-architect of Counterpane’s Managed Security Monitoring system. Most recently, he was Senior Systems Architect at Wave Systems Corporation.
Pamela Fusco
Former Executive Vice President, CitiGroup
Pamela Fusco has accumulated over 20 years of substantial experience as an Information Security and Risk Management Professional. Her extensive background and expertise expand globally encompassing numerous facets of enterprise security inclusive of logical, physical, personal, facilities, systems, networks, wireless, compliance and auditing, risk management and forensic investigations.
Paul Kurtz
Partner, Good Harbor Consulting LLC; Former White House official
Paul Kurtz is the COO of Good Harbor, advising clients on cyber-security and homeland security issues. Kurtz joins Good Harbor, Kurtz after serving as the founding Executive Director of the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), an advocacy group dedicated to ensuring the privacy, reliability and integrity of information systems through public policy, technology, education and awareness. Prior to joining CSIA, Kurtz most recently was special assistant to the President and senior director for critical infrastructure protection on the White House's Homeland Security Council (HSC), where he was responsible for both physical and cyber security.
Lars Mikkelgaard-Jensen
General Manager, IBM Denmark A/S
Since January 2004 Lars Mikkelgaard-Jensen has been General Manager for IBM Denmark. Lars Mikkelgaard-Jensen joined IBM in 1983 and has held a number of Management positions in IBM Denmark and IBM Nordic, including leading the Nordic units responsible for IBM’s large customers in Retail, Distribution and Transport. Previous to his current job, Lars Mikkelgaard-Jensen was responsible for IBM’s Business Partner Organisation in Nordic. In 1995 and 1996 he was based in Paris, working at IBM’s EMEA headquarter.
Ulf Munkedal
CEO, FortConsult
Ulf Munkedal started working with IT security in 1997, when he co-founded the Danish security company Neupart & Munkedal. Neupart & Munkedal grew successfully in Scandinavia and moved its headquarter to the US in 2000 where it established itself as VIGILANTe.com Inc. Ulf Munkedal was CEO of VIGILANTe until 2001 and raised more than $16 million from investors. He was very visible in both Danish and US media and in 2000 he was chosen as one of the Top30 CEOs in the US aged 30 years or below.
Karsten Rosgaard
IT Security Director, GN ReSound A/S
Karsten Østnæs Rosgaard is currently the IT Security Director at GN ReSound A/S. Over the course of two decades in IT and Information Security, Mr. Rosgaard has held a wide variety of positions, including IT Security Director at GN Store Nord A/S, Group IT Security Manager at Grundfos, and Department Manager at Bankdata.
Mr. Rosgaard holds degrees in Information Science and Management Accounting and International Management and Economics from Handelshøjskolen i Århus.
Olaf B. Spliid
CFO and Vice President of Finance and Security
As Vice President and CFO for Bankdata, Olaf B. Spliid is responsible for finance and IT security. Olaf holds an MA in economics from Aarhus University. During the fifteen years Mr. Spliid has been a member of the company's management team, he has lead the establishment of Bankdata's IT security department, and its integration with operational and research departments as well as customer organizations -- all of them financial institutions.
Robert Whitcher
Global Product Manager, BSI Management Systems
Robert Whitcher is an Information Security and IT professional with over 30 years experience within the IT industry and over 20 years experience in Information Security and Privacy. He is currently the Global Product Manager for IT Service Management (ISO/IEC 20000), Information Security Management (ISO/IEC 27001) and Business Continuity (BS 25999) within the British Standards Institution (BSI). Before joining BSI Rob was employed by BT Syntegra as a security consultant and primarily worked on the Integrated Care Records Service (ICRS) NHS project.
Karen Worstell
Principal, W Risk Group
Karen Worstell is a principal of W Risk Group. W Risk Group provides Information Security Management System (ISMS) Pre-certification services, Information Assurance and Security Program Design, Financial Risk Management, and Litigation Readiness Services. They assist clients with all elements of the ISO 27001 requirements, including business continuity and disaster readiness, incident handling, records management, secure data management, IT Operations, governance, integrated policy development and security architecture.