Roundtable: Secure Productivity in a Changing World

Organizations are under increasing pressure to innovate faster, embrace AI, and work more flexibly. At the same time, risks are increasing: data flows are skyrocketing, third parties are gaining more and more access, and regulations like NIS 2 impose stricter requirements on governance and accountability.

Many organizations are therefore looking for the same answer:

How do we harness the power of AI and digitalization without losing control over data, access, and risk?

During this roundtable, Watchmen and Palo Alto Networks bring together CIOs, CISOs, enterprise architects, and business IT leaders to explore what secure productivity looks like in a world where AI, cloud, and hybrid work have become the norm.

 We discuss, among other things:

How AI can accelerate productivity, but introduces new risks
How organizations deal with AI agents, shadow AI and data loss
How access, identity and governance evolve with cloud and SaaS
How to manage third-party access and supply chain risks
How organizations can stay productive without security hindering them

Agenda:

14.00 - 14.30 Walk-in and registration
14.30 - 15.00 Opening Watchmen vision & Palo Alto Networks - Marco Put-Carstens and Mark Bloemsma
15.00 - 16.15 Round table discussion based on themes
16.15 - 16.30 Break
16.30 - 17.00 Summary and key takeaways
17.00 - Drinks and networking


Please find the English version below.

The digital work environment is evolving faster than many organisations can keep up with. Companies are rapidly adopting SaaS and cloud, employees work from various locations and devices, and regulations such as NIS2 introduce higher requirements for access, data governance and supply chain security. At the same time, more work is shifting towards the browser and AI tools, while many organisations still rely on a combination of legacy applications, traditional remote access and multiple security agents.

Hence many organisations as seeking the same answers:

How do we use the power of AI and digitalisation without losing grip on risks to data and access permissions?

During this round table, Watchmen and Palo Alto Networks bring together CIOs, CISOs, enterprise architects and workplace leads to discuss how to design a secure and future proof digital work environment in this new reality, without creating friction for users or increasing IT complexity.

We focus on the challenges that are currently top of mind for medium sized and large organisations.

How do you modernise the digital workplace without getting stuck in complex or closed solutions
How do you manage secure and controlled access for third parties and BYOD within NIS2 expectations
How do you bring security closer to the work layer where employees are productive, without adding operational burden
How do you design a cloud ready architecture that supports both legacy applications and modern SaaS
How do you enable safe use of AI without creating risks around data loss, shadow AI or governance
How do you move from traditional access models to identity driven and context aware access