LATAM Financial Threat Landscape

June 17, 2025

• 08:30
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Registration & Light Breakfast

• 09:00
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Welcome & Opening Remarks

• Belisario Contreras, Executive Director, Digi Americas Alliance
• Mauricio Schwartzmann, Country Manager, Mastercard

• 09:15
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Report Presentation & Open Discussion

• Art Ehuan, Adjunct Professor, Executive Director of Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity, Duke University
• Justin D. Hayes, Researcher, Duke University
• Rupal Kharod, Ethics & Compliance Manager, Recorded Future

• 10:15
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A Fireside Chat on Safeguarding the Digital Economy in Mexico

• Lic. Diego Eduardo Flores Jiménez, Head of Electronics and Digital Industry Sector, Secretariat of the Economy of Mexico
• Brian Hansen, Vice President, Regional Chief Security Officer (LAC), Mastercard
• Mauricio Schwartzmann, Country Manager, Mastercard

• 10:45
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Solutions to Counter Threat Actors in LATAM

• Shawn Loveland, Chief Operating Officer, Resecurity
• Stephen Fallas, Americas Strategic Architect Leader, Trellix
• Alfonso Villalba, Co-founder and COO, Kriptos
• Randle Henry, Enterprise Security Architect, Checkpoint
• Eduardo Palacio, Security & Compliance Specialist, Google Cloud (moderator)

• 11:30
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Networking Break

• 12:00
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Threats, Opportunities & Challenges in the Financial Sector

• Tyrone Larson, Cyber Attache, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Mauricio Benavides, CEO, Batuta
• Israel Agüero, Head of Cybersecurity, Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSCP)
• Inigo Quejigo, Senior Vice President of Technology (Americas), Mastercard
• Adriana Servin, Head of Government Affairs, Cisco (moderator)

• 12:45
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Improving Information-Sharing Mechanisms: National & Regional Perspectives

• Alberto Hernández Moreno, Co-Chair, Cybersecurity and Fraud Prevention Commission, Association of Banks of Mexico
• Elizabeth Vish, Senior Director for International Cyber Engagement, Institute for Security and Technology (IST)
• Oscar Reyes Ávila, Head of the General Scientific Directorate, Guardia Nacional of Mexico
• Ignacio Triana, Director of Technology (Mexico), Trend Micro (moderator)

• 13:30
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Lunch & Networking

• 14:30
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Insider Threats & Third-Party Risk: Protecting the Financial Supply Chain

• Erika Mata, CISO and Director of Fraud Prevention, Coppel
• Chase Cunningham, Field CISO, Lumu Technologies
• Arturo Barquin, Senior Director LATAM, Tenable
• Ligia Lopes, Head of Public Policy Financial Services LATAM, Amazon Web Services
• Yameen Huq, Director Cybersecurity Programs, Aspen Institute (moderator)

• 15:15
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Next-Gen Security Strategies for Financial Services

• Víctor Eduardo Morales Bernal, Director of Information Security, Banco Azteca
• Mary Pily Loo, Head of IT and Risk, National Banking and Securities Commission, (CNBV)
• Felipe Gomez, Regional Director, Fluid Attacks
• Everth Hernandez, Country Manager, Mexico & Central America, Netskope
• Carlos Bravo, CISO, Spin (moderator)

• 16:00
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Networking Break

• 16:30
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Quantifying & Managing Cyber Risk in Financial Institutions

• Josh Magri, Executive Director, Cyber Risk Institute
• Jennifer Buckner, Senior Vice President for Technology Risk, Mastercard

• 17:15
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CyberSchool MX: Empowering Community MSMEs for a Safer Digital Future

• Jessica M. Walton, Americas Regional Officer, Cyber Peace Institute
• Brian Cute, Chief Operating Officer and Director, Capacity & Resilience Program, Global Cyber Alliance
• Brett DeWitt, Vice President, Global Cyber & Technology Policy, Mastercard

• 18:00
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Strengthening Digital Resilience: A Dialogue Between the CISO and the Digital Transformation Agency

• Heidy Rocha, Director General of Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency of Mexico
• Alissa (Dr Jay) Abdullah, PhD, Deputy Chief Security Officer & Senior Vice President of Emerging Corporate Security Solutions, Mastercard

• 18:30
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Closing

• Alissa (Dr Jay) Abdullah, PhD, Deputy Chief Security Officer & Senior Vice President of Emerging Corporate Security Solutions, Mastercard
• Mauricio Schwartzmann, Country Manager, Mastercard
• Belisario Contreras, Executive Director, Digi Americas Alliance