LATAM CISO Summit 2025

Registration at the Convention Center

Pura Vida Welcome Reception - Bar Imperial (hosted by Crowdstrike)

Breakfast at MITRA Market

Registration at the Convention Center

Welcome Remarks

• H.E. Rodrigo Chaves Robles, President of Costa Rica
• Ari Schwartz, Coordinator, Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law

Keynote

• Shawn Henry, Chief Security Officer, Crowdstrike

LATAM Cyber Threat Overview: Risks and Responses

• Harold Rivas, Chief Information Security Officer, Trellix
• Luana Taveres, Founder and CEO, National Institute for Combating Cybercrime (m)
• Mauricio Nanne, Chief Executive Officer, SISAP
• Patrick Ford, Americas Cybersecurity Vice President and CISO, Schneider Electric
• Patrick Linton, Head of Cyber Investigations and Risk Management, Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency of Jamaica

Networking Break

Building Trust in the Cloud: Security and Privacy

• Arturo Cabañas, Principal Security Assurance, Amazon Web Services
• Fabio Peña, Cybersecurity Director (CISO), Copa Airlines
• Jason Merrick, Senior Vice President of Product, Tenable
• Olga Botero, Co-Founder & Chair, Seccuri (m)
• Xavier Carrera, CISO, Banistmo

The Power of Intelligence in Managing Risks

• Carlos Alvarez, Board Member, Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) (m)
• Douglas Rocha, CISO, Banco BS2
• Juan Pablo Castro, Director of Cybersecurity Strategy and Technology, Trend Micro
• Miguel Sanchez, Global Chief Security and Intelligence Officer, Telefonica
• Rodrigo Martins, Global CISO, Falabella

Generative AI: New Frontiers and Cybersecurity Challenges

• Gabriel Zambrano, Global CISO, FEMSA
• Gezer Molina, National Cybersecurity Director of Costa Rica
• Jorge Blanco, Director, Office of the CISO, Google
• Mario Puras, Senior Vice-President, Solutions Engineering, Netskope
• Ximena Cisternas, CEO, Romax Technologies(m)

Networking Lunch - Mitra Restaurant

Securing Our Digital Future: Insights from the U.S. National Cyber Director

• Harry Coker, Jr, National Cyber Director, The White House
• Jordana Siegel, Head of Cybersecurity and Data Protection Public Policy at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Enhancing National Cybersecurity through Government Action

• Andre Molina, Secretary of Information Security and Cybersecurity, Institutional Security Office of the Presidency of Brazil
• Ariel Waissbein, National Director, Federal Cybersecurity Agency of Argentina
• Eric Wenger, Senior Director, Cyber & Emerging Tech Policy, Global Government Affairs, Cisco
• Francisco Javier Urra, Country Representative, Inter-American Development Bank(m)
• Saul Kattan, Special Advisor to the President, Presidency of Colombia

Next-Gen Cybersecurity: Skills and Capacities for Modern Enterprises

• Cesar Arellanes, CISO, Volaris
• Claudio Cortes, Chief Executive Officer, Grupo Radical
• Eduvigis Ortiz, President and Founder, Women 4 Cyber (m)
• Erwin Campos, Global CISO, Grupo Bimbo

Networking Break

Balancing Security and Customer Experience: The Impact of Financial Technologies

• Alberto Hernandez, Chief Information Security Officer (Mexico), Grupo Santander
• Erika Mata, CISO & Fraud Prevention Director, BanCoppel
• Karin Lachner, Strategy Director of Global Business Services, Equifax (m)
• Ron Green, Cybersecurity Fellow & Former Chief Security Officer, MasterCard

From Vision to Reality: Building Successful Cybersecurity Centers

• Kate Whitehead, Deputy Associate Director for International Affairs, U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Merili Soosalu, LAC Regional Programme Lead at EU CyberNet Project, Estonian Information System Authority (NCSC-EE) (m)
• Miguel Angel Canada, Head, National Coordination Centre in Spain (NCC-ES) of the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC)
• Paula Bogantes, Minister of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT) of Costa Rica
• Shawn Henry, Chief Security Officer, CrowdStrike

Relax and Refresh

Pura Vida Beats - Bar Imperial (hosted by Metabase Q)

Networking Breakfast - Mitra Market

Highlights and Takeaways – Day 1

Enhancing Security through Frameworks: Best Practices in Action

• Amy Mahn, International Policy Specialist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• Carolina Taborda, General Manager, Cybersec Cluster (m)
• John Engates, Field CTO, Cloudflare
• Felipe Garcia, VP Information Security & CISO, Televisa Univision
• Josh Magri, President and CEO, Cyber Risk Institute

Harnessing AI to Improve Cyber Resilience

• Casey Torgusson, Global Program Manager – Connectivity, Cybersecurity, Digital and Climate, The World Bank Group
• Haider Pasha, Chief Security Officer, EMEA & LATAM, Palo Alto Networks
• Rafael Alvarez, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Fluid Attacks
• Santiago Pinzon, Vice President of Digital Transformation, National Business Association of Colombia (ANDI) (m)
• Tina Dolph, President and Chief Operating Officer, CRDF Global

Cybersecurity Confessions: Back to Basics. Timeless Truths and Enduring Principles

• Carlos Landeros, Former CISO, WOM Chile
• David Hoffman, Steed Family Professor of the Practice of Public Policy, Duke University
• Hernán Ríos, Vice President of Technology and Digital Transformation, National Savings Fund of Colombia
• Louise Ireland, Co-Founder, President & COO, Metabase Q (m)
• Pietr Lindahl, Chief Information Security Officer, Hologic

Evolving SecOps: Strategies for Change and Innovation

• Alexandra Barros, CISO, Coopeuch
• Jean Pierre Quesada, CISO, Grupo Monge
• Ricardo Villadiego, Chief Executive Officer, Lumu Technologies
• ⁠Várvara Riveros, CISO, Galicia Seguros
• ⁠Gabriel Bergel, Co-Founder & CEO, 8.8 Computer Security Conference (m)

Cybersecurity Bills in Focus: Legislative Updates and Insights

• Alejandra Lagunes, Senator of Mexico
• Jaime Raul Salamanca, President, House of Representatives of Colombia
• Luis Adrian Salazar, Former Minister of ICT of Costa Rica (m)

Advancing Leadership in Cybersecurity: Embracing Emerging Technologies for a Future-Ready Approach

• Daniel Alvarez, National Cybersecurity Coordinator, Government of Chile
• Diego Russo, CISO, Ceibal Uruguay
• Jony Fischbein, CISO, Check Point
• Placido Jose Rodal, Global CISO, Sigma
• Michelle Parker, Senior Advisor, Regional Coordination and Technology Central America and Mexico, USAID (m)

Closing

• Belisario Contreras, Coordinator, Digi Americas Alliance

Relax and Refresh

Hack the Night: DJ Party in the Secure Zone - Bar Imperial (hosted by Trend Micro)