ELCASecurity Insights 2026 Lausanne

Focus of the 2026 Edition

Today's CISOs and security teams are operating under increasing pressure — facing continuous threat evolution, growing regulatory expectations, and the rapid emergence of new parameters such as AI and geopolitical instability.

• Workloads are intensifying, often extending into sustained overtime
• Accountability is concentrating on a limited pool of experts
• The pace of change is accelerating, forcing teams to continuously adapt while maintaining control

In this context, the ability to deliver cybersecurity sustainably has become a critical challenge — across technology, people, and operating models.

To address these challenges, this year's edition will explore three key and interconnected lenses:

• Sustainability — Ensuring cybersecurity can be delivered over time without exhausting teams or compromising effectiveness
• Scalability — Expanding capabilities to match the growing scope and speed of digital and AI adoption
• Sovereignty — Maintaining control, trust, and governance over systems, data, and increasingly autonomous technologies

What to Expect

• Real-world use cases demonstrating how to deliver cybersecurity at scale in AI-driven environments
• Strategic perspectives on maintaining effectiveness while operating at speed and scale
• Insights from leading partners, including Cloudflare, Darktrace, Hoxhunt, Microsoft, and others, on how to deliver resilient cybersecurity in the face of AI-driven threats

We look forward to welcoming you.

Agenda: 

Wednesday, 16th September 2026, from 12:30 - 19:30, at the IMD Lausanne, Chemin de Bellerive 23, 1003 Lausanne

2026 ELCASecurity Insights Kickoff - Sustainable Cybersecurity at Pace and Scale 
AI is rewriting the rules of cybersecurity — for attackers and defenders alike. Join ELCASecurity and Senthorus for a workshop built to keep you ahead: how AI is reshaping phishing, how behavioral security enables real-time defense, and what the agentic internet means for your risk posture. Backed by ELCA's network of world-class technology partners, our speakers bring the sharpest thinking in the industry straight to you — capped by a keynote on leading through the era of intelligent threats. Sustainable cybersecurity, at pace and at scale.

• Christophe Gerber, General Manager ELCASecurity 
• Olivier Spielmann, General Manager Senthorus

Security at AI Speed 
How organizations can harness AI to strengthen defense, govern autonomous agents, and build resilience in the agentic era.

• Alexis Girardi - Data Security Solution Engineer at Microsoft 
• Frederic Boehm - Security Solution Engineer at Microsoft

AI Is Changing Phishing. It’s Time We Change How We Train People

How AI-powered phishing is evolving, and how personalized, role-based training keeps people ahead of it. 

• Maxime Cartier, VP of Human Risk at Hoxhunt

Adaptive AI: How Behavioural Security Defends the Modern Enterprise 

How Adaptive AI and behavioral security deliver real-time threat detection and autonomous response. 

• Bénédict Matthey - Principal Sales Manager EMEA at Darktrace

The Age of the Agentic Internet 

What the agentic internet means for security, readiness, and what stays human. 

• Max Imbiel Field CISO Global Automotive Industry and DACH at Cloudflare 

Caught in the Middle: Machine-Speed Attacks Outside, Uncontrolled AI Inside 

• Juan Avellan, General Manager ELCASecurity Services
• Carlos Verde, Head of Technology at Senthorus

Keynote: AI at the Speed of Risk: Leading Through an Era of Intelligent Threats 

• Michael Wade, Professor of Strategy and Digital and Director of the IMD Global Center for Digital and AI Transformation  

2026 ELCASecurity Insights Closure 

Sustainable Cybersecurity at Pace and Scale 

• Christophe Gerber, General Manager ELCASecurity
• Olivier Spielmann, General Manager Senthorus

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