Find out more about the round tables at the 2025 edition of the Assises de la cybersécurité

The Assises de la cybersécurité lift the veil on a new cycle of strategic reflection.

Round table program

 

Paris, July 8, 2025 - Through a series of exceptional round tables, Assises 2025 opens up an unprecedented space for debate, at the crossroads of sovereignty, innovation, organizational transformation and technological innovation. At a time when certainties are collapsing and models are evolving at high speed, CISOs are no longer just technical guarantors: they are becoming architects of the future, risk strategists and key players in digital resilience.

These exchanges embody the aim of the Assises: to provoke the conversations that count, those that shed light on systemic issues, challenge established postures and sketch out the contours of tomorrow's cyber world. Leading professionals and industry figures, as well as speakers from other fields, will bring their perspective and expertise to bear on the challenges ahead.

 

The program

  • Who's in control? Digital sovereignty at a time of power games (October 8, 5pm)

In a world where geopolitics is redefining digital balances, digital autonomy is becoming an imperative. Faced with growing tensions and technological dependencies, CISOs are taking on a strategic role alongside senior management as guarantors of security, sovereignty and business continuity. Far from mere rhetoric, European autonomy today demands concrete choices. This round table will highlight the levers for building solid digital resilience, accelerating sovereign innovation and bringing about a sustainable European dynamic.

Moderator :

  • Mélanie Bénard-Crozat, Editor-in-Chief, S&D Magazine and Impact for the future

Speakers:

  • Odile Duthil, Cybersecurity Director - Groupe Caisse des Dépôts
  • Fabrice BRU, Cybersecurity Director - Groupement Les Mousquetaires, President CESIN
  • Paul Lemesle, CISO - Groupe Lactalis
  • Nicolas Bouzou, Founder of economic research firm Asterès and Chairman of Rencontres de l'Avenir

 

  • CISO: dinosaur or mutant? Surviving digital evolution (October 8, 5pm)

Born in the 1990s, the role of CISO has continued to evolve in step with crises, technological transformations and sovereignty issues. By 2050, the function will have undergone a further metamorphosis, with greater integration into corporate strategy, new divisions of responsibility, or dilution into automated models. Not to mention the impact of technological, political and regulatory transformations that are constantly shaping the tech landscape. This round-table discussion of practicing professionals questions the future of the profession and will draw, without taboos or cognitive biases, some avenues for reflection on the long-term evolution of the profession...disappear, survive or shine!

Moderator:

  • Éric Domage, Senior Analyst PAC

Speakers:

  • Véronique Bardet, CISO - Pierre Fabre
  • Éric Singer, Global Chief Security Officer - INGENICO

 

  • Building tomorrow's cyber organization: when transformation rhymes with security and value (October 8, 5pm)

In a context of reorganization, mergers and international expansion, cybersecurity is positioning itself as an essential economic lever. Integrated right from the design stage, it aligns data protection, innovation and business performance to secure strategic information assets. This roundtable discussion will highlight the key decisions organizations are making to turn cybersecurity into a competitive advantage, ensuring trust, compliance and value creation.

Moderator:

  • Caroline Moulin-Schwartz, Technical Delegate - CRIP

Speakers:

  • Bertrand Le Piolot, Cybersecurity Director - La Française des Jeux Group
  • Sébastien Blard, Cybersecurity Director - Renault Group

 

  • The future of SaaS: intelligent agents, emerging threats and proactive cyber management (October 10, 3pm)

Generative AI, autonomous software agents and the exploding software chain have ushered in a new technological era, unleashing immense potential while introducing unprecedented risks. In this round-table discussion, experts from the field decipher the concrete challenges of this transformation: AI agents that detect flaws better than humans, intelligent SaaS that act without supervision, complex IS dependent on invisible players, new threats to the software chain... Faced with this powerful and unstable ecosystem, decipher proactive postures, with a reinforced role for the CISO to steer security, control risks and preserve the value of digital assets.

Moderator:

  • Arnaud Aucher, Cyber Security Operation Manager - Louis Vuitton

Speakers:

  • Thomas Fillaud, Chief Security Officer - MIRAKL
  • Brice Augras, President - BZ Hunt

 

  • Activating the “we”: new cyber governance to create value together (October 10, 3pm)

How can we move from “me, CISO” to “we, CISO + business”? The key challenge for cybersecurity today, and tomorrow, is to create value for the business, and this means rethinking our relationship with the business!

Moderators:

Laurent Amsel, Group CISO - ENGIE

Nicolas Vielliard, Group CISO - Danone

 

With these events, Les Assises de la cybersécurité has once again established itself as the epicenter of discussions shaping European cybersecurity. Because thinking about the future also means asking the right questions today!