Conferences and keynotes

Opening Conference | Wednesday, October 7 | 1.30 PM - 2.30 PM | Salle des Princes

Certainties are wavering. Geopolitical tensions are intensifying. Threats are closing in. Artificial intelligence is redefining practices, accelerating innovation… and profoundly transforming the risks our organizations face.

In this increasingly challenging world, cybersecurity has never been more strategic. More than just a bulwark, it is becoming a driver of trust and resilience.

To kick off this 26th edition of Les Assises, Maria Iacono welcomes the leaders who are shaping cybersecurity today and preparing for the future, both in France and internationally.

Alongside the three honorary co-chairs of the 2025 and 2026 Assises - Odile Duthil, Loïs Samain, and Fabrice Bru - this conference will open by giving voice to the organizations driving cybersecurity, cooperation, and major digital security challenges.

The conference will then feature a speech by Monegasque Minister of State Christophe Mirmand, followed by an international perspective from Glen Prichard, Director of the Cybercrime and Technology Section at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). His remarks will encourage attendees to view cybercrime for what it has become: a transnational, organized, fast-moving, lucrative threat that profoundly shapes our digital societies.

Finally, two leading figures from the French cybersecurity ecosystem - Vincent Strubel, Director General of ANSSI, and Patrick Touak, Head of the Ministry of the Interior’s Cyberspace Command - will share their analysis of the strategic challenges organizations face as threats continue to evolve. This opening session will provide an opportunity to take a step back, understand the transformations underway, and set the tone for the 2026 edition. For as the world accelerates, one conviction stands out: Let’s be bold.

Speakers:

• Odile Duthil, Head of Cybersecurity - Caisse des Dépôts Group and President of CLUSIF
• Loïs Samain, Head of Group Cybersecurity Strategy - RATP
• Fabrice Bru, Head of Cybersecurity - Les Mousquetaires Group and President of CESIN
• S.E. M. Christophe Mirmand, Minister of State of the Principality of Monaco 
• Glen Prichard, Chief of the Cybercrime and Technology Section - UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
• Vincent Strubel, Director General of ANSSI
• Patrick Touak, Head of the Ministry of the Interior’s Cyberspace Command

Partner Keynote x CROWDSTRIKE | Wednesday, October 7 | 6.00 PM - 6.30 PM | Salle des Princes

Description coming soon

Speaker:

• Michael Sentonas, CEO - CrowdStrike

Partner Keynote x WIZ | Thursday, October 8 | 9.30 AM - 10.00 AM | Salle des Princes

Description coming soon

Speaker:

• Yinon Costica, co-founder and VP Product - Wiz

Partner Keynote x CYERA | Thursday, October 8 | 6.15 PM - 6.45 PM | Salle des Princes

Description coming soon

Speaker:

• Yotam Segev, Co-founder & CEO - Cyera

Closing Conference | Friday, October 9 | 4.00 PM - 4.45 PM | Salle des Princes

In the extreme depths explored by Laurent Ballesta, no feat is achieved alone. Behind every discovery lies a close-knit team, where trust, complementary expertise, and mastery of the systems are the true keys to success.

As a photographer, biologist, and explorer, Laurent Ballesta shares the lessons learned from his most ambitious expeditions through spectacular images and extraordinary stories. His experience resonates with the challenges of IT and cybersecurity: in complex environments where risk is ever-present, sustainable performance relies above all on collective intelligence, preparation, and the ability to act together.

An invitation to dare differently: to dare to innovate, to dare to cooperate, and to understand that the greatest explorations, like the greatest transformations are, above all, collective adventures.

Speaker:

• Laurent Ballesta