Cyberdefendhers - Resilience and Response

Resilience and Response:
Strengthening Digital Defenses.

Join CyberdefendHers. The first ever CyberDefendHERs Event happening in Berlin: April 16th, 2026.

About CyberDefendHERs

CyberDefendHERs is an initiative to inspire, educate and connect.

Staying up-to-date with the constantly evolving threat landscape in cybersecurity and the attacker's capabilities requires education, curiosity and trustworthy exchange. Doing this alone is nearly impossible. CyberDefendHERs aims to share expertise-driven information in a joyful environment to foster connections and meaningful exchange.

We aim to share knowledge, build connections and foster exchange in the Cybersecurity Community.
We want to underline diversity, strengthen inclusion of under represented groups and support allyship.
We need inspiration, exchange and connection to find a way towards resilient cyberdefensive capabilities within Europe.

What can you expect?

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CyberDefendHERs is about you - the people that make the initiative thrive. Offering the space to meet, learn and exchange ideas together, it’s the goal to enable a more resilient cybersecurity community that profits from diverse opinions, a variety of experts and active participation. There will be different events - stay tuned for what’s to come.

Presentations

Food & Drinks

Networking

CTFs

TTXs

Forensics

- 08:30 - 09:00
- Registration
- 09:00 - 09:30
- Welcome Remarks & Keynote
- 09:30 - 10:00
- Strengthening Cyber Resilience from Deep Tech Innovation
  - Christopher Jackson
    ESMT DEEP Institute
- 10:00 - 10:30
- Raising the Bar: OT Maturity for Critical Infrastructure
  - Luisa Montealegre
    Monti Stampa Furrer
- 10:30 - 11:00
- Coffee Break
- 11:00 - 11:30
- RAI in Practice: Lessons on Risk, Accountability, And Organizational Reality
  - Alexandra Wander
    ZEISS
- 11:30 - 12:00
- The Strategic Edge: Significance of Geopolitics and Language in Threat Intelligence
  - Kritika Roy
    DCSO
  - Olivia Hayward
    DCSO
- 12:00 - 13:15
- Lunch Break
- 13:15 - 13:45
- Cyber Resilience and Incident Response: The Perspective of a PSIRT
  - João Collier de Mendonça
    Siemens Healthineers
- 13:45 - 14:15
- Protecting our Achilles Heel: How Organizations and Policymakers can Tackle Software Supply Chain Risks
  - Dr. Alexandra Paulus
    Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
- 14:15 - 14:45
- Coffee Break
- 14:45 - 15:30
- Lifecycle of an IT Security Incident
  - Katrin Quellmalz
    Atruvia
- 15:30 - 16:00
- Digital Sovereignty: From Political Buzzword to Strategic Autonomy
  - Julia Kramer
    BSI
- 16:00 - 16:30
- Coffee Break
- 16:30 - 17:30
- Where Resilience Begins: An Interactive Threat Modelling Workshop
  - Dr. Daniela Buchwald
    Ottobock
- 17:30 - 17:45
- Closing Remarks
- 17:45 - 19:30
- Networking

April 09:00

CyberDefendHERs in Berlin

Resilience and Response: Strengthening Digital Defenses

Join us for a day of inspiration, education and connection and be prepared for talks, networking and ideas - Cyber Defense for Cybersecurity Practitioners.

Presentation
Food & Drinks
Networking
Central Europe

16 APRIL

09:00-18:00
European School
of Management & Technology

Frida Westerberg

CEO @ Allurity

"If cybersecurity is to reach its full potential as a driver of societal resilience, we must bring more women into the field and attract talent from the entire workforce. CyberDefendHERs turns this conviction into practical action - helping close the skills gap and unlocking the innovation that diverse perspectives bring. Stronger teams build stronger security."

Maité Ullah

Head of People & Culture @ Security Research Labs

"Diversity is a security advantage. Teams with more women and FLINTA ask better questions, challenge assumptions, and design safer solutions. Investing in inclusive cybersecurity education means investing in better outcomes for everyone."

Lisa Lobmeyer

Blue Team Lead @ Security Research Labs, Founder CyberDefendHERs

"Diversity and Expertise need to go hand-in-hand. We need everybody on board, sharing their expertise, making our society more resilient and lifting each other up. CyberDefendHERs aims to make knowledge accessible, fun and engaging - creating a warm, welcoming environment so individuals can thrive."

Juanmi Velasco

CEO @ Aiuken

"At Aiuken, we are thrilled to support the Cyberdefendhers initiative within the Allurity Group. As leaders in cybersecurity, we know that the most resilient teams are built on diversity of thought. Integrating the unique insight and vision of women not only enriches our technical perspective but also humanizes technology, providing a more approachable and protective focus that is essential for anticipating today’s threats."

Wolf Richter

CEO @ SRLabs & Chief Commercial Officer @ Allurity

"At SRLabs, diversity is our competitive edge. We unite 27 different passports under one roof. If we want to outpace attackers, we must actively invite, empower, and elevate every unique voice that helps us see what others miss."