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Security Divas Sweden 2024

Pioneering cybersecurity for all on November 7-8, 2024, at Karlstad University

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Security Divas Sweden

November 7th – 8th marks the first conference in Security Divas Sweden, a network for women in tech and information security, or women who want to work in those fields. The conference welcomes everyone who has an interest in these fields and making the tech business more welcoming for women.

Time: Thu 2024-11-07 13.30 - Fri 2024-11-08 14.00

Location: Karlstad University

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Security Divas Sweden aims to be a driving force in creating platforms where female talent in the field is highlighted, supported, and inspired to be part of the future of information security.

The ambition is to create an inclusive culture that breaks down barriers and promotes a new generation of women in the tech sector. The first network conference will be held on November 7-8 in Karlstad, and welcomes everyone who wants to contribute to elevating women in information security. The conference offers, among other things:

  • Current and relevant lectures based on real experiences.

  • Opportunities for broad and professional development in digital security.

  • Excellent networking opportunities with industry colleagues.

Dates and venue:

November 7th: Registration begins at 13:30, program starts at 14:00, then networking dinner at 19.00.
November 8th: Program starts at 09:00, lunch, then end around 14:00.

Location will be at Eva Eriksson, 21A 342 , Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden

Registration and cost

Register here  by October 31st. Registration is binding but can be transferred to another person.

Participation cost is 500 SEK (includes networking dinner at Clarion Collection Hotel Plaza on November 7 and lunch at Solsta Inn (Karlstad University) on November 8).

Program and speakers

The program will feature invited talks from local and national practitioners and experts from both industry and government on cybersecurity topics. Spoken and presented language will primarily be English. Invited speakers include:

Elin Bertilsson (VD, Mittnät)
Satu Björn (Information & Cyber Security Analyst, MSB)
Fia Ewald (Fia Ewald Consulting AB & Karlstads Kommun)
Malin Fransen Kronberg (Head of Security, Telia Sweden)
Marit Hansen (GD – Data Protection Agency of Schleswig Holstein/ULD)
Catrin Huss (Myndigheten för Psykologiskt försvar–Psychological Defence Agency)
Elena Lisova (Embedded Systems Architect, Volvo Construction Equipment)
Elisabet Lobo Vesga (Privacy Engineer, DPella AB)
Moa Mörner (Group DPO, Mörner Consulting AB)
Simin Nadjm-Tehrani (Linköping University)
Peggy Lill Sandbekken (Director Center för Cyber och Information Security CCIS, NTNU)

See the whole program here

Organized by Compare Foundation and Karlstad University through Cross Border Cyber Capacity (CBCC*), a project co-funded by Interreg Sweden-Norway and Cybercampus Sweden.

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