Cybersecurity is a C-suite opportunity

The first session in our four-part webinar series provides an overview of how cybersecurity vulnerabilities, if left unaddressed, will impact the functional areas under the CEO, CFO, COO, CPO and CMO. In the following events of this series the focus will narrow to specific subjects including digital transformation, Industry 4.0 and the increasing migration of the direct-to-consumer model. How different parts of food sector operations can be impacted, and how to identify and manage risk around each of these trends will be discussed.

Global Managing Director, Digital Trust, Consulting Services

Mark, Managing Director of BSI Digital trust, has more than 20 years of expertise in cybersecurity, data privacy and business resilience consultancy. He has previously held roles at Wipro Ltd., and Ernst & Young (EY), amongst others. He has a wealth of knowledge including extensive proficiency on the Internet of Things (IoT) and the expanding cybersecurity marketplace.

Head of Cyber Risk and Advisory, Americas at BSI

Kristin Demoranville has more than 20 years of expertise in Industrial Cyber Security (ICS), Operational Technology (OT) Security, and Information Technology (IT). She has extensive experience in various industrial environments, including Manufacturing and Semiconductors. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management. As the Head of Cyber, Risk, and Advisory for the Americas, Kristin is responsible for helping clients discover the best cybersecurity risk management strategy focusing on people and processes for their organizations.

Regional Director, Food and Retail Sector

Richard Werran's food career began as a food technologist and spans 40+ years working in international food ingredient and food manufacturing sectors.

Richard is BSI’s EMEA Regional Director for Food and Retail Supply Chain, an acknowledged expert on genetic modification and a Fellow of the IFST and the Society of Food Hygiene & Technology.

Even before COVID-19, the food sector was integrating technology in production, increasing use of automation, robotics, AI and other technologies to drive productivity and improve efficiency. The criticality of these operationally focussed technologies accelerated as the market changed in response to the pandemic.

This has provided cybercriminals and hackers with increasing opportunity to impact the sector; creating significant fiscal risk and operational issues across the functionality of the entire C-Suite, ranging from not just the quality and safety of food, but operations within food and beverage businesses including manufacturing, production, transportation and marketing.