As organisations accelerate their adoption of AI, the conversation around data risk is changing.
The challenge is no longer simply about protecting new information or controlling access to emerging AI tools. It starts with understanding the data your organisation already holds – where sensitive information resides, who can access it, how it is being used, and whether existing governance frameworks are keeping pace.
Join Netskope and CybersecCon for an exclusive VIP breakfast exploring the intersection of AI adoption, data governance, privacy and organisational accountability in New Zealand.
Led by cybersecurity and governance specialist Katja Feldtmann alongside Brian Zerafa from Netskope, this executive discussion will explore the questions boards, management teams, security leaders, legal teams and privacy professionals should be asking as AI becomes increasingly embedded across the organisation.
The session will also consider how organisations can reduce the operational impact of privacy and security incidents by improving visibility over sensitive data, strengthening governance and creating greater alignment between security, legal, privacy and executive teams.
AI is dramatically increasing the speed at which information can be accessed, analysed, shared and acted upon — but many organisations still lack a complete understanding of the sensitive information they already hold.
This VIP breakfast will provide a practical executive-level discussion around:
9:00am – 9:15am
Arrival & Pre-Event Networking
Grab breakfast, settle in and connect with fellow attendees.
9:15am – 9:20am
Welcome
Dane Blackmore
9:20am – 9:30am
Netskope Overview & Industry Trends – Focused on AI
Brian Zerafa
9:30am – 10:15am
Fireside Chat
Brian Zerafa & Katja Feldtmann
A discussion exploring AI security in the context of proposed New Zealand policy, including:
10:15am – 10:25am
Open Floor Q&A
An opportunity for attendees to put their questions to the speakers.
Dane Blackmore
10:25am – 10:30am
Final Thoughts & Wrap-Up
Dane Blackmore
10:30am
Event Concludes
With more than 13 years of experience across New Zealand and internationally, Katja has worked across consulting, government, financial services, healthcare, utilities, technology and critical infrastructure. Her work spans cybersecurity governance, risk and compliance (GRC), information security assurance, IT audit, security risk assessments, third-party risk, policy and framework development, and security improvement programmes.
Katja is particularly passionate about making cybersecurity practical. She believes frameworks and standards are most valuable when they help organisations make better decisions, manage risk effectively and build resilience — not when they become tick-box exercises. Her approach is pragmatic, risk-based and focused on enabling organisations to achieve their objectives securely.
Katja is also President of the ISACA Wellington Chapter and a member of the New Zealand Standards Approval Board. She holds a Master of Digital Business and a Bachelor of Computing Systems, both with First Class Honours, as well as professional certifications including CISSP, CCSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CDPSE and ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor.
Brian Zerafa, Regional Director, Netskope
Brian is a highly accomplished Cyber Security leader with over 25 years’ experience in technical consulting, digital transformation, cloud security, cloud brokerage, and data protection practices across Asia Pacific. Brian is respected for his prescriptive approach in assisting SMBs to large enterprises enhance cyber resilience and reduce organisational risk. As a Regional Director, Brian works closely with Netskope’s customers, partners, and verticals, and plays a pivotal role in establishing long-term cloud transformation strategies, and modernising Security Service Edge deployments. An advocate for strategic partnering, Brian’s fosters strong relationships to ensure organisations stay ahead in the cyber security landscape.
Understand why privacy readiness starts with knowing what data your organisation already holds, where it resides, who can access it and how effectively it is being governed.
Explore how generative and agentic AI are changing the way organisational data is accessed, used and shared — and why stronger governance and decision accountability are becoming increasingly important.
Identify the questions boards, executives and management teams should be asking now about AI adoption, sensitive data, privacy risk and organisational accountability.
Learn why security, legal, privacy and risk teams need to work more closely together to reduce the operational impact of incidents and build a stronger approach to AI and data governance.
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