Women in Cyber Day
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Women in Cyber Day 2026 Program
08.30 – 10.00
CTF “Operation Black Patent” for Early Birds
-> BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
10.00 – 10.30
REGISTRATION & COFFEE
10.30 – 10.45
wELCOME MESSAGE
10.45 – 11.15
KEYNOTE: Dr. Melanie Rieback – Cybersecurity, Ownership and Digital Sovereignty
11.20 – 11.45
PANEL: Valentina Benedetto, Sarah Mühlemann, Tamara Nessler – Cybersecurity in the real world: Challenge between technique, human and work environment
11.50 – 12.05
HOT CHAIR: Christina Kistler – Ask Me Anything
12.10 – 12.30
FISHBOWL: Nina Krähenmann, Valmir Gashi, Ariane Trammell, Lisa Schauss, Dana Kendler, Anna Mempel
12.30 – 13.50
LUNCH
13.50 – 14.10
PITCHES: Valentina Benedetto, Oleksandra Marchenko, Fabienne Schibli, Mikala Easte, Jasmin Hochuli, Aljona Schwan, Petronela Plaz – «what I’m working on and why you should care»
14.15 – 14.45
PANEL: Aljona Schwan, Jasmin Hochuli, Claudia Pereyra – AI in Cybersecurity: Defender, Threat, or Illusion of Control?
14.45 – 15.00
BREAK: move to breakout rooms
15.00 -15.30
BREAKOUT SESSION LIGHTNING TALK (Main Room): Florian Wamser, Petronela Plaz – Cyber Security at the University – Insights from a Professor’s and a Student’s Perspective
BREAKOUT SESSION (Breakout Room): CTF Discussion – Experiences and lessons learned
15.30 – 15.40
BREAK: Move back to main room
15.40 – 15.55
FIRESIDE CHAT: Stefanie Ott – Lessons Learned from C-Level/Board Room : Sneak peek into the boardroom of security – from the Chief Risk Officer
16.00 – 16.30
LIGHTNING TALK AND GRADUATION: Marijana Nikolic and Michelle-Dominique Fees – Experiences and lessons learned from «Beyond The Code»
16.30 – 16.35
CLOSING MESSAGE
16.35 – 17.45
APERO & NETWORKING
It was a pleasure to attend this event. I learned a lot, it gives me more confidence that working in cyber security is really what I want. Getting the input of the speakers about their experience and paths makes me even more passionate about the subject. Thank you very much for making it happen!
It was indeed a fantastic afternoon with top level speeches and the opportunity to meet a lot of inspiring women!
Amazing organization! Focus on women who actually have something to say, rather than "only women so we have someone on the stage". Amazing speakers, and quite right duration of each session.
Very competent speakers, extremely interesting topics and great way of engaging the public. The female environment enabled to talk about subjects we are usually not able to in "regular" events. There was a sense of common goals and challenges.