Manish Gupta

Head of Cyber Security for Europe Ericsson

Manish is a global executive with extensive experience in the telecommunications and enterprise technology sectors. In 2025 he was appointed as Head of Cybersecurity for Europe as part of CIO Office . Manish has been with Ericsson for 10 years and build practices around automation, Machine learning and cybersecurity serving Enterprise and service provider customers. Prior to his role in Ericsson , Manish held various senior leadership positions at BT including Head of Enterprise Business and Strategy for Asia , Middle East and Africa where she was responsible for growth businesses in system integration and Cybersecurity . Prior to this Manish held roles as Head of Datacentre , Security and OSS practice globally within Cisco Systems. Manish hold engineering background and is a post graduate diploma (CTO) from Judge business School, Cambridge.

Agenda Day 2

4:30 PM Closing Panel Discussion – From Threat Talk to Boardroom Buy-In: Making AI Security a Business Enabler

"No news is good news" has long defined security success, but AI, especially agentic systems, has changed the reality. Risk is now continuous, visible and shaped by autonomous behaviours that require constant oversight. As boards push to accelerate AI adoption, confidence depends on proving it can be done securely. This panel explores how security leaders can reposition AI security from a perceived blocker to a strategic enabler of trust, investment and business value.

• Positioning AI security as a driver of scalable adoption.

• Translating technical AI risks into board-level business value.

• Building executive confidence through clear, actionable security communication.

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