Welcome to our panel discussion in Almedalen
Let's talk about cybersecurity
Growing geopolitical insecurity, ongoing conflicts in our vicinity and signals of impending war - with the changing security situation in Sweden, cyber attacks against Swedish businesses are increasing in both frequency and intensity. At the same time, surveys repeatedly show that Swedes' confidence in society's digital resilience is declining. This lack of trust is a security threat in itself, as the resilience of society rests on the public's confidence that decision-makers in socially important activities make the necessary decisions in time.
As a leading cybersecurity company, Omegapoint invites for the first time ever to its own stage during the democracy week in Almedalen. On June 27, three panel discussions will be organized with leading representatives of the cybersecurity industry and socially important activities, with the aim of discussing how the business community, the public sector, politics and the public can together strengthen the digital robustness of Swedish society. Welcome to read more about our panelists.
Program Tuesday 27 June
How do we create a safe and resilient digital society?
10:00 - 10:45 am
Participating panelists:
Johan Malmliden,
President and CEO, Omegapoint
Patrik "Paf" Fältström,
Chief Security Officer, Netnod
Karl-Erik Svedin, Senior Security Advisor & Head of BCM, Tele2
Magnus Bergström, IT and Information Security Specialist, IMY
The call is moderated by
Elin Ahldén, Lennox PR
How should society respond to the threat of cybercrime?
13:00 - 13:45
Participating panelists
Nicklas Haglund, CEO, Basalt
Freddy Jönsson Hanberg,
Chairman, Total Defense Foundation
Björn Eriksson, Detective Inspector and Team Leader at the Complex Cybercrime Division, NOA
Andreas Heed, Director Payment Law,
Financial Supervisory Authority
Anders Brännström, Major General and Senior Advisor on Crisis Preparedness and Total Defense, Basalt
The call is moderated by
Elin Ahldén, Lennox PR
Critical businesses get a bad rap on cybersecurity - who is responsible?
14:00 - 14:45
Participating panelists:
Johan Malmliden, President and CEO, Omegapoint
John Billow, Head of the Cybersecurity Certification Inspectorate (ICC), FMV
Hanna Linderstål, CEO and Security Consultant, Earheart Business Protection Agency
Åke Holmgren, Head of the Cyber Security and Secure Communications Department, MSB
Elin Ahldén, Moderator, Lennox PR
Presentation of our panelists
Johan Malmliden
Johan Malmliden is President and CEO of the cybersecurity company Omegapoint. He has worked with IT and information security issues since the late 80s, both in universities, research labs and in industry. Johan has built a number of expert companies in cybersecurity and advanced systems development since the late 90s.
Patrik "Paf" Fältström
Patrik "Paf" Fältström is Chief Security Officer at Netnod, a neutral and independent organization for internet infrastructure. Fältström is also a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) and works part-time for the Swedish Armed Forces with cyber defense. Previously, he has been a technical internet expert in the government's IT policy security group, a member of the government's IT council and worked with human rights issues and international telecommunications policy at the UN.
Karl-Erik Svedin
Karl-Erik Svedin is Senior Security Advisor and Head of BCM at Tele2 in Sweden. In this role he also covers operational risks and total defense planning. Since the early 2000s, Mr. Svedin has worked in the Tele2 Group in the network and security domain. He represents Tele2 in external forums such as NTSG, FIDI-Telecom, Media Preparedness Council and GSMA
Magnus Bergström
Magnus Bergström is an IT and information security specialist at the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY), where he makes assessments and provides guidance on appropriate security measures under data protection legislation. Mr. Bergström is also an expert in the government inquiry that will provide proposals on how the NIS2 and CER directives should be incorporated into Swedish law.
Nicklas Haglund
Nicklas Haglund is the founder and CEO of the cybersecurity company Basalt, which publishes the annual Swedish Security Index report. Haglund has extensive experience as a technical consultant, IT architect, technical project manager and entrepreneur.
Freddy Jönsson Hanberg
Freddy Jönsson Hanberg is chairman of the Total Defense Foundation, board member of the Civil Defense Association and strategic advisor to companies, authorities and politicians on issues related to total defense, security of supply and risk management. Mr. Jönsson Hanberg also has a direct assignment from NATO to lead a system analysis study on hybrid threats to renewable energy systems.
Björn Eriksson
Björn Eriksson is a detective inspector and group leader of the Complex Cybercrime Division (KCB) at the Swedish Police Authority's National Operations Department (Noa). Eriksson has almost 20 years of experience within the Swedish Police Authority and currently works primarily with criminal investigations of cyber attacks against Swedish businesses. He has previously been an investigator of serious crimes and has a background in the private IT industry
Andreas Heed
Andreas Heed is Director Payment Law at Finansinspektionen. The legal department has a financial sector-wide responsibility for, among other things, supervision of IT risks and security protection, as well as coordination of the authority's assignment as responsible for the financial services of the contingency sector. Heed is responsible for issues related to the national and international financial infrastructure.
Anders Brännström
Anders Brännström is a Major General, senior advisor in crisis preparedness and cyber security at the cyber security company Basalt. Anders Brännström is also a member of the Kungl. Krigsvetenskapsakademien (KKRVA) and has 40 years of experience from the Swedish Armed Forces, where he was, among other things, Army Commander.
John Billow
John Billow is Head of the Cybersecurity Certification Inspectorate (ICC) and the Cybersecurity and Certification Division at the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV), Sweden's national authority for cybersecurity certification under the EU Cybersecurity Act. Previously, Billow has been a legal advisor and police advisor at the Swedish UN representation in New York, focusing on peace and security work in the rule of law and cyber area, and worked with coordination and policy issues at Interpol's Cyber Directorate in Singapore.
Hanna Linderstål
Hanna Linderstål is a security consultant, CEO and founder of the Earhart Business Protection Agency, which supports governments, organizations and the private sector with management advice on cyber threats, information security, digitalization and AI, as well as training on these issues. Mr Linderstål also co-chairs the Metaverse Cybersecurity Working Group of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN specialized agency for information and communication technologies.
Åke Holmgren
Åke Holmgren is Head of the Cybersecurity and Secure Communications Division at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB). Holmgren is also a member of the Strategic Management Group of the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) in Sweden, a member of the Supervisory Board of the Swedish Privacy Protection Authority (IMY) and a member of the Emergency Response Council of the Swedish Transmission Network Authority (SvK).
Elin Ahldén
Elin Ahldén is a communications consultant, founder of Lennox PR and an experienced moderator. She is an expert in crisis communication, strategic communication and corporate communications and has a focus on assignments in IT and infrastructure.
How to get there
All Omegapoints panel discussions take place
at Takterassen, Hamngatan 5,
Donnerska Huset in Visby
For questions, please contact
Johanna Jung, Lennox PR.