Join us for the Cyber Security for Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025, taking place at DKIT, Dundalk. This essential event brings together healthcare professionals, digital health innovators, and cybersecurity experts to explore the latest threats, trends, and solutions shaping the cybersecurity landscape in healthcare.
Learn how to protect patient data, implement effective cyber risk strategies, and ensure regulatory compliance in an increasingly digital healthcare environment. Whether you’re in healthtech, clinical care, or IT security, this conference offers practical insights, expert panels, and networking opportunities designed to help safeguard your systems and patients.
What To Expect
The Cybersecurity for Health conference will address cybersecurity challenges and explore cutting-edge solutions tailored to the healthcare sector.
It is relevant for:
- Healthtech innovators, Technology companies, Hospital IT departments, and healthcare administrators.
- Policy makers, investors, and academic researchers in health technology and cybersecurity.
Key Messages
According to the EU Commission, “In 2023 alone, EU countries reported 309 significant cybersecurity incidents targeting the healthcare sector – more than any other critical sector. As healthcare providers increasingly use digital health records, the risk of data-related threats continues to rise.”
A Cyber Ireland article noted “The last three years have seen some really worrying milestones. The costs of a data breach in the healthcare industry continue to rise. In 2023, the average cost reached $10.93 million. The frequency is also increasing, with one report noting a 60% increase in phishing attacks between 2022 and 2023, with healthcare being the primary target of these attempts.”
The conference is supported by InterTrade Ireland, with collaboration from Cyber Ireland, NI Cyber, and HIRANI.
Agenda
9:00-9:30 AM | Registration & Networking / Coffee & Scones
9:30 AM – 9:40AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:40 AM – 10:10 AM | Keynote: “The Future of Cybersecurity in Healthcare”
Ionet Ionescu, Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Ionut Ionescu is a Principal Security Architect with AWS , based in London, UK. He specialises in security architecture, threat modelling and enterprise cyber defence and operations, and has held senior leadership positions with a variety of organisations in several countries, including start-ups and multinationals.
• Insights into emerging threats and trends in healthcare cybersecurity and how organizations can stay ahead of the curve. Examples of Innovation.
• Key statistics and case studies highlighting the impact of these threats on patient safety and organizational resilience.
10:10 AM – 10:30 AM | “Upcoming Cybersecurity Regulation & their Impact on Health” – Paul Stanley – Head of Engagement, National Cyber Security Center
- NIS2 – operational cybersecurity; personal accountability on senior leaders for their organisation’s cybersecurity.
- CRA – cybersecurity for digital products / health companies
- Data protection – GDPR (EU) and HIPAA Security Rule (US)
- AI Act
- IP cybersecurity
10:30 AM – 10:55 AM |”Building Resilient Health Systems” – – Neal Mullen, HSE CISO
As the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at the Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland, Neal lead the charge in safeguarding the nation’s healthcare infrastructure. The role involves developing and implementing robust cybersecurity strategies to ensure the secure and resilient delivery of services to both the organisation and the public.
· Best practices for securing sensitive patient data, tackling ransomware, and creating a culture of cybersecurity awareness within healthcare settings.
· HSE’s Cybersecurity Strategy
· Cyber security collaboration across healthcare and industry – SCM & Interoperability
· Integrating Innovation
10:55 AM – 11:05 AM | Innovator Showcase
Nova Leah – Anita Finnegan (Founder): SelectEvaluate®- Streamlining Third Party Cyber Risk Management For Hospitals .
11:05- 11:30 AM | Coffee Break & Expo
• Connect with peers and wider health & cyber ecosystem.
11:30 – 11:40 AM | Innovator Showcase
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM | EU Perspectives –“ EU Action Plan to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Hospitals and Healthcare Providers”
Juuso Järviniemi ,Policy Officer, European Commission (DG CNECT – Cybersecurity & Digital Privacy Policy)
- Insights into the EU Action Plan’s goals, including strengthening hospital infrastructure and cross-border collaboration.
12:00 PM – 12:25 PM | “The Cost of a Breach: Lessons Learned” / Recovering from a Cyber-attack: HSE 2021.”
Puneet Kukreja – EY, Partner, Head of Cyber
Puneet Kukreja is a recognised authority in cybersecurity, digital trust, and AI governance, with over 25 years of experience advising Boards, CIOs, CISOs, and government leaders across banking, insurance, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, and national infrastructure. In the aftermath of Ireland’s most significant cyberattack in 2021, Puneet was appointed the first Interim Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Health Service Executive (HSE). Over 2.6 years, he established the Office of the CISO and led a multi-year, multi-million-euro transformation programme to deliver foundational cybersecurity capabilities across Ireland’s national health system.
12:25 PM – 12:45 PM | “Building cyber secure health systems; ‘Prevention-first’ policies”
Paul Brady, VP – Enterprise Security & Resilience Office at Optum.
Optum Ireland have been supporting global health care systems from Ireland for more than 20 years and employ nearly 1,600 people from offices in Letterkenny and Dublin. They are part of the United Health Group, and aim tomake a difference to people’s health across the world, through technology.
12:45 – 13:45 PM | Lunch
1:45 PM – 14:30 PM | “Courage Under Fire; Live-Fire session; ” Martin Duffy – Co-Founder, Partner of Hibernia Venture Labs
An internationally renowned technologist with extensive experience in the design, implementation and governance of large-scale IT Architecture, AI & Big data, security controls, business strategies and frameworks across global organisations.
• ‘Live-Fire’ communal session with attendees navigating a simulated healthcare data breach.
14:30 PM – 14:45| CyberSecurity Grants / Funding (Cyber Ireland)
14:45 PM – 15:45 PM | “Medical Device Security: A Growing Concern / The Road Ahead: Innovating Cybersecurity in Healthtech”– Panel Discussion (healthcare & industry).
- Addressing vulnerabilities in connected medical devices and strategies for safeguarding them.
- AI and Upskilling.
- SCM for Medtech & Healthtech
- Future technologies, collaboration between innovators and providers, and fostering cyber security resilience in the healthcare ecosystem.
- Digital Health Regulatory sandboxes – ‘setting the scene’
15:45 PM – 16:00 PM | Closing Remarks & Action Steps – Thomas Coleman , Zendra Health / Chair of CHW Cluster
• Final thoughts, key takeaways, and next steps for attendees.
16:00 PM – 16:30 PM | Networking / Meetings
Book Your Place
To secure your place, please register via the Eventbrite link below:
We encourage all members of the Connected Health and Wellbeing Cluster to attend and make the most of this in-person gathering of minds dedicated to shaping the future cyber security in healthcare.
We look forward to seeing you there and to continuing our journey of collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and innovation.
For further information, please contact –
Gwen Conlon, Community & Education Manager dConnect gwen.conlon@dkit.ie
