It’s a harsh realization, but for many security leaders, it’s the unspoken reality of the "Hot Seat." Today’s CISO operates in a professional paradox: they are granted 100% of the accountability for a breach, yet often possess less than 10% of the actual decision-making authority required to prevent it. We are witnessing an era of "Liability without Authority," where the CISO is increasingly positioned as the organization's ultimate scapegoat rather than its strategic protector.

In this session, Carsten Marmulla, Management Consultant and expert in Cyber Resilience and Risk Management, deconstructs why the current CISO model is designed for failure and how to rewrite the script before your timer runs out.

Drawing from years of experience at the intersection of boardroom politics and high-stakes risk management, this talk moves beyond technical checkboxes to address the structural flaws in organizational governance. We will explore why "doing more security" is no longer the answer and why "managing business resilience" is the only way forward.

Key Takeaways for the Audience:

The Authority Gap: How to identify and bridge the chasm between your responsibilities and your actual power to influence the business.

From "No" to "Know": Shifting the CISO persona from a technical roadblock to a facilitator of informed, risk-based business decisions.

The Language of the Board: Strategies for translating cyber threats into the financial and operational metrics that CEOs and Boards actually care about.

The Resilience Blueprint: A roadmap to transition from a vulnerable "Security Officer" to a high-impact "Resilience Strategist" who is indispensable to the company's survival.

Stop waiting for the inevitable. Learn how to exit the hot seat and take your place at the strategy table.