{"id":123875,"date":"2026-04-08T13:42:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/premium-speakers.com\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=123875"},"modified":"2026-07-15T07:52:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:52:34","slug":"simon-thomas-dejung","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/premium-speakers.com\/en\/speaker-presenter\/simon-thomas-dejung\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Thomas Dejung"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As the founder of CyQrd AG, Simon Thomas Dejung helps companies quantify cyber and AI risks and translate them into informed management decisions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His approach: expressing risks in financial terms rather than hiding them behind abstract scores, heat maps, and traffic-light indicators. This makes it clear which investments are worthwhile, which measures should be prioritized, and which risks should be consciously accepted or transferred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cShould we invest two million in cybersecurity and AI governance\u2014or risk a loss of 200 million?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-simon-thomas-dejung-s-presentation-topics\">Simon Thomas Dejung\u2019s Presentation Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cyber Risk &amp; Investment<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cThe Two-Million-or-200-Million Question\u201d<\/strong> How to reliably quantify AI and cyber risks and evaluate security investments based on business criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AI Risks, Regulation &amp; Governance<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cFrom the EU AI Act to Effective AI Governance\u201d<\/strong> How companies translate risks such as incorrect decisions, hallucinations, bias, data loss, and liability into clear responsibilities, controls, and manageable processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Leadership &amp; Decision-Making<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cDecision-Making Under Uncertainty\u201d<\/strong> How executives make informed and responsible decisions regarding digital risks without needing to know every technical detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Governance, Regulation &amp; Resilience<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cWhy Regulation Alone Does Not Create Resilience\u201d<\/strong> How NIS2, DORA, and the EU AI Act only create added value when governance, risk management, business continuity, and corporate culture work together effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-what-the-audience-will-take-away\"><strong>What the Audience Will Take Away<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Illusion of Traffic Lights:<\/strong> Why scores and heat maps do not provide a reliable basis for decision-making at the C-level.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Economic Prioritization:<\/strong> How cybersecurity and AI investments are evaluated and prioritized from an economic perspective.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pragmatic Governance:<\/strong> How regulatory requirements are translated into effective governance and resilience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-who-simon-thomas-dejung-is-ideal-for\"><strong>Who Simon Thomas Dejung is ideal for<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For executive boards, management teams, and supervisory boards, as well as for C-suite, strategy, risk, and governance events in banking, insurance, industry, and critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-you-should-book-simon-thomas-dejung\">Why You Should Book Simon Thomas Dejung<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simon Thomas Dejung is not a traditional IT security speaker. 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