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Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Rome, Italy

Mastercard RiskX

8 – 10 September 2025
Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Rome, Italy

When in Rome…

Join global leaders in cybersecurity, fraud and scam prevention for four days of strategy, innovation and actionable insights.

  • Unpack market disruption and what it means for competitive advantage
  • Respond to rapid change with real-time threat intelligence and smarter data use
  • See identity and AI in action — fighting fraud, chargebacks, and cyberattacks
  • Elevate digital customer experience while staying ahead of scams and evolving threats

Pulse Conferences is delighted to be a Mastercard partner, powering the CISO 360 tracks of this must attend annual gathering!

Join us — and help shape what comes next.

Meet the Keynote Speakers 2025 (partial list)

Barcelona 2023 had over 500 attendees from nearly 200 companies and 40 countries. This three-day event included 40 main stage and track sessions with keynote speakers Mike Walsh, CEO of Tomorrow; Professor Hannah Fry, Mathematician and Broadcaster, Angela Oguntala, Founding Partner at Greyspace and Stephen Bartlett, host of Europe’s top podcast ‘The Diary of a CEO’. There were also unique experiences from Luis Figo and Bryan Habana.
Check out a few of the 2025 Keynote Speakers to date.

Naga Munchetty

Award-Winning Broadcaster, Breakfast TV Presenter, Author and Women’s Health Campaigner

Gen. Paul M. Nakasone

Former Commander, U.S. Cyber Command & Former Director of the National Security Agency

Nina Schick

Author, Entrepreneur, and Expert on AI, Geopolitics, and Power

Craig Vosburg

Chief Services Officer
Mastercard

Johan Gerber

Executive Vice President, Security Solutions
Mastercard

Brian David Johnson

Futurist, Author, Professor
Arizona State University

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Supported by the Pulse CISO 360 Community

Agenda at a Glance
Check for programme updates

Pre-Summit CISO Workshop
Monday 8 September 2025

Building Intelligence-Led Resilience: A Hands-On Workshop for CISOs

In today’s threat landscape, organisations are under constant pressure to defend against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks — often with fragmented tools and incomplete visibility. In this interactive workshop, Mastercard’s Cybersecurity team brings together CISOs and senior cyber leaders to explore how to build intelligence-led, resilient organisations.

Through a simulated breach scenario inspired by recent retail incidents, participants will walk through a guided, hands-on journey to:

  • Assess third-party exposure and compromised assets 
  • Protect digital infrastructure with actionable IP and malware intelligence 
  • Respond and organise effectively for resilience and recovery

We’ll also debut insights from Mastercard’s latest cybersecurity research, offering visibility into ransomware attacks, data breach events, and merchant-specific threat patterns. Join us to discover how to operationalize threat intelligence, close resilience gaps, and become a proactive, intelligence-driven security organisation.

Welcome Reception

RiskX Summit Day One
Tuesday 9 September 2025

Emcee Opening
Keynote: Futurecasting: How will AI shape our world?
Panel discussion: Open Finance
Keynote: Fast forward: An agentic world?
Break
Panel discussion: Fraud – the numbers game
Panel discussion: Full throttle – The subscription economy
Networking and lunch
Track I: Beyond the Buy Button: Redefining the Digital Customer Experience
Track II: Defeating the Fraud Evolution: Innovations in Scam Prevention and Risk

Evening Networking Events

Monday 8 September | Welcome Reception | From 6:00 PM
Tuesday 9 September | Gala Dinner | From 7:00 PM

Hotel Info

Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Via Alberto Cadlolo 101, Rome, 136, Italy

Mastercard negotiated room rates from 300 EUROS is available until August 22, 2025.

For hotel reservations to be made, registrations for the RiskX Summit should first be received via this Pulse site directly. 

Details about accommodation bookings will be provided in the welcome information once you have registered directly via this Pulse website. Note: Pulse cannot take any responsibility for accommodation bookings that are not made via this site.

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