AI, Cyber and Compliance (w/ The AI Collective)

AI, Cyber & Compliance in the Agentic Era

When AI can act autonomously, how do we keep organisations secure - and accountable?

Join AI Collective Bucharest, as we partner with SoCyber and IPSTSO, ANSSI, and Impact Hub Bucharest - our Venue Partners - for an evening exploring how agentic AI changes cyber threats, defence and governance. We’ll discuss the controls organisations should prioritise, how NIS2, the Cyber Resilience Act and the EU AI Act fit together, and the human expertise needed to navigate this shift.

Meet our speakers:

🎤 Krasimir Kotsev — Founder & CEO, SoCyber and Kikimora, Krasimir brings experience in vulnerability assessment, vulnerability management and system hardening. His practical security background brings an industry perspective on reducing the attack surface and strengthening defences as organisations adopt AI agents.

🎤 Chris Kubecka — Founder & CEO, HypaSec
A cybersecurity specialist with experience in nation-state incident response, ethical hacking and industrial systems, Chris helped restore Saudi Aramco’s international operations following the Shamoon attacks. Her background connects the discussion to real-world cyber crises, critical infrastructure and resilience under pressure.

🎤 Toma Cîmpeanu — CEO, ANSSI
Toma leads Romania’s National Association for Information Systems Security and has held senior roles across government and industry, including serving as Romania’s representative on ENISA’s board. He brings a public-policy and industry perspective on cybersecurity governance, regulatory alignment and cooperation.

🎤 Stefan Epistatu — Founder, IPSTSO; Cybersecurity & NIS2 Specialist
Stefan’s professional focus spans cybersecurity, NIS2 auditing, ISO 27001 and incident response. His perspective connects compliance with operational preparedness: translating requirements into practical controls, management responsibility and stronger cyber resilience.

🎙️ The discussion will be moderated by Matei Ștefan, Head of Community, AI Collective Bucharest and Founder of SenecAI Consulting - a EU AI Act and digital compliance consultancy.

📅 Tuesday, 20 October 2026

🕡 18:30 - 21:30

💬 Panel discussion · Audience Q&A · Networking

Agenda:

• 18:30 – 19:00 - Open mingle
• 19:00 – 19:15 - Welcome, framing of the debate, and introduction of the panel
• 19:15 – 20:15 - Panel discussion
• 20:15 – 20:30 - Audience Q&A
• 20:30 – 21:30 - Networking

An evening for security professionals, founders, business leaders and compliance practitioners looking to turn emerging risks into informed action.

The AI Collective** **is a global non-profit building the human layer for the AI era. We unite 200,000+ leaders, builders, and stakeholders across 100+ forums worldwide to democratize the frontier, build trust, and coordinate how society navigates the rapid acceleration of technological progress.

SoCyber is a European cybersecurity company specialised in offensive security and regulatory compliance. Its team delivers penetration testing, red teaming and AI security assessments for banks, regulated organisations and critical infrastructure, along with readiness for NIS2, DORA, CRA, PSD2, PCI DSS and ISO 27001. SoCyber is also the team behind Kikimora.io, an agentic AI platform for continuous vulnerability management.

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