Patient - Data - Security:
Cyber threats in healthcare -
are we at risk?
The world is scrambling to develop a vaccine against SARS CoV-2. Access to sensitive and confidential patient data could be a game changer for researchers battling future pandemics, but what actually happens to your medical data? How do hospitals, universities, and healthcare providers share data to advance research? How will tomorrow’s cybersecurity infrastructure protect us?
On 27 and 28 May 2020, Roche continues its Tower Talk series (Turmgespräche) hosted this year by ETH Zurich on the topic "Patient - Data - Security: Cyber threats in healthcare - are we at risk?” Together with ETH Zurich, Roche invites you to a special virtual edition of the Tower Talks event series. In two free 45-minute lunchtime (12:15 CET) sessions, you will have the opportunity to listen, learn, and engage in a dialogue with four incredible data security experts and scientists.
Session 1 - Focus on Patient Data and its Value
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
12.15 – 13.00 Zurich (CET)
Chris Luebkeman
An Arup Fellow and Director of Strategic Foresight at ETH Zurich, Chris Luebkeman moderates the ETH Zurich / Roche 2020 Tower Talks (Turmgespräche).
Fred Mpala
Head of DIA Product Cybersecurity at Roche Diagnostics International AG, Fred Mpala brings a unique perspective of cybersecurity in the context of medical data and devices. He has broad experience in managing and leading information and cybersecurity efforts in global organizations and different industry sectors. Data is valuable in the information age, and COVID-19 is reshaping the conversation about patient data.
Katrin Crameri
Director Personalized Health Informatics at SIB - the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Katrin Crameri speaks about her work with the Swiss Personalized Health Initiative (SPHN) in building an infrastructure that enables nationwide use and exchange of health data for research. Crameri focuses on the ethical and security challenges as well as how society benefits from sharing hospital data with university researchers.
Session 2 - Focus on Cybersystems in Healthcare
Thursday, 28 May 2020
12.15 – 13.00 Zurich (CET)
Chris Luebkeman
An Arup Fellow and Director of Strategic Foresight at ETH Zurich, Chris Luebkeman moderates the ETH Zurich / Roche 2020 Tower Talks (Turmgespräche).
Erik Dinkel
Chief Information Security Officer at the University Hospital Zurich, Erik Dinkel speaks from his cross-industry background in banking and healthcare to help us understand cybersystems in a hospital environment. He conveys the complex security risks in a hospital environment, the governance needs of the future, and how safe systems can make the difference between life and death.
Adrian Perrig
Professor of Computer Science and Head of the Institute for Information Security at ETH Zurich, Adrian Perrig leads the network security group. He speaks about the future of networking and systems security. Perrig poses solutions to enable patient trust by fundamentally changing data protocols and offering the world a more secure, transparent and efficient network.
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Biographies
Katrin Crameri
Katrin Crameri, Director Personalized Health Informatics at SIB - the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics leads a group in charge of the data interoperability goals and the infrastructure development of the Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN) Initiative – an initiative of the Swiss Federal Government to make health data in Switzerland accessible for data-driven, biomedical research. A molecular biologist with degrees in Neuroscience and Public Health, Crameri previously headed up the Science and Research Division of the Swiss Academy of Medical Science (SAMS). She is passionate about improving the framework conditions for biomedical research in Switzerland and committed to advancing the digital transformation in the health sector for the greater benefit of the patient.
Erik Dinkel
Erik Dinkel, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at the University Hospital Zurich works to mitigate data breaches and the complex security issues of medical devices. Prior to his role at the University Hospital, he worked for more than 10 years in the finance industry at Credit Suisse as Risk Manager and Head of the Access Governance Center. Dinkel earned a graduate degree in Political Science from the University Zurich and certificates of advanced study in both Business Administration and Information Security. He also holds a BSI - Federal Office for Security in Information Technology – certification in Information Security.
Chris Luebkeman
Chris Luebkeman, Arup Fellow and Director for Strategic Foresight at ETH Zurich moderates the ETH Zurich / Roche 2020 Tower Talks (Turmgespräche). His insatiable curiosity prompted a multi-faceted education starting with carpentry, geology engineering and ending with a PhD in Architecture from ETH Zurich. While steadfast advocate of education, Luebkeman led the Research + Foresight + Innovation teams at global consultancy Arup for many years.
Fred Mpala
Fred Mpala, Head of DIA Product Cybersecurity, Roche Diagnostics International AG leads a team of highly qualified cybersecurity experts who provide strategies, concepts, guidelines, methods and security services for the Division that serve to continuously improve the protection of patients, customers, business partners, company property and information. The team also plays a key role in transferring security expertise within the division. Dr. Mpala has held information and cybersecurity leadership roles in various institutions, most recently as Global Head of Information and Cyber Security Assurance at Standard Chartered Bank. He is passionate about innovation, technology, and the use of technology to improve the lives of patients and healthcare.
Adrian Perrig
Adrian Perrig, Professor of Computer Science and Head of the Institute for Information Security at ETH Zurich leads the network security group. He is also a Distinguished Fellow and former Technical Director for Carnegie Mellon’s Cybersecurity Lab (CyLab), and as well as an Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon where he also earned both his MS and PhD in Computer. Perrig’s current research revolves around building secure systems – specifically, his group is developing the SCION secure Internet Architecture. He is also a recipient of the NSF CAREER award, IBM faculty and Sloan research fellowships, and numerous awards.
About the Roche Tower Talks (Turmgespräche)
Are you interested in socio-political topics, future trends and our healthcare system? Then be our guest at the annual event series Tower Talks (Turmgespräche). Roche invites you to an open exchange on current, visionary and sometimes controversial topics and would like to encourage you to ask questions, think, philosophize and discuss. Depending on the topic, we discuss with external experts, specialists and industry insiders. We would like to pass on knowledge, but also to promote an exchange between scientists and experts from different fields and the general public.
The events are free of charge and are organized by one of our sites in Switzerland. Due to the current situation, this year's Tower Talk will take place as a virtual event.
