This webinar series is an Afro-Latina collaboration, initiated by the ISACA Kampala and Medellin Chapters. It is intended to broaden and strengthen associations among professionals in Africa and South America. The attendees will;(a) Acquire and enhance skills in the implementation of governance-oriented cybersecurity programs.(b) Learn from and share experiences from different parts of the world and varying industries.(c) Understand and implement IT Security Governance using different frameworks e.g. COBIT 2019, NIST, ISO.The target audience for the webinar series is but not limited to C-Suite Executives, Senior Managers, Risk, Governance, and Compliance, IT Security, and Assurance professionals.
Panelists and Moderator Profiles and Credentials
Mr. Alexander Zapata Lenis – Panelist
Alexander is President of the ISACA Medellin Chapter, ex-secretary of the Mexico City chapter, and has previously served as a member of the ISACA International Board. Alexander often represents the Latin America region at international events of ISACA in the USA, Brazil, India, Portugal, and Belgium. Alex is an International Freelancer, a Systems Engineer with a Masters's in Computer Engineering at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) with honors.
Credentials: CISA, CGEIT, CRISC, COBIT 5 Foundations, Implementation, and Accredited Assessor, PMP, ITIL Foundations, ISO 22301 Lead Implementer, ISO 27001 Foundations, SCRUM Fundamentals.
Mr. James Muritu – Panelist
James has over 20 years of experience as an Information Technology professional, having held multiple senior positions with several blue-chip multinational companies across multiple countries including Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Uganda, Australia, etc, He's currently the Group CIO with a leading Fintech with operations in Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria.
Credentials: PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, ITIL.
Mr. Juan Manuel Madrid – Panelist
Juan is ISACA Medellín Chapter’s CSX Liaison. He is an Associate Professor of the ICT Department, Universidad Icesi. He is an IEEE Senior Member. He 19 years of experience in information security, with an emphasis in management, computer forensics, and cybersecurity.
Mr. Owusu Bediako-Poku (Moderator)
Is the Vice President Ghana Chapter. He the Manager, IS Control at Ecobank Ghana.
Credentials: CGEIT, CISA, CISM, CRISC.