Mexico City, Jun 28 (EFE).- Global leaders in artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and digital resilience are to gather in Cancún, Mexico, from September 10-12 to discuss the main challenges facing Latin America’s digital economy during the 5th Digi Americas LATAM CISO Summit.
This year’s summit will bring together more than 400 senior executives, government officials, chief information security officers (CISOs) and technology leaders from more than 20 countries, including former Colombian President Iván Duque and former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves.
According to Digi Americas Alliance Executive Director Belisario Contreras, the goal of the event is to bring together “the people who will truly shape the region’s digital future,” fostering high-level dialogue among government leaders, business executives and experts to strengthen digital resilience and accelerate secure digital transformation across the Americas.
Ilves, internationally recognized for spearheading Estonia’s digital transformation, and Duque, who promoted innovation and digital economy initiatives during his presidency, will provide a strategic perspective on the role of technology in economic development, security and international cooperation.
The conference is also to feature representatives from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Appgate, Apple, Batuta, Check Point, Cisco, Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, Fluid Attacks, Google, Kriptos, Lumu Technologies, Mastercard, Netskope, Palo Alto Networks, Schneider Electric, SISAP, Sophos, Tanium, Tenable, Trellix, Trend Micro, Whalemate and Zscaler, reinforcing the event’s position as one of the leading forums for collaboration among industry, governments and the international cybersecurity community.
AI, Cybersecurity and Regional Cooperation
Topics are to include AI, digital resilience, critical infrastructure protection, cloud security, emerging risks, digital identity, technology regulation and public-private collaboration, to develop practical solutions to strengthen digital trust across the region.
“AI and cybersecurity represent an opportunity to strengthen regional cooperation. Sharing experiences, building capabilities and fostering digital trust are essential to supporting digital transformation and creating better conditions for the economic and social development of our countries,” said Heidy Rocha, Director General of Cybersecurity at Mexico’s Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency (ATDT).
Brian Hansen, Chief Information Security Officer for the Americas at Mastercard, said the rapid evolution of AI requires an equally coordinated response because the technology “is advancing faster than most security models were designed to handle, and in Latin America that challenge is even more complex due to the pace of digital growth and cross-border risks.”
“In Mastercard, we know that no organization can face this challenge alone,” Hansen said. “CISOs need trusted spaces to exchange knowledge, and the LATAM CISO Summit brings that community together in one place, helping transform shared challenges into coordinated actions that strengthen resilience across the region.”
Along the same lines, Marcos Ferreira, Vice President of Sales Engineering for Latin America at CrowdStrike, emphasized that today’s threat landscape requires new AI-powered capabilities to respond to increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.
“Organizations today are navigating a rapidly evolving threat landscape while simultaneously embracing AI-driven transformation. According to the CrowdStrike Global Threat Report, the fastest adversary achieved a breakout time of just 27 seconds, demonstrating the critical speed at which modern attackers operate,” he said.
In this context, Ferreira stressed that “agentic AI is essential for automating investigations, accelerating decision-making and supporting security teams.”
However, the CrowdStrike executive emphasized that “success will also depend on collaboration among governments, industry leaders and cybersecurity professionals, as well as simplifying the ecosystem through unified platforms that enable faster, smarter and more effective responses. The LATAM CISO Summit provides the forum for these conversations to take place and contribute to strengthening digital resilience throughout the region.”
The conference organizers said Mexico was selected as host because of the country’s growing leadership in discussions surrounding AI, cybersecurity and digital transformation.
The event also seeks to strengthen regional cooperation and foster new partnerships among governments, businesses and international organizations to promote a safer, more resilient and more competitive digital economy. EFE