VALUE AT MACHINE SPEED | 11th ISACA Lisbon Annual Conference

Technology now operates faster than traditional decision-making, governance and assurance. Join us to explore how organisations can create value.

VALUE AT MACHINE SPEED

The 0.1 Second Organization

The machine has already moved.

The data has been processed. The recommendation has been made. The action may already have been taken.

The organisation is still deciding.

On 4 December 2026, the ISACA Lisbon Chapter community will gather in Lisbon for its 11th Annual Conference: VALUE AT MACHINE SPEED.

A full day of international keynotes, applied sessions and challenging conversations will explore what happens when artificial intelligence, automation and increasingly autonomous technologies operate faster than traditional decision-making, governance, cybersecurity and assurance mechanisms.

The question is no longer simply whether organisations can adopt these technologies. It is whether they can convert their speed into sustainable value while remaining resilient, accountable and trusted.

THREE DIMENSIONS OF VALUE

1. BENEFITS AT MACHINE SPEED

How can organisations turn AI, automation, data and digital technologies into measurable outcomes rather than isolated experiments?

2. OPTIMISATION AT MACHINE SPEED

How should organisations combine people, processes, information, technology and investment when the time between decision and action approaches zero?

3. RISK AT MACHINE SPEED

How must cybersecurity, risk management, audit, compliance and assurance evolve when consequences emerge faster than conventional controls can respond?

DOERS AND WATCHERS

The conference will bring together two communities that organisations need to create value responsibly.

DOERS build, transform, operate, innovate and respond.

WATCHERS assess, challenge, govern, protect and assure.

These are not opposing roles. At machine speed, value depends on their ability to understand each other and act as part of the same organisational system.

WHAT TO EXPECT

• International keynote speakers

• Strategic plenary sessions

• Applied talks across parallel tracks

• Panels combining different professional perspectives

• Real organisational cases and practical experience

• Opportunities to connect with the ISACA community, speakers and partners

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The conference is designed for:

• Technology and business leaders

• Cybersecurity and information security professionals

• Governance, risk and compliance professionals

• Internal and external auditors

• Privacy, resilience and digital trust professionals

• AI, data and digital transformation practitioners

• Board members and senior executives

• Academics, researchers and students

• Members of ISACA and the wider professional community

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Date: Friday, 4 December 2026

Time: 09:00–18:00

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Venue: To be announced

Language: English

Admission: Free, subject to prior registration and venue capacity

Registration does not replace the confirmation issued by the organiser. Additional information about the venue, programme, speakers and participation conditions will be shared as the conference approaches.

ABOUT ISACA LISBON CHAPTER

ISACA Lisbon Chapter connects professionals committed to advancing digital trust through governance, cybersecurity, risk management, audit, privacy and emerging technologies.

The Annual Conference is its principal community event, bringing together Portuguese and international perspectives to examine the challenges shaping organisations and the professions that support them.

Technology creates speed.

Organisations must turn it into value.