Ricardo Ferreira is a Field CISO at Fortinet. He serves as an advisor to help organizations and CxOs establish their security posture at scale. With over 15 years of experience working on disruptive technology such as Cloud, Artificial Intelligence, and DevOps. Ricardo leverages Fortinet's capabilities to enable security-driven business transformations.

Ricardo Ferreira MSc is a technologist that loves to democratize technology. His career has been diverse, ranging from technical contributor to senior management in a Big Four where he advised some of the largest financial organizations how to adopt Cloud securely. This variety of experiences gave him a holistic understanding of organizations' challenges when adopting new emerging technologies, and how to drive policies for digital enablement.

Ricardo's recent book, "Policy Design in the Age of Digital Adoption," offers valuable insights into how organizations can develop effective risk management and compliance programs that align with NIS2.