The ISACA Netherlands Chapter proudly presents its second in-person SheLeadsTech event, organized with ISC2 Netherlands Chapter and Women in Security and Privacy (WISP) and hosted by BeFrank.
This event offers a great mix of both personal career development and experiences and professional knowledge. Ilona van den Berg, CIO of BeFrank, will first share her transformative journey from IT management trainee to CIO at BeFrank, emphasizing the vital connection between information security and innovation. Ilona will highlight key strategies her teams successfully employed to balance innovation with security, ensuring that technology effectively meets the needs of participants while maintaining their trust and safety.
Our second speaker, Mark Koerts, Kyndryl Vital Leader Benelux and Chief Emergency Officer, will hold an interactive session on observability, exploring why it is essential in today’s complex, distributed IT environments and demonstrating how it turns real-time operational insights into resilience, faster decisions and smarter IT outcomes.
When: 1st of July 2026
Where: BeFrank, Oval Tower (De Entrée 99-197, 8th Floor, Amsterdam)
Time: 17 – 20 pm (including dinner)
Audience: ISACA (including NOREA/IIA members), ISC2 and WISP members regardless of gender (full = full). Maximum 70 people.
CPE: 2
This event is Free of Charge
Program
17:00: Registration and Buffet dinner
17:45: Welcome
17:50: Navigating my IT career: from trainee to CIO (Ilona van den Berg)
18:25: From Monitoring to Mission Control: Observability in Action (Mark Koerts)
20:00: Closing
20:30: End (Building closes)
Travel and Parking
BeFrank is situated nearby NS train station Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena. The metro stops at this station as well. It is a short walk from the station to the Oval Tower.
If you are traveling by car, parking is available at your own cost with a parking garage underneath the building (entrance P5 Villa ArenA).
The ISACA Netherlands Chapter’s No-Show policy applies to all ISACA members.
About ISACA SheLeadsTech
SheLeadsTech empowers women to enhance their professional skills and advocate for their career advancement. SheLeadTech events are open to all members regardless of gender
