Welcome to HelSec May meetup!

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We are excited to invite you to join us for a community evening filled with great talks, engaging discussions, and good company on Thursday, May 7th. We are thrilled to have two talks with three fantastic speakers lined up for the event: Tiia Hallivuori together with Emilia Hjelm, and Santtu Sievänen!

If you get a ticket but your plans change, please remember to cancel it so that someone on the waitlist can grab your spot.

Schedule

17:30 - Doors open
18:00 - Word by HelSec
18:10 - Tiia Hallivuori & Emilia Hjelm - AI Governance – because hype is not a control
19:00 - Q&A, networking
19:45 - Santtu Sievänen - Digital locksmithing, a story about keycards and trust
20:30 - Q&A, networking
22:00 - Event ends

Speaker bio

Tiia Hallivuori is a Senior Security Management Consultant at Reversec, with a legal background and hands‑on experience in data protection and privacy across both public and private organisations, including a data protection authority. Her work spans AI, privacy, and security governance, focusing on making regulation work in practice and supporting compliance. Outside of work, Tiia enjoys music, books and audiobooks, and questioning her life choices at CrossFit.

Emilia Hjelm is a Security Management Consultant at Reversec, a computer scientist and an experienced privacy and IT professional with multidisciplinary experience spanning software development, science education, and risk management. Emilia is motivated by the critical role security and privacy play in safeguarding fundamental human rights and is committed to helping organisations navigate regulatory and compliance requirements in practice. Outside of work, Emilia enjoys relaxing through role‑playing games, shooting black powder cannons, and organising community events such as Ropecon.

Santtu Sievänen Santtu Sievänen is working as a Security Specialist at DNV Cyber with a passion for offensive security. He also has a strong interest in NFC/RFID technology, which is also reflected in his four RFID microchip implants. Beyond his technical work, he enjoys music, nature and video games.