Private Event Series
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Date: Thursday, 28th August 2025
Time: 12pm – 2:30pm (SGT)
Session Overview
Do you know how to navigate the risks of AI-powered development? How can you establish secure DevSecOps initiatives?
Join us at the luncheon as we discuss and highlight the key aspects of the latest AI-trends and the risk implications for business operations. Get crucial insights from a roundtable discussion with industry leaders.
Key takeaways include
- Understanding the potential security risks of AI-powered development
- Strategies for establishing consistent and scalable DevSecOps initiatives in AI-powered development
- Empowering developers to create secure software
- Maximizing productivity – Ease of AI vs Managing its risk
Presenter
Lucas von Stockhausen, Exec. Director Sales Engineering International, Black Duck
Lucas von Stockhausen is the Executive Director Sales Engineering at Black Duck.
Lucas has over 15 years of experience in Application Security with a deep knowledge of Static, Dynamic and Interactive Application security testing as well as Software Composition Analysis and Runtime Application Self Protection technologies.
Working as Sales Engineer, Solution Architect, Solution Advisor, Application Security Strategist and Product Manager for Application Security Products, Lucas experienced Application Security in all different stages. He saw all the issues a customer can experience during the journey of Application Security as well as the benefits which a successful implementation of an Application Security Testing framework can bring. This becomes especially true if customers are on their journey to implement Security into DevOps which is commonly called DevSecOps.
After joining Black Duck, Lucas successfully built a Solution Center of Excellence to work with customers on a successful implementation of their Application Security initiative. He is now leading the International Sales Engineering group across Asia and EMEA.
Black Duck is the leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing for the seventh time in a row in 2023 as well as being a leader in Forrester Wave for Static Application Security Testing and Software Composition Analysis.
Moderator
Ross O’Brien, Principal Advisor, Focus Network
Ross is a writer, commentator, research manager and consultant. His analysis centres on the impact information technologies have on Asia’s economic and social development.
Ross is a recognised thought leader on technology-enabled sustainability, having conceived and developed two global indexes which assess the role of new technologies in the fight against climate change: The Green Future Index and The Blue Technology Barometer. The Green Future Index is used as a benchmarking tool by several national and pan-national government organizations worldwide, including the European Commission.
Ross has written and delivered reports and presentations for C-level executives for over two decades as an independent consultant and has served as a non-executive director on the board of Weyland Tech, a developer of mobile business and fintech applications.
Being based in Hong Kong for over 20 years, and in Asia for nearly 30, Ross has conducted market research and consulting projects in over a dozen Asian economies, including months-long engagements in China, Indonesia, Vietnam and Bangladesh. He has also worked in professional service teams at Asian technology firms including Huawei and PT Telkom.
About Black Duck
True Scale Application Security
Uncompromised trust in software for the regulated, AI-powered world
Software is an essential driver of growth and innovation in every industry. But risks are proliferating due to an avalanche of AI-generated code. And at the same time, software regulatory requirements are expanding globally, making accountability and compliance core requirements of doing business.
Only Black Duck frees organizations from trade-offs between speed and accuracy, innovation velocity and compliance rigor, and budget realities and full integrity assurance. With Black Duck, security leaders can make smarter decisions and unleash business innovation with confidence.
Website: www.blackduck.com
Joe Gillett, Head of Oceania, KnowBe4
Joe Gillett is the Head of Oceania at KnowBe4 where he is responsible for building and managing sales teams within the region. He has 20 years of experience in the IT and telecommunications sectors managing teams in all sectors from SMB/ mid-market/ corporate/ enterprise and government, across all verticals. Gillett previously held sales leadership roles at 5G Networks, Optus and Telstra. He earned his honours bachelor in Business Administration from the University of La Trobe, Australia and is a Mentor and Coach to sales professionals and customers, to enable them to achieve their goals.
Agenda at a glance
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Registration & networking
4.00 pm – 4.05pm – Welcome address
4.05 pm – 5.15pm – 3 course lunch served4.05 pm – 4.45pm – Embracing disruption in the financial services industry: A Privacy versus Security conundrum – Amanda Chan, BlackBerry
4.45 pm – 5.15pm – Demo
5.15pm – 5.45pm – Discussion
5.45 pm – 6pm – Closing remarks
