Welcome to the second chapter of the CIONET Awards 2026. During this online event, the spotlight falls on two of the most critical arenas in modern enterprise: Cybersecurity and Cloud & Infrastructure.
We are searching for true pioneers, the leaders who have fundamentally transformed their business. Prepare for a dynamic session where each nominee will present their groundbreaking achievements. They will then face questions from our esteemed jury and you, our live audience, before a winner is selected for each category.
Two awards, countless innovations. Let's discover who is setting the new standard.
Cybersecurity
The Cybersecurity category honours leaders who have significantly enhanced their organisation's strategic objectives, and customer experience through cutting-edge security solutions. This award recognises the efficient management of resources to achieve these transformative goals.
The award winner will be a leader who has reduced risk exposure, protected organisational value through innovative cybersecurity strategies and installed an adaptive security culture.
Cloud & Infrastructure
This category of the CIONET Awards 2026 celebrates digital leaders who have transformed their business by strategically created a successful Cloud & Infrastructure environment in their organisations. This award recognises individuals who have delivered clearly quantified, high-impact business results and significant value to their stakeholders.
The ideal winner will be a leader who has fundamentally improved organisational agility, resilience, and cost efficiency through strategic cloud adoption and infrastructure optimisation.
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Since 2022, Florence Mottay has been VP and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Zalando and is also a strategic advisor with Paladin Capital Group, a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on leading investments in the best technology companies globally. With more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity and ethical hacking, Florence was previously the Senior Vice President of Information Security and Global Chief Information Security Officer of one of the world’s largest food retail groups, Ahold Delhaize, based in The Netherlands. Earlier in her career, Florence spent 10 years supporting the growth of small businesses specialising in information security. During that time, Florence led the delivery of information security and IT governance services to global software and technology vendors, financial companies and retail firms in her roles at IOActive, Cigital, and Security Innovation.
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