Giselle M. Van Tornout

Security Culture and Awareness coordinator
imec
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium

Giselle Van Tornout is Head of Security Awareness and Culture at imec, a world-leading R&D hub for nanoelectronics and digital technologies. She focuses on building a human-centric security culture that empowers people as the first line of defense. By bridging the gap between researchers and risk requirements, Giselle enables teams to strike a harmonious balance between groundbreaking innovation and robust security practices — ensuring that pioneering technologies are developed and deployed with trust and resilience at their core.

Presentation(s):

• Shifting focus: overcoming the innovation/security paradigm in high tech R&D environments

  Wednesday, October 8, 2025
  1:50pm - 2:05pm MT