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Dr. Madan M. Oberoi (IPS)

Joint Commissioner (Special Cell), Delhi Police and Ex-Director - Cyber Innovation & Outreach, IGCI, Interpol

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Bithal Bhardwaj

Chief Information Security Officer and Principal Risk Advisor, GE Africa & GE South Asia

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Guru Bhat

GM technology & Head of Engineering, PayPal

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Avinash Prasad

VP & Business Head, Managed Security Services, Tata Communications

Prasad brings over 13 years of security and risk management experience, and heads the practice and business area of managed security services globally for Tata Communications. He has a multi-functional focus on customer management, practice and solution development, business development, innovation and partnership. Prior to this, Prasad has led the creation and building of security practices in the areas of managed security services and advanced security services in Wipro, followed by a role leading the information and cyber risk management practice in Infosys. He has had hands-on experience in building integrated security solutions across infrastructure, application and process (GRC) stacks. He has extensive experience with working with leading security technology players while driving alliances & hosted security services for Wipro ESS. Prasad holds a B. Tech from IIT, Delhi and an MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur.

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Sunil Sharma

Sr. Director Sales, Sophos (India & SAARC)

Sunil Sharma joined Sophos in 2015 as vice president, sales, for India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maldives. He is responsible for the company's regional sales and channel organization. Sophos acquired India's prominent network security company Cyberoam, where Sunil was responsible for the entire sales and operations for these regions since 2011. With a rich and extensive experience of 25 years in the IT industry, in the field of Computers, Storage & Security; Sunil has worked with diverse industry verticals and segments - SI's, VAR's, ISP's, Resellers, Dealers, Retail, OEM, Enterprise, SME, SMB and SOHO. He has worked with worked with companies like McAfee, EMC Data Storage, Iris Computers in his previous assignments. He has got two Channel Chief Awards in 2015 and 2016 from SME Channels and NCN Magazine respectively. Sunil has a master's in business management with specialization in marketing and B.TECH in electronics & communications from the Delhi University. Mr. Sharma has been an eminent speaker in various forums, seminars & conferences on IT Security Events, Defense Expositions and IT and had been conducting informative sessions on Motivation and Team Building within internal teams and community.

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Brijesh Miglani

Sr. Presales Consultant, Forcepoint

Brijesh Miglani, Sr. Presales Consultant at Forcepoint has over 12 years of Enterprise Security solutioning and consulting experience across industry verticals like IT/ITES, manufacturing, banking and Government etc. Brijesh is also a trusted advisor to some of the very large enterprise customers of Forcepoint in India. Brijesh specializes in understanding customer concerns over the risks and security and providing solutions that would address their challenges.

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Steven D'sa

Director, Consulting - South East Asia, Mandiant Consulting, FireEye

Steven focuses on Incident Response, Strategic Transformations and Proactive Assessment services and provides insight to customers handling emergency incidents, transformation and continual improvement of security posture within enterprises.

Steven has 17 years of experience in leadership and functional roles providing a wide range of Enterprise Security and Technology consulting services to clients in APJ geography. He is a seasoned security operations practitioner with a keen interest in information security threat vectors and understands how they operate. As an advisor in enterprise security engagements, Steven has helped transform information security strategies and controls, as well as structure preparatory response mechanisms for incidents where controls may have been breached and sensitive information compromised.

Prior to joining FireEye, Steven was the Principal Security Architect for Symantec Consulting in ASEAN, Korea & India. In his role he has advised security management at several large Symantec customers on information security and risk management strategies, and led teams of consultants delivering professional services related to the Information Security spectrum.

Steven led and managed teams transforming enterprise security, running MSSP Operations, Security Advisory Research, engineering enterprise products in his previous roles at Symantec.

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Rakesh Kharwal

Country Leader - IBM Security Software, India/South Asia, IBMEnterprise Business, (India)

As Country Leader for IBM security software Business, Rakesh's key responsibilities include being instrumental in improving the cyber security posture of Government organizations & corporates, to help automate & secure their business processes - by designing hardware & networking solutions, eBusiness process consulting, custom software development & related services to improve their productivity and customer focus.

With an experience of close to two & half decades, Rakesh's IT security stint started with Microsoft Corporation as Security Lead, followed by McAfee as The Govt & Enterprise Bsuiness Leader. He has played a key role in starting India's first "CISO Forum" to drive security awareness across the various sectors. He has run successful campaigns to build security awareness among IT Professionals and developers on secure code writing; including cyber education for children in partnership with Government bodies.

As a trusted advisor, he passionately continues to engage with corporates, PSU's in the critical infrastructure space & key Government agencies responsible for driving cyber security in India. He actively participates at cyber security forums and events, sharing his experience and learning in the IT security space.

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Maxim Shifrin

Trusteer Technical Product Manager for Pinpoint Solutions

Maxim Shifrin, IBM Trusteer Technical Product Manager for Pinpoint Solutions, Maxim has more than 10 years in the industry in a multiple positions from software development to business. In his role as a Product Manager at IBM Trusteer, Maxim is part of the Pinpoint products offering team, an industry leading solutions for fighting cybercrime and advanced threats. Prior to joining IBM, Maxim held various roles at leading industry Nice Actimize company, which gives him a wide view on the market, customer needs and the fraud landscape. Maxim holds an BA degree in Computer Science and MBA from Bar Ilan University in Israel.

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Ayelet Avni

IBM Trusteer End Point Protection, Rapport & Mobile Offering Manager

Ayelet has more than 15 years in the industry in a variety of roles from research and development to business. In her role as End Point Protection Offering Manager at IBM, Ayelet is leading the IBM Trusteer Rapport and Mobile product offering, industry leading solutions for fighting cybercrime and advanced threats. Prior to joining IBM, Ayelet held various management roles at leading companies including RSA which gives her a wide view on the market, customer needs and the fraud landscape.

Ayelet holds a master degree in system engineering and engineering degree in computer science from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

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Paul Griswold

Program Director, Strategy & Product Management, Threat Protection & X-Force

Paul Griswold is passionate about building software products that solve complex real-world problems. In the earlier part of his career, this involved writing code and architecting products. More recently, his focus has shifted from the nuts and bolts of software development to building software product business lines through roles in product management and product marketing. Paul especially enjoys interacting with customers and partners, determining how cool new technologies can be applied to solve business problems, and working with teams to bring state-of-the-art solutions to market.

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Robert Villanueva

Executive Vice President, Q6 Cyber and Founder of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Division of the US Secret Service

Villanueva spent 25 years in the U.S. Secret Service, where he specialized in transnational cybercrimes, access device fraud, network intrusions and identity theft data breaches affecting the private sector. He served in both investigative and undercover capacities around the world. Villanueva founded the U.S. Secret Service's Cyber Intelligence Section and headed the Miami Electronic Crimes Task Force. He has conducted extensive research into computer botnets and malware development attributed to foreign actors, and has led numerous projects in partnership with Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University and private companies. Presently, Villanueva advises the boards of directors at Florida International University, the Florida International Security Association, Florida International Bankers Association and the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators. He currently serves as executive vice president of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Division at cybersecurity firm Q6 Cyber.

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Robert Villanueva

Executive Vice President, Q6 Cyber and Founder of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Division of the US Secret Service

Villanueva spent 25 years in the U.S. Secret Service, where he specialized in transnational cybercrimes, access device fraud, network intrusions and identity theft data breaches affecting the private sector. He served in both investigative and undercover capacities around the world. Villanueva founded the U.S. Secret Service's Cyber Intelligence Section and headed the Miami Electronic Crimes Task Force. He has conducted extensive research into computer botnets and malware development attributed to foreign actors, and has led numerous projects in partnership with Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University and private companies. Presently, Villanueva advises the boards of directors at Florida International University, the Florida International Security Association, Florida International Bankers Association and the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators. He currently serves as executive vice president of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Division at cybersecurity firm Q6 Cyber.

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Gord Jamieson

Senior Director of Canada Risk Services, Visa

Jamieson joined Visa Canada in March of 2001 where he now heads Visa Canada Risk Services and North America Acquirer Risk Services. Jamieson is responsible for delivering value-added services to improve client profitability and growth, engaging clients to influence security and fraud outcomes, demonstrating risk management leadership, reporting fraud performance by fraud type against benchmark standards and objectives, and managing compliance risk programs. Prior to joining Visa, Jamieson served as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for 20 years where he investigating organized crime involvement in forged credit card manufacturing and distribution. The Canadian courts recognize Jamieson as an expert in this field of investigation. In addition, he has served as both the president and vice-president of the Central Canada Chapter of the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI) and presently is a member of the IAFCI Board of Advisors.

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Richard Bortnick

Cyber Liability and Insurance Attorney, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry, Red Bank, NJ

Bortnick litigates and counsels clients on cyber and technology risks, exposures and best practices; directors' and officers' liability; professional liability; insurance coverage; and commercial litigation matters. He also drafts professional liability insurance policies of varying types, including cyber, privacy and technology forms, and is Publisher of the cyber industry blog, Cyberinquirer.com. He serves as a member of the Executive Corporate Board of The Franklin Institute science museum and is Co-Chair of the Computer & Technology Subcommittee of the ABA Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee. Bortnick is a regular contributor and columnist for Advisen and was named by Advisen as their Cyber Risk Network 2015 Person of the Year.

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Warren Cooney

Assistant Vice President of Claims, AXIS Insurance

With more than 20 years of Financial Services and Insurance Industry experience, Warren Cooney is currently responsible for the Claims group at AXIS Insurance. Prior to joining AXIS in 2012, he served as a Complex Claims Director at AIG. Cooney has also spent time in Brussels, focused on insurance regulation, in the Financial Services Group of US law firm Steptoe & Johnson. Having started his Insurance career at a Commercial Insurance Brokerage, Cooney then worked in the Specialty Claims Group of Chubb and later in the Compliance Department of RBC Insurance. Additionally, he has spent time as a Senior Policy Advisor at Advocis, the financial advisors association of Canada, and in the Corporate Policy & Public Affairs Branch of the Financial Services Commission of Ontario.

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Tracy Kitten

Director of Global Events Content and Executive Editor, BankInfoSecurity & CUInfoSecurity

A veteran journalist with more than 20 years' experience, Kitten has covered the financial sector for the last 13 years. Before joining Information Security Media Group in 2010, where she now serves as director of global events content and executive editor of BankInfoSecurity and CUInfoSecurity, she covered the financial self-service industry as the senior editor of ATMmarketplace, part of Networld Media. Kitten has been a regular speaker at domestic and international conferences, and was the keynote at ATMIA's U.S. and Canadian conferences in 2009. She has been quoted by CNN.com, ABC News, Bankrate.com and MSN Money.

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Greg Markell

President and CEO, Ridge Canada Cyber Solutions Inc.

Greg Markell is a leading insurance expert on the topic of cyber and privacy liability. He has advised public, private, and non-profit organizations regarding their risk transfer of organizational exposure to cyber-related losses. His career in insurance began with underwriting for a large national insurer, starting in property and casualty before quickly moving into executive and professional risk, with a focus on director's and officer's (D&O) insurance. He then moved on to join a national brokerage, focusing on specialty insurance products for financial services companies, including D&O and cyber liability. Markell left this firm as a partner in 2014 and joined a top 10 global broker, where he was a resource for his colleagues for D&O and the practice leader for cyber and privacy liability.

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Ruby Rai

Cyber Underwriting Specialist, Financial Lines, AIG

Ruby Rai currently leads the complex Cyber and Technology risk portfolio for AIG Canada. She actively participates in public forums to promote AIG's expertise in cyber insurance and guides the team to stay ahead of the evolving cyber risk market. Rai's more than 11 years of insurance experience includes being a financial lines broker and spearheading a national cyber practice at a tier 1 brokerage in Canada. In her previous role as a broker, she advised clients in assessing their cyber risks and finding the right solutions for cyber risk transfer.

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