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Dusan Petricko

Cyber Security Domain Lead | SLSP | Slovakia

He has been involved in information security for over 12 years. In his role as an information security specialist at one of the largest Slovak banks, he focuses heavily on practical security and the implementation of security measures during the design and review of solutions. He consults on the design, architecture, and implementation of new technologies. He helps partners understand the mindset of security professionals, explains the rationale and benefits of thinking about security in advance, and can also demonstrate the consequences of neglecting security. In his role, he approaches security comprehensively—from communication with developers and architects, through security training and raising awareness among everyday users, to testing the security features of solutions, handling security incidents, and communicating with solution owners, vendors, and top management.

He also serves as a lecturer for the Cybersecurity Manager II course at the Competence and Certification Centre for Cybersecurity.

Nicol Dankova

Head of Security Operations Center | Researcher | Henkel | Tomas Bata University | Germany

Nicol Daakova is a seasoned cybersecurity leader with extensive experience in cyber defense, incident response, threat intelligence, and digital forensics. Currently serving as the Head of the Security Operations Center (SOC) at Henkel, Nicol leads a global team responsible for 24/7 monitoring and immediate response to cybersecurity incidents across the company’s digital infrastructure. Prior to her role at Henkel, Nicol was the Manager of the Cyber Defense Center at Deutsche Post DHL Group, overseeing the security operations for a global enterprise with over 500,000 employees and hundreds of thousands of endpoints. In addition to her professional roles, Nicol is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Applied Informatics at Tomas Bata University in Zlín. Her research focuses on the IPv6 threat landscape, specifically the comparative exploitation speed and patterns of vulnerabilities in IPv4 versus IPv6 environments. Nicol’s work aims to enhance security monitoring through open-source and cost-effective solutions, providing scalable cybersecurity measures for organizations with limited resources. Nicol holds several industry certifications, including CISSP, GCIH, ITIL 4, GCFE, and GSOM, underscoring her commitment to excellence in cybersecurity.

Igor Urban

Territory Account Manager | Forcepoint | Slovakia
Igor Urban has been in the field of information security sales for over 20 years, during which time he worked as a sales representative and sales director at system integrators, then as the executive director of a value-add distribution company focused on IT security, and since 2012 he has been working at Forcepoint as a regional representative for a selected country in Eastern Europe.

Jean Gobin

Senior Technical Architect | Truesec AB | Sweden

Jean-Francois is a Senior Technical Architect in Truesec’s leading CSIRT. He focuses mainly on network infrastructure and network forensic investigations. He is a seasoned veteran with a strong track record from engagements during which he assisted customers with security reviews, network designs, and robustness assessments to prevent breaches and minimize impacts of attacks.

Andrea Pezzotti

Global Head Cyber Security Operations | Sandoz | Czech Republic
With over 20 years of experience in IT and Security across multiple countries in Europe, Andrea has primarily worked within the banking and pharmaceutical industries. He has successfully led multiple transformations and programs aimed at enhancing both defensive and offensive security capabilities. In 2019, Andrea spoke at the Advanced Threat Summit in Poland, and furthermore in 2022, he recorded a lesson on modern Vulnerability Management Programs for EC-Council University.

Tiarne Hawkins

CEO & Co-Founder | Optica Labs | USA

Tiarne Hawkins is an AI strategist, entrepreneur, public speaker, podcast host and industry leader driving AI innovation, transformation, and safety on a global scale, ensuring AI services for the greater good of society. Tiarne’s journey began in IT recruitment programs in Australia, where she founded and led her first company at just 22, specializing in digital transformation consulting and recruitment. Through a strategic merger with leading firm Salt, she expanded operations into Asia, the UK, and Dubai, scaling the company to $37 million annual revenue before a successful exit. Following this success, Tiarne played a pivotal role in expanding an international firm in the U.S., contributing to its rapid growth from $500 million to $900 million as part of the global executive team. In 2017, She joined Playable AI, positioning its cutting-edge AI-powered video editing and email marketing platform for market dominance, collaborating with entertainment giants like Disney and ESPN. By 2019, Tiarne joined Welocalize, spearheading the launch of its AI training division, driving advancements in machine translation, multilingual language modeling, and AI data pipeline creation—leading AI programs for Google, Amazon, AWS, Meta, Apple, and more. Before founding Optica Labs, Tiarne served as an Industry Strategist at Invisible Technologies, crafting AI training strategies for LLM research, AI program development, and next-gen AI training breakthroughs—customers included OpenAI, Meta, xAI, Nvidia, Cohere, Amazon, and more. An influential voice in AI, Tiarne leads AI workshops for HPE, Nvidia, and AWS, engages CIO groups across the U.S., and speaks at premier industry events, including CES, AI Boston, AI Summit New York, and Voice & AI. She are also the host of the ‘You & AI’ podcast, featuring conversations with top tech leaders such as Mark Cuban, Adam Cheyer, and many more. Currently, Tiarne Hawkins is the Co-Founder of Optica Labs, an innovation lab operating at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and human interaction.

Michal Susko

IT GRC and Security Team Leader | VOLKSWAGEN Financial Services Slovakia | Slovakia

Michal Susko, the GRC and Security Team Lead at VWFS SK, brings a wealth of experience in IT security, compliance, and risk management. His expertise ensures robust security frameworks and compliance with industry standards, enhancing organizational resilience.

Jozef Filko

Cyber security consultant | beluga | Slovakia

Jozef Filko is a cybersecurity expert with 20 years of experience in IT governance, risk management, and AI security in finance. He leads AI-driven security & IT projects, ensures regulatory compliance, and holds CDPSE, CIPP/E, and ITIL 4 certifications.

Tudor Damian

Cybersecurity & Cloud Advisor | D3 Cyber | Romania

Tudor, an IT consultant with 20+ years of industry experience, Tudor is a Certified Ethical Hacker, and a Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP. His commitment to staying at the forefront of technology trends enables him to provide valuable guidance and support to organizations seeking to navigate the ever-changing IT landscape. His passion for sharing knowledge and engaging with the community helped him become a regular presence at local and regional community events, providing valuable insights and guidance to IT industry professionals and enthusiasts.

Charles Tango

CISO | SYSCO | USA

Charles is the Chief Information Security Officer at Sysco, a Fortune 50 global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food and non-food products to customers around the world. Charles is a Venture Partner at Bloccelerate, one of the largest blockchain focused VC funds, and holds advisory board positions with several companies including OptimEyes, an AI risk management platform and Lytical Ventures, a cybersecurity / AI VC. . Charles is both a seed investor in early-stage startups and board /advisory director having led growth through profitability. Charles also does public speaking several times a year, including a past Keynote panel at RSA. Prior to his role at Sysco, Charles held the Chief Information Security Officer position at Altria as well as senior level Information Security positions with financial institutions in the NY metro area, including Chief Information Security & Risk Officer for Sterling National Bank and Senior Vice President, IT & Operational Risk at Citigroup. During his time in NY he was also a charter founding member of the NY ISC2 Chapter.

Lukas Hatala

Regional CTO | DXC Technology | Slovakia

Lukas currently serving as CTO responsible for Eastern Europe in DXC.technology. Because of his curiosity and strong believe in positive technology impact on human kind he is helping BlockChain Slovakia as Director of International Affairs. He also founded his own project called Neuromorphics Europe, where he serves as CEO. Lukas has experience from HP Labs, the European Commission in Brussels, and large international Go-to-Market (GtM) projects, where in previous years he promoted technologies such as IoT, Edge Computing, Blockchain, and AI.

Pavel Minarik

VP, Product Security | Progress Software | Czech Republic

As a VP of Product Security, Pavel is responsible for the secure software development life cycle across all Progress products defining and implementing product security standards and ensuring that security is inherent to our mindset and product development practice. Pavel is the former Chief Technology Officer of Flowmon Networks responsible for product vision and strategy for Network Performance Monitoring & Diagnostics and Network Detection & Response product portfolio.