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Founder and Executive Chairman at Arctic Wolf; member of the Strategic Committee.

Ricardo Oliveira is Co-Founder and CTO of ThousandEyes, which Cisco acquired in August 2020, where he leads technical strategy and innovation. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCLA, where his research included Cyclops, a platform for detecting attacks on Internet routing infrastructure, and he has published widely and is lead author on several patents from work at AT&T Labs, Thomson, and Juniper Networks. He has more than 10 years of experience in computer networking.

Sandeep Lahane is the Founder and CEO of Gödel Labs, where he is developing security architecture for AI-native systems. He previously founded and scaled a cloud security company as a solo founder, raising venture capital and serving customers across sectors including Dell and defense, and building an open-source following. His background is in designing scalable security systems and infrastructure.

Xavier Vincens is Managing Partner at Excellium Services and Director of THALES Cyber Solutions Belux. He has 25 years of professional experience in sales, customer relationship management, and key account development across Luxembourg, Belgium, and Switzerland. His work spans security solutions, vulnerability management, managed services, consulting, governance risk and compliance services, BI/DWH solutions, and IT services including cloud, data storage, and datacenter offerings.

Carlos Alberto Silva brings more than 20 years in telecom, tech and cybersecurity, with a practitioner's security-infrastructure perspective and actively connects cyber startups to European defense and strategic-security stakeholders.

Gonçalo Borges, a Principal based in Portugal, brings startup API-security operating experience and a practitioner's lens on developer tooling, connecting Iberian ecosystem insights to EU-wide deep-tech and security deals.

Pedro Carreira focuses on cybersecurity and infrastructure software, combining hands-on operator experience at developer tools and infrastructure startups such as Codacy, Portainer and Seldon with Stanford GSB business training.

Christophe Bianco is a cybersecurity-first investor and 25+‑year operator who co‑founded and scaled Excellium to acquisition, served as Global VP at Thales, and brings an enterprise buyer perspective.

Guy Horowitz has 22 years in cybersecurity and infrastructure, founded Deutsche Telekom’s investment office in Israel, and speaks globally on cyber risk while bridging European, Israeli and US security ecosystems.

Adam Frankl advises founders of early-stage developer-facing startups on developer awareness and adoption, drawing on his experience as the first VP of Marketing at JFrog, Neo4j, and Sourcegraph. His work focuses on messaging and positioning for developer-facing products. He serves as a faculty member and DevOps chair at the Alchemist Accelerator, where he coaches portfolio companies on go-to-market strategy and scaling, and is the author of The Developer Facing Startup.

Ayman Hammoudeh is Senior Director of Sales Engineering and Field CISO for International at Cohesity, with more than 16 years of experience in cybersecurity, AI, cloud, and emerging technology. He works with executives and their teams across EMEA on technology modernization and transformation initiatives. His recognitions include a position on the SANS CISO Team Board and several IBM awards, including the Golden Circle, Outstanding Achievement Award, Manager's Choice Award, and Hundred Percent Club.

Cassio Sampaio is Chief Product Technology Officer at Aiven, with prior experience at Okta, Auth0, Apple, and DigitalOcean. His background spans B2B SaaS, cloud computing, cybersecurity, PaaS, networking, and data, along with corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, go-to-market, and financial modeling. He has also served in independent board director and advisory roles.

Cédric Messeguer is the founding partner of Ignitera. His background is in sales within the cybersecurity sector, covering areas such as network and security consulting, integration, and security penetration testing. He has managed both local teams and international sales teams with cross-country reporting.

Floren Molina is CTO at Santander Services Solutions, where he leads the Cyber Guardian security offering aimed at SMEs and larger companies. A founding partner of the Spanish cybersecurity firm S21sec, he spent over 18 years there, starting as a pentester, and later worked at Accenture developing cyber defense and managed security services across Iberia, Spain, Portugal, and Israel, as well as at Factum. His areas of work include threat intelligence, penetration testing, auditing, forensics, incident response, and service and product development.

Gonçalo Sarmento is a VC Investor at 33N Ventures, focusing on cybersecurity, defence and infrastructure software. He previously worked in technology investment banking, advising technology companies as well as venture capital and private equity-backed businesses. His deal experience spans B2B enterprise software, cybersecurity and infrastructure software across borders.

Jyrki Tulokas serves as Chief Strategy Officer at F-Secure Corporation. He has held leadership positions in strategy and technology, including roles as Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Product Officer, and Chief Technology Officer, with experience spanning business transformation and technology.

Lourenço Teodoro is a VC investor at 33N Ventures, focusing on cybersecurity, AI, and infrastructure. He holds a Master's degree in Information Systems from Instituto Superior Técnico and previously worked as a researcher at INESC-ID on Large Language Model applications, in addition to a role in software engineering.

Chief Information Security Officer at Elastic with extensive experience in security infrastructure.

Nuno Cerdeira Baptista is a certified CISO with over 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity and information security industry, focused on strategy, business development, sales, and project delivery for enterprise clients. He founded and grew a cybersecurity business that was later acquired by a European cybersecurity firm, and his background spans startup, growth, merger, acquisition, and turnaround phases. He currently serves as an Expert Advisory Board Member at 33N Ventures, holds an MBA from Cranfield, and is a licensed private pilot.

Nuno Teodoro is the Global Cybersecurity Director at Hovione, a global pharmaceutical company. His prior roles include Cyber Security and Privacy Officer at Huawei, Global Chief Information Security Officer at Truphone, and information security positions at Vodafone and Allianz, with experience spanning Big Four firms, FinTech startups, and Fortune 500 organizations. He serves as a board member of ISACA Portugal, participates in industry groups including the GSMA Fraud and Security group and the European CISOs Community, and lectures on cybersecurity strategy and digital resilience at several universities.

Patrick Blanc is Chief Security Officer and VP of Engineering at Nexthink, a software company of approximately 1,000 employees, where he leads global security. He has more than 15 years of experience across SaaS, cloud, AI, and regulated environments, with prior roles building security engineering at Google Cloud, helping establish DeepMind's security function, and serving as Group CISO in a global industrial and commodity trading organization. His work spans board-level risk governance, AI and ML infrastructure security, secure SDLC and supply chain practices, and regulatory frameworks including FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, and GDPR.

Peter Rost is Director of Business Development at secunet Security Networks AG, where he has contributed to the company's transformation from a national crypto manufacturer into an international cybersecurity solution vendor. His work spans go-to-market strategy, product development, team integration, and strategic planning, with a background in embedded systems, security, and semiconductors. He has lived and worked in Europe, Asia, and the U.S., and conducts business in English, German, and French.

Rachel Barouch is VP of HR at Zafran Security and works as an HR and organizational coach for venture capital firms and startups. She has over two decades of experience in HR leadership, including roles as VP of HR at a venture capital firm and Chief People Officer at a startup she joined as its 20th employee, with earlier work in the documentary film and multimedia industries. Her certifications include programs from The Co-Active Training Institute, CRR's ORSC Relationship Systems program, and The Leadership Circle.

Roma Jelinskaite is a Managing Director at Criteria Venture Tech, where she leads early and growth stage investment activities. She invests in B2B SaaS and deeptech startups across Europe and the United States, with a focus on cybersecurity, data, infrastructure, and artificial intelligence.

Sam Gabbai is the Chief Information Security Officer for the EMEA and Americas regions at PayPal, based in Luxembourg, where he leads the company's information security and cyber risks department. He has more than 25 years of experience in technology, information security management, cybersecurity, and privacy, with work spanning governance, risk management, control frameworks, cybersecurity operations, certification environments, and regulatory compliance.

Samu Konttinen is the CEO of Loihde and Chairman of the Board at Fluxio Isännöinti. He has previously held CEO positions at two Nasdaq-listed companies, including one that completed an IPO, with experience leading international teams in SaaS, managed services, and consulting.

Sergio Loureiro is a product management executive with a PhD in Computer Science focused on mobile code protection, and has worked in cybersecurity for approximately 25 years. He founded SecludIT and worked on Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), and his areas of focus include AI security posture management, LLM governance, exposure management, go-to-market strategy, and product-side M&A integration. He is based in Sophia Antipolis in the south of France.

Over 16 years of investment experience in PE and VC at Status Capital and investment banking at ING Bank. Holds an MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering (IST) and studied at Nova, Católica, MIT and IE.

CFO of NYDIG. He was previously CFO of Bridgewater Associates, CFO and COO of D.E. Shaw Renewables Investments, and spent over 20 years at UBS, most recently as CFO of UBS Americas. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Finance, Economics, and Marketing from Lincoln University in New Zealand.