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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mandy Andress is the Chief Information Security Officer at Elastic, with a career in cybersecurity spanning more than two decades. She previously spent 13 years at MassMutual, rising to Information Security Officer and overseeing a global Cyber Intelligence Unit, and earlier held security roles at Evant, Prevada, and TiVo. Her current engagements include the Board of Experts at Glilot Capital Partners, advisory roles at Team8 and Hetz Ventures, investment at SVCI, and a venture advisor position at YL Ventures; she also serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, authored the book Surviving Security, and holds a JD from Western New England University along with a master's and BBA from Texas A&M University.

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.

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.