Main Plenary
The 13th Annual International Cybersecurity Conference
About
As the largest and most anticipated event of Cyber Week each year, the Main Plenary offers an incredible opportunity to hear from the foremost government officials and industry leaders in the Cybersphere. Some of the most renowned names in the Cyber world will discuss crucial dilemmas and issues facing the public and private sectors of every company, city, and country in the world today. Seats are limited to 1200 so make sure to reserve your spot quickly for your chance to hear directly from our incredible speakers.
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Main Plenary
Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 08:30-15:00
Wednesday, June 28th, 2023 08:00-15:00
- Smolarz Auditorium
Agenda , Tuesday, June 27th
08:00-09:00
Gathering & Registration
09:00-09:35
Opening plenary
Gili Drob-Heistein , Executive Director , Blavatnik ICRC and Yuval Ne'eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel , Conference Chairman , Cyber Week ; Director , Blavatnik ICRC, Tel Aviv University
Ron Huldai , Mayor , Tel Aviv-Yafo
Prof. Ariel Porat , President , Tel Aviv University
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The Cyber Defender Award
09:35-11:10
Safeguarding the Nation: Cybersecurity Strategies for a Digital Age
Moderator - Menny Barzilay , CTO , Blavatnik ICRC, Tel Aviv University ; Partner , Cytactic
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Keynote
Gaby Portnoy , Director General , Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD)
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Keynote
Kemba Eneas Walden , Acting National Cyber Director , Office of the National Cyber Director Executive Office of the President
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Keynote
Nathaniel C. Fick , Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy , U.S. Department of State
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CAPTURE THE FLAG: Defending Taiwan’s Democracy from Foreign Interference
Minister Audrey Tang , Ministry of Digital Affairs Taiwan
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Keynote
Sami Khoury , Head , Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
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Keynote
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti , Head of Cyber Security , United Arab Emirates Government
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Keynote
Ann Dunkin , Chief Information Officer , U.S. Department of Energy
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Keynote
Ronen Bar , Director , Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet)
11:10-12:30
Secure Innovation: Leading in the Tech Revolution
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Reimagining Security Operations
Eric Doerr , VP, Engineering, Cloud Security , Google Cloud
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Fireside Chat
Udi Mokady , Founder and Executive Chairman , CyberArk
Keren Elazari , Analyst, Author & Researcher , Blavatnik ICRC, Tel Aviv University
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Fireside Chat
Nadav Zafrir , Co Founder & Managing Partner , Team8
ADM Michael S. Rogers , Former Director, NSA & Operating Partner , Team8
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Security Validation at the Heart of Exposure Management
Aviv Cohen , CMO , Pentera
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Black Swan, The impact of AI on Cybersecurity
Lane Bess , CEO , Deep Instinct
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Medical Device Security
Dr. Aviel (Avi) D. Rubin , Professor of Computer Science and Technical Director of the Information Security Institute , Johns Hopkins University
12:30-13:20
Lunch & Networking
13:20-14:00
AI-Driven Threat and Policy Responses
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Fireside Chat: Hacking Policy & Malicious Innovation
Keren Elazari , Analyst, Author & Researcher , Blavatnik ICRC, Tel Aviv University
Dr. Amit Elazari , Co-founder & CEO , OpenPolicy
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Fireside Chat: Regulating AI
Omer Tene , Partner, Goodwin , Co-founder, Israel Tech Policy Institute
Marie-Laure Denis , President , CNIL
Gilad Semama , Head , Israeli Privacy Protection Authority
14:00-15:00
From Innovation to Vulnerability: Cyber Threats in a Rapidly Evolving Technological Landscape
Eduardo E. Cabrera , Chief Cybersecurity Officer , Trend Micro
Tomás Maldonado , CISO , NFL
Ira Winkler , Field CISO and Vice President , CYE
Agenda , Wednesday, June 28th
08:00-09:00
Gathering & Registration
09:00-09:15
Opening plenary
Moderator - Menny Barzilay , CTO , Blavatnik ICRC, Tel Aviv University ; Partner , Cytactic
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel , Conference Chairman , Cyber Week ; Director , Blavatnik ICRC, Tel Aviv University
Gili Drob-Heistein , Executive Director , Blavatnik ICRC and Yuval Ne'eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security
09:15-10:15
Transforming Horizons: Navigating the Digital Frontier
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Keynote
Matanyahu Englman , State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel
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The Cyber Warfare
Major General Eran Niv , Head of the J6 & Cyber Defense Directorate , Israel Defense Forces
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Keynote
Chua Kuan Seah , Deputy Chief Executive (Development) , Cyber Security Agency of Singapore
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Keynote
Craig Jones , Cybercrime Director , INTERPOL
10:15-11:30
Embracing Uncertainty: A New Approach to Security
Moderator - Dr. Dorit Dor , Chief Product Officer , Check Point
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Fireside chat
Gil Shwed , Founder & CEO , Check Point
Asaf Kochan , President and Co-Founder, Sentra ; Former Commander of Unit 8200
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Fireside Chat
Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk , Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Corporation, General Manager of Israel Research & Development Center , CTO of the Microsoft Security division
Bret Arsenault , Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer , Microsoft
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How Companies Reduce their Attack Surface and Identify Vulnerable Critical Assets
Carlos Buenano , Principal Solutions Architect for OT , Armis
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Demystifying the “Recession”: Have Cybersecurity Vendor and Customer Dynamics Changed?
Michael Cortez , Partner , YL Ventures
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Three Years of Security Outcomes: What Actually Works?
Wendy Nather , Head of Advisory CISO team , Cisco
11:30-12:20
Tackling Cyber Threats
Moderator - Refael Franco , CEO & Founder , Code blue Ltd.
Esti Peshin , VP & General Manager , Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
Adam Meyers , Head of Intelligence , CrowdStrike
Ido Naor , CEO , Security Joes
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The Dentist will See You Now
Jayson E. Street , Chief Chaos Officer , Truesec
12:20-13:00
Lunch & Networking
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Moderator - Dr. Yaniv Harel , Chief Strategy Officer, Blavatnik ICRC, Tel Aviv University , Former GM Cyber Solutions Group, Dell
13:00-13:15
C&C Whack a Malware
Amichai Shulman , CTO and co-founder , Nokod security
Stav Shulman , Senior researcher , Google Cloud
13:15-13:30
Keynote
Dr. Daniel Gold (BG Ret.) , Head, Directorate of Defense Research and Development , IMOD DDR&D – MAFAT
13:30-14:00
C is For Change : The Evolving Role Of The CISO And How It Impacts Startups
Moderator - Andy Ellis , Operating Partner , YL Ventures
Mandy Andress , Chief Information Security Officer , Elastic
Frank Kim , CISO-in-Residence , YL Ventures
Sounil Yu , CISO and Head of Research , JupiterOne
Yoni Shohet , CO-Founder & CEO , Valence Security
Meny Har , Co-Founder & CEO , Opus Security
14:00-15:00
Is Cyber Security a Solvable Problem?
Jaya Baloo , Chief Security Officer , Rapid7
Ilan Graicer , Founder and CEO , Playo.ai
Chris Roberts , CISO, Senior Director , Boom Supersonic
