Program

  • 28.1.2019 - Exhibition only - 14:00-18:00
  • 29.1.2019 - Conference & exhibition
  • 30.1.2019 - Conference & exhibition
29.01.2019
Plenary
08:00–08:30    Registration
08:30–08:40    Greetings
08:40–13:30    Opening Plenary
13:30–14:20    Exhibition & Lunch Break
14:20–18:00    Afternoon Plenary
14:20–14:30    Cybersecurity Roles and Responsibilities: Time for a New Paradigm?
14:30–14:40    
14:40–14:55    One-on-One: The Cyber Ecosystem - The EU and Israeli Model
14:55–15:10    Cyber at the National Level
15:10–15:20    Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity: The Attacker Perspective
15:20–15:35    Startup Nation: Government Facilitating Innovation
15:35–16:05    Innovation and Investment in Cyber
16:05–16:50    The Cybertech Tel Aviv Startup Competition
16:50–17:20    Cyber from a Different Angle
17:20–18:00    Closing Plenary
18:30–20:00    Cocktail Reception (By invitation only)
08:00–08:30
Registration
08:30–08:40
Greetings

Amir Rapaport, Editor-in-Chief and Founder, Cybertech
Dr. Yossi Vardi, Cybertech Conference Chairman
Prof. Dan Blumberg, Vice-President, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

08:40–13:30
Opening Plenary
Host: Dr. Yossi Vardi, Cybertech Conference Chairman

The German Industry as a Leading Partner for Security and Innovation in the Digital Age // 
Prof. Dieter Kempf, President, Federation of German Industries

PM Saulius Skvernelis, Prime Minister, the Republic of Lithuania
Presented by Iddo Moed, Cyber Security Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel 

Democracies Under Attack //
Dr. Erel Margalit, Former MK, Founder and Chairman, JVP

Brace for Impact // 
Dr. Zulfikar Ramzan, Chief Technology Officer, RSA 

The Age of Robots in Cybersecurity // 
Brig. Gen. (Ret) Ehud Schneorson, Managing Director, Blumberg Capital 

Cybersecurity for 2020 // 
Gil Shwed, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

Want Better Cybersecurity? Focus on: Culture, Diversity, and Inclusion //
Diana Kelley, Cybersecurity Field CTO, Microsoft

Inspiration from the Unexpected // 
Dr. Sridhar Muppidi, Fellow and Chief Technology Officer, IBM

Cybersecurity is a Requirement for Road Safety //
Andreas Herzig, Partner, Risk Advisory, Global Lead Automotive (RA), Deloitte Germany

10:45-11:00 //  Yigal Unna, Director General, Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD)

11:00-11:20 // PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel

Embrace the Chaos // 
Haiyan Song, Senior Vice President, Security Markets, Splunk

CISO 2.0 - A New Mandate for The New World // 
Udi Mokady, Founder, Chairman & CEO, CyberArk

The Cyber Challenge: From Energy Security to National and Global Defense // 
Maj. Gen. (Ret)  Yiftach Ron-Tal, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Israel Electric Corporation 

Securing the Connected World // 
Lior Div, CEO & Co-Founder, Cybereason

Innovating Like Adversaries: Revealing a New APT // 
Ryan Whelan, Director, Strategic Intelligence Operations, FireEye

Driving Security at Scale in the Cloud, The Next Frontier //
Gene Golovinsky, VP Global Development Center Israel (General Manager) and VP Security R&D, Intuit

Building Cybersecurity Solutions for Current and Future Threats // 
Benny Czarny, CEO and Founder, OPSWAT

Up-leveling the Playing Field to Outsmart Attackers // Panel
Session led by Brig. Gen (Ret) Nadav Zafrir, Co-Founder and CEO, Team8
Speakers from: Claroty, Illusive, and Hysolate

13:30–14:20
Exhibition & Lunch Break
14:20–18:00
Afternoon Plenary
Host: Brig. Gen. (Res.) Rami Efrati, Former Head of the Civilian Division, Israel National Cyber Bureau 
14:20–14:30
Cybersecurity Roles and Responsibilities: Time for a New Paradigm?

Alastair MacGibbon, National Cyber Security Adviser, Department of Home Affairs, Australia

14:30–14:40

Giorgio Mosca, Director Strategy and Technology, Cyber Security Division, Leonardo Italy

14:40–14:55
One-on-One: The Cyber Ecosystem - The EU and Israeli Model

Alexandru Petrescu, Minister of Communications and Information Society, Romania
Ruth Shoham, Executive Director, Strategy & Capacity Building Division, Israel National Cyber Directorate

14:55–15:10
Cyber at the National Level

Esti Peshin, General Manager, Cyber Division, IAI

15:10–15:20
Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity: The Attacker Perspective

Prof. Yuval Elovici, Head of Cyber, Ben Gurion University of the Negev

15:20–15:35
Startup Nation: Government Facilitating Innovation

Aharon Aharon, CEO, Israel Innovation Authority 

15:35–16:05
Innovation and Investment in Cyber
Moderator: Yoav Leitersdorf, Managing Partner, YL Ventures
 
Alex Doll, Founder and Managing Member, Ten Eleven Ventures  
Jacques Benkoski, Partner, USVP
Nir Agiv, Innovation Manager, TD Innovation Center, Ltd.
Randolph K. Adler, Jr., Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
Tomer Gershoni, Director, Head of Product Security, Micro Focus ITOM & ADM
16:05–16:50
The Cybertech Tel Aviv Startup Competition

Host: Ofer Schreiber, Partner, YL Ventures

Speaker: Dino Boukouris, Director & Founding Member, Momentum Cyber

Startups Competing:
IDRRA
Neuralegion
Valid Network
 
Judges:
Avi Shavit, Head of Cyber and HLS Sector, Israel Innovation Authority
George Do, CISO, Equinix
Jamie Rees, CISO, NB Power
Mark Hatfield, Founder and General Partner, Ten Eleven Ventures 
Michael Meli, CISO, Bank Julius Baer
Oliver Friedrichs, VP and GM, Security Automation and Orchestration, Splunk
Patrick Heim, CISO & Operating Partner, ClearSky
Tim Mather, Partner, Fortium Partners
 

Four selected startups will present a short pitch in front of a live audience and prestigious panel of judges. The presentations will be followed by in-depth Q&A sessions between the judges and selected finalists.
After that, the judges will deliberate and choose the winner of the competition. The winning startup will be announced by Cybertech and YL Ventures at the end of the session.

16:50–17:20
Cyber from a Different Angle
Moderator: Dr. Yossi Vardi, Cybertech Conference Chairman
Speakers:
Diving into Threats from IoT Peripherals //
Wang Kang, Security Expert, Alibaba Group
 
How to Avoid a 40-Page Hacking Memo on your Company //
Erik Naugle, Vice President, Cyber Security, Intuit
 
17:20–18:00
Closing Plenary

Challenges and priorities for the cyber resilient organization // 
Alessandro Menna, Vice President Cyber Security, Capgemini Italy

Japan-Israel Cybersecurity Business Coalition // 
Dr. Hiroshi Fujiwara, President and CEO, Internet Research Institute, Japan

18:30–20:00
Cocktail Reception (By invitation only)
Hall A
14:00–18:00    Host: Liat Czerwonagora, Senior Intelligence Analyst
14:00–14:30    Cross-Border Collaboration Between Government and Industry
14:30–15:10    Privacy and GDPR
15:10–15:50    Cyber and Aviation
15:50–16:20    Cyber Intelligence and Open Source
16:20–17:00    Cyber Intelligence and Technology - Governments vs Private Sector
17:00–17:30    Global Cyber Crime Investigation following International Legislation
17:30–18:00    Cyber and Academia
14:00–18:00
Host: Liat Czerwonagora, Senior Intelligence Analyst
14:00–14:30
Cross-Border Collaboration Between Government and Industry
Hosted by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Moderator: Iddo Moed, Cyber Security Coordinator, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Anya Eldan, VP Startup Division, The Israel Innovation Authority
Cristian Cucu, Government CIO, General Secretariat of the Government, Romania
Rafael Maman, Partner, Cybersecurity & Digital Solutions, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Ramy Houssaini, Chief Cyber and Technology Risk Officer; Group Data Protection Officer, BNP Paribas

14:30–15:10
Privacy and GDPR

Moderator: Lorenzo Roberto Mazzei, Managing Director, Alfa Group 

Amit Ashbel, VP Product Strategy, Cognigo
Benazeer Daruwalla, IBM Trusted Cybersecurity Advisor; and Senior Offering Manager, IBM Security Guardium Data Protection Portfolio
Dr. Tal Steinherz, CTO and Co-Founder, Wenspire
Dave Horton, GDPR Solutions Engineer Manager,  OneTrust
Nir Feinberg, Partner, Shibolet & Co Law Firm

15:10–15:50
Cyber and Aviation

Moderator: Rami Ben Efraim, CEO & Co-Founder, BlueOcean Technologies

Eynav Haim-Sayag, Head of Technologies R&D, Cyber Technology Unit, Israel National Cyber Directorate
Chui Yong, Cyber Security Center, Assistant Director General ASCS
Matthias Fischer, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community, Germany
Roee Laufer, Head of Cyber Division, Israel Airports Authority

15:50–16:20
Cyber Intelligence and Open Source

Moderator: Haim Tomer, Former Senior Officer, Mossad

Gal Genut, VP of Intelligence, IntSight Cyber Intelligence
Udi Levy, CEO and Co-Founder, Cobwebs Technologies
Yoel Jacobsen, CTO, Emet Computing

16:20–17:00
Cyber Intelligence and Technology - Governments vs Private Sector
Hosted by the Israel National Police, Cyber Unit

Moderator: Yaniv Azani, CTO and Deputy Head, National Cyber Unit, Israel National Police

Cary Scardina, Supervisory Special Agent, Cyber Division, FBI
Daryl Poon, Head of Technical Research at the Police Intelligence Department, Singapore Police Force
Eyal Sharon, Head of Cyber Intelligence Department, National Cyber Unit, Israel National Police
Omer Carmi, Director of Intelligence, Sixgill
Thomas X. Grasso, Chief Global Strategy Officer, Qintel
Zachary Nusbaum, Director of Strategic Accounts, Chainalysis

17:00–17:30
Global Cyber Crime Investigation following International Legislation
Hosted by the Israel National Police, Cyber Unit

Moderator: Avi Maiberg, Head, National Cyber Unit, Israel National Police

Alf Almberg, National Cyber Crime Centre, Norway
Felix A. Barrio, Head Manager, R&D&i, Industry and Talent Development, Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute
Yael Biton, Senior Deputy, Department of International Affairs, Office od the State Attorney, Israel Ministry of Justice

17:30–18:00
Cyber and Academia

Moderator: Prof. Dan Blumberg, Vice-President, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Anushka Kaushik, Fellow, Cyber Resilience Program, GLOBSEC Policy Institute, Slovak Republic
Danny Seker, Director, ICT, FET and Secure Societies, Israel Innovation Authority
Juan Arturo Nolasco, Regional Dean, School of Engineering and Science, Mexico
Pierre Clavet, Executive Director of Business Development and Continuing Education, College Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada
Prof. Bracha Shapira, Deputy Dean for Research, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Dept. of Software and Information Systems Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel  
30.01.2019
Plenary
08:00–08:45    Registration
08:45–13:15    Morning Plenary
08:50–09:00    From Malware Detection to National Level Defense
09:00–09:15    New Paradigms in National Cyber Defense
09:15–09:25    Cyber Intelligence - The Heart of the Defense Campaign
09:25–09:45    ​Securing the Future: A Conversation on Cyber NYC
09:45–10:00    One-on-One on Cyber and Investment
10:00–10:10    Using Shipbuilders Wisdom to Protect Data Centers & Clouds
10:10–10:20    Getting Ready for a Connected Future
10:20–10:50    Insurance and Cyber Special Session
10:50–11:00    ​Open Security, Collaboration & Innovation
11:00–11:20    CyberNation: Thoughts on the Decade Ahead
11:20–11:45    Combined Solutions for the Physical and Cyber World
11:45–11:55    Cyber for Retail
11:55–12:35    Canada: A Hub for Cyber Opportunities
13:00–14:15    Exhibition & Lunch Break
14:10–17:00    Afternoon Plenary
14:10–14:20    The Government's Role in Cultivating the Cybersecurity Industrial Cluster
14:20–14:35    One-on-One on Cyber Diplomacy
14:35–15:05    Finance in the Cyber Era: Digital Identity Trust
15:05–15:20    Finance in the Cyber Era: AI as a Shield against Advanced Cyber Financial Crime
15:20–15:45    Banking and Insurance in the Cyber Era
15:45–15:55    How The Electronic Signature Generates the Paperless Revolution
15:55–16:05    Securing IoT Services in 5G Networks
16:05–16:15    Evolution of Cyber for Cloud Service Providers: Protecting the Cloud and Tenants in a Multi-Cloud World
16:15–16:50    The Forecast: Highly Cloudy & Highly Secure
08:00–08:45
Registration
08:45–13:15
Morning Plenary
Host: Dr. Orna Berry, Entrepreneur, Scientist, and an Industry Executive
08:50–09:00
From Malware Detection to National Level Defense

Dr. Yaniv Harel, General Manager Cyber Solutions Group, Dell EMC

09:00–09:15
New Paradigms in National Cyber Defense

Hudi Zack, Chief Executive Director, Technology Unit, Israel National Cyber Directorate 

09:15–09:25
Cyber Intelligence - The Heart of the Defense Campaign

Brig. Gen. (Res.) Ariel Karo, Vice President, ISTAR Systems, Air and C4ISR Systems Division, Rafael

09:25–09:45
​Securing the Future: A Conversation on Cyber NYC

Mark Anthony Thomas, Senior Vice President, Partnerships, New York City Economic Development Corporation
Nicholas Lalla, Assistant Vice President, Urban Innovation & Project Lead, Cyber NYC, New York City Economic Development Corporation
Wilson Lin, Vice President, Initiatives & Managing Director, Cyber NYC, New York City Economic Development Corporation

09:45–10:00
One-on-One on Cyber and Investment

David J. Blumberg, Founder and Managing Partner, Blumberg Capital
Jeffrey Massimilla, VP Global Cybersecurity, General Motors

10:00–10:10
Using Shipbuilders Wisdom to Protect Data Centers & Clouds

Pavel Gurvich, CEO and Co-Founder, Guardicore

10:10–10:20
Getting Ready for a Connected Future

Oren Sagi, General Manager, CISCO Israel

10:20–10:50
Insurance and Cyber Special Session

Mark Camillo, Head of Cyber, EMEA, AIG
Reuven Aronashvili, Founder and CEO, CYE
Shay Simkin, Global Head of Cyber, Howden Insurance Brokers Ltd.

10:50–11:00
​Open Security, Collaboration & Innovation

Prof. Yaron Wolfsthal, Head, IBM Cyber Security Center of Excellence

11:00–11:20
CyberNation: Thoughts on the Decade Ahead

Moderator: Eliran Rubin, Former Tech Correspondent, TheMarker

Gili Raanan, Founder and General Partner, Cyberstarts
Marius Nacht, Chairman, Check Point Software Technologies
Natali Tshuva, CEO, Sternum
Zohar Rozenberg, VP Cyber Investments, Elron

11:20–11:45
Combined Solutions for the Physical and Cyber World

Moderator: Yosi Shneck, Head, Cyber Entrepreneurship and Business Development, Israel Electric Coorporation

Avi Shaked, Systems Engineer, R&D Lead, IAI
Assaf Marco, General Manager, Product Strategy Team, Sompo Cyber Security
S.C. Leung, Centre Manager, HKCERT

11:45–11:55
Cyber for Retail

Felipe Doria, Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Privacy Officer, Grupo Liverpool Mexico

11:55–12:35
Canada: A Hub for Cyber Opportunities

Session Led by AWZ HLS Fund

Moderator: Yaron Ashkenazi, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, AWZ HLS Fund

Amitai Ratzon, CEO, Pcysys
Richard Fadden O.C., Senior Strategic Advisor, Awz HLS Fund; Former Director, Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Stanley Gomes, Senior Trade Commissioner, Canadian Embassy in Israel

13:00–14:15
Exhibition & Lunch Break
14:10–17:00
Afternoon Plenary
Host: Dr. Dorit Dor, VP Products, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
14:10–14:20
The Government's Role in Cultivating the Cybersecurity Industrial Cluster

Roi Yarom, Head of Policy Planning, Israel National Cyber Directorate

14:20–14:35
One-on-One on Cyber Diplomacy

Arie Bensemhoun, Executive Director, ELNET - France 
MP Constance Le Grip, Member of the Cyber Study Group, the French National Assembly

14:35–15:05
Finance in the Cyber Era: Digital Identity Trust

Moderator: Ayelet Avni, Offering Management Strategy Lead, IBM Security Trusteer

Hezi Zelevski, Head of Product Management, Revenue Guard, Amdocs
Jason Keenaghan, Director, Business Leader, IAM and Fraud, IBM Security
Yair Rubin, CISO, Information Technology Division, Menora Mivtachim Insurance Ltd
Yossi Oren, Senior Lecturer, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev  

15:05–15:20
Finance in the Cyber Era: AI as a Shield against Advanced Cyber Financial Crime

Mark Gazit, CEO, ThetaRay

15:20–15:45
Banking and Insurance in the Cyber Era

Moderator: Erez Kreiner, Fund Manager, Israel, Awz

Asaf Lifshitz, Co-Founder and CEO, Sayata Labs  
Dhananjaya A Tambe, Deputy Managing Director and Chief Information Officer, The State Bank of India 
Hay Hazama, CEO of Athena, MER Group
 
15:45–15:55
How The Electronic Signature Generates the Paperless Revolution

Zeev Shetach, CEO, Comsign

15:55–16:05
Securing IoT Services in 5G Networks

Itai Weissman, VP Partners Solution, Allot   

16:05–16:15
Evolution of Cyber for Cloud Service Providers: Protecting the Cloud and Tenants in a Multi-Cloud World

Douglas Lieberman, Director and GM, Global Alliances, Dell EMC

16:15–16:50
The Forecast: Highly Cloudy & Highly Secure

Moderator: Ariel Levanon, VP Cyber Security, Mellanox 

Arik Volovsky, Sales Engineering Manager, Symantec Israel
Avi Sarfati, Senior Manager, Deloitte
Douglas Lieberman, Director and GM, Global Alliances, Dell EMC
Guy Bahiri, Splunk Technical Director, Emet Computing