Menny Barzilay is an internationally known Cyber Security Expert and evangelist of innovation. He is the co-founder and CEO of FortyTwo Global, Cyber Security Professional Services (Israel) and partner and co-founder of FortyTwo R&D Labs (India).  Additionally, he is the CTO of the Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center at the Tel-Aviv University and the chairman of CyberSage, a cyber security startup focused on capacity-building technologies.

Menny is a former CISO in the intelligence services of the Israeli Defense Forces (Capt. (Res.)), and worked at Bank Hapoalim Group in various positions including the head of the IT Audit Department.  A strategic adviser to leading enterprises around the world, as well as States and Governments and sits in the advisory board of several startup companies.

As the founder and director of the Cybercrime Research Institute, an independent think tank based in Cologne, Germany, he has dedicated his career to advancing the understanding of cyber threats and developing innovative strategies to combat them. He advises governments, organisations and large enterprises around the world on strategic, political and legal issues in the field of cybersecurity. With more than 700 speeches in over 100 countries and over 100 scientific publications, Prof. Gercke is one of the world’s leading experts in the field of cybersecurity and cybercrime.

In addition to speeches Marco conducts cyber incident simulations – interactive simulations of a fictional cyber-attack – with a “war gaming” / “serious gaming” approach, which allows the participants to check their capabilities in dealing with sophisticated attacks.

The main focus of his work is the development of innovative approaches to tackling a problem that has developed into a central problem for governments and businesses in recent years Cybercrime. Prof. Gercke’s work bridges the gap between law, technology, and governance, making him a sought-after speaker on how to achieve innovation that is both secure and trustworthy.

Prof. Dr. Marco Gercke’s multifaceted career as an entrepreneur, scientist, and consultant has significantly influenced the fields of cybersecurity and cybercrime. His innovative approaches, extensive experience, and dedication to education and consultancy have made him a sought-after expert, guiding organizations worldwide in navigating the challenges of the digital age.His lectures are clearly structured, very informative and include practical examples.

With more than 1.000 keynotes in more than 100 countries and more than 20 years of experience Prof. Dr. Marco Gercke is one of Europe’s leading experts on the opportunities and risks of digitalisation and artificial intelligence. A professor at the University of Cologne and founder of two high-tech companies in the AI-field, he combines academic depth with entrepreneurial experience in developing AI-based technologies.

As Director of the Cybercrime Research Institute, he advises governments and international organisations — including the European Commission — on the ethical, legal, and societal implications of emerging technologies. Over the past five years, his institute has contributed to the design and implementation of several high-risk AI systems within cutting-edge EU-funded research projects receiving more than €50 million in total funding.

TOPICS:

Is there a future of AI innovation in Europe?  A strategic overview of how the EU’s regulatory and ethical frameworks shape the future of artificial intelligence — balancing innovation with accountability

A fireside chat how those who run things view AI – How the top decision makers in government and private sector view AI today

When AI meets Quantum Computing – the next frontier to watch

Possible focused topics:

From Risk to Resilience – How to Build Trustworthy AI in Critical Domains – Lessons from high-risk AI applications in security and law enforcement, focusing on transparency, explainability, and human oversight.

Josh is a passionate hacker of all things. He examines systems, he takes them apart, and he puts different pieces together to produce something new and more effective. He hacks. Everything. His list includes social systems, computer networks, institutions, consumer hardware, animal behaviour, and many more. Josh knows that the greatest innovations come from rethinking ordinary situations, or hacking; a do-it-yourself movement with roots inside the engineering community.

Josh started as a technology hacker in his parent’s basement and ended up working with leaders at the upper echelon of business, government, and internet security. Along the way it became clear that a tipping point in new technology was changing commerce as we knew it in a myriad of ways.

From black market economies to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, from the radical departures in exchange and marketing enabled by Big Data to the as-yet-unrealised impact of 3D printing and the Internet of Things, Josh has specialised in translating technology insights into actionable strategies for business leaders.

Josh is the co-host of Built for Change, an award-winning podcast from Accenture (“Thought Leadership Podcast of the Year” from Adweek two years running, among others).

Josh Klein sits on many boards as an expert on emerging technologies. He is a Board Advisor to Shortlist.co and Venture.co; a Board Advisor to Iceland’s Modern Media Iniative (MMI); a Singularity University Mentor; a World Economic Forum Expert Network Advisor; an Advisor for Parsons School of Design, Emerging Research and Social Trends Lab; an AIBRT Research Associate; and an Innovation Board member for Witness.org.

He has written for media publications including the Guardian, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and Make Magazine, and has been interviewed by The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, Wired Magazine, La Monde, Kommersant and The Seattle PI. Josh has also appeared on television programs such as Nova, Discovery, and the Sundance Channel and hosted the popular National Geographic series, The Link.

Josh has presented on the TED Mainstage, at the World Economic Forum’s Davos conference, at Stanford and MIT Universities and to corporate groups such as Microsoft, Mastercard, the CIA and NSA. His keynotes on technology innovation focus on how we can use it to our advantage and to create a better world.

Testimonials

“My brain is still splattered against the wall from this morning.”

– Nikole Yinger, Producer, Bloomberg TV

“Normally I’m not captured by many keynotes but your presentation was awesome… and very scary. My attendees LOVED it! You were the talk of the conference. Thank you!”

– Steven Stout, Organizer, HITEC

“Josh Klein is a natural born storyteller with a real knack for capturing – and keeping – an audience engaged. Authentic and irreverent, it’s always a pleasure to see Josh on stage.”

– Melissa Withers, Executive Director, Business Innovation Factory

“Josh is not only a hacker of work; he’s a hacker of speaking. He ignores conventions that suck energy out of a room and turn listeners to zombies. He opens eyes. He boggles minds. He doesn’t just tippy toe up to the edge, he hits it going 100 miles an hour. Hire this deviant to speak to your group. I dare you.”
 – Jim Ericson, founder, The Masters Forum

Presentations

Josh has spoken at events including Davos and TED. He has presented to audiences around the world as well as to corporate groups from Microsoft or Mastercard to representatives of the CIA and NSA.

His topics cover the gamut of technological innovation, from cyber-security breakdowns to our evolving technological future.

Josh’s presentations are specifically designed to:

• Deliver walk-away strategies, insights, and methods listeners can apply to their businesses that day
• Reference real-life scenarios – in both success and failure – listeners can relate to, not just theory
• Be as up-to-date as possible: technology moves too fast to base strategy on 5-year-old anecdotes
• Change listener’s thinking, both about what the risks are, and where opportunity can be created

The following presentations are immediately available, or Josh can create a custom presentation expressly for your business:

Example Presentation Topics:

– AI, Deepfakes, and a post-truth future: how recent advances have radically exploded common conceptions of what KYC really means, and how authentication and authenticity will make or break your business.

– Proliferating Attack Surfaces: We all know that new technologies are changing the state of play at an unprecedented rate. Learn how radical reinvention is the new normal, and how a security perspective can help you navigate new technology curve balls to your advantage. 

– Social Uber Allis: Recent technology advances all have one thing in common in their impact: they revolve around human perception and expectation. Well beyond social engineering, cybersecurity stands to see new challenges and great opportunities by leaning in to what new tech can do for us, by us, and as us. 

PEOPLE VS ROBOTS – HOW BOTH WILL WIN: The question is… how? From the gig economy to fully automated luxury capitalism, society is only just starting to respond to the tidal wave of disruption these technologies represent. Dig into the impact Robots, AI, and Big Data will have on your job and the work of your employees, and learn how to get ahead of the risk – and your competition – in maximizing the under-considered opportunities the shift to hyper-human skilling represents.

FACEBOOK VS GOEBBLES: HOW DOES TECH CONTROL US?: We know we’re more predictable than we suspect, but what does the scale and scope of data about us – as employees and consumers – mean for the evolution of business? Learn about the responsibilities this is likely to entail, the risks of getting it wrong, and how to positively bring the impending era of hyper personalized cognitive modeling to bear on your existing (and future) markets.

Josh provides emerging technology insight for organizations large or small, turning this insight into marketleading strategy for both product or service and business model evolution. His deep technology background and extensive work history with Fortune 400 level organizations enables him to quickly cut through hype to find where an organization can get maximum leverage, mitigating risk and providing first-mover advantage.