3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS LEVAN GELASHVILI Deputy Chairman DIGITAL GOVERNANCE AGENCY Levan Gelashvili is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in various sectors, particularly in the field of security, crisis management, digital governance, and cybersecurity. Currently serving as Deputy Chairman at the LEPL Digital Governance Agency in Tbilisi, Georgia, he plays a vital role in shaping digital governance policy and strategy. His purview also extends to supervising key sectors, including Digital Governance and Cybersecurity Strategic Directions, Administrative Department, Economic Department, and Foreign Relations. With a commitment to ensuring the security and reliability of digital infrastructure, Mr. Gelashvili has made significant contributions to the field of information and cyber security. Mr. Gelashvili embarked on his professional journey in 1997, joining Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During his time there, he specialized in preparing informative and analytical papers that offered insights into Georgia’s foreign policy challenges and threats. Subsequently, Mr. Gelashvili’s career expanded to encompass various domains – he held managerial positions at the Maritime Transport Administration, the National Transport Regulatory Commission, and the Office of the National Security Council of Georgia. His influence further extended to the State Security and Crisis Management Council, where he assumed critical positions overseeing structural units. Transitioning into more recent years, Mr. Gelashvili held impactful roles at the Emergency Management Service of Georgia. These roles underscored his commitment to bolstering crisis management capabilities and enhancing emergency response. Since 2021, Mr. Gelashvili has taken on a pivotal role at the LEPL Digital Governance Agency (DGA). Under his oversight, the DGA embarked on several ground-breaking initiatives in the cybersecurity domain. Collaborative projects, bolstered by the support of the EU and UK, facilitated the launch of the Public-Private Partnership platform and the elaboration of the Strategy for Building Cyber-Awareness within Georgia’s Information Society. Levan earned his BA and MA in International Relations from Tbilisi State University and currently undergoes a joint Master of Science in Cybersecurity program at the Northern Kentucky University and St. Andrews Georgian University. As a Georgian native speaker, he is also fluent in English and Russian.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS CHRIS GIBSON Executive Director FIRST.ORG Chris brings a wealth of relevant and up-to-date experience in setting up and managing CERTs at the very highest levels of the worldwide Information and Cyber Security community. Chris spent over 12 years working in the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) whilst at Citigroup and, for 10 years, was part of the leadership of the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST); 2 as Chair. Within FIRST he implemented the Fellowship program. This was created to fund CERTs from UN-designated “Least Developed Countries” (LDCs) allowing them both to join FIRST and attend conferences and training. Chris joined the UK’s Cabinet Office, in 2013, to build, launch and lead the UK’s first formally chartered national CERT - CERT-UK. When CERT-UK was subsumed, in 2016, into the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre he left and joined Close Brothers as Chief Information Security Officer in November 2016, moved to Orwell Group as CISO in Jul 2018. Chris joined FIRST as it’s Executive Director in May 2019. Chris’ experience has allowed him to work with colleagues from both inside some of the world’s largest global financial institutions with the complexities that brings and also with colleagues from the incident response community, with members ranging from Microsoft and Oracle through to the national CERTs of Azerbaijan and Indonesia.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS ORKHAN HABIBZADE Systems Engineer PALO ALTO NETWORKS As a Systems Engineer at Palo Alto Networks, I bring a wealth of expertise in the realm of cybersecurity and information technology. With over 15 years of experience in the IT field, including five dedicated years in the dynamic domain of cybersecurity, I have consistently demonstrated my commitment to safeguarding digital landscapes. Education and Professional Credentials I hold a master’s degree and am Professionally Certified with the industry’s most prestigious certificates. My educational background has provided me with a strong foundation, and my ongoing pursuit of knowledge ensures that I stay at the forefront of technological advancements. Professional Achievements Throughout my career, I have successfully delivered numerous projects, including the creation of full-fledged Data Centers and the execution of multiple cutting-edge cybersecurity initiatives. These projects have not only showcased my technical prowess but also reinforced my dedication to addressing the evolving challenges of the digital age. Cybersecurity Expertise With five years of focused experience in cybersecurity, I have honed my skills in threat detection, risk mitigation, and network security architecture. My deep understanding of the cybersecurity landscape equips me to devise robust strategies that safeguard organizations against emerging threats.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS ROLAND HASHEM Managing Partner PROW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Roland Hashem, Managing Partner with over 12 years in the cybersecurity, data management and ICT sectors, founded PROW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY with a team of telco and IT professionals. They joined forces, combining and fusing their digital knowhow and expertise, to insure they cover all their international and local clients’ security requests.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS HAJYMYRAT HUDAYGULYEV Chairman TURKMENARAGATNASHYK AGENCY Hajymyrat Hudaygulyev was born on 07 August, 1982 in Yarajy farmers association of Baharden district, Akhal velayat. Education – higher. In 2003 graduated from the Turkmenistan State Institute of Transport and Communications as a telecommunications engineer. In 2003 worked as an electrician of the phone station of Baharden district of “Ahaltelekom.” In 2004 and 2005 attended the military service. From 2006 to 2008 worked as an electrician and after was promoted to the position of Head of the phone electric station of Baharden of “Ahaltelekom”. In 2008 was appointed in the position of Deputy Director for Telecommunications at GKES “Turkmentelekom”. From 2008 until 2012 worked as the Director of the cellular company “Altyn Asyr” of GKES “Turkmentelekom”. 2012-2019 worked as the General Director of the State Telecommunications Company “Turkmentelekom”. From February to October 2019, he worked as Deputy Minister of Industry and Communications of Turkmenistan. From October 2019 to the present, he is the Chairman of the “Turkmenaragatnashyk” Agency.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS VITALY KIRSHCHENYA Account Executive CLOUDFLARE Vitaly Kirshchenya is an Account Executive at Cloudflare, the leading security and performance company helping to build a better Internet. Vitaly focuses on helping companies become more secure online and be on the right track for their digital transformation journeys. He enjoys discussing technology in its entirety and has a particular interest in edge network security services.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS KOICHIRO KOMIYAMA Director of the Global Coordination Division JPCERT/CC JAPAN COMPUTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM COORDINATION CENTER Koichiro Komiyama is the Director of the Global Coordination Division JPCERT/CC (Japan Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center). His primary roles are to enhance international collaboration with overseas CSIRTs, and to support the establishment and operations of CSIRTs in their initial stage. He takes an active role in regional/global communities such as FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams), APCERT (Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team) and GCSC (Global Commission On The Stability Of Cyberspace). He is also a research scholar at the Keio University Global Research Institute(KGRI). His research interests include international relations, global governance in the cyberspace and ICT4D. He holds a Ph.D. in media and governance from the Keio university.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS PETR KUNSTAT Regional Sales Engineer THALES DIS Petr Kunstat has more than 15 years of international experience in the IT and Information Security sector with a particular focus on Data protection. He used to focus on application security, security operations and IAM. He has also experiences with management of IT/ QA teams in telco and bank. He loves to discover new things, technologies and meet new people.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS MAITHAM AL LAWATI CEO POWERDMARC Maitham Al-Lawati, CEO of leading email authentication SaaS provider PowerDMARC, is a highly accomplished business leader and technical expert with 15+ years of experience in cybersecurity. He has a proven track record of success in driving organizational turnaround, growth and revenue. Maitham has held senior leadership positions at a number of organizations including such as E&Y. Maitham holds a Global MBA from the University of Manchester and various professional certifications including CISSP, CISM, CRISC, ISC2 CCSP. Maitham is also an official member at Forbes Technology Council, an exclusive invitationonly global community of Technology Leaders and disruptors.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS VENIAMIN LEVTSOV Director of the Global Center of Excellence for Corporate Solutions KASPERSKY LAB Veniamin Levtsov graduated from Moscow State University. M. V. Lomonosov in the specialties “Computer Science” (1996) and “Law” (2000). He has been certified as a Project Management Specialist (PMP®) since 2008. Joined Kaspersky Lab in 2004 as Product Director, was responsible for the development and implementation of the solution portfolio development strategy, coordinated the launch of flagship products for home and corporate users. Upon his return to the company in 2013, he headed the corporate business with a priority focus on the segment of large organizations and projects of a national scale. During his work, he was directly involved in the preparation and organization of the promotion of a number of new information security solutions: protection systems against targeted attacks, protection of hybrid environments, solutions of EDR, SIEM classes, solutions in the field of Cyber Threat Intelligence, various expert services. He actively helped the development of corporate business in promising regions, formed a team that effectively supports hundreds of requests per month from regional teams at the presale stage. Since 2021, Director of the Global Center of Expertise for Corporate Solutions «Kaspersky Lab», provides support for pre-sale activities, leads complicated complex projects, and provides consulting support to various functions of the company.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS TURAL MAMMADOV Head of cert.gov.az, Secretary of the Coordination Commission for Information Security of Azerbaijan Republic STATE SERVICE OF SPECIAL COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SECURITY OF AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC Tural Mammadov is the Chief Information Security Officer at Special Communication and Information Security State Service of Azerbaijan and Secretary of the Coordination Commission for Information Security of Azerbaijan Republic. He has experience for more than 10 years as a head of Government CERT (cert.gov.az), Cyber Security, International Relations, Research and IT governance. Tural is currently pursuing his PHD on the topic “The Information Security in Critical Infrastructures”. Mr. Mammadov works as an Editor in Chief of Information Security Journal since 2015. He is also in the Board of Directors of OIC-CERT since 2016.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS OLIMJON MIRZAEV Director CYBERSECURITY CENTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN Mirzaev Olimjon Nomazovich was born in 1981 in the Samarkand region. In 2001 he graduated from the Tashkent Institute of Communications and Electrical Engineering (current Tashkent University of Information Technologies), and in 2003 he received a master’s degree in Digital Technologies and Control Systems. He began his career in 2001 as an engineer at the Institute of Cybernetics of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, then in 2003-2005 he was the chief specialist of the data transmission sector of network marketing of the Information Security Department of the Uzbek Agency for Communications and Informatization, in 2005-2011 the head of the certification sector for information security of the Department ensuring information security of the Uzbek Agency for Communications and Informatization and in 2011 became a leading specialist of the Department for the Development of Information and Communication Technologies and Information Security of the Information and Analytical Department for Information Systems and Telecommunications of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan. In 2014, he was appointed to the position of Deputy Director of the SUE “Center for Information Security” under the State Committee for Communications, Informatization and Telecommunication Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan (now the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan). He worked in this position until 2020, after which he was appointed Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan. March 24, 2022 Mirzaev O.N. was appointed Director of the State Unitary Enterprise “Cybersecurity Center”. In 2017 Mirzaev O.N. was awarded the medal “Shukhrat”. In 2018, he received a PhD in technical sciences.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS MAXIM MOROZOV Head of the technical specifications examination department CYBERSECURITY CENTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN Maxim Morozov was born in 1991. He graduated from Tashkent State National University in 2014 with a degree in applied mathematics and computer science with major in computer science and information technology. He has been working in the field of information and telecommunications since 2012. He began his career in 2011 as a contact center specialist at the joint venture limited liability company Uzdunrobita. In 2014-2018 worked in the State Institution “Center for Information Security”, department for the protection of personal and publicly available information. From 2019 to the present time he has been working at the State Unitary Enterprise “Cyber Security Center” where he heads the technical specifications examination department. During his work, he established himself as a wide-profile specialist in the field of information and computer technologies. At the same time, he participated in such international training programs as: 1. Multimedia University – Malaysian Technical Cooperation Program (MTCP) Security and privacy in systems and environment (SPSE); 2. IT Academy - Information Security Audit; 3. UNODC - International and regional cooperation in the fight against cybercrime; 4. Triple Point Engineering Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection - Information security management systems.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS RICHARD PALMER Territory Manager ENTRUST I have been providing trusted digital security solutions to clients throughout Eastern Europe and CIS for the last 20 years. We help our customers achieve higher levels of data security and trust, as well as meeting and exceeding regulatory standards through specialization in Hardware Security Modules (HSM), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Digital Signature, Code Signing, Encryption and Key Management, Access control and Certificates and their management.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS ORHAN OSMANI Head a.i. Cybersecurity Division at BDT ITU INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION Orhan Osmani is Acting Head of the Cybersecurity Division in the Development Sector of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Orhan has more than two decades of work in the field of ICT, with 14 years of international development experience, and over 10 years of private sector experience. Before joining ITU, Orhan worked in the private sector in the Asia and Pacific region, where he held a variety of roles linked to information security. He has experience in network, application and communication security, process implementation and review, identity and access management, emergency telecommunications, among others. He built his experience with niche consulting firms, large telcos, and multinational companies, such as Oracle where he worked with government and private sector enterprise clients. In ITU’s Development Sector he leads a small team of cybersecurity professionals that develop and implement cybersecurity initiatives supporting developing countries and Least Developed Countries (LDCs). He worked in the emergency telecommunication division and was deployed to help countries with post-disaster response. He holds an engineering degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering and a master’s degree in information technology.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS MIKHAIL RODIONOV Senior Director, Strategic Accounts FORTINET Mikhail Rodionov is a highly accomplished cybersecurity professional and Senior Director at Fortinet, where he leads strategic accounts and drives business development initiatives across CIS countries. His impressive qualifications include an MBA degree from Warwick University in the United Kingdom. Mikhail’s journey with Fortinet began in 2015, and over the years, he has held a series of influential roles within the organization, including Country Manager, Regional Director, Senior Regional Director, and his current position as Senior Director for Strategic Accounts. With a career spanning multiple renowned IT companies and system integrators such as Arbor Networks and Extreme Networks.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS ENG. BADAR ALI SAID AL SALEHI Chairman of OIC-CERT Director General of Oman National CERT MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (MTCIT) Director General – Oman National CERT Chairman of OIC-CERT Head of ITU Regional Cyber Security Center Global Cyber Security Influencer- Executive Category Eng. Al Salehi is the Director General of Oman National CERT which is the e- Oman national initiative addressing the cyber security issues in the sultanate of Oman. Additionally, he carries out other leading roles and responsibilities where he is the head of the Regional Cyber Security Center of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) which is the specialized ICT agency of the United Nations (UN), He is also the chairman of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Computer Emergency Response Team (OIC-CERT) and he sets as a member in several national and regional committees addressing regional and international cyber security issues. Al Salehi has been working for several governmental agencies and had the opportunity to lead several national and regional projects and initiatives that achieved international recognitions and prizes. He has been awarded the Global Cyber Security Influencer Award in Executive category for the year of 2021 by IFSECGLOBAL INFLUMECER SECURITY& FIRE. Eng. Al Salehi, holds a BEng Degree with honor in Computer Systems Engineering from University of Kent in the United Kingdom, Additionally, he holds several professional and specialized cyber security certifications and he has been speaking and representing Oman in several regional and international meetings, conferences and events.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS OLZHAS SATIYEV Founder & CEO TSARKA • Founder & CEO TSARKA (First private CERT in Central Asia) • OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional) • TEDx and OSCE (Organization for security and cooperation in Europe) speaker • Finalist of the 2017-2019 PHDays hacker competition • Founder of KazHackStan conference • Marathon runner and Ironman 70.3.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS ANDREY SHISHKIN Director of the Information Security Department UZCARD 22 years of experience, including 13 years in the field of information security. International experience in consulting, pre-sales and operational environments. Specialization: • risk management in information security • implementation of the management systems and operational processes of the information security based on international standards such as ISO2001 and PCI DSS • architecture and strategy of information security in companies • implementation of various information security solutions.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS MIKHAIL STEBLIN CTO SABABA Mikhail is a highly skilled cybersecurity professional with over 7 years of experience. He started his career at a major cybersecurity integrator as an engineer, where he implemented and administered cybersecurity solutions for enterprise clients. After that, he spent 5 years at the largest international cybersecurity vendor, initially working as a Presales engineer and eventually becoming the head of the Customer Success department. Throughout his professional journey, he has gained experience in sales, support, administration, architecture development, and implementation of cybersecurity solutions for major international clients. In 2023, Mikhail joined the HWGSababa team as the Technical Director of the Central Asia branch. In this role, he is responsible for providing technical expertise, developing new business directions, and driving portfolio growth in the region. During his free time, Mikhail is involved in web service development and building DevSecOps.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS YEVHENII SYMOROZ Business Development Manager BAKOTECH Business Development Officer with a decent history of working in Cyber Security, IT, and management consulting. Helping Customers to build Cyber Security XDR Platform to protect their business in Central Asia countries, Ukraine and Azerbaijan.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS SALIH TALAY Head of Cyber Security Department DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY OF TÜRKIYE Salih Talay (CISSP, ISO27001 LA, ITIL-F) has been graduated from Izmir Institute of Technology Department of Computer Engineering. He has more than 20 years experience in cyber security, especially in network and operating systems security. Before joining Digital Transformation Office, he held the positions like senior researcher at The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye and Cyber Security Operations Group Manager in HAVELSAN Inc. He is currently holding the Head of Cyber Security Department position in Digital Transformation Office of the Presidency. His current duties include Information and Communication Security Program management, cyber security policy development and improving cyber security ecosystem by enhancing collaboration among the public sector, private sector and universities. He is also the management board member of Türkiye’s Cyber Security Cluster and technical advisory board member of HackMasters International Cyber Security Challenge.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS ANOSH THAKKAR Co-Founder and CTO/COO SOTERYAN
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS RUSTAM YUNUSOV Deputy Director CYBERSECURITY CENTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN Rustam Yunusov is the Deputy Director Cybersecurity Center. He has two Master’s degree one in Tashkent Electrotechnical Institute of Communications (present name is Tashkent University of Information Technologies) and get Master’s of Computer Scines, second one is in National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo, Japan and get Master of Public Administrations. His main role in the Center of Cybersecurity are coordinating all state bodies activities in field of cybersecurity and support to their Information system in information security issues, also he is responsible for expertise all state bodies information system. He takes an active role for developing several normative and legislative documents in field of cybersecurity (most of them Presidential decree and governmen tresolutions). He active participated international activities in USA, Singapore, Japan, Switzerland, South Korea, European countries and so on. Last two years he actively work with OSCE projects. He has more then 20 publications part of them published in international journals. In his career he worked in the Cabinet of Ministers, Ministry of Digital and others. Also on his coordination will be created many projects in field of ICT and Cybersecurity.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS PAVEL ZORIN Datacentre Sales Executive DELL TECHNOLOGIES In 2011 graduated from Bauman Moscow State Technical University. Have been working in IT since 2008, starting as a solution implementation engineer in an IT integrator. In 2017 joined Dell Technologies Fond of sports and traveling. Happy husband and father of two siblings.
3-4 OCTOBER 2023 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS 3-4TAwwwSPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WELCOME LETTER THANK YOU SPONSORS VALERY ZUBANOV Managing Director of Kaspersky Lab in Central Asia and Mongolia KASPERSKY LAB Valery Zubanov was appointed as Managing Director of Kaspersky Lab in Central Asia in November 2022. Valery has significant experience not only in the field of information security, but also at Kaspersky Lab, where he joined in 2013 as a business development manager in Kyrgyzstan. Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Already in 2014, Zubanov was appointed Commercial Director in Kazakhstan, Central Asia and Mongolia. In this position, Valery was responsible for the development of personal products in classic digital retail and telecom operators, as well as sales of classic security products and advanced solutions to protect against targeted attacks against corporate customers in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia. He considers his main task in this position to be the consolidation of the achieved high results and their increase, as well as the transnational export of successful projects. The unconditional priority will remain the protection of state information systems, repelling targeted attacks on financial institutions and critical infrastructure in all countries of Central Asia.