ITWeb Security Summit 2023 | ITWeb | 5 June 2023 | Sandton Convention Centre, 161 Maude St, Sandown, Sandton, 2196, South Africa

This Event We Will Unpack the Latest Developments in Cyber Security Threats and How to Counteract Them. Key Themes That Will Be Discussed Include How Ai and Ml Are Being Used to Detect and Respond to Cyber Threats More Effectively; the Need for Strong Cloud Security Measures; the Security Implications of the Convergence of Ot and It Networks; Profiles and Motives of Hackers; How and Why Social Engineering Works in 2023; the Latest Developments in Zero Trust Security; How Ransomware Attacks Are Evolving and How to Protect Yourself; How Cyber Attacks Are Changing the Way War is Waged and the Implications for Us as Individuals; and Much More!

This is the Annual Gathering for the Cyber Security Community When Senior Representatives From Government, the Public and Private Sectors, Academia and Industry Experts Come Together to Discuss and Debate the Latest Developments in Cyber Security Threats and How to Counteract Them.

2023 Speakers

Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola
Chair, African Union Cyber Security Expert Group

Adv. Collen Weapond
Board Member, Information Regulator

Ahmore Burger-Smidt
Head Regulatory Practice (Data Privacy and Cyber), Werksmans Attorneys

Aki Anastasiou
Technology Influencer, Facilitator and Conference Host

Andréa Campbell
President, The Information Technology Association of South Africa

Anna Collard
SVP content strategy and evangelist, KnowBe4 Africa

Ayanda Peta
CISO, African Rainbow Minerals

Bernard Chadenga
Virtual CISO, Global Industrial

Brenton Swanepoel
System Engineer, Forescout Technologies

Bruno Horta Soares
Executive Advisor, Professor, ISACA Lisbon Chapter president

Cameron Losco
Head of Sales, Obscure Technologies

Chris Gatsi
Information Technology Risk Practitioner, Telesure Investment Holdings

Christopher MacRoberts
Partner, Clyde and Co

Craig McGee
Senior Sales Engineer, Delinea

Craig Rosewarne
Managing Director, Wolfpack Information Risk

David Behr
CEO, Liquid C2

Dominic Richardson
Chief Executive Officer, Dolos

Dr Bushra Al Blooshi
Head of Research and Innovation, Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC), a part of Digital Dubai

Dr Denisha Jairam-Owthar
Chief Director Information, Communication & Technology (GCTO), University of Stellenbosch

Dr. Jabu Mtsweni
Centre Manager, Information and Cybersecurity Research Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Dr. Machiniba Sylvia Sathekge
Partner and CIO, SNG Grant Thornton

Dr. Sizwe Gwala
Head of Data Governance, ABSA

Emma Raffray
Chief Research & Analysis Officer, Cyber Peace Institute

George-Paul de Lange
CEO, Cyber Intelligent Systems

Gerhard Cronje
Head: Cyber and Information Security Unit, South African Reserve Bank

Grant Hughes
Principal Security Architect, Engen

Greg Baylis
UK/I and Africa sales director, Cymulate

Haider Pasha
Chief Security Officer, EMEA & LATAM, Palo Alto Networks

Hed Kovetz
CEO, Silverfort

Helen Kruger
Head of Operations, Teraco Data Environments

Hermanus Lourens
Senior Sales Engineer, South Africa, CrowdStrike

Irfaan Chavoos
Cyber Security Professional, Marsh

Ishaaq Jacobs
CISO, Sasol

Jabu Sibanyani
Head of Solutions Architecture, Sub-Saharan Africa, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Janine West
Director- I & T Data Privacy & Protection, NTT

Jason Jordaan
Principal Instructor, SANS Institute

Jason Oehley
Regional Sales Manager, Arctic Wolf Networks

Jean Benoit Nonque
Senior Director BigFix - EMEA Latam Japan, HCL Software

Jeroen Vandeleur
Senior Security Expert, NVISO

Katekani Hlabathi
General Manager, ICT Security, State Security Agency

Kathryn Hedley
Director and Digital Forensic specialist, Khyrenz

Kevin Wilson
General Manager, Group IT Services, Stefanutti Stocks

Kerrisa Varma
President, Women in Cybersecurity Southern Africa

Kgabo Ralebepa
Vice President, ISACA SA Chapter

Kris Budnik
Director, Tilt Advisory

Len Noe
Technical Evangelist, White Hat Hacker & Biohacker, CyberArk

Lineo Racoco
Group CISO, Coca Cola Beverages Africa

Lionel Dartnall
Security Engineering Team Lead - SADC, Check Point

Marcus Richter
IT Manager, Stefanutti Stocks

Mark T. Hofmann
Crime & Intelligence Analyst

Mark Whelan
Head of Growth Markets, Okta

Martin Potgieter
Co-founder and technical director, Nclose

Matthew Stevens
Chief Technical Officer, Dolos

Michael Byrnes
Director Solutions Engineering IMEA, BeyondTrust

Mikko Hyppönen
Chief Research Officer, WithSecure

Muhammad Simjee
Founder, A2D24

Nastassja Finnegan
Cyber Security Officer, First National Bank

Nick Black
Sales Director - South Africa, Tenable

Nomahlubi Ogah
CIO, Postbank

Ntombhana Ntsanwisi
Data Privacy and Protection Manager, Standard Bank Group

Oren Kaplan
Senior Director - MEA, Pentera

Patrick Ryan
Co-founder, Mobius Consulting

Paul Williams
Country Manager - SADC and Indian Ocean Islands, Maxtec in partnership with Fortinet

Prof Elmarie Biermann
Director, Cyber Security Institute

Rashika Ramlal
Public Sector Country Leader, South Africa, AWS

Saba Rahimi
Chair, Gauteng Chapter, Institute of IT Professionals South Africa (IITPSA)

Sandika Daya
Senior Manager: IT Governance, Risk and Compliance, Multichoice

Sidanth Dayal
Member, ISC2 Gauteng Chapter

Sithembile Songo
Group Head: Information Security, Eskom

Steve Foster
Solutions Engineering Manager Middle East Africa, Netskope

Steve Jump
Founder and Director, Custodiet Advisory Services

Stéphane Duguin
CEO, Cyber Peace Institute

Suren Naidoo
Group Chief Information Security Officer, TFG

Susan Potgieter
Chief Risk Officer, SABRIC

Tamer Odeh
Regional Director, SentinelOne

Tiyani Nghonyama
COO, Geekulcha

Tommie Francis
Senior Manager security assurance, AWS

Venisha Nayagar
Group Chief Information Security Officer, Life Healthcare

Victoria White
First Secretary Cyber for Southern Africa, British High Commission Pretoria - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Vincent Barida
Principal Solutions Architect, Cloudflare

Wayne Olsen
Managing Executive Cyber Security, BCX

2023 Sponsors

EVENT SPONSOR:
• BCX

SPONSOR PARTNERS:
• Cisco
• Cybereason
• Forescout
• Netskope
• Obscure Technologies
• Palo Alto Networks
• Tenable

DIAMOND SPONSOR:
• KnowBe4

URBAN CAFE SPONSOR:
• AWS

BROADCAST BOOTH SPONSOR:
• Snode

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Arctic Wolf
• Cloudflare
• CrowdStrike
• Liquid C2
• Pentera

UK PAVILION SPONSORS:
• Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Blackwired
• CyberQ Group
• Darkbeam
• Goldilock
• Grove Applied Intelligence
• Lupovis
• Siker

GOLD SPONSORS:
• CyberVision
• WithSecure
• Cymulate
• Delinea
• dotNext
• BeyondTrust
• Incode
• HCLSoftware
• Maxtec
• Fortinet
• Orca Security
• Nclose
• Okta
• SANS Institute
• SentinelOne
• Silverfort

LEGAL SERVICES SPONSOR:
• Clyde & Co

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Barracuda
• Blue Turtle
• Quest
• BitSight
• Cyberlinx
• Infoblox
• Semperis
• OutThink
• Trinexia
• CyberArk
• Rapid7
• Trustwave
• ZeroFOX

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• BITM
• Check Point
• Drive Control Corporation
• MBCOM Technologies | Symantec
• Mandiant
• Genisus Risk
• IronSky
• Lexicon
• SecurityHQ
• Tangent Solutions
• Telspace Africa
• Westcon-Comstor
• Cisco
• Microsoft

DISPLAY SPONSORS:
• 1000 Pentesters
• Altron Arrow
• Arcserve Southern Africa
• Cyber83
• Dolos
• CA Southern Africa and Exabeam
• Galix
• Letjeka Consulting
• Marsh
• Mobius Consulting
• Mobius Binary
• Performanta & IBM
• Skybox Security
• Veracode
• VIC IT Consulting
• Vukile IT Consulting

SPONSOR:
• Orange Cyberdefense

ENDORSERS:
• ISACA SA Chapter
• IITPSA
• ISC2 Gauteng Chapter
• ITA
• WiCyS