Rubén Fernández
CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) – ISACA, Madrid / CSSA (Certified SCADA Security Architect) - IACRB / PCI Professional – PCI Security Council Studied Computer Science Management at the Pontificia de Comillas University.
With more than 20 years working regarding Information Security / Cyber at companies like Deloitte, SIA Group or IBM. The main activities along his career have been related to GRC, Internal and External IT Audit, Risk/Process Assessments in national and international projects and coordinating the implantation and configuration of several technologies (PCI DSS, ISO 27001, GDPR, DLP, SIEM...)
Juan Gómez
Dr. Industrial Engineer from the University of Seville (1995). His teaching career began at the end of 1989 at the University of Seville, obtaining the position of Titular Professor of the University in 1997. Professor of Systems Engineering and Automation at the University of Jaén since 2002. President of the ICT Sector Commission of the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE) and member of the extended executive Commission of the CRUE. President of the Association of Public Universities of Andalusia (AUPA) since December 2018
José Fernando Gómez
An entrepreneur, public speaker, programmer and telecommunications engineer. I have been a cybersecurity and combat sports fan since the age of eight. Since I was sixteen I have combined work and study, beginning as a systems technician, graduating to software developer, big data and artificial intelligence architect, and finally technical director of my own company, Ironchip. Following this development, as the founder, I have decided to specialise in business and marketing, and my current role is executive director within Ironchip.
Cristina Bentúe
After several masters in Near Eastern Studies, Cristina forged her career in technology startups between Barcelona and the City of London before co-founding IriusRisk. Cristina currently co-manages the R&D department, with a growing team of developers and security analysts. Cristina is an advocate for open platforms and leads the community edition of IriusRisk to offer users a free and collaborative platform to share threat models of system architectures. Cristina is a champion of women in technology and for encouraging girls to choose STEM subjects at an early age.
Gerard Cervelló
Gerard Cervello is professionally specialized in management, business development and in deploying high-profile IT projects. As Blueliv’s General Manager/COO, Gerard has a multi-faceted role of leading, empowering and coaching a world-class team in the sales, marketing, finance, production, delivery and R&D areas to achieve Blueliv’s ambitious objectives, as well as in participating in the company’s strategy and vision.
He has more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry in multiple positions, having worked his way from the bottom up. Before joining Blueliv, Gerard worked both in large companies such as Philips, and start-ups such as Isoco and Scytl. In the latter, Gerard was part of the successful management team that helped the company become the dominant player in its market, scaling the business from less than 1M to a run rate of over 60M upon his departure in 2016. Gerard holds a Master of Engineering in Telecommunications from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
Daniela Kominsky
Daniela Kominsky is Cymulate Country Manager for Iberia. She is an executive with more than 20 years’ experience in business development and marketing in the information technology and systems sector; her career has been spent in international and multicultural environments.
Over the last 10 years, she has led important initiatives in the field of cybersecurity, promoting commerce between Israeli and Spanish companies, acting as a bridge between both countries. She is committed to innovation and entrepreneurship, she has worked with INCIBE to develop the ecosystem of cybersecurity entrepreneurship in Spain, and she participates actively as a conference speaker on these subjects. Moreover, Daniela is a member of the Board of Directors of the Israeli-Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and is a Member of the Council of Women4Cyber Spain.
Ángeles Caso
Ángeles Caso is a writer, historian and communicator. She has won such important literary awards as the Planeta Prize and the Prize for the Best Translated Novel in China. As a communicator, she has worked across all media: written press, radio and television.
Rafael Tesoro
Rafael Tesoro has a doctorate in mathematics from the Autonomous University of Madrid. He has extensive experience in digital transformation of several sectors, having worked at various companies such as IBM and Sainsel Sistemas Navales.
Since 2013, he has worked in the institutions of the European Union promoting cybersecurity in the Union. His work focuses mainly on managing cybersecurity programmes and projects co-funded by the EU (e.g., Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, Digital Europe). He also contributes to implementing various policies that seek to build and reinforce European cybersecurity capabilities and technologies (e.g., the NIS directive). In particular, since 2019, he has supervised the EU’s pilot projects to establish a European network of cybersecurity competencies.
Natalia Galán
A native of La Coruña, an industrial engineer and a safety director with 19 years of experience in the Electricity Sector.
Her career has been spent mainly in the field of electricity generation and distribution. In 2015, she joined the department of Cybersecurity Spain within Iberdrola’s Corporate Security, holding various posts since then; she is now the head of Critical Infrastructure and essential services at Iberdrola.
Eduvigis Ortiz
