G+D Ventures is active since 2018 and founded by experienced Venture Capitalists. We are a theme-driven investor focusing on growth-oriented companies, whose innovations promote and protect trust in our society. With this goal in mind, we established a €50m investment fund with the European Investment Bank and G+D, dedicated to investing in early-stage European TrustTech startups. Learn more about us here: https://medium.com/@gd.ventures/g-d-ventures-the-european-trusttech-investor-d5e8b2ebdab
Goals at ENISA: connecting with local and international cybersecurity industry leaders and investors, as well as getting to know innovative startups that could fit wihtin our investment strategy.
Álvaro Michelena, is an engineer in Industrial Electronics and Automation from the University of A Coruña, he is a predoctoral researcher at the CITIC research center of this same university since 2019. During these years he has worked on complex system modeling projects focused on anomaly detection. His research work has been recognized with national and regional awards.
Javier López is Professor at the University of Malaga, and Director of the NICS Lab Research Group. He focuses his research activity mainly in the areas of Network Security Services and Protocols and Protection of Critical Infrastructures,areas in which he has leaded more than fifty research projects, including fifteen projects funded by the European Commission.
Professor of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence and leader of the CryptULL research group in Cryptology at the University of La Laguna. He directs the Master in Cybersecurity and Data Intelligence, and the Binter and INCIBE Cybersecurity Chairs. Researches cryptography resistant to quantum computing, stream ciphers, cryptographic protocols and wireless network security
Jaime Loureiro Acuña, Telecommunication Engineer from UVIGO (2009), holds Master's degrees in Signal Processing (2010) and Cybersecurity (2021). Since 2016, he leads the data security tech line at Gradiant, specializing in cryptography and digital identity. He has played a key role in transforming technologies like Novawallet and SafeGate into products. He also coordinates Horizon Europe projects and contributes to security committees.
Ethical Hacker, with extensive experience and knowledge in Pentesting, Red & Blue Team. Cybersecurity Analyst and Researcher. Certified as an Expert Ethical Hacker, and as a Forensic Computer Expert. With extensive experience in threat and vulnerability analysis, risk analysis, security audits and regulatory compliance (LOPD, GDPR). Cybersecurity architect in systems, applications and networks. Hardening of servers. Security in Cloud environments. Data Protection Delegate. Speaker at different events, congresses and training sessions on cybersecurity. Mentor in the National Cyber League of the Civil Guard.
Doctor in Systems and Control Engineering (Industrial Cybersecurity) - Master in Systems Engineering - Graduated as a Computer Engineer.
More than 25 years of experience in Information Technology, much of which was developed at the Secretary of State for Security, specializing in systems architecture and critical OT infrastructures.
He has participated in pentesting and vulnerability analysis projects in Industrial Control Systems, carried out at the NATO Cyber Excellence Center Tallinn, (Estonia).
Trainer at CUFPN, UNED and University of Salamanca
ICS cybersecurity consultant at SIEMENS.
Montserrat Estaca Gómez, Civil Engineer, has been responsible of Telematics since June 2024, previously, and for three years, she has been the Head of Traffic of Gipuzkoa. Earlier, an for eighteen years, she developed her professional career working in the area of Civil Engineering taking part in projects related to Geotechnics.
An interactive dynamic designed so that managers and entrepreneurs of SME companies can experience first-hand decision-making in cybercrisis situations. In this practical exercise, participants will meet at tables where, through a real-time simulation projected on the screen, they will face four cyber incident situations. The workshop will conclude with a discussion focused on the cyber incident notification flow and lessons learned, addressing key aspects such as cybersecurity training, staff awareness and endpoint protection.