Silvia Senabre, Head of Technology Risk Division / Banco de España
Head of Technology Risk Division within the Directorate General of Banking Supervision at Banco de España. She has more than 20 years of experience as an IT risk supervisor and regulator in the banking sector. Silvia represents Banco de España in several international regulatory bodies and institutions on topics related to cyber risk, cyber resilience, third party risk and cloud computing.
She co-chairs the SSM Network on IT risk as well as the European Banking Authority Subgroup on IT risk. She is also part of the BCBS Operational Resilience Group.
Mª Piedad Álvarez de Arriba, Police Commissioner, Head Of Cibercrime Central Unit / Cuerpo Nacional de Policia
Her entire professional career has been within the Judicial Police. She began her career as a Homicide Investigator in Madrid. She later served as the Head of the Surveillance Section in the UDEF (Economic and Financial Crime Unit). After being promoted to Superintendet, she led the Judicial Police Brigade in Málaga, and the Central Brigade for Specialized Crime in Madrid. From 2019 to 2022, she was the Chief of Staff at the Security Department of the Prime Minister’s Office, and she is currently in charge of the Central Cybercrime Unit.
Isabel Fernández, Rector / Alfonso X El Sabio University
Dr Isabel Fernández is currently Rector of Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, Spain. Member of the Advisory Boards of Telefónica Tech, DeNexus and Escuela de Pensamiento (Mutualidad de la Abogacía). Previously, she was Managing Director & Lead of Advanced Analytics Iberia and Israel in Accenture, President of the Artificial Intelligence and BigData Commission of AMETIC, Rector of several Laureate International Universities and General Manager in several analytics companies. "Finally, artificial intelligence has left the research labs to evolve our society by creating limitless possibilities. Growing up with this unprecedented level of technology means that creativity and critical thinking are key skills not only for students to succeed, but also for society to thrive."
Isabel's role as a researcher began in the field of machine learning and chaos theory. Her career has since focused on customer centricity and how Artificial Intelligence and digital business models can deliver cost efficiencies, engaged employees and loyal customers for companies such as ING Direct, Havas Media and American Express.
She holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the Universidad de Oviedo, Spain, and a Masters in Risk Management (GARP) and other programmes from MIT and the Aspen Institute.
Julio Rilo, Head of R&D, INIXA S&C, University of Oviedo
Engineer in computer science from the University of Oviedo, is a founding partner of the firm "Inixa - Security & Communication" and "IA2 -Advanced Analytical Intelligence- Cathedra" at the University of Oviedo.
Juan Manuel Corchado, Full Professor Computing and Control Department, University of Salamanca
Juan M. Corchado is President of the University of Salamanca, Director of the BISITE Research Group (Bioinformatics, Intelligent Systems, and Educational Technology), and Director of the IoT Digital Innovation Hub. He is also a Visiting Professor at both the Osaka Institute of Technology and Universiti Malaysia Kelantan.
Francisco Herrera, Professor / Dept. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence – University of Granada
Francisco Herrera is Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Granada, director of the Andalusian Institute for Research in Data Science and Computational Intelligence. He is a number academician of the Royal Academy of Engineering of Spain (2019). He is included in Clarivate's list of highly cited authors in Computer Science and Engineering.
Mª Luz Loureiro García, Professor / University of Santiago de Compostela
Professor of Economics at University of Santiago de Compostela; Phd from Washington State University. Her fields of research are sustainability, environmental economics, and tourism economics.
Cristobal Alonso, General Partner / Startup Wise Guys & WIse GUys Cyber Fund
Enrique López González, Professor of Financial Economics and Accounting at the University of León and Full Academician of the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences of the Institute of Spain
Enrique López González (León, 1960), Orcid: 0000-0003-1477-5416. PhD in Economics. Full Professor of Financial Economics and Accounting - University of León (2000). Full Member of the RACEF - Institute of Spain (2020). He appears in the 2002 edition of The International Who's Who of Professional Educators (Historical Society USA). His scientific contributions have been oriented to the design and treatment of information in environments of uncertainty and complexity for management decision-making in the search for competitive advantages.
Damien Henault, Managing Director / Forgepoint Capital
Managing Director of Forgepoint Capital with three decades of technology M&A and investment experience. Previously led cybersecurity investments at TempoCap and served as a Senior Director of Strategy and Corporate Development at Hewlett-Packard and a Technology, Media, and Telecom investment banker at J.P. Morgan. He founded an IT services firm in Paris and an internet service provider in Montreal.