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Professional with more than 19 years of experience within IT. He is a Computer Systems Engineer with a Master's Degree in Cybersecurity. Founder and CEO of ŠTÍT CYBERSECURITY, a firm specialized in development of strategic programs to deploy Cybersecurity and Cyber Risk Management projects.

Strategic Accounts Regional Director at Cybolt responsible for business development in key customers for the company.

Nuevo León Software Cluster Advisor.

Former President of the Software Cluster of the State of Nuevo León, México, whose main goal is the development of talent in the IT industry and the promotion of innovation, collaboration and links between the industry ecosystem, educational institutions, and government entities.

Previously, he directed different service and consulting areas within Grupo Scanda (one of the most relevant integrators in Mexico), and was responsible for positioning the company in the northern area of Mexico, as a benchmark in the market. He has more than 30 years of experience in the Information Technology and Cybersecurity sector, integrating solutions to solve various business challenges in the business sector.

He has participated in multiple conferences and panels in the industry.

He is an Engineer in Cybernetics and Computer Systems from La Salle University (1985-1990) and a Graduate from IPADE in the Senior Management program (2002-2003).

Harris Ismail, currently Head of Identity & Access Management at a leading Financial Institution in Qatar. Harris boasts over 12 years of experience in the information security field, holding various leadership roles. Prior to this, Harris honed his skills as a business-focused information security strategist at multiple organizations, including some on the Forbes list. Throughout the past decade, Harris has established himself as a subject matter expert (SME) in the region, known for his success in designing and implementing intricate, end-to-end IAM solutions for large companies. He has a proven track record of enabling robust IAM capabilities and fostering a culture of identity security for both cloud-based and on-premise solutions, particularly within highly regulated industries like government and finance.

• Juan Manuel Vergara (51 years)
  • IT Professional with more than 28 years of experience in Cybersecurity
  • Graduated from Instituto Politécnico Nacional as Communications and Electronic Engineer
  • Postgraduate studies (MBA and Finance) in Universidad Anáhuac México Norte
  • As professional he owns the next certifications:
    • CISSP (from 2004)
    • CISA (from 2007)
    • CISM (from 2011)
  • Much of his professional career was spent on the end-user side where he was part of the computer security team at Bancomer (Now BBVA) for almost 6 years, managing part of the institution's security infrastructure at that time.
  • He formed the Computer Security area at the Anáhuac University, which led him to lead and implement different projects that helped lay the foundations of computer security to centralize and consolidate (securely) the main educational services.
  • He has evaluated and implemented different emerging technologies (in past years) that today have established themselves as leading technologies (Kaspersky, Aruba, Zscaler, Forescout) and now has a partnership with Enthec, Hackrocks and Kymatio.
  • He starts as partner and cybersecurity consultant in Círculo Daat in 2014, leading the Mexico’s north’s team.
  • In 2013 he joined the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León as a teacher, teaching the subject of “Security Architectures” for 4 years.
  • In 2023 he joined the Universidad Anáhuac Puebla as a teacher, teaching the subjects of “IT” and “Technological Innovation”.
  • Passionate about sports and particularly American football (member of the American football Hall Of Fame in Mexico).