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Ajay Sawhney belongs to the Indian Administrative Service. He has handled various assignments in the State of Andhra Pradesh, covering land administration, law and order and quasi-judicial functions, rural development, health & family welfare, communication & information technology, e-governance and elections.

He led the establishment of the International Institute of Information Technology in Hyderabad and its emergence as one of the premier institutions in computer science education and research in the country. With more than ten years of experience in information technology he has steered implementation of several major e-governance and broadband projects. As Principal Secretary to Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, he was instrumental in the design and implementation of AP Fibernet Project for universalising Fiber to the Home (FTTH) in the State.

In Government of India he has worked as President and CEO of the National e-Governance Division, which assists the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in the implementation of the National e-Governance Plan, and as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas before his current role as Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Ralf Sauer is the Deputy Head of Unit in the European Commission, DG Justice and Consumer's international data protection unit. As such he is co-responsible for the entire work of this unit which covers data flows both for commercial purposes and in the area of law enforcement cooperation. The objective of the unit is to facilitate such data flows through multi- and bilateral arrangements at international level (including, for instance, the U.N., OPEC, Council of Europe, APEC) while ensuring a high level of data protection. It is also responsible for making sure that data protection requirements are taken into account in the design/drafting of Commission measures involving data processing.

Ralf Sauer has been one of the key negotiators of the EU-US Privacy Shield and is currently co-leading the discussions with a number of countries that have expressed an interest in an adequacy finding (e.g. Japan, Korea). He regularly participates in international conferences and panels on data protection issues.

Prior to joining DG Justice, Ralf Sauer worked for almost 10 years in the European Commission's Legal Service where he provided legal advice to various policy units of the Commission and represented the institution in more than 200 cases before the European Courts. He holds an LL.M. and doctoral degree from Yale Law School.

Fredrik Forslund serves as Vice President, Enterprise & Cloud Erasure Solutions for Blancco, a division of Blancco Technology Group. Bringing close to 20 years of experience from the data erasure industry, he previously founded SafeIT Security, a security software company focusing on encryption and selective data erasure. With a keen eye for streamlining corporate IT security efficiencies and maintaining compliance with data privacy legislation, he is often regarded as a trusted advisor among customers. Prior to joining Blancco, he served as a Management Consultant for McKinsey & Company. Having lived and worked in the U.S., South East Asia, South America and Europe, Forslund understands the operational, financial and cultural nuances of driving global business growth. When he’s not guiding customers through data erasure, or working with Blancco’s internal teams, he can be found speaking at industry conferences across the world.

Arun M. Kumar, Chairman and CEO, KPMG in India is an accomplished global executive, entrepreneur and mentor, with experience spanning multiple sectors from high technology to Government and many geographies from Silicon Valley to India.

Kumar recently served as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service in the Obama Administration. A writer himself, he has authored a book of poetry, Plain Truths (2010), and co-edited a book, Kerala’s Economy: Crouching Tiger, Sacred Cows (2007).

Educational qualification:
Master’s degree in Management from the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Kerala, India

An information security professional with 13+ yrs of experience in ethical hacking, countermeasures, general security operations, SOC; with a never ending thirst for automation. At MMT, we love open source, and love giving it back to the community!

Diwakar Dayal is the Managing Director and Country Manager for Tenable’s India & SAARC Business region. He is responsible for developing and executing Tenable’s growth strategy for the region, creating a strong foundation of partnerships with customers and partner eco-system to expand the Cyber Exposure company’s presence in the security market across India & SAARC

Diwakar Dayal has over 20 years of experience in the IT and Cyber Security industry, leading high growth security businesses, focusing on advanced technology solutions & services in cyber security and networking.

Prior to joining Tenable, Diwakar held various positions at Cisco for over eight years building a strong cyber security sales team in India and also heading the cyber security channel sales team across Asia Pacific, Japan & Greater china based out of Singapore for over 4 years. 

Diwakar also worked in Juniper leading their Advanced technology portfolio while creating Juniper's entry into Indian FSI market. Prior to that he spent time at Dimension Data, Wipro and Sify, driving the security consulting, solutions and integration business as part of the IT channel.

He earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing from T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) & completed his CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) in 2004. Diwakar is a passionate Cyber Security evangelist based in Bangalore, India.

Kapil is a known industry veteran with 22 years of experience in Domestic and Global ICT sector.

He has held key positions in organizations like Jabra, SONUS Network, Cisco Systems and Juniper Inc. where he was instrumental in growing business across multiple domains. Kapil has built high performing teams and is determined in securing customer loyalty by consistently executing successful projects.

Working as Superintendent of Police, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. Studied M.Sc (Software Engineering) at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Previously worked at HP, Cisco and TCS as Software Engineer. Working to introduce latest technologies in day to day policing for better investigations and office management. Areas of Interest: Computer networks, data structures and algorithms.

Fredrik Forslund serves as Vice President, Enterprise & Cloud Erasure Solutions for Blancco, a division of Blancco Technology Group. Bringing close to 20 years of experience from the data erasure industry, he previously founded SafeIT Security, a security software company focusing on encryption and selective data erasure. With a keen eye for streamlining corporate IT security efficiencies and maintaining compliance with data privacy legislation, he is often regarded as a trusted advisor among customers. Prior to joining Blancco, he served as a Management Consultant for McKinsey & Company. Having lived and worked in the U.S., South East Asia, South America and Europe, Forslund understands the operational, financial and cultural nuances of driving global business growth. When he’s not guiding customers through data erasure, or working with Blancco’s internal teams, he can be found speaking at industry conferences across the world.

Kiran Vangaveti is a first generation entrepreneur with over 20 Yrs+ in IT industry, and over 14yrs in Cyber Security alone. He has worked in Senior executive roles in Fortune 100 companies like GE and Praxair, before joining Tudor Investment Corp as CISO. He is an accomplished leader driving effective and successful Cyber Security, Compliance and Risk Management programs across enterprise environments. He also consults on Cloud Cyber Security and adoption issues across Financial, HealthCare and Manufacturing verticals. He is the thought leader behind BluSapphire, only purpose built agentless Multi-Vector platform that leverages Artificial Intelligence, algorithmic science, machine learning and Advanced Data Analytics empowering organizations with proactive security to defend against zero day attacks,  ransomware, advanced persistent threats and Internal threats in real-time. 

Jayesh Ranjan is a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of the 1992 batch working in the state of Telangana. He holds a Masters Degree in Psychology from Delhi University, a degree in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and a Masters in Public Management from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. He has also done short courses in the University of Birmingham (on Environmental Policy Analysis), JICA training Institute, Tokyo (on lake remediation), London School of Economics (on Globalization and Leadership), Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (in Public Policy), and Swedish Institute, Stockholm (on Sustainability and CSR). He is the All-India topper of his IAS batch of 1992. He was awarded World Banks Social Capital Visiting Scholarship in 2002 and the British Governments Gurukul Chevening Scholarship in 2005. He has done international consultancy assignments for the World Bank, UN-ESCAP, Sedatu project of Mexico, and for international NGOs working for Youth Issues like YES, Inc of the USA and NMC from Italy. He is a part of the National Pool of Trainers in Leadership constituted by the Government of India, and is involved in training and mentoring newly recruited Civil Servants.

Jayesh Ranjan is the Principal Secretary of the Industries & Commerce (I&C) and Information Technology (IT) Departments of the Government of Telangana. His assignment involves identifying opportunities of utilizing IT in various government processes, attracting new investments, and promoting digital empowerment of the citizens. His last few assignments have been in the Industrial Promotion sector as Commissioner and MD of the Industries Department, Secretary in the Tourism Promotion Department, and Vice-Chairman of the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA), and various rural assignments in different parts of the state for over 12 years, working in diverse sectors like Tribal Development, Natural Resources Management, Poverty Alleviation and other related Social Development Sectors.

Jayesh Ranjan supports many social, cultural and charitable causes, and is on the Boards/Advisory committees of United Way (Hyderabad), Save A Childs Heart (SACH) Foundation, Young Lives India, Save the Children, Sparsh Hospice, APMAS, ML Jaisimha Sports Foundation, Hyderabad 10 K Foundation, Vijaya Foundation Trust, Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation, LSN Foundation, Tejas Foundation, Magic Bus Hyderabad, Hockey Hyderabad, World Wildlife Fund (Hyderabad chapter), Hyderabad Literary Festival and Spic-Macay.

Clayton has been involved in the professional education services industry for more than a decade in the U.S. and Asia. His experience spans business unit management, and mergers and acquisitions, including corporate restructuring.

Based at (ISC)² regional headquarters in Hong Kong, Clayton is responsible for the overall operations of (ISC)² in the region and supporting the organization's vision.

Clayton has led the establishment of (ISC)² offices in Japan, China and most recently India. He also works with different government agencies and corporations advising on workforce development within the information security profession.

Clayton is a regular speaker at information security events in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the Philippines and Hong Kong.

Clayton has a B.Com from Calcutta University and a PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management (Calcutta).

In April 2009, Clayton received the Membership Growth and Support Award during the (ISC)² 20th Anniversary Founders Celebration in recognition of his contributions to the development and growth of (ISC)² credentials and the profession in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2015 the Hon. Jejomar C. Binay, MNSA presented him with the Meritorious Service Award from the Department of National Defense, National Defense College of the Philippines for his efforts and engagement with the NDCP which contributed significantly to the attainment of their goal toward national security and development.

Clayton has been involved in the professional education services industry for more than a decade in the U.S. and Asia. His experience spans business unit management, and mergers and acquisitions, including corporate restructuring.

Based at (ISC)² regional headquarters in Hong Kong, Clayton is responsible for the overall operations of (ISC)² in the region and supporting the organization's vision.

Clayton has led the establishment of (ISC)² offices in Japan, China and most recently India. He also works with different government agencies and corporations advising on workforce development within the information security profession.

Clayton is a regular speaker at information security events in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the Philippines and Hong Kong.

Clayton has a B.Com from Calcutta University and a PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management (Calcutta).

In April 2009, Clayton received the Membership Growth and Support Award during the (ISC)² 20th Anniversary Founders Celebration in recognition of his contributions to the development and growth of (ISC)² credentials and the profession in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2015 the Hon. Jejomar C. Binay, MNSA presented him with the Meritorious Service Award from the Department of National Defense, National Defense College of the Philippines for his efforts and engagement with the NDCP which contributed significantly to the attainment of their goal toward national security and development.