Alongside these exclusive programs, we collaborate with a wider network of industry partners (Microsoft, MongoDB, Cloudflare, ClickHouse, and more) to provide credits, integrations, and product support.
Access to executives and advisors from top-tier companies across sectors
Execs spanning the US, Europe and Israel
Hand-picked introductions (no automation)
Meetings and networking opportunities around leading industry events
Meet the Hetz Data / Engineering
Advisor Network
Itay serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at SIXT, a leading global premium car rental company. In his role, he is responsible for devising and implementing the company’s global security strategy and overseeing its global information security organization.With over a decade of experience in military-grade defensive and offensive cyber operations, Itay has held various technological, operational, and management roles within the Israeli 8200 cyber unit. His extensive career also includes significant expertise in Cyber Crisis Management and Incident Response, providing consultation to Boards and key stakeholders of Fortune 500 companies and large enterprises.
Itay’s background in developing and working with cutting-edge technologies and teams equips him with a unique overview of the information security landscape, enabling him to effectively strategize and lead the implementation of resilient and efficient security programs.
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
Ashish is a cybersecurity leader with over 15 years of experience, known for building and managing robust security programs in startups and large enterprises. He excels in crafting security architectures, driving compliance initiatives, and fostering a security-aware culture. At Solidigm, as Deputy CISO and Head of InfoSec Architecture and Engineering, he developed the InfoSec program from scratch, implemented a Zero touch PKI solution to close significant deals, and streamlined IAM tooling to save $500k annually.
At PayPal, Ashish designed comprehensive security testing frameworks, reducing audit fatigue and risk by 20%. His earlier roles at GE Digital, Informatica, NetSkope, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise showcased his ability to deploy critical systems and create significant business value. Ashish holds a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering and is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
"Build a culture that people will be proud to be part of it. Take those people and create leaders out of them. Repeat."
Chuks Ojeme is a USA Today best-selling co-author [Game on: Leaders that last], 2022 judge of the top Global CISO 100, 2021 Top Global CISO 100, a prolific keynote speaker, and an executive with multiple academic, professional and executive qualifications. Chuks has more than 20 years in InfoSec, technology and unique value tech innovation. He is engaged in providing transformative and strategic leadership in business strategy, governance, M&A, divestment, disentanglement, information security and end-to-end enterprise risk management. He works to unlock opportunities through digital transformation, enterprise process re-engineering and AI capable data analytics.
"Our world is indeed full of enormous opportunities engulfed in myriads of challenging obstacles which are not insurmountable. It is difficult to breakthrough these obstacles if we can’t articulate them innovatively. Innovation turns the turbine that generates megawatts of solution energies. When we talk innovation, listen to each other, and walk-the-talk, we wet the ground for a pumper harvest of opportunities. My mission is to unlock these opportunities through strategic and adaptive risk management, strategic communication, collaboration and adaptive high impact leadership."
Ramy Houssaini is the founding chair of the Cyber Poverty Line Institute and a Global Cyber Resilience and Digital Trust Executive for BNP Paribas. He is an internationally recognized leader with a unique background in Cyber Security, Data Privacy, Operational Risk Management and Business Technology. He has extensive global experience in the Financial Services, Consumers Goods, Telecom and Healthcare industries. Prior to his current role, Ramy served as the Vice President of British Telecom in Europe, the Regional head of the Cyber Practice for Accenture and as the Vice President for Global Risk Management at Visa Inc. He is an active member of several industry boards and forums with a focus on Operational Resilience, Data Privacy and Cyber Security. Ramy earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from McGill University, a Masters of Science from the McCormick School of engineering at Northwestern University, and a Masters in Business Administration from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
"In cybersecurity, I believe strong leadership drives collaboration with innovators, ensuring we adapt to threats and craft sustainable solutions."
Mr. Jaffe is the CISO at Lemonade Insurance where he oversees the security of engineering, strategy, product, and operations of a cloud-native InsureTech disruptor. With 25+ years of technical experience in security roles, his expertise spans a variety of security domains. He is a prolific adopter of, and advisor to innovative security start-ups. Mr. Jaffe is also a cybersecurity and privacy attorney who understands legal risk and regulation in a way security-only practitioners don't.
"Founders should be bold in their vision, focused in execution, and honest and direct in their dealings with potential customers. Otherwise, I don't have time for them."
Nir Rothenberg is the CISO at Rapyd, managing security and IT for the soaring Fintech company, on a mission to ensure that the future of financial services will be democratized and secure.Prior to Rapyd, Nir led information security at a well known cyber-intelligence company, where he was charged with protecting a high profile and high risk enterprise. Before that, Nir worked as a consultant, helping with some of Israel’s leading companies reduce risk and improve information security. Nir is very active in Israel’s cyber startup scene, advising and partnering with many of them.
"It's all about collaboration. If you keep a collaborative mindset - you will be unstoppable."
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Bradley J. Schaufenbuel is currently Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Paychex, Inc. He has over 27 years of experience in the information security field, has written numerous books and journal articles, possesses BA, MBA, JD, and LLM degrees, maintains two dozen professional certifications, and regularly keynotes industry conferences. Bradley serves as an advisor to several venture capital funds and startups and was recognized as the Chicagoland CISO of the Year in 2018 as one of the Top 100 CISOs for 2023 by Cyber Defense Magazine.
"Security organizations at large enterprises are drowning in a sea of cybersecurity products, so founders should make sure their solutions integrate well into complex ecosystems."
Bhawna Singh is a senior technology executive with 20+ years of experience in successfully transforming products and scaling technology for a global user base. In her career as an executive leader, advisory board member, and investor, Bhawna has worked across multiple high-growth companies to grow & scale platforms from 0 to 100+ million monthly users, led global expansion of products, steered multiple acquisitions and spearheaded innovation to drive user growth and engagement, delivering multi million dollar revenue growth.
As CTO at Okta, Bhawna leads tech strategy and vision for its Customer Identity product. Bhawna frequently connects with senior executives of Okta’s global customer base, to build deep trust by delivering highly scalable, stable and secure products serving billions of login per month.Bhawna sits on the Advisory board of early stage startups and VC groups. Bhawna’s deep expertise in the area of high-growth, enterprise SaaS, and cybersecurity is frequently published in the press and podcasts.
"Innovation under any economic circumstance is a business driver, invest in it."
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