Speaker Bio

Professional Profile:

• A cybersecurity expert with more than 15 years of experience in risk management, protecting critical information systems and implementing national cybersecurity strategies.
• In 2011, he led the team responsible for establishing the Directorate General for Information Systems Security (DGSSI).
• Responsible for developing and implementing national cybersecurity strategies and multi-year action plans

Thanks to these efforts, the DGSSI was ranked 50th by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in 2021 and is now in the first group (Tier 1) of leading countries in the field of cybersecurity globally.
Professional experience:

• Director in charge of the General Directorate of Information Systems Security and Director of the National Cybersecurity Centre (2011-present)
• Oversees national cyber incident response and manages the National Cybersecurity Incident Response Team.
• Responsible for coordinating national cybersecurity efforts between government and private entities and organisations in the field of cybersecurity.
• He held several positions in information systems management and IT security, specialising in telecoms, cryptography and cyber-defence.

Scientific qualifications:

• Graduate of the Royal Military Academy, Class of 1986
• Graduate Diploma in Computer Science and Engineering, the University of the Bundeswehr Munich
• Master's Degree Specialising in National Defence, Royal Military College of Graduate Studies