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Paul Pols

Paul Pols is CTO at Bureau Veritas Cybersecurity. He is at the forefront of cybersecurity, leading Bureau Veritas Cybersecurity's efforts against ransomware as the Domain Lead for Ransomware Resilience. He crafts strategies to shield organizations against sophisticated cyber threats by cybercriminals and state actors. He draws on his experience as an ethical hacker supervising national security operations by Dutch intelligence and security services based on strict legal and ethical criteria.

His deep dive into the legal and ethical dimensions of cybersecurity, especially in chairing an ethical committee and developing legal frameworks for intelligence operations, complements his technical expertise. Paul also imparts his knowledge at the University of Leiden, guiding future leaders in network security and leveraging his Unified Kill Chain model to dissect and defend against Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs).

Areas of Expertise:

• Ransomware
• Cybercrime
• Intelligence and security services
• National security
• Ethical hacking,
• Threat intelligence
• Advanced persistent threats.

Ed Adams

Ed Adams is a Managing Director US at Bureau Veritas Cybersecurity. He is a veteran software-security executive who turns complex cyber risks into clear, actionable insights for the media. Drawing on 25 years leading global teams at Rational Software, Lionbridge and MathSoft, he now heads Bureau Veritas Cybersecurity’s US operations.

A regular voice at RSA, Black Hat and InfoSec World, Ed is the Amazon-best-selling author of See Yourself in Cyber (Cybersecurity Book of the Year 2024) and host of the expert interview series EdTALKS.io. He served 15 years as a Privacy-by-Design Ambassador and Ponemon Institute Fellow, and he actively champions diversity and inclusion through Cyversity and DeyLight.

Areas of Expertise:

• Software security and DevSecOps
• Privacy by Design
• Cybersecurity leadership and governance
• Diversity, equality and inclusion in tech
• Cyber education and workforce development
• Conference speaking and media commentary

Luke Fletcher

Luke Fletcher is a Senior Crisis Consultant at Bureau Veritas Cybersecurity and leads the international arm of Bureau Veritas Cybersecurity’s Crisis and Resilience service offering. He has over 10+ years of international experience in crisis management and operational resilience and holds a BSc (Hons) First Class in Disaster Management and Emergency Planning.

He has operated within the Finance, Energy and Higher Education industries, building crisis management capabilities internally and coordinating the response to major crises. He also regularly supports client with crisis and resilience projects, including the design and delivery of cyber crisis exercises.

Areas of Expertise:

• Crisis Management
• Operational Resilience
• Business Continuity
• Cyber Crisis Exercises / Simulations

Ralph Moonen

Ralph Moonen is Principal Consultant at Bureau Veritas Cybersecurity. He is an information security specialist with 20+ yrs experience working with major (Fortune 500, governments, finance, international organisations etc.) clients in national and international settings. Teacher at postgraduate IT-auditing course at Tilburg University.

Areas of Expertise:

• Cyber resilience and vulnerabilities
• 2G/3G/4G/5G security
• Software security
• Incident response

Inge Wetzer

Inge Wetzer, PhD, is principal psychologist cybersecurity and compliance. She studied economic psychology and got a promotion in social psychology. Her main task is to combine her expertise in psychology with cybersecurity, to develop programs that address the ‘human factor’ side of cybersecurity.

With her focus on awareness and its translation into actual safe behavior, she develops programs that help organizations better protect their employees against cyber threats.

Areas of Expertise:

• Awareness and behavior with regards to cybersecurity
• Scientific approach of people's role in cyber resilience.
• Safe culture development progams.
• Creating interventions for actual behavior change.

Jasper Nota

Jasper Nota is an Ethical Hacker who works at Bureau Veritas Cybersecurity, where he is part of the product manufacturers market group. Jasper is mainly involved in performing Embedded System and IoT Security evaluations, Android/ iOS application testing, Web application testing, as well as projects related to certification of different IT products based on international and local Dutch standards (such as CC, BSPA, IEC 62443, ETSI EN 303 645, etc.) as a lead evaluator.

Areas of Expertise:

• IoT | Testing and Certification of consumer products, medical devices and automotive.
• BSPA certification.

Matthijs Koot

Matthijs Koot is a seasoned cybersecurity consultant with a rich educational background, including a PhD in data anonymity from the University of Amsterdam. With extensive experience at Bureau Veritas Cybersecurity (formerly Madison Gurkha), Matthijs has emerged as a leading authority on IT security, data protection, and privacy. His work focuses on tackling complex cybersecurity challenges, making him an invaluable resource for journalists covering this domain.

Areas of Expertise:

• Data Anonymity and Privacy
• Network and System Security
• Emerging Technologies