Kash Shaikh is the President and CEO of Securonix, a cybersecurity leader in AI-Reinforced Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response. With over 30 years of experience in executive roles across Fortune 50 and small-cap companies, Kash has a distinguished record of driving profitable growth in the software, SaaS, and AI infrastructure markets.

Kash is a dynamic, growth-oriented executive, known for his customer obsession and servant leadership. He has consistently delivered leading-edge technology solutions to enterprise customers, emphasizing innovation and strategic market expansion.

Before joining Securonix, Kash was the President and CEO at Virtana, an observability software company, where he successfully transformed the company to achieve sustained profitability and expanded into new segments such as FinOps and AIOps. He adeptly scaled the go-to-market strategy through channel-reselling and Managed Service Provider models, raised significant debt and equity investments, and spearheaded acquisitions and integrations to accelerate the product roadmap and increase the customer base.

Kash’s notable tenure at Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) as the Enterprise Solutions Business General Manager saw him driving significant operational efficiencies, expanding margins, and achieving a 28% CAGR over three years. His strategic initiatives, including scaling the go-to-market strategy through partnerships and expanding the customer base internationally, grew the business to approximately $2 billion.

Simon Hunt brings over 30 years of experience as a CTO, CPO, and GM in the cybersecurity industry. He has led global product and engineering teams to deliver effective solutions that protect society from cybercriminals. Simon’s personal mission is to “stop criminals from getting rich,” a goal he has pursued through various domains, including data protection, anti-malware, smart home security, payment security, and third-party supply chain risk.

Notable recent roles include Chief Product Officer at Reveald, Inc., where he helped enterprise organizations and local governments better manage their cybersecurity risk exposure. As EVP of Cybersecurity Innovation at Mastercard, he led the acquisition of RiskRecon to provide global merchant cybersecurity risk ratings. At McAfee/Intel, he served as CTO and founded their smart home security division.

Simon has also held CTO and CPO positions at several startups. He advises several others, including a cybersecurity education company that helps motivated individuals transition into the industry as cyber-defenders and a cryptocurrency security company that protects businesses from fraud.

With more than 30 years of client-focused leadership experience at global enterprise software companies, Scott Sampson has a proven track record of driving profitable growth.

Scott most recently served as the Chief Revenue and Commercial Officer at DailyPay, Inc., a leading on-demand pay solution provider, where he helped the company double its revenue to $250 million in his first year.

Prior to joining DailyPay, Scott was the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at 8×8, leading unified communications as a service (UCaaS) and contact center as a service (CCaaS) provider. Scott was responsible for 8×8’s global mid-market and enterprise sales, led its field organization and sales operations, and grew organic revenue from $250 million to more than $500 million during his tenure.

In addition to serving as Chief Revenue Officer of NewVoiceMedia through its acquisition by Vonage, Scott spent 10 years at IBM in North American and global enterprise sales leadership positions.

Ajay Biyani is Vice President for Asia Pacific & Japan, India, and the Middle East & Africa (APMEA) at Securonix. Based in Singapore, Biyani is responsible for charting the company’s overall growth strategy across the region.

Biyani brings nearly two decades of diverse engineering and sales leadership experience to Securonix. He previously served as regional VP for ASEAN at ForgeRock, leading the company’s commercial organization across key markets in Asia.

During his tenure at ForgeRock, Biyani played an instrumental role in driving regional adoption of the ForgeRock Identity Platform, and counseling customers and partners on emerging industry trends, privacy enhancement, and distributed authorization.

Other senior leadership roles Biyani had assumed over the course of his career include those held at Verizon Enterprise Solutions and Wipro Technologies.

Zubair Mukhtar Chowgale is Manager, Sales Engineering - APMEA at Securonix, driving success across the APMEA region with over a decade of experience in the IT security domain. Renowned for his technical expertise and strategic acumen, Zubair specializes in designing innovative solutions to address complex cybersecurity challenges. His passion for leveraging cutting-edge technologies ensures organizations are equipped to mitigate threats and enhance security operations. With a strong focus on customer success, Zubair has built a reputation as a trusted advisor, empowering clients to achieve their cybersecurity goals while fostering growth and resilience in today’s dynamic digital landscape

Victor has some 30 years’ experience in business and technology media and has launched several technology and business publications and portals for leading media organizations in Asia Pacific.

He is currently Editor-in-Chief of www.cybersecasia. net, www.digiconasia. net, www.martechasia. net. Prior to this, he served in various leading content roles in Questex Media Group as its S E Asia Bureau Chief, and Editor-in-Chief of NetworkWorld Asia and Enterprise Innovation. He was also previously the Regional Editorial Director overseeing the content development teams responsible for CNET and ZDNet content sites across the region.

Over the last 15 years, Victor has sat on the panel of judges for leading technology awards programmes, as well as chaired, moderated and spoken at many events catered to C-levels and senior ICT and cybersecurity professionals in Asia Pacific.

Victor holds a BA in social sciences and an MBA with distinction in strategic management. He ran a leading boutique media consultancy for more than 12 years and has served as an adjunct lecturer in top Singapore universities and polytechnics. He also held C-level positions and sat on the boards of media and technology startups, as well as various non-profit and educational organizations, over the last 20 years.