Chitra V S Nair
McAfee
Cloud and AI Architect
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Brings over 19 years of experience in the IT industry. Chitra began her career at Wipro, later contributing to key initiatives at Infosys, and has developed deep expertise in designing and delivering solutions across diverse technologies and domains.

Currently with McAfee’s AI Research Team, leading efforts in Cloud Architecture, Secure GenAI Infrastructure, ML platform engineering, and Cybersecurity. Holds a Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence and is actively pursuing research in emerging technologies. Passionate about building intelligent, resilient, and secure systems through the intersection of AI , Cloud and Cybersecurity. Outside of work, Chitra is a proud mother of three and has a deep curiosity for cosmos and space exploration. Her favorite domain is education, where she believes technology can unlock meaningful impact!

Abbas Kudrati
Silverfort
Chief Identity Security Advisor - APAC
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As the APAC Chief Identity and Security Advisor at Silverfort, Abbas leads initiatives that redefine identity security across the region. Silverfort offers a unified platform to protect all identities—human, machine, cloud, and on-premises—along with previously unprotected resources like service accounts, legacy systems, and command-line tools.

Faizal Ashruf
UST
Cyber Security Specialist
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Faizal Ashruf is a cybersecurity specialist with over a decade of experience in offensive security, currently leading the global VAPT practice at UST. He works at the intersection of adversarial simulation, threat modelling, and cyber resilience, helping organizations secure complex, modern environments.

A core member of the CREST Penetration Testing Focus Group, he regularly speaks on offensive security strategy, emerging threat landscapes, and AI-driven attack surfaces. His recent focus includes adversarial testing of machine learning models and shaping security controls for next-generation systems.

Driven by curiosity and purpose, he focuses on continuous learning, sharing knowledge, and contributing to meaningful, technically grounded progress in the security space.