YL Ventures, ClearSky Security, HP Tech Ventures, Momentum Cyber and Ten Eleven Ventures are thrilled to invite you to a very special evening of networking and discussion with distinguished global cybersecurity experts and Israeli entrepreneurs.
Good vibes, drinks & hors d'oeuvres are on us.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
CO-FOUNDER & CEO,
OBSIDIAN SECURITY
Glenn co-founded Obsidian Security in 2017, and serves as its CEO. Previously, Glenn served as an Executive VP and CTO of Cylance (acquired by BlackBerry). Prior to Cylance, he served as CISOÂ & Director of Security Operations at Telstra, led development and consulting engineering at Cisco and served as Board Member of Hexadite (acquired by Microsoft). Additionally, he served as a member of the Executive Committee at University of California Irvine, Cybersecurity Research Institute.
FOUNDER & MANAGING MEMBER,
TEN ELEVEN VENTURES
Alex has been in security, software and finance roles in Silicon Valley for over 20 years. He was the Co-Founder of PGP Corporation serving as COO and board member at the time of the sale to Symantec in 2010. After PGP Corp., he continued his involvement with security companies as an angel investor, independent director, entrepreneur-in-residence at Khosla Ventures, and private equity firm consultant with KKR. Alex currently serves as a Board member of Blackhorse, Cylance and Twistlock.
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CO-FOUNDER & CEO,
SONRAI SECURITY
Brendan co-founded Sonrai in 2017. The company provides a cloud data control service. Brendan is also Entrepreneur Partner at Polaris Partners and helps fund and found security, cloud and SaaS companies. He is Chairman of Twistlock and serves on the board of BitSight Technologies and Flashpoint. Previously, Brendan was the General Manager of IBM Security, President and CEO of Q1 Labs, VP of Marketing & Technology at Sockeye Networks, Director of Network Research at Forrester Research and held various senior engineering roles at Digital Equipment Corp., Wellfleet Communications and Motorola.
MANAGING DIRECTOR,
CLEARSKY SECURITY
Jay is a leading security expert and investor with over 20 years of experience. He has built and led global information risk and security programs for Equifax and Nokia, and served as Product Manager and Consultant to telecom companies, government and financial institutions. Previously, he was CISO at Blackstone. and currently he consults with them around their portfolio company CISO community, and serves as a Board Director of CloudKnox Security, BigID, Capsule8, Demisto, ProtectWise, IntSights, CyberGRX, Verodin and the NY Metro ISSA Chapter, and is a Board Observer at Cylance.
SVP & GENERAL MANAGER OF SECURITY MARKETS, SPLUNK
Haiyan joined Splunk in 2014 and currently serves as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Security Markets. Prior to Splunk, Haiyan served as VP and General Manager of HP ArcSight (acquired by Hewlett-Packard), VP of Engineering at ArcSight, VP of Engineering at SenSage, and Executive Director at IBM/Informix. In 2016, she was named one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Tech by the National Diversity Council.
FOUNDING MEMBER & DIRECTOR,
MOMENTUMÂ CYBER
Dino Boukouris is a Founding Member & Director at Momentum Cyber, the premier strategic advisor to the Cybersecurity industry. Dino has spent almost 15 years in the technology industry with expertise in cybersecurity, finance, strategy, operations, venture capital and engineering. Dino is also professional faculty at the University of California, Berkeley – Haas School of Business, where he teaches a top ranked Venture Capital & Private Equity course for the MBA program.
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MANAGING PARTNER,
 YL VENTURES
Yoav has been a tech entrepreneur and investor for 25 years. YL Ventures, which he founded, manages $140 million focused on accelerating seed-stage, deep technology Israeli startups’ push into the broader American and global markets, with a specialization in cybersecurity. Based in Silicon Valley, Yoav has actively managed the firm since its inception in 2007, presiding over a dynamic portfolio and a track record of successful, high-profile exits to major corporations including Microsoft, CA and Proofpoint.Â
YL Ventures funds and supports brilliant Israeli tech entrepreneurs from seed to lead. Based in Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv, YL Ventures manages $140 million focused on deep-technology sectors and specializes in cybersecurity. YL Ventures accelerates the evolution of portfolio companies via strategic advice and U.S.-based operational execution, leveraging a powerful network of Chief Information Security Officers and global industry leaders. The firm's track record includes successful, high-profile portfolio company acquisitions by major corporations including Microsoft, CA and Proofpoint.
