Biography
Dr. Chema Alonso is currently the Vice President and Head of International Development at Cloudflare. He was previously the CDO (Chief Digital Officer), a member of the Executive Committee, and a member of the Cybersecurity Board at Telefonica. He was also a member of the Board of Telefónica Tech and the Board of Telefonica de España. He founded, worked at, and directed ElevenPaths, a Telefónica subsidiary focused on cybersecurity, where he served as CEO. Additionally, he founded, worked at, and directed Informática 64 for 14 years—a company focused on cybersecurity.
He holds a PhD in Computer Security from the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid, a Computer Engineering degree from URJC, and a Systems Computer Engineering degree from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, which named him Honorary Ambassador of its School of Computer Science in 2012. In 2020, URJC awarded him an honorary doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa).
Session
- AI FoundationsSpeaker
Keynote 1 - Hacking and Cybersecurity in the age of AI
Tuesday 22 September, 10:00 – 10:15Main StageAI has changed dramatically many areas. Cybersecurity is one of them. Searching, exploiting and patching vulns or managing cybersecurity is completely related to AI, but at the same time AI Digital Services and Agentic AI are bringing new set of vulnerabilities, therefore exploiting AI and securing AI is a new task that is changing dramatically the way CISOs manage the hardening of the systems. It's crazy moment for cybersecurity because of IA. Come to enjoy a talk about this brave new world.