YL Ventures, ClearSky Security, MassMutual Ventures and Momentum Cyber are thrilled to invite you to a very special evening of networking and exchange of views with distinguished international cybersecurity experts and Israeli entrepreneurs.
Good vibes, drinks & hors d'oeuvres are on us.
Looking forward to seeing you!
GENERAL MANAGER
IBM SECURITY
Marc is the General Manager for IBM Security. Before taking over as head of the IBM Security, a business he helped IBM architect several years ago, Marc was Vice President, Strategy, Marketing and Product Management for the division. He is responsible for leading the IBM Security team in the development, sales and delivery of software and services offerings that protect enterprises with intelligent, integrated security solutions and expertise.
CHAIRMAN & CEO
CYBERARK
Udi is the Chairman and CEO of CyberArk, and a pioneer in establishing the Privileged Account Security software market. Since co-founding the company in 1999, Udi has entrenched CyberArk as the market leader in privileged account security and compliance. During his tenure at CyberArk, Udi has also served as CyberArk’s chief strategist and visionary, overseeing global expansion, management, execution and corporate development.
OPERATING PARTNER & CISO
CLEARSKY SECURITY
Patrick is the Operating Partner and CISO of ClearSky Security. He is a senior security executive with over two decades working in security spanning Fortune 500 enterprises, cloud providers as well as early stage security companies. Prior to joining the Fund, Patrick was Head of Trust and Security at Dropbox. He also served as SVP and Chief Trust Officer at Salesforce.com. Patrick has also held CISO roles at Kaiser Permanente and McKesson Corporation.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
MASSMUTUAL VENTURES
Mark is the Managing Director of MassMutual Ventures, the venture capital arm of MassMutual Financial Group. Mark’s investment areas include Fintech, Cybersecurity and Data Analytics. His MMV investments are Recorded Future, Tamr, Tuition.io, CyberGRX and Pwnie Express. Prior to MMV, he was the Founder of Terawatt Ventures, a venture capital firm focusing on technology innovation in sustainability, cybersecurity and hardware.
EVP, CORPORATE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENTÂ
PROOFPOINT
Manish is responsible for Proofpoint’s M&A strategy, execution & integration activities. He also leads the Financial Planning & Analysis team responsible for planning all aspects of Proofpoint’s business and finances. He brings more than 20 years of experience in defining inorganic growth strategy, identifying and evaluating acquisition targets, structuring and negotiating transactions and helping integrate the acquired companies..
CHIEF STRATEGIST
AKAMAIÂ TECHNOLOGIES
Ramanath is the Chief Strategist at Akamai, driving its strategic investment program, with a focus on leveraging external innovation via strategic funding & partnerships. Ramanath led successful investments in Firelayers (Acquired), Soha (Acquired) and currently is a board observer at NooBaa. He brings 20 years of engineering, product management and technology incubation experience in CDN & Security technologies to his current role.
FOUNDERÂ & MANAGING PARTNER
MOMENTUMÂ CYBER
Eric is a Founder & Managing Partner at Momentum Cyber, a dedicated strategic advisory firm focused on Cybersecurity. He has spent over 20 years in the tech industry as a trusted strategic advisor, investor, entrepreneur, and engineer. Prior to founding Momentum Cyber, Eric was a Managing Director with Blackstone and co-founded Blackstone’s Silicon Valley advisory office leading their cybersecurity, mobile & internet advisory practices globally.Â
MANAGING PARTNER
 YL VENTURES
Yoav is the Managing Partner of YL Ventures, which he founded in 2007. Yoav has been a successful tech entrepreneur and investor for 25 years. Prior to founding YL Ventures, Yoav was the CEO and co-founder of Movota (mobile gaming) acquired by Bertelsmann, the CTO and co-founder of ExchangePath (online payments) acquired by CMGI, and the CEO and co-founder of PcEntertainer Magazine. Yoav was also an associate at DFJ Gotham Ventures.
YL Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based, seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in Israeli innovations with a strong focus on cybersecurity, enterprise software, autonomous vehicles and drone technologies. Currently investing out of its $75m third fund, YL Ventures accelerates the evolution of portfolio companies via strategic advice and Silicon Valley-based operational execution.
