Sébastien Commérot,
Marketing Manager, Southern Europe, Middle-East & Africa,
IronPort, a Cisco Business Unit
Entré chez IronPort Systems en août 2006, Sébastien Commérot y est en charge du marketing pour l’Europe du Sud, le Moyen-Orient et l’Afrique. Diplômé de l’ESC Nantes-Atlantique (Audencia), il a commencé sa carrière comme Ingénieur Commercial pour Allium, puis a été Analyste Marketing chez GfK sur le marché des loisirs interactifs. De 2001 à 2005, en tant que Chef de Produits puis Responsable Marketing Produits chez ASAP Software, il a développé les offres solutions du leader français de la distribution de logiciels aux entreprises, tout en mettant en œuvre les plans marketing à destination des clients finaux et les actions de développement des forces de vente. Avant de rejoindre IronPort, Sébastien Commérot était Directeur Régional du Marketing pour l’Europe Méridionale chez Websense.
Pierre Noel, Worldwide Evangelist, Risk Management & Information Security IBM Software Group & ISS
Pierre Noel has over 20 years of worldwide experience in Information Technologies, Security and Risk Management and is a recognized expert in applied operational risks and regulatory compliances.
Prior to joining IBM, Pierre was CEO of The Arial Group, a pan-Asian organization helping large organizations to address their Information Technology Risks. He also held various senior management positions, firstly at Consul Risk Management as executive vice president and at TruSecure Corp as CEO Asia Pacific and their Global Security Strategist, where he was responsible for evolving the company's offerings to meet the most advanced expectations of organizations and regulatory institutions.
Pierre also held the position of Vice President for Global Security Practice Worldwide at Computer Associates and for a while was an independent consultant, where he successfully designed and implemented complex security architectures and policies for organizations such as the Hutchison Group, Hong Kong Post, the Hong Kong Government, Mitsubishi Group, NTT, the UK Post Office, and the UK Police, to name a few.
Currently the worldwide Risk Management & Security Evangelist for IBM, Pierre is responsible for consulting with clients and regulators from around the world, and taking into account their requirements and visions, must then determine how IBM can help address their information security and overall risk management concerns.
Marcel Rizcallah, Practice Director, Identity Management & Security, Oracle Consulting, Western Continental Europe
Christophe Bianco, Responsable des ventes Europe Continentale Solutions de Sécurité Verizon Business
Thierry Brunet, Business Technologist, CA France
Thierry Brunet possède 16 années d’expérience chez CA, un des leaders mondiaux de l’édition du logiciel, successivement dans le support et l’avant-vente, dans des domaines couvrant les logiciels de développement, la gestion d’infrastructure, la sécurité et la modélisation de processus informatiques.
Avant de rejoindre CA, Thierry travaillait au contrôle de gestion sein d’un GIE Financier à la refacturation des services informatiques et au contrôle de la production informatique.
Chez CA, il a successivement travaillé comme Ingénieur Support, Chef de produits, Responsable du développement des affaires sur la zone EMEA et Consultant Senior sur les outils de modélisation de processus.
Il est aujourd’hui Business Technologist, en charge de promouvoir la stratégie Enterprise IT Management (EITM) de CA auprès des partenaires et clients de l’éditeur. Thierry s’est spécialisé notamment sur les référentiels informatiques (CobIT, ISO 2700x, ITIL) et sur la conformité des systèmes d’information aux lois et réglementations.
Abdellah Cherkaoui, CISO, Sodexo - Service Vouchers & Cards
Abdellah Cherkaoui is the Chief Information Security Officer for the Service Vouchers & Cards activity of Sodexo. Dr. Cherkaoui oversees all aspects of global information and systems security across the corporation, including the definition and implementation of enterprise-wide security policies and guidelines, the benchmarking of systems and infrastructures security for Sodexo Service Vouchers & Cards operations and the development of an IT risk management culture.
Covering operations in 30 countries and issuing yearly 7.5 billion Euros in issued face value, Sodexo is a leading expert in fiscal and social benefits management. In 2007, more than 20 million beneficiaries worldwide used Sodexo service vouchers and cards to pay for everything from lunch to transportation or medicine and home services, at more than 1 million affiliated partners and merchants.
Strong believer of a risk management approach to business-supporting systems and infrastructures, Abdellah brought to his current position an eclectic and unique mix of engineering, scientific research and business experiences. Abdellah also held a position of International Project Manager for Sodexo leading a wide range of company IT projects in various parts of the world.
Before joining Sodexo, Abdellah held applied research and academic positions at the University of California in Santa Cruz and at the University of Washington in Seattle, during which time he led and conducted research projects in numerical modelling and performance computing, authoring several articles in leading publications such as the Journal of Fluid Mechanics or the Journal of Geophysical Research. Prior to this, Abdellah was a project manager in the business and government sectors in Morocco.
Abdellah holds a Ph.D. degree in marine geophysics from the University of Washington in Seattle and a Master's degree in geotechnical engineering from the Rabat National School of Mines in Morocco. Abdellah has been awarded a NASA International Fellowship in 1987 and a Fulbright Doctoral Fellowship in 1993.
