Speakers 2024
Amir Ben-Gacem
Partner - Record Digital
Amir Ben-Gacem is a Partner at Record Digital, overseeing the digital infrastructure initiatives of Record Financial Group, a UK fund manager with some $87bn in AUM. He has spent more than two decades in investment banking in the city of London, holding senior positions at major financial institutions including BNP Paribas, HSBC Global Markets and Morgan Stanley. Most recently, he was head of international Emerging Markets sales at Credit Suisse Securities. Amir has a wide range of expertise and is specialised in emerging and frontier fixed income products both cash and derivatives. He now focuses on new technologies and renewable energy. Outside of his professional life, Amir is Vice President and Executive Board member of the International Trail Runners Association. He is also a TedX and a COP28 guest speaker and a proactive business angel. Academically, Amir holds bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and computer science, as well as a master’s degree in Financial Markets from Paris Dauphine University.
Filip Borcov
IT Superman - Site.pro
Filip Borcov is IT-superman with 20 years practice, mostly working on Site.pro website builder (leading white label solution). Team and Filip spread Product mindset & Growth hacking methodology online and offline (GH.lt). Filip Borcov is a professional traveller who has visited 120+ countries around the world: Borcov.com/Travel.
Zied El Air
Zied El Air - Lawyer & Data Protection Officier
Lawyer at the Court of Cassation: Lawyer of the Tunisian Bar Association since 2004.
CNIL-certified Data Protection Officer since 2022.
Lawyer : member of the Paris Bar since 2022.
A legal professional who brings invaluable expertise to the constantly evolving legal field. With a solid academic background and extensive practical experience, he provides strategic legal advice to companies operating in all business sectors, possessing in-depth knowledge of IT-related laws and regulations.
Dr Fouad ben Nasr Omri
Serial AI entrepreneur & CEO
Dr Fouad ben Nasr Omri is a serial Tech-entrepreneur with focus on AI ventures. Before, Fouad was responsible for the product engineering of AI-infused applications at scale at QiO. Managing a global team of engineers to develop AI expertise that provides our customers and partners with self-learning applications that are not limited by static slices of point-in-time views but become smarter with each deployment.
Fouad holds a PhD in computer science and applied mathematics from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. He was a Lecturer and Senior Researcher at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, specialising in Statistical Modelling, Machine Learning, Big Data, Predictive Analytics, Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning.
Edwin-Alexander Kuss
Director Global Sales
MBA in Economics, 26 years in sales, the last 12 years in IT. Sold a broad variety from IP transit/upstream over CDN (Content Delivery Network) and Manages Services to Software.
Since 2018 working with Hystax as a Sales Director Global. Hystax is a US Software Developing company that offers Live Cloud Migration, DR, Backup, Cloud Cost Management, FinOps & MLOps.
In case you need to add some private stuff: Married, 4 kids, 3 grandchildren (so far).
Dutch, grown up in Germany, now living in Frankfurt, Germany.
Hobbies: Reading, travelling, fighting sports (Black Belt Taekwondo, Muay Thai Coach)
Bertil Brendeke
CRO - Botguard
Bertil Brendeke, born in 1965, is an accomplished figure known for his independence and networking abilities. His impressive career within the hosting industry, spanning over two decades, began in 2002 and has positioned him as an expert in his field.
Bertil's early years were characterized by a career in the finance industry. His fierce independence and a quest for knowledge, nurturing traits were developed well during this episode of his journey that would later prove instrumental in his career. A problem-solver at heart, he was always attracted to challenging situations where he could apply his skills, and the evolving hosting industry offered him exactly that opportunity.
In 2002, he plunged into the hosting industry, leveraging his formidable networking skills to establish critical connections. Bertil's ability to navigate diverse relationships and negotiate complex agreements quickly distinguished him among his peers. He crafted with his co-workers unique business models which could be recognized as emerging trends in the industry, co-creating and selling innovative solutions to allow hosters to improve system efficiency by automation and security.
Over the years, Bertil's reputation as a strategic thinker and a go-to person for problem-solving has only grown. His knack for connecting people and organizations has proven invaluable, fostering collaborations and partnerships that have been pivotal in driving the business forward.
Despite his substantial accomplishments, Bertil's core principle of independence continues to guide his work. He persists in challenging traditional norms, tirelessly seeking out fresh perspectives and opportunities. This philosophy, coupled with his extensive experience, makes Bertil an inspirational figure, not just within the hosting industry, but also for anyone aspiring to make their mark in a rapidly changing technological landscape.
