AI and the End of Traditional Cybersecurity: A Conversation with Barak Schoster

Ben is a Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur, author, executive, and investor. He is a co-founder and partner at Village Global (a $100M VC fund) and is the co-author of two New York Times bestselling books: The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age and The Start-Up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career. Ben started and scaled several ventures, including an e-government software company, an online education business, and a management training business.

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Sharona has worked in the NGO sector for more than a decade, focusing on the initiative, establishment, and project management on missions related to culture and to Israel and Diaspora Jewry relations. She holds a BA in Communications from the Open University of Israel, and an MA in Public Policy from Tel Aviv University. Sharona is a graduate of the World Zionist Organization’s Leadership Seminar Program, a mentor in the U.S. Embassy-supported Women Leaders in the Circles of Life women empowerment initiative, and a member of a few Leadership groups.

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Valentin Perez is the co-founder of Monthly, a venture-backed, fast-growing company revolutionizing online education. They've partnered with some of the biggest creators, artists, and experts to create one-month online learning experiences. Valentin grew up in Cancun, Mexico, and currently lives in Los Angeles. Valentin loves to learn and create.

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Nadia Tatlow is the CEO of Shift (tryshift.com). A passionate entrepreneur, marketer, and startup enthusiast, Nadia has taken the company from startup to scaleup with 40X ARR growth between 2018 and 2020. Nadia and her team are on a mission to make the world a more productive place by bringing focus and impact to each work day. Outside of work, Nadia enjoys exploring her home on the beautiful West Coast of Canada, traveling, trying new restaurants, and spending time with her friends and family.

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Yael Wissner-Levy is the Vice President, Communications at Lemonade ($LMND) a digital insurance company powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics and driven by social good. Previously, Yael was a speechwriter and communications consultant for political and business leaders, having written for heads of state, CEOs of multibillion-dollar corporations, and non-governmental organizations. Prior to that, she worked as a journalist at various media outlets, including Ha'aretz and Israel's Channel 10 News, serving also as the channel's correspondent to the UK. Yael also worked with former Congressman Steve Israel (NY, Dem) in DC. She holds an MSc from the London School of Economics.

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Lilia is a CEO, Author, Investor, and Board Advisor who drives revenue and shareholder value growth for B2B tech companies. As CEO of The Shirman Group, she has shaped Go-to-Market strategies that generated tens of millions in revenue for VMware, EMC, Amazon, Oracle, and others. She was a turnaround CMO at MariaDB, and led solutions marketing and strategic alliances at BEA. Her current focus is on the enterprise AI and data activation markets. Lilia literally wrote the book on customer-relevant go-to-market, 42 Rules for Growing Enterprise Revenue, She holds a BS from UC Berkeley and an MSE from Stanford so gets to cheer when anyone scores at the Big Game.

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Minette brings decades of leadership experience in the software industry to her consulting business, which is focused on developing transformational leaders who create inclusive working environments. She was recently Vice President of Engineering Practice at Autodesk, where she transformed how Autodesk developed software. Responsible for influencing more than 3,500 engineers around the globe, she focused on state-of-the-art engineering practices while nurturing a collaborative and inclusive culture.

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Yali is the CEO and Co-Founder of Tailor Brands, an AI driven branding platform that helps 21M businesses launch and run their businesses with easy-to-use branding and design tools. Before starting Tailor Brands, Yali founded and was the chief creative officer for Raising the Bar, a worldwide educational initiative helping people to acquire education in New York, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and more. Yali is a Forbes 30Under30 alumni, a former agency creative, journalist and spokesperson whose work has been covered by Forbes, Inc., Huffington Post, The Guardian and the Harvard Business Review.

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