George Novtekov is Manager Cyber Security at KPMG IT Service, part of the Cloud Business Unit within the company. He has 20+ years of experience as systems engineer and 10+ years as systems architect. His expertise was applied and developed in large-scale platform development projects for some of the biggest multinational IT companies. His way of giving back to the IT ecosystem is through sharing his knowledge which makes him an experienced lecturer and trainer in the cloud technologies field. As AI continues to redefine the boundaries of technology, professionals like George are instrumental in steering its development towards innovative and secure horizons, emphasizing the critical intersection of AI with cybersecurity.. In his off-the-grid time, he is deeply engaged in non-professional astronomy, 3D objects printing and piloting of radio-controlled models. His rich international background in platforms development and “Information security” systems implementation makes George Novtekov’s name well known in the field and draws the attention of the talent.