Our Authors

Mahbubul Alam is the CEO and co-founder of TrustedMobi and co-author of book series on software defined vehicles. TrustedMobi provides trustworthy artificial intelligence real-time mobility application platform for connected and autonomous vehicles. Prior to TrustedMobi, Mahbubul was Chief Technology & Marketing Officer at Movimento which offered comprehensive software/firmware over-the-air update for vehicles. Movimento was acquired by Aptiv PLC in 2017 (formally known as Delphi Automotive), where Mahbubul was responsible for Movimento and Aptiv’s OTA services & autonomous vehicle cloud services platform. Mahbubul has spent 14 years in Cisco in various product management & leadership position including heading Internet of Things platform with P&L responsibility for $700M product portfolio. Mahbubul holds MSc EE from Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. 

Marc Lueck is a senior security practitioner with over 20 years of experience crossing multiple industry sectors, from financial services to publishing. With a strong technical background, he has spent the past ten years leading security improvement programmes for the likes of Pearson, T-Systems and Symantec. Lueck is also an advisory board member of ClubCISO, a security leadership peer group.

Mareike Vogt has been a data protection specialist at TÜV SÜD Sec-IT since 2018. As external Data Protection Officer (DPO), she advises companies on all issues related to data protection and data privacy, monitors their processes relevant to these areas and supports companies in their communications with supervisory authorities. Her area of expertise also covers advisory services, e.g. for internal data protection officers.

In 2020 Mareike Vogt was further appointed Data Protection Coordinator of TÜV SÜD Sec-IT. In this role, she supports management and is responsible for the internal implementation of data protection measures. Within the scope of her professional activities, she also gained certified qualifications as a data protection auditor and information security officer. Mareike Vogt laid the foundations for her activities as data protection specialist during her bachelor's and master's studies in law and economic sciences at Augsburg University.

Maria Elena Gonzalez is a broadcast journalist and has been working as a tech writer for almost three years. During this time, her work has been published by companies like TechAccute, Trip University, and Entrepreneur.

Mark has over 30 years of experience in the mobile and technology industries. Having previously been CEO of several successful VC and private equity-backed companies. Mark brings a deep understanding of building sustainable growth in the technology industry.

Mark Loveless is a Senior Security Researcher at GitLab. His past employers have included startups, large corporations, hardware and software vendors, and even a government think tank. He has spoken at numerous security and hacker conferences worldwide on security and privacy topics, including Black Hat, DEF CON, ShmooCon, RSA, AusCERT, SANS among others. He has been quoted in television, online, and print media outlets as a security expert, including CNN, Washington Post, New York Times, and many others. He loves blogging, performing death metal, ghost hunting, and is an ordained minister.

• MARK PECEN serves as COO of ISARA Corporation, a world leader in quantum-safe cryptographic solutions for governments and original equipment manufacturers
• Chairman and founding member of the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) Working Group for Quantum Safe Cryptography (Cyber QSC) in Sophia Antipolis, FRANCE
• 35+ years in ICT R&D and standardization management.  Retired senior executive of BlackBerry, Ltd. and founded the Advanced Technology Research Centre - helped to develop a significant portion of BlackBerry’s wireless and networking patent portfolio.  Previously awarded title of Distinguished Innovator and Science Advisory Board member at Motorola for significant contributions to wireless technology and global standards.
• Served on over 20 governance and advisory boards for both public and private companies in Canada, Europe and the U.S. and is currently serving on Canadian university governance boards for the University of Waterloo Institute for Quantum Computing and Wilfred Laurier University Lazaridis Institute for Business and Economics, as well as Nova Lvx Capital in Geneva, Switzerland and others
• Advisor to the European Commission on ICT R&D and technology standardization and various agencies of the Canadian government
• Named as inventor on more than 100 fundamental patents in wireless communication, networking and computing, and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Mark has 20 years experience as a technology sales professional and leader. He started his career at IBM and held progressive positions within Technology. Currently, as Country Manager at Okta, Mark is leading Okta’s hyper-growth market-leading Workforce and Customer Identity Platform to market in Canada and has built out the team and strategy for the Country.

Mark Webb-Johnson is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Network Box. It is Mark’s technical genius that drives the cybersecurity innovation at Network Box. He and his team constantly come up with the solutions that keeps Network Box ahead of the rest. Over the years, Mark has taken on numerous projects and extremely difficult technology problems, and always come up with an elegant solution. It is hardly any wonder he won the Lord Hailsham Prize for Computer Science.