CSA Distinguished Faculty & Mentors

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Direct mentorship from decorated military commanders, CID investigators, senior High Court cyber advocates, and enterprise CISOs.

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Armed Forces & Strategy

Former Army Generals, IAF Commanders & Defense Advisors

Law Enforcement & CID

Special Intelligence, State Cyber Crime HQ & DFIR Leads

Enterprise CISOs & AI Security

CERT-In Founders, Global vCISOs & Red Team Researchers

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Meet the experts.

Professionals across law, security, cloud, investigation and education.

Lt. Gen Ashok Bhim Shivane (Retd.)
Industry Expert

Lt. Gen Ashok Bhim Shivane (Retd.)

Former DG Mechanised Forces Indian Army • TEDx Speaker, UPSC Advisor • Strategic Defence Consultant & Mentor

Lt. General Shokin Chauhan
Industry Expert

Lt. General Shokin Chauhan

Veteran Soldier, Commanded the 11 Gorkha Rifles • Independent Director • Strategic Planning & Leadership Coach

Major General Dr. Rajan Kochhar, VSM
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Major General Dr. Rajan Kochhar, VSM

Adviser UPSC, TEDx Speaker • Vice Chairman National Council of News & Broadcasting • Strategic Affairs Expert

Air Marshal Ravi Kapoor (Retd.)
Industry Expert

Air Marshal Ravi Kapoor (Retd.)

Former Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CAC, IAF • Decorated Fighter Pilot • Intelligence, Space & Leadership

Air Marshal GS Bedi (Retd.)
Industry Expert

Air Marshal GS Bedi (Retd.)

Aviation & Defence Expert, Author & Speaker • Former Director General, IAF • Former Air Advisor at High Commission, London

Col Deepak Joshi (Retd.)
Industry Expert

Col Deepak Joshi (Retd.)

Cybersecurity & Privacy Expert, IIT & IIFT Delhi • CISSP, CIPP/E, CIPM, CHFI, ISO 27001 LA • ISC2 Exam Setter

Prof. Nk Goyal
Industry Expert

Prof. Nk Goyal

Chairman Global Telecom & Education Associations CMAI TEMA, CSAI • 54+ Years Experienced Cyber Security Leader

Dr. Lalit Gupta
Industry Expert

Dr. Lalit Gupta

President | AI-Cybersecurity Strategist • vCISO, GRC & SOC Automation • ISO 42001, DPDP • CERT-In Founder

Dr. Rakshit Tandon
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Dr. Rakshit Tandon

Consultant - Cyber Crime HQ UP Police • International Cyber Security Expert & National Safety Evangelist

Amit Dubey
Industry Expert

Amit Dubey

Author & National Security Expert • Renowned Cyber Crime Investigator & Intelligence Strategist

Saakshar Duggal
Industry Expert

Saakshar Duggal

26x TEDx Speaker • AI Governance & Cyber Law Expert • Founder Global AI Leaders Forum

Mr. Udit Sharma
Industry Expert

Mr. Udit Sharma

Cyber Crime Investigator, Bihar Police • Technical Digital Forensics & Incident Specialist

Adv. Adarsh Singhal
Industry Expert

Adv. Adarsh Singhal

Cyber Crime Lawyer • Rajasthan High Court • IT Act, Cyber Litigations & Compliance Counsel

Dr. Deepak Kumar (D3)
Industry Expert

Dr. Deepak Kumar (D3)

Senior Cyber Intelligence & Digital Forensic Expert • Law Enforcement Trainer & Threat Analyst

Anand Kumar
Industry Expert

Anand Kumar

DySP (Wireless & Tech Services), Bihar Govt • Law Enforcement & Communications Leader

Dr. Ram Kumar G
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Dr. Ram Kumar G

Cyber Security & Risk Leader • Global Automotive Industry • Enterprise Threat Defense

Chaudhary Pawan Sohlot
Industry Expert

Chaudhary Pawan Sohlot

Senior Cyber Crime Investigator / Trainer (Special Intelligence) CID • Ex SOG / ATS Cyber Innovation Head

Abhinav Srivastava
Industry Expert

Abhinav Srivastava

AI Architect & Security Researcher • Machine Learning Defense Systems & Neural Security

Dipanshu Parashar
Industry Expert

Dipanshu Parashar

Cybersecurity Researcher & Crime Analyst • Threat Intelligence & Vulnerability Assessment

Deepak Yadav
Industry Expert

Deepak Yadav

Cyber Security Researcher • Incident Response & Cyber Crime Digital Forensics Investigator

Aashish Kumar
Industry Expert

Aashish Kumar

Co-Founder @MCyberAcademy • Linux Admin, Pentester, Bug-Bounty & Malware Analysis Mentor

Dr. Yash Korat (Phd HC)
Industry Expert

Dr. Yash Korat (Phd HC)

TEDx Speaker • Ethical Hacker, CISO & Cyber Criminologist • Cyber Crime Intervention Specialist

Mr. Falgun Rathod
Industry Expert

Mr. Falgun Rathod

Global Cybersecurity Leader & vCISO • Founder & CEO - Cyber Octet • ISO 27001/42001 Lead Auditor

Inalegwu James Agwo
Industry Expert

Inalegwu James Agwo

Cybersecurity & SOC Analyst • Founder, Cyber Ascend Africa • Threat Detection & SIEM Specialist

Manoj Kumar Kushwaha
Industry Expert

Manoj Kumar Kushwaha

Founder & Director StrikeBytes • Cybersecurity & DFIR Expert • Threat Containment Advisor

Mohamad Khan
Industry Expert

Mohamad Khan

CRTP & eCPPT Certified • Lead Penetration Tester • Red Teaming & Infrastructure Assessment

Rajesh Jaiswal
Industry Expert

Rajesh Jaiswal

Scientific Officer • Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) Ghaziabad • Digital Evidence Specialist

Sanchay Singh
Industry Expert

Sanchay Singh

macOS Security Researcher • Binary Reverse Engineering & Application Security Analyst

Dr. Sanjeev Sehgal
Industry Expert

Dr. Sanjeev Sehgal

Additional Advocate General & Standing Counsel • Supreme Court of India • IT Law Specialist

Tushar Sharma
Industry Expert

Tushar Sharma

Cyber Law & Crime Evangelist • Founder TOFEE • Govt & LEA Trainer • 19,000+ Students Trained

Adv. Jaanvi Sharma
Industry Expert

Adv. Jaanvi Sharma

Founder - Women Data Protection Foundation • President Data Protection Consultants • LLM, PhD, FIP

Dr. Vinny Sharma
Industry Expert

Dr. Vinny Sharma

Professor, Forensic Science & Associate Dean Student Welfare • Galgotias University

Esmeralda Kazia
Industry Expert

Esmeralda Kazia

Cybersecurity Executive • Former Director CSIRT & SOC • 40 Under 40 Cybersecurity Leaders 2025

Dr. Kajal Bhati
Industry Expert

Dr. Kajal Bhati

Forensic Expert • Amity University Dubai • Crime Scene Management & Forensic Biologist MRSB

Ms. Shonal D
Industry Expert

Ms. Shonal D

Anti-Cyber Crime Strategist • Threat Analysis & Digital Defense Awareness Specialist

Cyber Hepisha
Industry Expert

Cyber Hepisha

Empowering Minds • Cyber Professional & Digital Safety Advocate • Security Community Leader

Anjali Dutta
Industry Expert

Anjali Dutta

Global Head - Digital Experience Design • AI Strategy & Enterprise Transformation Leader

Huda K
Industry Expert

Huda K

QA Lead (AppSec) • Offensive Security, VAPT & Red Teaming • ISO 27001 & OWASP Top 10 Specialist

Irma Sokolovic
Industry Expert

Irma Sokolovic

Head of Radio Monitoring Department • Communications Regulatory Agency • Spectrum Security

Jiya Tomar
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Jiya Tomar

R&D Engineer @ Siemens Healthineers • AI & MedTech Researcher • Head of Strategy Future Shapers

Kumud Dubey
Industry Expert

Kumud Dubey

Founder Director Root64 Infosec Research Foundation • Cyber Safety & Research Leader

Rupali Shukla
Industry Expert

Rupali Shukla

Cyber Forensic Expert • Digital Crime Analyst & Researcher • Academic Security Speaker

Anurag Mathur
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Anurag Mathur

Cyber Security Specialist • Cloud, AppSec & Threat Mitigation • Fortune 50 Enterprise Experience

Dr. Shekhar (A) Pawar
Industry Expert

Dr. Shekhar (A) Pawar

CEO & CISO @ SecureClaw • Doctorate in Cybersecurity SSBM Geneva • VAPT & GRC Architect

Shadab Khan
Industry Expert

Shadab Khan

OSINT & Social Engineering Specialist • Modern Threat Vector Intelligence & Analysis

Akshat Jaiswal
Industry Expert

Akshat Jaiswal

Assistant Commandant • Ministry of Home Affairs • Strategic Security & Homeland Defense Leader

More Than a Talk

Perspectives That Stay With You.

Every CSA masterclass and keynote is delivered by seasoned practitioners who have stood on the front lines of national cyber defense, major law enforcement investigations, and high-stakes court trials.

"Theory tells you what could happen. Practitioner experience teaches you how to respond when it actually does."

— CSA Mentorship Council
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Understand how senior security architects and CISOs approach evolving live threats, zero-day vectors, and enterprise containment responsibilities.

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Learn directly from real investigations, forensic chain-of-custody protocols, strategic decisions, and hard-learned career milestones.

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