
Lt. Gen Ashok Bhim Shivane (Retd.)
Former DG Mechanised Forces Indian Army • TEDx Speaker, UPSC Advisor • Strategic Defence Consultant & Mentor
Direct mentorship from decorated military commanders, CID investigators, senior High Court cyber advocates, and enterprise CISOs.
Former Army Generals, IAF Commanders & Defense Advisors
Special Intelligence, State Cyber Crime HQ & DFIR Leads
CERT-In Founders, Global vCISOs & Red Team Researchers
Academy speaker community
Professionals across law, security, cloud, investigation and education.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cybersecurity Researcher & Crime Analyst • Threat Intelligence & Vulnerability Assessment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

macOS Security Researcher • Binary Reverse Engineering & Application Security Analyst

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assistant Commandant • Ministry of Home Affairs • Strategic Security & Homeland Defense Leader
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."
Understand how senior security architects and CISOs approach evolving live threats, zero-day vectors, and enterprise containment responsibilities.
Learn directly from real investigations, forensic chain-of-custody protocols, strategic decisions, and hard-learned career milestones.
Engage in live interactive Q&A sessions, validate your technical roadmaps, and build enduring professional connections with industry leaders.
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