2026 Speaker
Mohammed Ilyas Ahmed
Lead Security Architect
Adobe
About
I am a seasoned security and DevSecOps professional with deep expertise in helping organizations strengthen their security posture across modern, cloud-native environments. My work focuses on bridging security, engineering, and operations to enable scalable, resilient, and secure systems in complex enterprise ecosystems. I am an active contributor to the global technology community and a frequent speaker at leading industry conferences and platforms, including DEF CON, Black Hat, KubeCon (Paris), ISACA, IANS, and Wallarm, among others. I am also regularly invited to serve as a technical session judge, where I bring practical insight and industry rigor to evaluating emerging ideas and innovations. I maintain strong ties with academia and thought leadership. I contribute research associated with Harvard University, publishing work that advances discussions around modern security practices, governance, and risk management. I am also a distinguished member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, where I support collaboration between industry and academia and promote knowledge sharing and innovation. My work has a global reach through my role as a Member of the Global Advisory Board at VigiTrust Limited (Dublin, Ireland), where I contribute to shaping international strategies in cybersecurity, data protection, and risk management. I hold numerous industry certifications that reflect both the breadth and depth of my expertise in security and cloud technologies. I am the author of Cloud-Native DevOps, a practical guide to building scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-native applications. The book draws on real-world experience to explore modern DevOps and DevSecOps practices, containers, CI/CD pipelines, and security integration in cloud-native architectures. My areas of interest include cybersecurity, cloud-native technologies, DevSecOps, risk management, and the role of AI in cloud-native ecosystems. Beyond my professional work, I am a multi-faceted individual with diverse interests that bring additional perspective and depth to my leadership and thought leadership.
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