CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Juan Sacco
Security Researcher and Exploit Developer with more than 15 years of experience in offensive security, exploit development, reverse engineering, Windows kernel exploitation, and vulnerability research. Strong background in low‑level debugging, memory corruption, and advanced exploitation techniques. Proven track record across Fortune 500 companies, cybersecurity vendors, and financial institutions. Frequent speaker at global conferences (Black Hat, HITB). Recognized in Hall of Fame programs including Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Bing, Oracle, DJI, and more.
Jose Luis Verdeguer
Systems Engineer and Master in Web Application and Service Development from the University of Alicante. Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, specializing in methodologies for auditing VoIP-based communication systems. He has been involved in the field of cybersecurity since the 1990s and has worked as CTO at the operator Zoon Suite since 2011. He also works as an associate professor at the University of Alicante, teaching courses in the Computer Science Master's and Cybersecurity Master's programs. In addition, he collaborates with the security firm CS3 Group as a senior auditor, conducting penetration tests and red team exercises.
Kurosh Dabbagh
Principal Red Teamer at BlackArrow. He has been publishing the results of his research for over 7 years, focusing on Windows internals, malware development, and EDR evasion.
Ignacio Brihuega
Professional with over 12 years of experience in the cybersecurity field. He holds numerous certifications in offensive security. Currently, he works in offensive security at Telefónica TECH, while also collaborating as a professor for Master's programs at UCLM and UCAM. Additionally, he is an active co-author for the "Follow The White Rabbit" blog and a regular speaker at major national cybersecurity conferences.
Juan Manuel Fernández
Juan Manuel Fernández (a.k.a. X-C3LL) graduated with a degree in Biology from the University of Salamanca. He is a self-taught cybersecurity expert, which has led him to become a member of the MDSec Red Team. Previously, he co-led the BlackArrow (Tarlogic) Red Team and led the Telefónica Tech Red Team. He is the founder of Adepts of 0xCC, a member of Ka0labs, and an occasional CTF player with the ID-10-T team.
Raúl Calvo
Raúl Calvo is a Spanish Senior Offensive Security Engineer and Pentester with over seven years of experience in cybersecurity. His background spans areas such as web security, infrastructure, Active Directory, and Wi-Fi networks, with a clear focus on offensive security. Raúl is the creator of WiFiChallenge Lab, a 100% virtualized lab designed to learn and practice Wi-Fi hacking in a realistic environment. He also developed the Certified WiFiChallenge Professional (CWP) certification, focused on validating practical knowledge in this field. Among his projects, wifi_db stands out—a tool that processes Aircrack-ng captures and transforms them into SQLite databases, extracting key information such as handshakes, MGT identities, relationships between access points and clients, and WPS data.
Raquel Gálvez
With nearly seven years in the cybersecurity sector, he dedicated the first year and a half to fraud/SOC (Level 1) and the remainder to penetration testing, specializing in cloud technologies, specifically AWS. He has experience in web, mobile (Android/iOS), API, and Wi-Fi network penetration testing, and more recently, with kiosks, ATMs, and IoT devices.
Pedro Candel
A perpetual apprentice of everything and nothing, with retirement in mind although there is still a long time and therefore enjoys his own company doing "interesting things"...
Angel Luis Veloy
Team leader of Incident Response and Threat Detection at Grupo BABEL. He holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Alcalá (UAH), a Master's degree in Cybersecurity from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC), and a Master's degree in Cyber Intelligence from the Ferrol University (UFV). He teaches various courses on Cyber Intelligence and Cybersecurity (Unir, UCLM, INCIBE, etc.). He is a speaker and workshop instructor at numerous cybersecurity conferences in Spain.
David Soto
Cybersecurity professional with an offensive approach and strategic vision. Specializing in penetration testing and vulnerability assessment, he combines technical skills with leadership and management experience in regulated environments. Known as ""Master Yoda"" by his colleagues, he shares his knowledge with anyone who will listen.
Eike Kiltz
Eike Kiltz is a German cryptographer and professor of computer science at Ruhr University Bochum, internationally recognized for his contributions to public-key and post-quantum cryptography. His research focuses on designing encryption systems that remain secure in the era of quantum computing. He played a leading role in the development of CRYSTALS-Kyber, now standardized by NIST as ML-KEM (Module-Lattice-Based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism), and CRYSTALS-Dilithium, standardized as ML-DSA (Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Algorithm). Kiltz has received two prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grants and the Sofia Kovalevskaja Award for outstanding scientific achievements, in addition to the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize for his pioneering work in modern cryptography.
Samuel Hernández
Specialist in secure end-to-end development, with experience integrating security practices throughout the entire software lifecycle. He once aligned a div and has since become a full-stack developer.
Lorenzo Fanari
Lorenzo Fanari is a telecommunications and industrial cybersecurity professional with a strong academic background and a practical approach. With a PhD, he has developed expertise in wireless communications, machine learning, and Industry 4.0 technologies. He has worked as a researcher and R&D engineer, participating in European and national projects focused on IT/OT security and highly efficient wireless systems. He currently combines university teaching with the technical management of innovative projects.
Ruben Dario Castillo
Consulting Director at Unit 42 for Southern Europe, where he leads the incident response practice. Throughout his nearly 20-year career in cybersecurity, he has led complex, high-impact investigations for major global clients, as well as incident preparedness services and cybersecurity audits. Prior to joining Unit 42, he served as Senior Managing IR Consultant at IBM X-Force and as Director of DFIR and Cybersecurity Audits for Grupo Bal. He holds a degree in Electronics Engineering, a Master's degree in Information Technology with a specialization in Cybersecurity, and industry-leading certifications such as GCFA, GREM, GRID, GMLE, GASF, and CISA.
Sergio Garcia
A Computer Engineer from the University of Deusto, with over seven years of experience in IT infrastructure, systems administration, cybersecurity, and the development of international ERP environments. Specializing in cybersecurity, technical research, and threat analysis, with experience in corporate environments, offensive and defensive security, vulnerability analysis, and process automation. Currently, he focuses his work on applied cybersecurity research, threat intelligence, and LLM environments applied to security and automation. He collaborates with companies in the cybersecurity sector and on technology projects linked to public administrations, developing solutions geared towards research, operational security, and digital transformation.
Roger Sanz
AI Governance and Security Lead at Plain Concepts. Researcher and university lecturer in artificial intelligence applied to cybersecurity, hybrid threats, resilience, and cyber intelligence. Lead editor of the OWASP AI Exchange group and contributor to Mitre Atlas, the Cloud Security Alliance, and other European projects related to AI. CRISC, C CISO, CCSK, CCZT, ISO 27001 LA, ISO 22301 LA, ISO 42001 LA, and other certifications.
Iván Cabrera
Iván Cabrera works as a Pentester at Tarlogic Security, dedicating his time to researching Windows and EDR evasion. He has also participated as a speaker at several conferences.
Sergio Mahía
A Software Engineering and Cybersecurity student at U-tad, he has been awarded the U-tad Academic Excellence Scholarship three times and is a penetration tester at KPMG. Passionate about technology and cybersecurity, he dedicates his time to learning and applying best practices to protect digital assets and mitigate cyber threats. With a strong academic background and practical experience, his focus is on ensuring the security and functionality of systems and networks. He regularly publishes educational content on cybersecurity topics, aiming to share knowledge and foster a security culture within the technology community.
Adrián Díaz
Adrián Díaz is a red teamer with five years of experience who recently transitioned to a Detection Engineer role at Boehringer Ingelheim. After years of compromising infrastructure and evading EDRs, he now focuses on Windows Internals, ETW, and advanced telemetry to hunt down the threats he used to simulate. His philosophy is simple: to build a real defense, you must first deeply understand the attack.
Mikel Izal
A Doctor of Telecommunications Engineering, he has been a tenured professor in the Telematics Engineering department at the Public University of Navarre (UPNA) since 2006, where he teaches networking and security. He is currently the director of the UPNA's Master's Program in Cybersecurity and holds the Chair of Cybersecurity. As part of his work with this Chair, he participates in organizing the UPNA's Hacking Club (The Hacker's Conclave), which holds frequent CTF activities for students and non-students alike. He is a founding partner and board member of Naudit HPCN, a company that deploys monitoring systems and offers observability and advanced network traffic analysis services.
Alex Agustín Maiza
He is a student intern in the Master's program in Embedded Systems Engineering at the University of the Basque Country (EHU), where he previously graduated in Computer Engineering. He is currently completing his Master's thesis at Vicomtech, focusing on the dynamic analysis of embedded firmware.
Miguel Ángel Hernández
Miguel Ángel Hernández is the founder and promoter of EuskalHack. Self-taught with more than 20 years of experience in the sector, he has worked in the area of systems and cybersecurity in various fields, such as specialized consultancies, telecommunications companies, industrial, or public administration. Also, in recent years he has been a specialized teacher of computer security and currently develops his professional activity focused on digital security for the public sector.
Euskalhack Team
We are a non-profit organisation established in the Basque Country in 2015 and made up of various professionals linked to computer security research. Our aim is to promote the community and culture in the field of digital security to any type of interested public, whether public or private, by promoting and disseminating mainly technical knowledge.