Who We Are

About BSides Kerala

Hacking and Cyber Security Community Conference

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About Security BSides Kerala

BSides Kerala is all about building a vibrant and open cyber security community where learning, sharing, and connecting come first. Our conference is packed with technical content and fresh ideas, designed for anyone passionate about staying ahead in the fast-changing world of security.

From industry veterans to students, we bring together people eager to explore emerging trends and tackle real-world challenges. Behind the scenes, we are a team of seasoned cyber security professionals and hackers with years of experience, committed to creating an event that is engaging, inclusive, and truly impactful for everyone involved.

BSides Kerala

Leadership

Organizing Team 2026

The team behind BSides Kerala 2026

A Balakrishnan

A Balakrishnan

Director at Geojit Financial Services Ltd.

V V Jacob

V V Jacob

Chief General Manager at Systems, Malayala Manorama Co. Pvt. Ltd.

Linson C Paul

Linson C Paul

Chief Technology Officer at Muthoot Microfin Ltd.

Abhijith B R

Abhijith B R

Founder of Adversary Village and Director of BreachSimRange.

Sony A

Sony A

Chief General Manager & Chief Information Officer at South Indian Bank

Shiju Rawther

Dr. A Shiju Rawther

Chief Information Technology Officer at CARE Ratings Limited

Sunil Varkey

Sunil Varkey

CISO, CTO, Former Wipro Fellow, Writer, Speaker, Mentor, Cyber Evangelist

Robin Joy

Robin Joy

Director at Pearl Soft Technologies, Independent Director at Muthoot Money Ltd. & Emsyne Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Former Vice President & CIO at V-Guard Industries Ltd.

Prince Joseph

Dr. Prince Joseph

Group Chief Information Officer at NesT Group, SFO Technologies

Anil Menon

Anil Menon

Chief Information Officer at Lulu group India.

Deepu S

Deepu S

Chief Information Security Officer at Muthoot Microfin Ltd

Jojy

Jojy Payyanickal

Chief Information Security Officer at Geojit Financial Services Ltd.

Georgie Kurien

Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Cyber Assurance Practice at SecnSure

Community Associates

Associates Team 2026

The Community Associates behind BSides Kerala 2026

Biju

Biju K

Chief Data Protection Officer at Federal Bank

Jayakrishnan P

Vice President Information Technology at Muthoot Pappachan Technologies Limited

Nishit Shrivastava

Chief Information Officer at Muthoot Fincorp Ltd.

Xavier Alexander

General Manager(IT) at The FACT Ltd

Shibin Chulliparambil

Head of Information Technology at Malabar Group

Venugopal Parameswara

Chief Information Security Officer at Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited.

Jomy Luke Xavier

Chief Information Officer at Wizzmoni Financial Services Ltd.

Manjith M R

Chief Information Security Officer at ESAF Bank

Dileepkumar Mukundan

Chief Information Security Officer at IFTAS - Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services

Archana Venugopal

Senior Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer at NCDEX

Vineed Viswanathan

Chief Technology Officer (Consulting) at KHIMJI-K.D.& SONS PRIVATE LIMITED

Saiprasad Sivadasan

Global Chief Information Security Officer at Centelon Solutions

Sangeeth K Mohan

Head IT at Mane (India & Sri Lanka)

Ciju peter

Chief Technology Officer at Emsyne Technologies Pvt Ltd.

Ram Pratap Singh

Head Of Information Technology at Muthoot Capital Services Ltd

Renjit Paul

General Manager (IT) at Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd.

Roopesh Menon K R

Deputy General Manager IT at Muthoot Finance Ltd

Biju Kuriakose

IT/SAP Consulting

Vinodh Kumar C

Chief Technology Officer at Muthoot MCred Limited

Dawny Philip

General Manager & Head of IT at Nest Digital

Ananth Rajagopal

Director Of Information Technology at TMEFX

Pradeep Kumar

IT Manager (Group Head) at ABAD

Lijo John

IT Manager at Amalgam Group

Jobin Jose

Head - IT Infrastructure at Rajagiri School Of Engineering and Technology

Mathai V S

Head of IT - Classic Fashion Apparel Industry Ltd. Co.

Subramani H

Senior Manager - Information Techonolgy at Symega Food Ingredients Ltd.

Prasanth R

Senior Manager IT Applications at Orkla India

Jayadevan Meledath

Sr. Manager IT at OMS Group

Prasad Paulose

Head of Information Technology & CISO at Agappe Diagnostics Ltd.

Shinoj Kumar

Chief Information Security Officer at The Muthoot Group.

Jojo T M

Senior Manager (Systems) at Malayala Manorama Television

Gokul kishan

Information Security Manager, Deputy Chief Manager at Muthoot Microfin

Nithin Mani

Senior Manager - IT at Hotpack Global

Antony C L

DGM-IT, Muthoot Finance Ltd.

Nitha Sasi

Deputy General Manager at Geojit

Prajeesh KG

Chief Information Security Officer at Muthoot Capital

Manu MS

Chief Technology Officer at Manappuram Home Finance Limited.

Deepakumar K G

AVP IT at Bhima Jewels Pvt Ltd

Jins Skaria

Manager | E-commerce & Marketplaces | IT at Dhathri

Shine KS

Head - IT Core Infra at Manappuram Finance Limited.

AJITH UDAYABHANU

Chief Technology Officer at Asirvad Micro Finance Limited

Linesh Thirumangalath

Chief Strategy Officer at Finch Innovate

Sunil Raj

Senior Director and Advisor - Digital Transformations and Solutions at UST

Diamond J Paul

Senior System Engineer at VPS Lakeshore Hospital

Merin K Jacob

Technical Account Manager at Google

Crew

Staff & Volunteers

Staff and Volunteers of BSides Kerala 2026

Abhishek S

Abhishek S

Operations Lead - Security Researcher

Sreehari Haridas

Sreehari Haridas

Contest Lead - Red Team Lead at a FinTech

Abhishek S

Shana Buhaisa

Graphics and Social Media

Aman Mathew Zacharia

Aman Mathew Zacharia

Ground Ops Lead

Auria Theresa Jijo

Web Content Manager and Social Media

Niya Justin

Graphic Designer

Poornima Unnikrishnan

Web Operations

Abhirami Beni

Web Operations

Sam MG Harish

Ground Ops

Edwin Shajan

Ground Ops

Nyjel Vinoy

Web Operations

Anand Kumar

Ground Ops

Fahad Faisal

Ground Ops

Mariya Thomas

Web Operations

Bibin Sasi Kumar

Ground Ops

Aiswarya Raju Antony

Speaker Ops

Keerthi Prabu P

Ground Ops

Sabari Kumar

Ground Ops

Jess Jose

Speaker Ops

Varsha Vasudevan

Speaker Ops

Akash dev a

Ground Ops

Adnaan Mohamed

Ground Ops

Kevin Aloysius

Ground Ops

Muhsin Bin Irshad

Ground Ops