Mentorship – March 2026

Welcome our Mentors

CyAN Global Mentorship Programme | March–May 2026

We are proud to welcome our mentors for the March 2026 intake of the CyAN Global Mentorship Programme.

Our mentors are experienced professionals working across cybersecurity, privacy, risk, governance, law, artificial intelligence, and trust and safety, based in Switzerland, France, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, the United Kingdom, India, and the United States. They generously give their time to support the next generation of practitioners in a programme that is entirely community-driven and voluntary for both mentors and mentees.

The mentorship programme runs for three months, from March to May 2026, and focuses on meaningful one-to-one connections rather than rigid structures. Each mentor–mentee pairing sets its own rhythm, with a minimum of one video call and the flexibility to connect more frequently as suits both parties.

Daniela Fábián Masoch
Switzerland

Founder and Executive Director at FABIAN PRIVACY LEGAL GmbH, Attorney at Law, CIPP E/CIPM/FIP/ISMS 27001 Lead Auditor

Gilles Chevillon
France

Operational Resilience, Cybersecurity & Financial Crime | Digital Learning & Advisory | Regulatory Compliance (DORA, NIS2, ISO27001)

Mohammed Shakil Khan Khan
UAE

CAE | CRO | Board Advisory | Corporate Governance | Risk Management | Business Strategy | Transformation | Cybersecurity | ESG 

Bharat Raingangar
UAE

Board Advisor, 1CxO, vCISO CyberSecurist & Mentor - Digital Transformation CyberResilience - CyberInsurance-SupplyChain Threat Mang

Saba Bagheri
Australia

Cyber Threat Intelligence Manager

John Salomon
Spain

Experienced, international information security leader. vCISO, board & startup advisor, strategist

Jihad Zein
Australia

Information Technology, Risk and Compliance | Ms Law

Sam Bertram
UK

Head of Information Security

Dr. Shilohu Rao
India

Professor | Research Director of Centre of Excellence (CERA) | Director of Centre of Law &Technology | Building the Future of Legal Tech | Expert in Data & AI Governance.

Dr. Mathew Nicho
UAE

Associate Professor (Research) at Research and Innovation Centre, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer; Rabdan Academy, Abu Dhabi

Rupesh Shirke
USA
OT Cybersecurity Leader | AI | Data Privacy | CISSP, CSM, ISA/IEC 62443 Certified | Cloud & Industrial Control Security Expert | Driving Secure Digital Transformation | IEEE & ISA Senior Member
Subela Bathia
UAE

Founder and MD at Imperium Middle East,Co-Founder Digital Gate

Samira Marquaille
France

🌸 Directrice de projet IT/Cyber 🌸 DPO externe ou de transition 💕 Mentore bénévole de jeunes & de femmes en IT/Cyber 💕

Karthikeyan Ramdass
USA

Cybersecurity - Lead Member of Technical Staff

Sapann Talwar
Australia

Cybersecurity & Risk Executive | CISO Transformation Strategist | Digital & AI Officer | Security Governance & Compliance | Security Architect | OT Security | Fractional / Virtual CISO