Samuel Linares

Samuel Linares currently serves as Managing Director at Accenture, leading Global Industry X and overseeing Cyber-Physical Security for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa since September 2018. Concurrently, Samuel is the International Coordinator for Europe at CCI, Centro de Ciberseguridad Industrial, and holds the position of Critical Infrastructures Protection Associate Professor at IE School of Human Sciences and Technology. Samuel's extensive experience includes roles as an External Independent Evaluator for the European Commission and as a CIIP Expert for ENISA. Previously, Samuel was a partner at iHackLabs, the founder and director at CCI, and held positions at Booz Allen Hamilton and Cluster TIC Asturias. Samuel has numerous professional certifications in cybersecurity and holds degrees in Computer Science and Psychology.