Cluster Talks: National Cybersecurity Cluster Session in Ivano-Frankivsk

Mykhailo brings over 15 years of experience working in governmental and non-profit organizations. Throughout the timeline of his career, Mykhailo held leadership positions in the State Employment Service (SES) of the Ministry of Social Policy in Kyiv and HelpAge International. In his current role, he provides management and oversight of CRDF Global’s Eurasia Hub, ensuring the application of best practices in program standards, and building relations with government agencies, embassies, and other partners.

Mr. Serhii Prokopenko is the Head of the NCCC Support Department and Deputy Head of Information Security and Cybersecurity Directorate at the NSDC of Ukraine. He has 20 years of experience in cybersecurity. Now he is responsible for the coordination of all the stakeholders, developing the NCCC’s analytical and technological platform, improvement of Cyber Threats Intelligence (CTI) exchange and sharing mechanisms, organization of training programs for specialists from the public sector and critical infrastructures, building Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), international cooperation, control of the Cybersecurity Strategy implementation plan.

Nataliya also holds the position of the Secretary of Ukraine's National Coordination Center for Cyber Security. Ms. Tkachuk has 20 years of practical experience in the sector of national security and defense of Ukraine. She is responsible for coordinating and controlling the activities of main state actors in the sphere of information and cyber security. Nataliya has Ph.D. in law in the field of national security.

Greg Rattray is a founder of the CDAC initiative and a partner and founder of Next Peak LLC, a cybersecurity & risk management firm operating worldwide. Greg retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Colonel in 2007.  He served as a Director for Cybersecurity in the White House and commanded the Operations Group of the Air Force Information Warfare Center.