ShaktiCon
Cybersecurity Conference, Trainings & CTF
April 3-4
April 9-11
What is ShaktiCon?
ShaktiCon is a completely free global conference focused on inspiring, training, and upskilling women in cybersecurity. ShaktiCon includes keynote sessions, training, contests, and workshops. Our pre-conference contest attracted over 1500 participants from 5 continents in December 2020.
Born out of an understanding that cultural circumstances do not always encourage women to flourish in male dominated fields, ShaktiCon is committed to creating a female focused environment to showcase the range of womens talents in cybersecurity.
By doing this we hope to train a new generation of women to be more actively engaged in the field and enter the cybersecurity workforce. ShaktiCon is all about women role models encouraging young & aspiring women hackers to attain their goals without any fear.
End-to-End Programme for Women in Cyber-Security
1. Training Programmes
Workshops & training sessions organized aimed at scouting, nurturing & empowering women talents in the field of cyber-security.
2. CyberSecurity Conference
Talks, panel discussions & keynotes by leading women in Cybersecurity.
3. CTF Hacking Competition
Women-only CTF hacking contest for showcasing talent, and winning prizes & scholarship.
Speakers
Eric Falt
Director & UNESCO Representative
Bhutan, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka
Meenakshi Lekhi
Member of Parliament
Lok Sabha, Delhi
Swamini Krishnamrita Prana
Mata Amritanandamayi Math
Neeta Verma
Director General
National Informatics Centre
Sundari Nanda
CVO & Special Commissioner(Vigilance)
Delhi Police
Liora Itkin
Head of Cybersecurity Department (Blue Team)
Israel Ministry of Defense
Marion Marschalek
Senior Security Engineer, Founder
BlackHoodie
Rinki Sethi
Vice President & CISO
Sanju Misra
VP & CISO
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Krishnashree Achuthan
Dean PG Programs
Amrita University
Sarvajeet Kaur
Sc'G'
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
Ratnaboli Ghorai Dinda
Deputy Director General(Scientist-G)
National Informatics Centre
Evelyn Kilel
Co-Founder
SheHacksKe
Anyesh Roy
IPS - DCP
Cyber Crime, Delhi Police
Karine Ben-Simhon
VP, Cyber Intelligence Center and TLV Innovation
Citi, Israel
Sreepriya Chalakkal
Security Analyst
Siemens
Vipin Pavithran
Founder & Chief Mentor
Team Shakti, Team bi0s, amFOSS
Indrakshi Ray
Professor, Computer Science Department
Colorado State University
Sung Lee
Staff Security Architect
VMware
Micha Weis
CyberSecurity Advisor
Ministry of Finance, Israel
Tiffany Bao
Assistant Professor
Arizona State University
Dave Chatterjee
Associate Professor
The University of Georgia
Sabna Sainudeen
President
WiCyS India
Jhilmil Kochar
Managing Director
CrowdStrike, Pune, India
Mina Sheikhalishahi
Security Researcher
Eindhoven University of Technology
Anindita Banerjee
Quantum Research Head and VP
QuNu Labs Pvt Ltd.
Bhavna Soman
ML Security Researcher
Microsoft
Luisa Montealegre
OT Cybersecurity Specialist
Siemens
Sreelakshmi Panangatt
Security Engineer
VMware
Mehrnoosh Monshizadeh
Cybersecurity Specialist
Nokia Bell Labs
Priti Shrivastav
Former General Manager Software Security
Intel Corporation
Lakshmy K.V.
Assistant Professor
Amrita University
Amritha P.P.
Assistant Professor
Amrita University
Aarti Gupta
Director Engineering
CrowdStrike
Priyadharshini Krishnan
Engineering Manager
American Megatrends International LLC
Asha Poluru
Seasoned HR Leader
Sophos Technologies Private Limited Regd.
Renu D S
Penetration Test Engineer
Schneider
Komal Armarkar
Security Analyst
CrowdStrike
Goals
Volunteer
Volunteering is a great way to make a difference supporting women in cybersecurity. We are looking for volunteers who would like to support us. There are various ways to help us - contribute your talks, trainings, organisational support, promotions and more.
Event Timeline
Phase 1
ShaktiCTF - Beginner Round
Beginner level women-only CTF
Beginner-Level Training
Basic CybserSecurity Training, introducing participants to Web Security & Exploitation, Assembly, Digital Forensics, Reverse Engineering
Phase 2
Challenge Phase (powered by Traboda)
Participants enhance their skills by practising different CTF-challenges from the Traboda Labs platform.
Intermediate-Level Training
Participants receive advanced trainings in different cybersecurity areas to level up their skills.
Phase 3
ShaktiCTF - Finals
Finale of ShaktiCTF - Women-Only Jeopardy Style CTF, organized by the organizers of InCTF
Final Summit
3-day CyberSecurity Conference exclusively for Women, that will feature talks, panel-discussions, seminars etc.
Help Us in Our Mission to Make Cyber Security More Accessible for Women
We are offering a limited number of exclusive sponsorship opportunities to companies & organizations.
Our Sponsors
Organized By
India's No.1 Ranked Private University
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, founded in 1994, within the next 2 decades has emerged among the leading universities in India, and has been conferred the status of Institute of Eminence by the Govt. of India. It is ranked as the fourth best university in the NIRF Ranking 2020, and has been swiftly establishing itself as a world class teaching and research institution.
India's No.1 Ranked Women CTF Team
Team Shakti is a trailblazer of a women-only cybersecurity team mentored by Amrita Center for Cybersecurity Systems and Networks at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s Amritapuri Campus that is committed to bridging the gender divide. Although relatively new to the scene, the team is made up of luminous minds, paving the way for a brighter future.
The Technology Enabling Center @ Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham was established in September 2019 with the support of Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India. Its mandate is to create an Ecosystem for Technology Development in the state and country by networking with researchers, institutes, national laboratories and the industry.
Bhajasva Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
Community Partners
