Upcoming January meetup and other reminders
Josh Grossman
Please see information below about our upcoming meetup.
Also, don't forget that AppSecIL 2026 will be 18 May 2026 and you can already get involved:
- Sponsor the conference: https://appsecil.org/2026/AppSecIL2026Sponsorships.pdf
- Submit to the call for papers! https://www.papercall.io/owasp-il-2026
- Get early bird registration: https://appsecil2026.forms-wizard.biz/users/new
Upcoming Meetup
🐝✡ OWASP IL ✡🐝 is excited to welcome you to our latest Meetup event! 🚀
Prepare to dive into the world of Application Security with an evening filled with engaging security topics, networking, and as always - community mingling, food and drinks.
This time around, we're delighted to have Apiiro and Akamai as the hosts for our gathering and we are looking forward to welcoming Thomas Dohmke, former CEO of Github, who will be joining our panel of technology leaders for a discussion on how the AI boom has affected application security teams.
We will also hear from OWASP Top 10 for Agentic AI from one of the project leaders, Keren Katz.
Register today! https://www.meetup.com/owasp-israel/events/312562568
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Agenda:
➡️ 17:30 - 18:15 - gathering and food - We will gather at Akamai for drinks, great treats, and mingling.
➡️ 18:15 - 18:30 - OWASP Israel Intro + Microphone tuning
➡️ 18:30 to 19:15 - Panel - The AppSec AI Revolution
Moderator: Josh Grossman - OWASP Israel co-leader
In this session, the panelists will discuss how they have seen AppSec teams respond to and take advantage of the AI boom that we have seen over the last year.
Panelists:
Thomas Dohmke - former CEO of Github and Strategic Advisor to Apiiro
Idan Plotnik - CEO at Apiiro
Sean M. Lyons - Senior VP and GM for Akamai’s Application & Infrastructure Security group
Moran Ashkenazi - CyberSecurity Venture Capitalist and 2x Chief Security Officer
➡️ 19:15 - 19:30 Break
➡️ 19:30 - 20:10 - OWASP top 10 for Agentic AI - risks, mitigations and what’s next
Keren Katz - Lead of OWASP Top 10 for Agentic AI, Senior Group Manager of AI Security at Tenable
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This event is hosted by Apiiro and Akamai in collaboration with OWASP Israel.
Join us at the event physically as we will not include Zoom or remote participation this time.