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Ibrahim works with technology, human resource, and other business leaders to develop, upskill, and retool teams of people for next practice leadership in a changing world of work. By providing workshops, coaching, and consulting, with a team of industry experienced professionals, to large-scale enterprises and government agencies, employees are prepared for future opportunities today. Our underpinning Digital Professional Framework governs our people transformation programs with a focus on four key areas: 1. Digital Depth 📱 2. Business Acumen 📊 3. Interpersonal Skills 🤝 4. Social Impact 🌎 Whether transformation, modernization, evolution, or restructuring, all of these changes have a basis for moving the organization forward. Leaders are trusted and relied upon to bring sustainable change to successful completion using competence, appropriate practices, skills, behaviors, and mental models to galvanize people and achieve sustainable change, continuous improvement, and make the most significant impact, so their organization realizes optimal value. TRAINING Our focus on digital and leadership attracts technology leaders and human resource executives working on developing people that need to be ready to lead in an era of emerging technology and where business models are expanding and evolving. We provide standard training, bespoke modules customized to the needs of the organization, modules tailored to the specific business objectives of the organization, and on-demand modules. Our learning journeys are immersive, experiential, and applicable to the particular business challenges our clients have. COACHING While many challenges and opportunities across organizations may be similar, their specific context, focus area, and goals are often unique. Having a coach or executive coach that can be an extension of your brain trust often leads to better decision making, improved results, and career elevation. We use a variety of coaching and group coaching models that help our clients excel at the aforementioned. CONSULTING By pairing our client's institutional knowledge with our broad range of expertise from across many industries, we help leaders tackle today's problems so that they achieve a competitive advantage on their journey towards making a material difference in their business. We perform simple to complex assessments, primary and secondary research, and strategy development where and when needed. When working with us, we own your problem, allowing you to capitalize on the solution's rewards.

Hello, my name is Rafi Buchnick. I am a risk and security expert with extensive experience leading cross-functional teams, assisting them in the delivery of secure IT solutions. I ensure protection for global business operations and mitigate cyber risks for multiple clients, worldwide and am recognized for my impeccable record, in protecting client business interests, and any further damages to operations, during forensic investigations. After serving as Captain in Israel’s IDF Intelligence Corps, I began my career working as Chairman of the Board, ‘Bashan’ Market and Productions. From there, I progressed to a position as Financial Controller, Schneider Children Medical Center, and then, as Division Deputy Head at the Israel Institute for Biological Research. The rest of my work history is detailed in this profile. For more than fifteen years, I have been involved in ensuring security operations and planning for business continuity, should there be a disruption in services and/or the occurrence of a natural or manmade disaster/cyberattack. I am successful because of my meticulous attention to detail, as well as my ability to communicate technical information in easy-to understand language. I know I am only as good as the team I assemble, so I take time to train, coach, and mentor team members for career growth and business success. My key areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, Information Security, Risk Assessments/Mitigation, Stakeholder Communication, Regulatory Compliance, Technology & Application Vulnerability Review, Investigations to Support Client Business Interests, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity, Cross-Functional Team Collaboration, Cost Reduction, Project Management, Industry Best Practices, and Increasing Cyber Capabilities.

Jane Chung is a Managing Director in Deloitte’s Cyber AI & Automation practice, where she leads transformative initiatives at the intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and cloud innovation. With over 25 years of experience in cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise technology, Jane specializes in helping organizations securely accelerate their adoption of AI and automation—particularly within complex, regulated environments. Jane is recognized for her leadership in architecting and securing next-generation AI solutions and services, blending machine learning, data engineering, and zero-trust principles across cloud and hybrid ecosystems. She partners closely with Cloud Service Providers, including Google Cloud, and Enterprise Security Partners to deliver full-stack AI security, runtime model protection, and automated compliance for clients in financial services, healthcare, energy, and retail. As a thought leader and business owner, Jane oversees the end-to-end solution lifecycle—from strategy and sales to delivery and team development—with full P&L accountability. She is passionate about bridging the gap between fast-paced AI innovation and enterprise-grade security, empowering organizations to confidently scale trusted AI into production. Jane holds a PhD in Technology & Innovation Management (Cybersecurity) and is highly fluent in MLOps, DevSecOps, and the implementation of advanced solutions across major cloud platforms.

Bank of America Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial products and services for individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses, institutional investors, large corporations, and governments worldwide. It operates through four segments: Consumer Banking, Global Wealth & Investment Management, Global Banking, and Global Markets. The Consumer Banking segment offers traditional and money market savings accounts, CDs and IRAs, noninterest- and interest-bearing checking accounts, and investment accounts and products, as well as credit and debit cards, residential mortgages and home equity loans, and direct and indirect loans. This segment provides its products and services through approximately 4,600 financial centers, 15,900 ATMs, call centers, and online and mobile platforms. The Global Wealth & Investment Management segment offers investment management, brokerage, banking, and retirement products, as well as wealth management and customized solutions. The Global Banking segment provides lending products and services, including commercial loans, leases, commitment facilities, trade finance, real estate lending, and asset-based lending; treasury solutions, such as treasury management, foreign exchange, and short-term investing options; working capital management solutions; and debt and equity underwriting and distribution, and merger-related and other advisory services. The Global Markets segment offers market-making, financing, securities clearing, settlement, and custody services, as well as risk management, foreign exchange, fixed-income, and mortgage-related products. Bank of America Corporation was founded in 1874 and is based in Charlotte.

Paul Leonhirth is Global Financial Services Industry Lead at Palo Alto Networks. Paul has over 30 years of business and IT experience including management consulting leadership roles in business development, global alliances, systems integration and project management. Paul’s experience includes leading cross-functional technology consulting teams in areas such as Digital, Cloud Transformation, DevSecOps, CyberSecurity Operations, Threat Intelligence, Business Analytics, IT Risk and Resiliency. Paul was previously Managing Director, Financial Services at Accenture Security and Global Director, IBM Corporation. As Security, Risk & Compliance Portfolio Executive for Global Banking & Financial Markets, Paul has been the primary representative for key Alliance Partners for technology, services and FS industry groups including FS-ISAC (Board/Sector Advisor), Cyber Risk Institute (CRI) Premium Innovator, ABA, RMA, SIFMA and WSTA. Paul’s prior Management Consulting work at KPMG and Arthur Andersen, LLP included Information Risk Management, Online Strategy, Design, Systems Integration and Project Management (PMP) for clients in Retail Banking, Capital Markets, Wealth Management, Private Equity and M&A Transaction Services.