dimitri alperovitch

• World on the Brink: The Great Tech Race and the U.S.-China Cold War
  Based on his bestselling book, Alperovitch delivers a comprehensive, geopolitical briefing on the struggle for global dominance. He analyzes the critical technological battlegrounds—including advanced semiconductors, AI, and space systems—and provides corporate boards with a strategic roadmap to protect global supply chains and capital allocations.

• Cybersecurity is a Human Battle: Outsmarting State-Sponsored Adversaries

  Drawing from his historic career co-founding CrowdStrike, Alperovitch takes audiences behind the scenes of elite hacking campaigns orchestrated by Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. He explains why cybersecurity is ultimately a human-centric battle rather than a purely technical issue, offering executives a realistic, non-jargon framework for building enterprise resilience.

• The Intersection of Cyber Risk, AI, and Geopolitics

  AD, cloud infrastructures, and AI agents are rewriting the rules of corporate vulnerability. Alperovitch explores how automated threat vectors and artificial intelligence are being weaponized by state and non-state actors. He details how modern enterprises can deploy proactive threat forecasting and system-level governance to protect proprietary intellectual property and maintain executive command.

speaker Bio: 

Dmitri Alperovitch is an internationally celebrated cybersecurity expert, geostrategy thought leader, and author who has spent over two decades advising global boards and federal governments on technological security and geopolitical risk. He is the co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer of CrowdStrike, one of the world's most valuable cybersecurity corporations, where he led threat intelligence and incident response teams that uncovered some of the most significant state-sponsored cyberattacks in history. Following his legendary tenure, he co-founded and serves as the Executive Chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, a premier, Washington D.C.-based bipartisan think tank driving trade, technology, and national security solutions.

Alperovitch holds a Master of Science in Information Security and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. A highly sought-after advisor on sovereign technological containment, he has testified before U.S. Congress, served on various governmental defense advisory boards, and has been named one of Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers. He is the author of the bestselling book World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century and the host of the highly popular podcast Geopolitics Decanted, making him one of the most respected authorities guiding modern enterprises through the complex realities of Cold War 2.0.

Summary (Core Conviction):

Alperovitch’s outstanding value on stage is his unique ability to connect technical cyber threat intelligence directly with national security and geoeconomic playbooks. He rejects the traditional, siloed view of IT security, proving that cyber risk is fundamentally a product of human intentions and geopolitical friction. His signature concept, the Sovereign Tech Containment Model, provides organizations with a practical framework to evaluate third-party risks, protect critical infrastructure, and build long-term operational resilience. Delivering high-conviction, intensely analytical, and board-ready keynotes, he is the definitive voice for organizations navigating today’s highly contested digital landscape.

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