Kanishk Gaur is a globally recognised Cyber Security, AI Governance, and Digital Trust expert, entrepreneur, and researcher with over 15 years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies, governments, regulators, and multilateral organisations across the US, UK, Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Formerly in leadership roles at Deloitte, EY, and Protiviti, he now leads Athenian Tech, an AI-powered cybersecurity and threat intelligence company focused on combating deepfakes, misinformation, cyber fraud, ransomware, impersonation, and AI-led cybercrime through advanced AI and machine learning technologies. He is also the Founder & CEO of India Future Foundation (IFF), a not-for-profit driving digital literacy, online safety, cyber awareness, and women & child safety initiatives across India and South Asia in collaboration with governments, law enforcement, and international organisations. A Chevening Cyber Fellow, TEDx speaker