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2020
Women in Silicon Valley 2020 Conference
Avast is a Bronze Sponsor of the Women of Silicon Valley 2020 Conference. The Women of Silicon Valley is a platform to facilitate movement - to bring together women to celebrate success, to overcome challenges, to learn skills, to support one another, and to positively and irreversibly change the technology landscape. Leena Elias, VP of Product Delivery at Avast, will be speaking about her passion for technology and how it's shaped her career.
This event has been rescheduled from May to October 15-16, 2020.
Santa Clara, California, USA
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Women in Business Expo
Avast was a Gold Sponsor of the Women in Business Expo 2020. WIB is a two-day event designed for all women at any stage of their professional journey. Providing inspiration, guidance and business services to find their best career match or support their business.
Jaya Baloo, Avast Chief Information Security Officer, shared her experience of moving a global company to fully remote working as the COVID-19 lockdown swept worldwide. From technology and security concerns through to employee engagement and workforce wellness, she provides insights into and advice from what she learned from the experience which can be applied to a business of any size.
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CyberSec&AI Connected
The essential virtual event connecting global AI and cybersecurity experts. Our conference explores the critical issues around AI for privacy and cybersecurity and 2020's keynote speakers are Roger Doger Dingledine (Director, Researcher, and Co-founder of the Tor Project) and Garry Kasparov (Chess Grandmaster and Avast Security Ambassador).
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BIG 5G 2020 Event
Avast is a Bronze Sponsor of the BIG 5G 2020 Event. BIG 5G is a leading conference for the service provider community in North America, focusing on the technological innovations affecting the industry. On Tuesday, September 22 at 2:10 pm, T. Sean Obrey, Global Head of Sales for Avast’s Telco, Family & IoT Business Unit, will be speaking on a panel entitled, "Is there an opportunity beyond connectivity for MNOs?"
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Collision from Home
Avast is a Gold Sponsor of Collision from Home 2020 Conference. On Thursday, June 25, Avast CEO Ondrej Vlcek will discuss the changing landscape of security and data privacy in a fireside chat. Additionally, chess grandmaster and Avast security ambassador Garry Kasparov will speak about the need to embrace progress on advanced technology like AI without compromising on security and privacy.
Virtual
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IEEE Symposium on Security & Privacy 2020
Avast is a Gold Sponsor of the IEEE Symposium on Security & Privacy 2020. The IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy is a premier conference for presenting developments in computer security and privacy, and for bringing together researchers and practitioners in the field. Avast will be sponsoring the workshop on "Deep Learning for Security" on 21-May.
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Digital Sanity Summit 2020
Avast partnered with ImpactPARENTS.com to host a free, week-long online event for parents: the first-ever Digital Sanity Summit 2020: Navigating Technology & Parenting in the Modern World. Avast VP Leena Elias spoke about managing screen time, online privacy, and cybersecurity in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Machine Learning Prague 2020
Avast invites you to join us at Machine Learning Prague 2020 to meet Avast experts and learn more about our research in artificial intelligence, IoT, and network security. Visit our booth in Rudolfinum and discuss how machine learning and AI shape cybersecurity. Also, you can find out more about our partnership with significant institutions and in academia around the world.
Prague, Czech Republic
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AI Science Café Series 2020
Science Café is a series of popular science presentations and talks by the best Czech scientists and innovators of today presented by the Czech Centre London. Join us for Michal Pechoucek's (CTO of Avast) talk about Personal security in the age of AI.
London, UK
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Enigma 2020
Avast is a Bronze Sponsor of the Enigma 2020 Conference. Enigma centers on a single track of engaging talks covering a wide range of topics in security and privacy. On Monday, January 27, Avast Research Scientist, will present a research paper entitled "How to Build Realistic Machine Learning Systems for Security?". The presentation will be at 5 pm at the conference.
San Francisco, CA, USA
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DLD (Digital – Life – Design)
Founded in 2005 as an intimate gathering of friends, DLD (Digital – Life – Design) has developed into Europe’s leading innovation conference for visionaries from around the globe. The aim of DLD is to spark conversations that cross boundaries and bring participants together in a common search for answers to the most challenging questions that arise through digital change. DLD has become the go-to conference for the discovery of technological trends at their very early stages. The annual conference in Munich, held every January, shortly before the World Economic Forum in Davos, is internationally renowned for attracting the best and the brightest in the world of digital.
Chess grandmaster and Avast Security Ambassador, Garry Kasparov, and Avast CTO, Michal Pechoucek, will discuss the risks and opportunities of AI for our society, in cybersecurity and other fields. They will discuss how emerging AI technologies will shape our future lives, jobs, mobility, health, and the online world.
Munich, Germany
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Hack Cambridge 2020
Hack Cambridge is back! From the 18th to the 19th of January 2020, the University of Cambridge’s annual hackathon will yet again bring together 300+ outstanding hackers, programmers, designers and more from universities all over the world.
Cambridge, UK
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CES 2020
Avast was a proud Platinum sponsor of the Kids & Family Tech Summit at CES 2020. VP Leena Elias discussed IoT security considerations for parents in a fireside chat, and the CES Innovation Award-winning Avast Omni was demoed on the show floor.
Las Vegas, NV, USA
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FOSI
Avast will participate in the New Adventures in Online Safety and Technologies panel at the FOSI 2019 Annual Conference. The panel will discuss and explore new products, technologies, and services available to make the online world safer for kids and their families.
Washington DC, USA
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CES Unveiled
CES Unveiled New York is the official kickoff party to mark the start of the CES season, featuring the emerging tech trends that will dominate the CES show floor in January. Avast representatives were on-site demoing Avast Omni.
New York, NY, USA
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Telco AI Summit
Dmitry Kuznetsov, Senior Machine Learning Researcher from Avast will talk about Securing Home IoT Devices in a 5G Architecture.
London, United Kingdom
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CyberSec & AI Prague
At CyberSec & AI Prague, Avast and the CTU (Czech Technical University in Prague) brought together leading thinkers in the fields of AI, machine learning and cybersecurity.
Prague, Czech Republic
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Women in Business Expo
Avast’s Chief Marketing Officer will speak about opportunities for women in tech and what needs to be done in order to increase the number of women in the industry.
Farnborough, United Kingdom
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Digital Transformation Expo Europe
Garry and Ondrej will talk about ethics, responsibility and the right to privacy in the era of AI and the IoT technologies
London, United Kingdom
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VB2019
At the annual Virus Bulletin International Conference, Anna Shirokova, security researcher in the Avast IoT research team, participated in a panel, along with two other panelists, titled "Geost botnet: The discovery story of a new Android banking trojan from an OpSec error". The session focused on the discovery, causes and effects of Geost botnet and the OpSec error behind it all.
London, United Kingdom
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USENIX Security Symposium
Avast will present joint research with Stanford University on IoT and security "All Things Considered: an Analysis of IoT on Home Networks" at the USENIX Security Symposium in Santa Clara, CA.
Santa Clara, CA
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Supply Chain Cybersecurity Summit
Experience two days of in-depth Summit presentations and interactive discussions, including a presentation by Martin Hron on How easy is it to infiltrate an enterprise network using off-the-shelf commodity IoT?
Arlington, USA
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Mobile 360 Latin America
At Mobile 360 Latin America, Nikolaos Chrysaidos, Head of Mobile Threat Intelligence and Security at Avast, spoke in a panel titled "Building Trust in the Digital Economy".
Mexico City, Mexico
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mDevCamp 2019
mDevCamp 2019 is the largest conference for mobile enthusiasts in Central Europe. The 8th edition will feature world-class speakers, in-depth talks and workshops and great hands-on zones. Come to meet 1000 enthusiasts from all over Europe.
Prague, Czech Republic
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CARO 2019
Monitoring threat trends on a global scale can be beneficial, however, it can sometimes also be misleading. Jan Sirmer, Malware Analysis Team Lead, illustrated his findings from comparing global data of Android detections, using three major regions as examples: Europe, North America and Russia. The data presented clearly shows a significant drop in less sophisticated malware strains, such as downloaders and rooters, which dominated Android threats in past years. On the other hand, the data shows a rise in technically advanced and covert malware; such as bankers, fake apps or even targeted attacks. In his presentation Jan showed how understanding the trend evolution helps predict, prevent and detect new malware strains.
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Infosecurity Mexico
Avast Security Ambassador, Garry Kasparov, and Avast's Head of AI, Rajarshi Gupta spoke about the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence in industry and home applications at Infosecurity Mexico 2019, in a talk titled: "Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Society".AI creates massive progress and convenience, but is also being abused by corporations and states for data collection, and by cybercriminals for financial gain. Kasparov and Gupta debated the ethical challenges of such powerful tools against human values, and the steps that society can take to counter the threats. The speakers also discussed the challenges arising from the proliferation of smart technologies and AI, and how positive use of the technology can be a vital tool to protect the values of human society.
Mexico City, MX
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VivaTech
VivaTech is the world’s rendezvous for startups and leaders to celebrate innovation. It’s a gathering of the world’s brightest minds, talents, and products taking place in Paris on 16–18 May 2019.
Paris, FR
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Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit
Avast's IoT Threat Researcher Vladislav Iliushin spoke about the evolution of IoT botnets at Kaspersky's Security Analyst Summit in Singapore. His talk focused on Avast Threat Labs' analysis of Torii, a current-gen IoT botnet capable of data exfiltration with a stealthy network footprint. The presentation included a live hack of a smart home to illustrate Torii's capabilities and those of future IoT botnets.
Singapore
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Troopers
Avast's Vladislav Iliushin, IoT Threat Researcher, and Anna Shirokova spoke about the evolution of IoT botnets, at Troopers. Their talk included findings from their analysis of the Torii botnet, including its capabilities, and a smart-home hack demo.The two took a look at the evolution of IoT botnets and see how much IoT malware has evolved in just one year. Threat actors are integrating exploit kits into IoT malware, performing Man-in-the-Middle attacks and using other sophisticated techniques.
Heidelberg, Germany
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Cloud Security Expo
Avast attended Cloud Security Expo in London where the team exhibited its new Secure Web Gateway security product for SMBs and released a new global report on the likelihood of small business being infected by malware, leveraging data from Avast's Threat Intelligence database.
London, UK
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SXSW 2019
Garry Kasparov, Avast's Security Ambassador, and Ondrej Vlcek, President at Avast, spoke about Ethics and Responsibility in the AI and IoT Age, at South by South West
Austin, Texas, US
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RSA Conference 2019
Avast attended the RSA Conference 2019 which took place from March 4 - 8, 2019 in San Francisco. Ondrej Vlcek, president of Avast's consumer business, spoke about the impact of shadow IoT on corporate networks during a talk titled, "The Office as the New Smart Home."
San Francisco, USA
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Mobile World Congress 2019
Avast attended Mobile World Congress 2019 where Avast presented an Internet of Things security lab and Avast carrier services and products.
Barcelona, Spain
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Hack Cambridge
Come to visit the Avast stand at Hack Cambridge which takes place January 19-20, 2019 in Cambridge
Cambridge, UK
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Electro Week
Avast Security Evangelist, Luis Corrons, spoke at Electro Week in Burgos Spain about today's threat landscape, recap the most prevalent threats of 2018 and his predictions for 2019, with a special focus on IoT threats.
Burgos, Spain
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CT 2018: Imagine Digital - Connect Europe
Avast President of Consumer, Ondrej Vlcek, participated in a panel, along with six other panelists, titled "Cybersecurity as key for a Digital Economy and Society" at ICT 2018: Imagine Digital - Connect Europe.
Vienna, Austria
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AI Frontiers
At the AI Frontiers conference in San Jose, Avast's Head of AI Rajarshi Gupta spoke about adversarial AI.
San Jose, California
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Web Summit
At Web Summit, Avast demonstrated the scenario of a smart home hack, performed by security researcher Vladislav Iliushin, and narrated by Garry Kasparov.
Lisbon, Portugal
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South Summit
At South Summit in Madrid, Avast's Threat Intelligence Director Michal Salat talked about the rise of smart homes and digital threats targeting them. He talked about how artificial intelligence can be used to identify threats at an early stage, to protect people's homes and businesses.
Madrid, Spain
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IFA+ Summit
Garry Kasparov shared his views on what can be done by regulators and the industry to assure that ethical standards and privacy protections are a part of the exciting technology of AI.
Berlin, Germany
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Manchester BSides 2018
Martin Hron, Security Researcher, introduced vulnerabilities with the MQTT protocol and the severity of the data leaks from smart home networks.
Manchester, UK
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HITCON 2018
Hacks in Taiwan (HITCON) is a highly technical security conference in Taiwan to gather the various information security researchers and their expertise, the first of its kind in Taiwan. HITCON aims to provide everyone interested in security and hacking to meetup face to face, so they can exchange their experiences and share their newest and most exciting findings. It was first held 10 years ago by chr00t security group.
Taipei, TW
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Digitales Summit 2018
Avast's Security Evangelist Luis Corrons spoke about how companies can build resilience and manage the threat of cyberattacks as they become more high profile and damaging to public and private sector organisations. He also discussed how to establish a cross-sector response to cyber risk, and how the industry can build better barriers against an increasing danger.
Madrid, Spain
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RISE
Ondrej Vlcek spoke about cyberthreats targeting smarthomes and how to protect people and their homes.
Hong Kong, China
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Security BSides Athens 2018
Nikolaos Chysaidos spoke on using the APKLAB.IO Mobile Threat Intel platform to fight banking threats.
Athens, Greece
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Security BSides CDMX
Martin Hron, a Security Researcher at Avast, presented how to be a hacker in few minutes and demonstrated how easy it is to get full access to someone’s connected home.
Mexico
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Avast Cyber Adventure CTF
Avast brought together cybersecurity experts and those new to security to experience some cybersecurity challenges including trying to compromise remote servers and other IoT hacking challenges.
Prague, Czech Republic
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mDevCamp 2018
Vladislav Iliushin spoke on "Shodan and IoT - it is getting darker."
Prague, Czech Republic
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Mobile 360 Series – Privacy & Security
Avast was an industry sponsor of Mobile 360 Series - Privacy & Security.
The Hague, Netherlands
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CRA IoT Summit & Expo 2018
Miroslav Umlauf spoke on big data in IoT at the CRA IoT Summit & Expo 2018.
Prague, Czech Republic
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CARO Workshop 2018
Avast had 2 presentations at the CARO Workshop in Portland, OR.
Portland, OR, USA
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QuBit Conference Prague 2018
Vladislav Iliushin, Avast IoT Threat Researcher, spoke about the dark side of IoT at the QuBit Cybersecurity Conference.
Prague, Czech Repiblic
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RSA Conference 2018
Avast attended the RSA conference and had many visitors to its booth. Avast CTO Ondrej Vlcek spoke at the conference and broke down the sophisticated CCleaner supply-chain malware attack, providing new unpublished findings about the unique stealth, steganography and exfiltration techniques used by the attackers.
San Francisco, CA, USA
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#Security Session'18
Martin Hron, Avast Threat Researcher, presented on the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities.
Brno, Czech Republic
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Machine Learning Prague 2018
Avast was a gold sponsor at Machine Learning Prague 2018. Martin Balek, Adam Hanka, Tomas Trnka, Galina Alperovich and Martin Neznal, experts at Avast Threat Labs, participated in a discussion.
Prague, Czech Republic
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SECURITY ANALYST SUMMIT
Martin Hron, Security Researcher at Avast, presented the latest findings and analysis on the CCleaner incident at the SAS.
Cancun, Mexico
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MSPWorld
MSPWorld®, the premier Conference for Cloud & Managed Services Professionals, is an MSPAlliance® event and is the ONLY event in the managed services industry brought to you by MSPs, for MSPs.
New Orleans, LA, USA
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4YFN Barcelona 2018
Avast EVP and CTO Ondrej Vlcek spoke about the future of IoT security.
Barcelona, Spain
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The JMP Securities Technology Conference
Rajarshi Gupta, VP of Data Science at Avast, participated in the panel "Security Failures: Predicting What's Next?" at the JMP Securities Technology Conference.
San Francisco, CA, USA
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Mobile World Congress 2018
Avast participated in MWC2018 by having a large booth presence and ran an interesting IoT cryptomining experiment which attendees could participate in.
Barcelona, Spain
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Hack Cambridge
Avast was a sponsor of the HackCambridge event and held an Avast Hack challenge for attendees to participate in.
Cambridge, UK
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FT Cyber Security Summit
Vince Steckler discussed the CCleaner incident and the new threat presented by supply-chain attacks.
London, UK
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Web Summit
Garry Kasparov and Ondrej Vlcek spoke to delegates about how AI can solve real-world problems.
Lisbon, Portugal
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EC3-ENISA IoT Security Conference
Filip Chytry spoke at EC3-ENISA Conference about IoT Security.
The Hague, Netherlands
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21st Forum 2000 Conference “Strengthening Democracy in Uncertain Times”
Vince Steckler spoke on a panel of industry leaders on the world threats to privacy.
Prague, Czech Republic
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IP Expo Europe
Garry Kasparov gave a keynote speech on AI and the future of machine-machine collaboration.
London, UK
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Mobile World Congress Americas
Gagan Singh spoke about the state of IoT and mobile security, and how to overcome the challenges.
San Francisco, CA, USA
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DEF CON
Garry Kasparov delivered a keynote speech on the need to embrace the rise of intelligent machines.
Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Tech Open Air 2017
Vince Steckler discussed the application of AI and machine learning in the context of cyber security.
Berlin, Germany
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GSMA Mobile 360 Privacy & Security
Ondrej Vlcek spoke about privacy and security in the age of digital transformation.
The Hague, Netherlands
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re:publica 2017 Berlin
Garry Kasparov discussed the internet’s misuse and the impact on human rights, security and privacy.
Berlin, Germany
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Collision 2017
Vince Steckler examined IoT’s impact on privacy and industry's responsibility to secure IoT devices.
New Orleans, LA, USA
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Polish & CEE Private Equity Conference
Vince Steckler discussed the importance of investors for growing companies such as Avast.
Warsaw, Poland
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Mobile World Congress 2017
Avast spoke about the business behind ransomware.
Barcelona, Spain
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Mobile Sunday 2017
Barcelona, Spain
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