26 May 2026·Caracas, Venezuela
III Congreso Internacional de Ciberseguridad de Asobanca
Intervention on agentic artificial intelligence and cybersecurity
Speaker. Asobanca · Hotel Eurobuilding.
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Rafael Núñez Aponte has taken part in conferences, panels, webinars and professional meetings in Latin America and Europe. This selection gathers documented public interventions since 2008 on cybersecurity, cyber intelligence, resilience, digital reputation, artificial intelligence, the digital economy, anti-money-laundering prevention and leadership in a crisis.
It includes international AML forums, banking, Infosecurity and cyber resilience, with a public source on each record.
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III Congreso Internacional de Ciberseguridad de Asobanca
Intervention on agentic artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. 26 May 2026. Caracas, Venezuela. Source: Asobanca.
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Appearances that set the standard
A selection of legislative forums, banking, Infosecurity and cyber resilience. Each record links to its coverage.
- 8 October 2025·Modalidad virtual
IV Foro Internacional de Ciberseguridad y Prevención de Lavado de Activos (FICPLA)
Cyber resilience as a key approach to prevent attacks and ensure business continuity
Keynote speaker. Invercasa School of Business.
Source: Programa FICPLA 2025 - 18–21 September 2025·Caracas, Venezuela
FITELVEN 2025
Ransomware, data kidnapping and prevention
Masterclass facilitator. FITELVEN · Poliedro de Caracas.
Source: Puro Vinotinto - 23 April 2025·Caracas, Venezuela
3.ª edición de Bancaribe Digital
The new era of computer crime: your best defence is to understand it
Speaker. Bancaribe · Oficina Digital Bancaribe, Los Palos Grandes.
Source: Bancaribe - 18–21 September 2024·Caracas, Venezuela
FITELVEN 2024
To be cyber-protected, trust but verify
Speaker. FITELVEN · Poliedro de Caracas.
Source: El Sumario - 28 August 2024·Modalidad virtual
III Foro Internacional de Ciberseguridad y Prevención de Lavado de Activos (FICPLA)
Organisational cyber resilience: strategies to face continuous cybersecurity threats
Opening speaker. Invercasa School of Business.
Source: Doble Llave - 17 April 2024·Caracas, Venezuela
Foro sobre Transformación Digital
Impact on corporate security; myths and risks of AI in business
Speaker. Cámara Venezolano Británica de Comercio (BritCham) · Auditorio de PwC.
Source: El Sumario - 15 July 2022·Caracas, Venezuela
ISEC Infosecurity On Site Tour 2022 — A New World Tour
Topics covered: attacker mindset, human factor, obsolete systems and contingency
Speaker and panellist. ISEC / Martín Vila · JW Marriott Hotel Caracas.
Source: MásQueDigital - April 2022·Barcelona, España
Charla de Hispaven y presentación de La Luz de los Ángeles
The Guardian Angel; editorial presentation
Speaker and author. Hispaven.
Source: El Sumario - 29–30 March 2021·México, modalidad virtual
Foro La libertad y el sano desarrollo psicosexual de la niñez y la adolescencia en México
Social engineering, fake profiles and the recruitment of minors on the internet
Speaker, director of the Child Protection Investigation Unit (CPIU). Cámara de Diputados de México.
Source: El Sumario - 2–3 May 2019·Santiago, Chile
IoT Innovatech Latam 2019
Cybersecurity in smart cities
Speaker. Meet&Greet · CentroParque Convention Center.
Source: El Mostrador (cobertura del evento) - August 2018·Punta Cana, República Dominicana
XX Congreso Nacional de Seguridad de la ABA
Ethical hacking, a necessity in companies
Speaker. Comité de Seguridad Bancaria de la Asociación de Bancos Múltiples de la República Dominicana (ABA) · Hotel Breathless, Punta Cana.
Source: Programa CSB / ABA - 26 August 2009·Bucaramanga, Colombia
VI Seminario de Seguridad: Evolución de la seguridad como herramienta empresarial
Security as a business tool
Speaker. Asociación Frente de Seguridad Empresarial de Santander · Salón Fundadores, Club Campestre.
Source: Vanguardia Liberal - 3 July 2008·Venezuela
IV Conferencia Internacional Antilavado de Dinero y contra el Financiamiento al Terrorismo
Talk on cyberterrorism and digital threats to the financial sector
International speaker. Antilavado de Dinero.
Source: Antilavado de Dinero
Documented archive
38 appearances with traceable public evidence. Interviews, attendance or invitations without a documented intervention are not published.
26 May 2026
III Congreso Internacional de Ciberseguridad de Asobanca
Speaker. Intervention on agentic artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
Asobanca · Hotel Eurobuilding · Caracas, Venezuela
May 2026
Jornada académica Impacto de la Criptoeconomía en Venezuela
Panellist. Cybersecurity in crypto-assets: wallets, custody, fraud, traceability and governance.
CAVECOM-E · Universidad Santa María · Caracas, Venezuela
8 October 2025
IV Foro Internacional de Ciberseguridad y Prevención de Lavado de Activos (FICPLA)
Keynote speaker. Cyber resilience as a key approach to prevent attacks and ensure business continuity.
Invercasa School of Business · Modalidad virtual
18–21 September 2025
FITELVEN 2025
Masterclass facilitator. Ransomware, data kidnapping and prevention.
FITELVEN · Poliedro de Caracas · Caracas, Venezuela
28 August 2025
Webinar Red Actívate y Construye
Speaker. Digital prevention for social leaders.
Red Actívate y Construye / Fundación Empresas Polar · Modalidad virtual
7 July 2025
Primer Encuentro de Investigadores en Delitos Informáticos del CICPC
Guest specialist. A safe and resilient digital culture; investigation of computer crime.
CICPC / CAVECOM-E · UNES El Cafetal · Caracas, Venezuela
23 April 2025
3.ª edición de Bancaribe Digital
Speaker. The new era of computer crime: your best defence is to understand it.
Bancaribe · Oficina Digital Bancaribe, Los Palos Grandes · Caracas, Venezuela
16–18 October 2024
ExpoSeguridad S&P Tech 2024
Speaker. Impact of artificial intelligence on digital security and technological infrastructure.
ExpoSeguridad S&P Tech · Hotel Tamanaco · Caracas, Venezuela
18–21 September 2024
FITELVEN 2024
Speaker. To be cyber-protected, trust but verify.
FITELVEN · Poliedro de Caracas · Caracas, Venezuela
28 August 2024
III Foro Internacional de Ciberseguridad y Prevención de Lavado de Activos (FICPLA)
Opening speaker. Organisational cyber resilience: strategies to face continuous cybersecurity threats.
Invercasa School of Business · Modalidad virtual
30 May 2024
XIV ESET Security Day Venezuela
Panellist, expert table. Experiences and responses to data loss and unauthorised access.
ESET · Caracas, Venezuela
17 April 2024
Foro sobre Transformación Digital
Speaker. Impact on corporate security; myths and risks of AI in business.
Cámara Venezolano Británica de Comercio (BritCham) · Auditorio de PwC · Caracas, Venezuela
22 February 2024
Foro SECURITY / SAFETY
Speaker. The invisible war: corporate cyberattacks and how to fight them effectively.
Foro SECURITY / SAFETY · Caracas, Venezuela
15 September 2023
14.ª Feria del Libro de Caracas
Author and presenter. Presentation of La Luz de los Ángeles.
Fundarte · Museo de Caracas / Plaza Bolívar · Caracas, Venezuela
20 June 2023
La ciberseguridad en tiempos de Inteligencia Artificial
Speaker. Prevention, social engineering and artificial intelligence in the hands of attackers.
PwC Venezuela · Auditorio PwC, Chuao · Caracas, Venezuela
November 2022
Primer Encuentro Intercámaras de Tecnología: Desafíos Tecnológicos 2023
Speaker. Hacker threats 2023.
BritCham · Caracas, Venezuela
October 2022
Ciclo de conferencias De lo Humano a lo Espiritual
Speaker. The need for spiritual protection of children.
Centro Cultural Chacao · Centro Cultural Chacao · Caracas, Venezuela
15 July 2022
ISEC Infosecurity On Site Tour 2022 — A New World Tour
Speaker and panellist. Topics covered: attacker mindset, human factor, obsolete systems and contingency.
ISEC / Martín Vila · JW Marriott Hotel Caracas · Caracas, Venezuela
9 June 2022
ESET Security Days Venezuela 2022
Panellist, expert table. Challenges in cybersecurity.
ESET · Hotel JW Marriott · Caracas, Venezuela
April 2022
Charla de Hispaven y presentación de La Luz de los Ángeles
Speaker and author. The Guardian Angel; editorial presentation.
Hispaven · Barcelona, España
15 March 2022
Reunión conjunta de Comités de CTI y Seguridad
Speaker. IT risks 2022.
BritCham · Modalidad virtual
19 January 2022
Webinar ¿Cómo se prepara un ciberataque?
Speaker. The cyberattack process, red-team and blue-team units, reconnaissance and individual responsibility.
ITNEWSLAT · Modalidad virtual
5 January 2022
Taller de sanación El recorrido del dragón
Co-instructor with Trixia Valle. Emotional education and spiritual accompaniment.
Educación Millennial · Plataforma Educación Millennial
5–6 November 2021
Primer Encuentro Internacional de Fe Desata Tus Nudos
Speaker. Prayer, healing, meditation and contemplation.
Santuario María Desatadora de Nudos · Santuario María Desatadora de Nudos · Cancún, México
29–30 March 2021
Foro La libertad y el sano desarrollo psicosexual de la niñez y la adolescencia en México
Speaker, director of the Child Protection Investigation Unit (CPIU). Social engineering, fake profiles and the recruitment of minors on the internet.
Cámara de Diputados de México · México, modalidad virtual
December 2020
Cierre del ciclo 2020 del Día D
Participant. Meeting of technology and services executives.
Día D / ITNEWS.LAT · Venezuela
2–3 May 2019
IoT Innovatech Latam 2019
Speaker. Cybersecurity in smart cities.
Meet&Greet · CentroParque Convention Center · Santiago, Chile
August 2018
XX Congreso Nacional de Seguridad de la ABA
Speaker. Ethical hacking, a necessity in companies.
Comité de Seguridad Bancaria de la Asociación de Bancos Múltiples de la República Dominicana (ABA) · Hotel Breathless, Punta Cana · Punta Cana, República Dominicana
18 April 2017
ISEC InfoSecurity Tour 2017
Speaker. How much is information worth? Online information protection and cyberwar.
ISEC / Martín Vila · Salón Mateo Manaure, Hotel Renaissance · Caracas, Venezuela
24 September 2014
Primer Encuentro sobre Gobernanza de Internet
Panellist. Computer crime and privacy on the network.
ISOC Venezuela · Auditorio Tobías Lasser, UCV · Caracas, Venezuela
6–8 November 2013
UCAB Tech Camp 2013
Speaker. How a hacker’s mind works.
Asociación de Egresados de la UCAB · Caracas, Venezuela
20 March 2013
Seminario Negocios en Internet y Empresa Segura
Speaker and moderator. Information-security strategies and protocols.
Cadena Capriles · Auditorio Cadena Capriles · Caracas, Venezuela
13 September 2012
DebaTIC: Economía Digital y Movilidad
Panellist. Security in the digital economy.
SELA / CAVEDATOS · Caracas, Venezuela
1 December 2011
Foro DebaTIC: Derechos y Seguridad Informática
Speaker. Reputation 2.0 and security on social networks.
SELA · Caracas, Venezuela
8 December 2010
DebaTIC: La Convergencia Necesaria — TIC y PyME
Panel moderator. Security: solutions for protection against threats.
SELA · Caracas, Venezuela
11–14 November 2010
VenezuelaTech 2010
Speaker. Personal security on the network.
VenezuelaTech · Plaza Alfredo Sadel · Caracas, Venezuela
26 August 2009
VI Seminario de Seguridad: Evolución de la seguridad como herramienta empresarial
Speaker. Security as a business tool.
Asociación Frente de Seguridad Empresarial de Santander · Salón Fundadores, Club Campestre · Bucaramanga, Colombia
3 July 2008
IV Conferencia Internacional Antilavado de Dinero y contra el Financiamiento al Terrorismo
International speaker. Talk on cyberterrorism and digital threats to the financial sector.
Antilavado de Dinero · Venezuela
Available topics
Language: Spanish. In-person, hybrid or closed board formats.
The next crisis will not warn you
How a decision is taken when the system no longer responds, information is incomplete and the board expects judgement, not a technical diagnosis.
- Audience.
- Boards of directors, risk committees, senior leadership.
- Duration.
- 45–60 minutes, plus discussion
- Formats.
- In person, Hybrid, Closed board session
Cyber intelligence for senior leadership
Stop collecting threats and start anticipating decisions. Which signals matter, which are surplus, and how they are presented to a board.
- Audience.
- CEOs, CISOs, audit and risk committees.
- Duration.
- 40–50 minutes
- Formats.
- In person, Hybrid
Ransomware and digital extortion
Encryption is only the first act. Extortion, leakage and reputational pressure change the board’s calculation.
- Audience.
- Senior leadership, legal, communications, operations.
- Duration.
- 45 minutes
- Formats.
- In person, Hybrid, Workshop
The first two hours of a cyber crisis
Who enters the room, what is shut down, what is said and what is not said. An operational rehearsal, not a motivational talk.
- Audience.
- Crisis teams and boards that want to rehearse before the incident.
- Duration.
- 60 minutes or a half-day workshop
- Formats.
- Workshop, In person
Artificial intelligence, Shadow AI and risk
The AI that enters the company without authorisation does not wait for the innovation committee. How to see it, govern it and not theatricalise it.
- Audience.
- CIOs, CISOs, innovation, compliance.
- Duration.
- 40 minutes
- Formats.
- In person, Hybrid
Reputation under attack
A technical incident becomes a crisis of trust when the narrative gets out first. How to protect digital identity without lying.
- Audience.
- Communications, reputation, senior leadership.
- Duration.
- 40 minutes
- Formats.
- In person, Hybrid
Business continuity for leaders
The executive difference between recovering a system and recovering an operation. ISO 22301 as a language, not as a certification fetish.
- Audience.
- Operations, risk, boards.
- Duration.
- 45 minutes
- Formats.
- In person, Hybrid
Social engineering and the human factor
Most successful intrusions do not begin at a firewall. They begin in a conversation, an email or a rush.
- Audience.
- The whole organisation, with a separate module for leadership.
- Duration.
- 40 minutes
- Formats.
- In person, Hybrid, Training