Karim Benslimane is Darktrace’s VP of Cyber Intelligence, working with clients in the public and private sector to analyse the most sophisticated cyber-threats today, and advising security professionals on the employment of artificial intelligence to strengthen their defensive strategy. Karim is a technical specialist in cyber and counter-terrorism exercises with over two decades of experience defending the sports and event industry from sophisticated threats. He has led major IT and cyber security projects for international arenas and events such as the Football World Cups, Rugby World Cups, World Athletics Championships and over 500 events.

Karim is also Lieutenant-Colonel (RC) at the Command of the Gendarmerie in Cyberspace, also known as ComCyber-MI, in charge with steering, leading and coordinating the French Gendarmerie Nationale's efforts to combat cyberthreats in the areas of prevention, monitoring of digital spaces and judicial investigation of cybercriminal organisations.

Karim is based in Middle East.