AI Summit & Awards 2026
Speakers and panelists
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Prof. Quist-Aphetsi Kester, PhD(Distinction)-Chairman of CRITAC

Biography

Professor Kester Quist-Aphetsi is a distinguished global Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence expert. He has taught Cybersecurity and Digital forensics courses at the undergraduate and post graduate level as well as professionals for more than 10 years. He is a Tier 1 Certified Cybersecurity Professional by the National Cyber Security Authority under Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038) with more than a decade of Professional practice. He is the Chair of the National Cyber Intelligence and Cyber Defense Research Project. He is a Professional Member of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences and has specialties in Digital Forensics Investigations, Digital Evidence and Malware Analysis. The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences is a regulated Professional Body of Forensic Sciences. He has expertise in counter cyberterrorism, Cyber Warfare and Cyber Defense as well as an extensive research expertise in cyber weapons.