PRAGUE, Czech Republic and
LISBON, Portugal, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Avast (LSE:AVST), a
global leader in digital security and privacy, today announced that
Ondrej Vlcek, Chief Executive
Officer at Avast, and Garry Kasparov, Chess Grandmaster, Chairman
of the Human Rights Foundation in New York and Avast
Security Ambassador, will discuss how to unlock the potential of
the digital world at the annual Web Summit Conference
in Lisbon, Portugal. The talk
titled "Taking back control of the internet" will take place
on November
3rd at 2:00 p.m. Western European
Time, and will also cover Avast's mission to establish
digital freedom as a fundamental human right.
Since its foundation three decades ago, the free and unlimited
space of the world wide web has evolved into a tool that
is providing us with advances, yet simultaneously
endangering our rights and privacy. It is time to speak
up. Digital inequality exists, but few among us have the
fortitude to discuss it. Ondrej
Vlcek and Garry Kasparov will address these issues and
discuss how the internet must be changed to fit our society.
On November 4th
at 3:20 p.m. WET Garry Kasparov
will also participate in a fireside chat to discuss his role as a
consultant on the hit Netflix series The Queen's
Gambit. He will be joined by an industry expert who will
contribute to the discussion about bringing stories to life on
screen. Later that afternoon, at 4:30 p.m. Garry Kasparov will also play a
simultaneous chess exhibition with 20 selected participants of
the conference.
About Garry Kasparov, Avast Security Ambassador
Garry
Kasparov became the youngest world chess champion in history in
1985 and was the world's top-rated player for 20 years. He first
discovered the potential of AI during his famous matches against
the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. Ever since, he's spoken about
future tech, most recently as Avast's security ambassador. His
matches against arch-rival Anatoly Karpov and Deep Blue popularized
chess and machine intelligence in unprecedented ways.
About Ondrej Vlcek, Avast
CEO
Ondrej Vlcek serves as
Chief Executive Officer for Avast. Together with his senior
management team, he executes on Avast's vision to deliver
people-centric security and spearheads the Company's product
innovation program for emerging consumer technology categories,
including AI and identity protection. Previously, he held the
combined position of Executive Vice-President & General
Manager, Consumer, and Chief Technology Officer. In this role, he
led Avast's transformation from a traditional PC antivirus vendor
to the leading provider of a full portfolio of protection, privacy,
and performance products for consumers.
About Avast:
Avast (LSE:AVST), a FTSE 100
company, is a global leader in digital security and privacy,
headquartered in Prague, Czech
Republic. With over 435 million users online, Avast offers
products under the Avast and AVG brands that protect people from
threats on the internet and the evolving IoT threat landscape. The
company's threat detection network is among the most advanced in
the world, using machine learning and artificial intelligence
technologies to detect and stop threats in real time. Avast digital
security products for Mobile, PC or Mac are top-ranked and
certified by VB100, AV-Comparatives, AV-Test, SE Labs and others.
Avast is a member of Coalition Against Stalkerware, No More Ransom,
and the Internet Watch Foundation. Visit: www.avast.com.
Keep in touch with Avast:
- For security and privacy insights, visit the Avast
blog:https://blog.avast.com/
- For handy guides, advice and tips, visit Avast
Academy:https://www.avast.com/c-academy
- For more information about Avast visit:
https://www.avast.com/en-gb/about and
https://www.avast.com/company-faqs
- Follow us on Twitter: @Avast
- Join our LinkedIn community:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/avast/
- Visit our Facebook group:www.facebook.com/avast
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