Roni Tidhar
Head of Innovations & Int'l Consulting Services
Israel Airports Authority
Roni serves as IAA's {Israel Airports Authority) Head of Innovations & Int'l Consulting Services. Up to JAN 2024 he was serving as IAA's Head of Cyber Security Division.
He carries vast experience in civil aviation security and emergency management from his 34 years in Israel's Ben-Gurion Int'l Airport, Security Division (in multiple positions). Parallel to that he served 2 decades as El-Al Israeli Airline's Air-Marshal & Flights Operations Security Manager – working in dozens of airports across the globe.
He carries a B.A. in Political Sciences & Far-East Studies from Jerusalem's Hebrew University and M.A. in Security & Diplomacy for Senior Executives from Tel-Aviv University and holds some formal Int'l qualifications in AVSEC & CYBERSEC fields
He is an active IDF Colonel (Res. units), a volunteer Police Squad Commander and serves as public elected Chair representative in his local community and also use to serve as elected employee's union representative within IAA. Roni is serving (Non-paid) on the Board of Directors for several NGO's.
He is considered as keynote speaker and article contributor for professional publications in various subjects of interest.