Karl Ots is a security leader with over 20 years of experience securing the largest‑scale platforms across technology, energy, and financial services. At EPAM Systems, a global engineering and consulting firm, he serves as Head of Cloud Security, working closely with development teams to design security controls that scale with agentic software delivery. Karl is a patented inventor and the author of Securing Microsoft Azure OpenAI (Wiley, 2024). He is recognized as a Microsoft Security MVP and is a frequent international conference speaker, with appearances at InfoSec World, ISC2 Congress, Microsoft Build, Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, and Security BSides.