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Stephen Boyer

Co-Founder & CTO, BitSight

Stephen cofounded BitSight in 2011 and serves as the Chief Technology Officer. Prior to founding BitSight, Stephen was President and Co-Founder of Saperix, a company that was acquired by FireMon in 2011.

While at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Stephen was a member of the Cyber Systems and Technology Group where he led R&D programs solving large-scale national cybersecurity problems. Before MIT, he worked at Caldera Systems, an early Linux startup.

Stephen holds a Bachelor degree in Computer Science from Brigham Young University and Master of Science in Engineering and Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Dave Estlick

Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer, Chipotle

Dave Estlick is the Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer at Chipotle Mexican Grill. With more than 25 years of experience, Dave joined Chipotle in 2019 and is responsible for the creation and governance of Chipotle’s global information security roadmap including security operations, asset protection, cyberrisk, intelligence and compliance, data loss, fraud defense and integrated cyber security architecture. With a collaborative approach to business and a passion for analytics, he leads a team of dedicated engineers, analysts, architects and project managers. Prior to Chipotle, Dave was the Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for Starbucks, where he led the global technology infrastructure and global cybersecurity organization, including the establishment of the Starbucks private cloud. Dave has also held executive leadership roles at PetSmart and Amazon. Most recently, he was inducted into the 2020 CSO Hall of Fame. Dave sits on the Board of Advisors for Cyberstarts, Clear Sky and PCI Security Standards, in addition to serving on the Board of Directors for Internet Security Alliance, Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing Center, and Security Advisor Alliance. Dave attended the University of Washington and received a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and a Bachelor of Science degree in business finance from Montana Tech.

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Chris McFarland

VP & Chief Information Security Officer, Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

Chris McFarland serves as VP & Chief Information Security Officer at Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a leading, global specialty retailer of apparel and accessories for Men, Women, and Kids through three renowned brands (Abercrombie, Hollister, and abercrombie kids). Chris leads the information security team, which includes Security Operations and Response, Identity, and Information Risk.

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Cam Sabatini

Analyst, Abercrombie & Fitch

Cam Sabatini serves as an Analyst on the Information Security Team at Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a leading, global specialty retailer of apparel and accessories for Men, Women, and Kids through three renowned brands (Abercrombie, Hollister, and abercrombie kids). Cam specializes in risk management, security performance measurement, process improvement, and secure project planning.

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Gerald Aubel

Product Marketing Manager, SecurID

Jerry Aubel brings over 15 years’ experience in cybersecurity product marketing. He is currently product marketing manager for SecurID Governance and Lifecycle. Previously, Aubel spent 10 years at CA technologies, and several years at HPE in a global business development role.

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Christopher Williams

Solutions Architect and Field CTO, SecurID

Christopher is a leading voice in the convergence of operational IT practices and Identity, Audit, and Compliance programs. His career features 14 years as a practicing manager of data centers, operations & technical services teams for fortune 500 companies and DOD contractors; plus another 21 years of technical services, product, and product marketing management. Christopher now serves as a Field CTO for SecurID Governance and Lifecycle and manages an international team of Systems Engineers. In this role, Christopher continues to help organizations around the world define and achieve their goals through process workshops, mentoring seminars, and numerous publications.

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Gerald Aubel

Product Marketing Manager, SecurID

Jerry Aubel brings over 15 years’ experience in cybersecurity product marketing. He is currently product marketing manager for SecurID Governance and Lifecycle. Previously, Aubel spent 10 years at CA technologies, and several years at HPE in a global business development role.

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Christopher Williams

Solutions Architect and Field CTO, SecurID

Christopher is a leading voice in the convergence of operational IT practices and Identity, Audit, and Compliance programs. His career features 14 years as a practicing manager of data centers, operations & technical services teams for fortune 500 companies and DOD contractors; plus another 21 years of technical services, product, and product marketing management. Christopher now serves as a Field CTO for SecurID Governance and Lifecycle and manages an international team of Systems Engineers. In this role, Christopher continues to help organizations around the world define and achieve their goals through process workshops, mentoring seminars, and numerous publications.

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Crane Hassold

Director of Threat Intelligence at Abnormal Security

Crane Hassold is the Director of Threat Intelligence at Abnormal Security, where he leads a team responsible for researching enterprise-focused cyber threats. Prior to joining the private sector in 2015, Crane served as an Analyst at the Federal Bureau of Investigation for more than 11 years, providing strategic and tactical analytical support to cyber, financial crime, and violent crime cases. For most of his career with the FBI, Crane worked in the Behavioral Analysis Units in Quantico, Virginia, where he provided analytical and behavioral support (“profiling”) to intelligence community and law enforcement partners against national security adversaries and serial criminals. Crane has also been recognized as a subject matter expert in open source intelligence collection and has presented at numerous conferences about using successful analytical techniques. In 2012, Crane helped create the FBI’s Cyber Behavioral Analysis Center (CBAC), which takes an asymmetric approach to examining cyber threats by combining the traditional behavioral concepts used for decades in the violent crime world with technical expertise to gain a holistic understanding of adversary tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs). Within CBAC, Crane provided analytical support for national security and criminal cyber cases, which included conducting empirical research to study the behavioral characteristics of cyber actors and malware genealogy; reverse-engineering malware to better understand adversary motivations and tactics (malware author profiling); performing forensic examinations of digital evidence to identify behavioral artifacts and investigative leads; and developing various behavioral products, such as threat actor profiles and technical threat assessments.

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Steve Crimando

Behavioral Threat Management Professional

Steve Crimando is principal of Behavioral Science Applications LLC. He is an internationally known consultant and trainer focused on the human element in security and emergency management. Mr. Crimando is a Certified Threat Manager (CTM), Certified Homeland Protection Professional (CHPP) and a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress (BCETS). With more than 30 years of experience in the field, Mr. Crimando was deployed to the 9/11 and 1993 World Trade Center attacks, as well as New Jersey’s anthrax screening center and other acts of international terrorism. He is a published author who is frequently called upon by the media and the courts as an expert in crisis intervention. He provides training and support to programs within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Justice, law enforcement, intelligence and military agencies, as well as NGO’s, such as the United Nations.

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Aaron Cockerill

Chief Strategy Officer, Lookout

Aaron joined Lookout with nearly 20 years of software product management experience. As the Chief Strategy Officer, Aaron is responsible for developing, validating and implementing cross-functional strategic product initiatives that align with the Lookout vision of a secure connected world. Previously, he served as VP of Mobile Technologies at Citrix, where he and his team were responsible for the development of Citrix’s mobile apps and container technology, while driving the acquisition of Zenprise. Prior to working on mobile technologies, Aaron drove the creation of Citrix’s desktop virtualization product, XenDesktop, which grew into more than $1 billion yearly revenue for Citrix during his five years of leadership.

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Aaron Cockerill

Chief Strategy Officer, Lookout

Aaron joined Lookout with nearly 20 years of software product management experience. As the Chief Strategy Officer, Aaron is responsible for developing, validating and implementing cross-functional strategic product initiatives that align with the Lookout vision of a secure connected world. Previously, he served as VP of Mobile Technologies at Citrix, where he and his team were responsible for the development of Citrix’s mobile apps and container technology, while driving the acquisition of Zenprise. Prior to working on mobile technologies, Aaron drove the creation of Citrix’s desktop virtualization product, XenDesktop, which grew into more than $1 billion yearly revenue for Citrix during his five years of leadership.

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Roger Grimes

Data-Driven Defense Evangelist, KnowBe4

Roger Grimes, KnowBe4’s Data-Driven Defense Evangelist, is a 30-year computer security consultant, instructor, holder of dozens of computer certifications and an award-winning author of 13 books and over 1,000 magazine articles on computer security. He now serves as the Data-Driven Defense Evangelist for KnowBe4. He has worked at some of the world’s largest computer security companies, including Foundstone, McAfee and Microsoft. Grimes holds a bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University. He was the weekly security columnist for InfoWorld and CSO magazines from 2005-2019.

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Aaron Cockerill

Chief Strategy Officer, Lookout

Aaron joined Lookout with nearly 20 years of software product management experience. As the Chief Strategy Officer, Aaron is responsible for developing, validating and implementing cross-functional strategic product initiatives that align with the Lookout vision of a secure connected world. Previously, he served as VP of Mobile Technologies at Citrix, where he and his team were responsible for the development of Citrix’s mobile apps and container technology, while driving the acquisition of Zenprise. Prior to working on mobile technologies, Aaron drove the creation of Citrix’s desktop virtualization product, XenDesktop, which grew into more than $1 billion yearly revenue for Citrix during his five years of leadership.

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Robin Robins

MSP Consultant & CEO of Technology Marketing Toolkit

Robin Robins: MSP Consultant & CEO of Technology Marketing Toolkit

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Sean Slattery

Founder & CTO, Caribbean Solutions Lab

Sean Slattery is the Founder & CTO at Caribbean Solutions Lab.

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Elias Stucky

Director of Engineering and Security, Upward Technology

Elias Stucky is the Director of Engineering and Security at Upward Technology

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Wade Ellery

VP of Solutions Architects and Senior Technical Evangelist, Radiant Logic

Wade has extensive experience in enterprise IT direct and channel software, and services, sales and management. He has in-depth knowledge and experience in enterprise IAM, IGA, risk and compliance and IT security challenges.

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Randy Fields

VP Strategic Client Engagement, Simeio Solutions

As Vice President of Strategic Client Engagement at Simeio, Randy works closely with the executive leadership team to forge key client relationships with mutual appreciation and value while ensuring expectations are being exceeded. As an experienced leader serving leaders, Randy specializes in bridging the gap between senior leadership’s vision and reality; he has a proven track record of getting tough projects implemented and pivotal changes completed. He has built numerous identity and access management (IAM) programs from the ground up and has managed operational risk while reporting to several boards. Before joining Simeio Solutions, Randy has spent over 25 years in technology roles that include: Director of Data Services, Director of Security & Risk, as well as Chief of Staff at several large corporations. He is a US Army veteran and the father of five (which has always been his toughest assignment).

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Todd Oxford

Identity Solutions Architect at Bed Bath & Beyond

Todd Oxford is an Security architect at BBBY responsible for architecting and implementing enterprise identity and access management solutions including identity life cycle, access management, privilege management, role management for Google cloud, multi-factor authentication, enterprise SSO and the migration from legacy solutions to SaaS based identity products. Previously Todd held the role of Senior Director of Security responsible for access management and directory services at Equifax, focusing on Multi Factor Authentication for cloud access and all global access into the Equifax network. Todd implemented the consumer identity and access management solution for The Home Depot, operating the consumer identity solution which managed over 40 million consumer identities. In his current role, he is leading the effort for enterprise single sign on and developing a passwordless authentication strategy to support the BBBY 2022 digital transformation effort which includes 30k+ store associates. The virtual directory solution will be key in the GoBeyond project which will move BBBY finance and retail applications into the Oracle ERP SaaS. Todd is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering and numerous security certifications.

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Richard Rushing

CISO, Motorola Mobility

Rushing is the chief information security officer for Motorola Mobility. He participates in several corporate, community, private and government security councils and working groups, setting standards, policies and solutions to current and emerging security threats and issues. As CISO for Motorola Mobility, he has lead the security effort by developing an international team to tackle the emerging threats of mobile devices, targeted attacks and cybercrime. He has organized, developed and deployed practices, tools and techniques to protect the intellectual property across the world-wide enterprise. A much-in-demand international speaker on information security, Rushing has presented at many of the leading security conferences and seminars around the world.

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Jo Stewart-Rattray

CSO, Silver Chain Group

Jo has over 25 years’ experience in the IT field some of which were spent as CIO in the Utilities and as Group CIO in the Tourism space, and with significant experience in the Information Security arena including as CISO in the healthcare sector. She underpins her information technology and security background with her qualifications in education and management.

She specialises in consulting in risk and technology issues with a particular emphasis on governance and security in both the commercial and operational areas of businesses. Jo provides strategic advice to organisations across a number of industry sectors including banking and finance, utilities, manufacturing, tertiary education, retail, healthcare and government.

Jo has extensive board and committee experience. She has chaired a number of ISACA’s international committees including the Board Audit & Risk Committee, Leadership Development and Professional Influence & Advocacy. She served as an Elected Director on ISACA’s international Board of Directors for seven years and was the founder of its global women’s leadership initiative, SheLeadsTech.

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Jamie Walsh

Senior Director of Product Marketing, SAI360

Jamie Walsh serves as Senior Director of Product Marketing at SAI360 with over 15 years of experience in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC).

His expertise includes Risk Management, Business Continuity, and Regulatory Compliance.

He holds an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh where he focused on Marketing, Strategy, and Information Systems Management.

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Renju Varghese

Fellow & Chief Architect of Cybersecurity & GRC Business, HCL Technologies

Renju is Fellow & Chief Architect of Cybersecurity & GRC Business at HCL Technologies. During his tenure of 21+ years at HCL, he has successfully delivered client programs for critical data centre migration projects and application consolidation projects across various industries. Renju is responsible for driving the vision and strategy along with service maturity for the overall Cybersecurity & GRC services. Committed to making the cyberspace safe, secure and trusted by establishing best practices, and initiatives in cyber security and privacy, he has been associated with industry forums and was also among the founding members to launch the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) practice at HCL Technologies.

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Oz Alashe

CEO and Founder, CybSafe

Oz Alashe MBE is CEO and Founder at CybSafe, a behavioural science and data analytics company that builds software to better manage human risk. A former UK Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel, Oz is focused on making society more secure by helping organisations address the human aspect of cyber security.

He has extensive experience and understanding in the areas of intelligence insight, complex human networks, and human cyber risk & resilience.

He’s also passionate about reducing societal threats to stability and security by making the most of opportunities presented through advancements in technology.

Oz was made an MBE in 2010 for his personal leadership in the most complex of conflict environments.

Oz chair’s the UK Government’s (DCMS) Cyber Resilience Expert Advisory Group. He also sits on the Advisory Board for the Research Institute in Sociotechnical Cyber Security (RISCS). He’s an Expert Fellow at The Security, Privacy, Identity and Trust Engagement NetworkPlus (SPRITE+), as well as the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).

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Lisa Plaggemier

Interim Executive Director, National Cybersecurity Alliance

Lisa Plaggemier is Interim Executive Director at the National Cybersecurity Alliance. Lisa is a trailblazer in security awareness and education, and is a prominent security influencer with a proven track record of engaging and empowering businesses and their employees to protect themselves and their data. Lisa has held executive roles with the Ford Motor Company, CDK Global, InfoSec and MediaPRO, and is a frequent speaker at major events including RSA, Gartner and SANS. She is a University of Michigan graduate (Go Blue!) and while she wasn’t born in Austin, Texas, she got there as fast as she could.

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Jing Gu

Senior Product Marketing Manager, Beyond Identity

Jing Gu leads product marketing for Beyond Identity’s Customer Passwordless solution, responsible for driving its awareness, adoption, and growth with an emphasis on enabling a robust developer community. Prior to Beyond Identity, she formed and led the product marketing function at Shutterstock focused on delivering developer tools and integration products. When not evangelizing frictionless and secure passwordless authentication, she enjoys exploring NYC, hiking, and reading.

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Jamie Hughes

Senior Solutions Engineer, Beyond Identity

Jamie has spent the last 5 years working for early stage Identity and Access Management companies helping to drive success in the EMEA region. Software/DevOps Engineering background now advising and enabling clients on all things identity with a strong focus on Consumer Identity Management.

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John Summers

Chief Technology Officer, Trusona

As Chief Technology Officer at Trusona, John oversees the Product, Engineering and Experience functions. His mission is to drive the development of Trusona’s next generation authentication platform that enables enterprises to easily and rapidly shift away from legacy authentication yet deliver an outstanding customer experience and strong security at the same time.

Prior to Trusona, John was SVP and GM of Web Security at Akamai Technologies, leading a $1B cloud security business. That security business began with John as a patent holder on Akamai’s distributed web application firewall technology. John led the teams that built Akamai’s Web Security and Enterprise Security products. John also helped drive multiple acquisitions, including Prolexic in 2014. In 2018 John turned his attention to Identity which led to the acquisition of Janrain and the launch of Akamai Identity Cloud.

Prior to Akamai, John led Managed Security Services businesses at Unisys and at Genuity. John holds degrees in physics and computer science from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team and a three-time U.S. National Ice Dance Champion.

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