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Maher Yamout

Senior Security Researcher, Kaspersky

Maher is a Senior Security Researcher in the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky. He supports clients in analyzing cyber risks and helps to expose advanced persistent threats targeting the Middle East, Turkey and Africa. Maher has a background in cyber security, digital forensics & incident response, with more than 18 years’ experience supporting clients across multiple verticals.

Maher holds a degree in Computer Science and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Intelligence Studies. Maher holds multiple certificates from GIAC, ISC2 and others.

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Paul Kao

Sr Director, Head of SASE/Network Integrations, Broadcom Software

Paul is a product leader with a passion for innovation and excellence, driving product strategy and development to deliver market leading Enterprise solutions trusted and widely adopted by FF500/G2000 customers. Paul joins us from the Symantec NIS division where he spent 20+ years, starting at Blue Coat with the birth of the Secure Web Gateway Magic Quadrant (SWG MQ), managing the leading SWG appliance solution in this market. Most recently, Paul was instrumental in charting a strategy for SWG evolution to SASE.

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Mark Leary

Research Director for Network Analytics and Automation, IDC

Mark Leary is Research Director for Network Analytics and Automation responsible for worldwide technology market research and analysis. Mark's core research coverage focuses on network performance management solutions, network automation projects and products, and related predictive analytics, AI/ML, digital experience management, and "programming" technologies as they apply to a resilient, dynamic, and secure network infrastructure. Based on his current work and background, Mark’s research also examines the evolution of enterprise network infrastructure; adoption of cloud services and software-defined systems; buildout of professional services and partner ecosystems; fortification of network management best practices; and the reformation of IT staff roles and skills in this hyper-connected digital era.

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Jim Delli Santi

Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Initiatives, Nok Nok Labs

Jim is a Silicon Valley business and technology executive with over 25 years’ experience successfully leading and advising companies on digital innovations and acquisitions to drive growth and monetization in the Blockchain, Crypto, SaaS, FinTech, Ecommerce and Media industries. Jim specializes in connecting-the-dots to commercialize new technologies including his own VC-backed startup, and has authored digital transformation strategies that generated incremental annual revenue from $5M to $300M. In investment advisor roles, Jim has helped teams formulate investment scenarios on successful corporate acquisitions with valuations from $10M to $60M resulting in billion-dollar revenue streams at Tier 1 brands such as Idealab’s CarsDirect, Yahoo Search Marketing and Yahoo Media Group.

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Phil Dunkelberger

President and Chief Executive Officer, Nok Nok Labs

Phillip Dunkelberger has broad experience resulting from more than 30 years in technology. Prior to leading Nok Nok Labs, Mr. Dunkelberger served for 8 years as co-founder and CEO of PGP Corporation, the leader in the Enterprise Data Protection market, until acquired by Symantec in 2010. He has significant experience in SaaS infrastructure and enterprise software, having served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Doll Capital Management (DCM), President and CEO of Embark, and COO of Vantive Corporation. He has also held senior management positions with Symantec, Apple Computer, and Xerox Corporation. Mr. Dunkelberger has served on several boards of directors and advisory boards. He is currently on the board of directors at Northland Control Systems and is a non-executive director at MyPinPad. He is a founding board member of the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA). Mr. Dunkelberger holds a B.A. in Political Science from Westmont College and is a member of the school’s Board of Trustees.

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Larry Ponemon

Chairman & Founder, Ponemon Institute

Dr. Larry Ponemon is the Chairman and Founder of the Ponemon Institute, a research "think tank" dedicated to advancing privacy and data protection practices. Dr. Ponemon is considered a pioneer in privacy auditing and the Responsible Information Management or RIM framework. Ponemon Institute conducts independent research, educates leaders from the private and public sectors and verifies the privacy and data protection practices of organizations in a various industries. In addition to Institute activities, Dr. Ponemon is an adjunct professor for ethics and privacy at Carnegie Mellon University's CIO Institute.

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Jim Delli Santi

Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Initiatives, Nok Nok Labs

Jim is a Silicon Valley business and technology executive with over 25 years’ experience successfully leading and advising companies on digital innovations and acquisitions to drive growth and monetization in the Blockchain, Crypto, SaaS, FinTech, Ecommerce and Media industries. Jim specializes in connecting-the-dots to commercialize new technologies including his own VC-backed startup, and has authored digital transformation strategies that generated incremental annual revenue from $5M to $300M. In investment advisor roles, Jim has helped teams formulate investment scenarios on successful corporate acquisitions with valuations from $10M to $60M resulting in billion-dollar revenue streams at Tier 1 brands such as Idealab’s CarsDirect, Yahoo Search Marketing and Yahoo Media Group.

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Phil Dunkelberger

President and Chief Executive Officer, Nok Nok Labs

Phillip Dunkelberger has broad experience resulting from more than 30 years in technology. Prior to leading Nok Nok Labs, Mr. Dunkelberger served for 8 years as co-founder and CEO of PGP Corporation, the leader in the Enterprise Data Protection market, until acquired by Symantec in 2010. He has significant experience in SaaS infrastructure and enterprise software, having served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Doll Capital Management (DCM), President and CEO of Embark, and COO of Vantive Corporation. He has also held senior management positions with Symantec, Apple Computer, and Xerox Corporation. Mr. Dunkelberger has served on several boards of directors and advisory boards. He is currently on the board of directors at Northland Control Systems and is a non-executive director at MyPinPad. He is a founding board member of the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA). Mr. Dunkelberger holds a B.A. in Political Science from Westmont College and is a member of the school’s Board of Trustees.

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Larry Ponemon

Chairman & Founder, Ponemon Institute

Dr. Larry Ponemon is the Chairman and Founder of the Ponemon Institute, a research "think tank" dedicated to advancing privacy and data protection practices. Dr. Ponemon is considered a pioneer in privacy auditing and the Responsible Information Management or RIM framework. Ponemon Institute conducts independent research, educates leaders from the private and public sectors and verifies the privacy and data protection practices of organizations in a various industries. In addition to Institute activities, Dr. Ponemon is an adjunct professor for ethics and privacy at Carnegie Mellon University's CIO Institute.

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Casey Brooks

Principal Adversary Hunter at Dragos, Inc.

Casey Brooks is a principal adversary hunter at Dragos, Inc. Casey is an experienced cybersecurity professional with a background and training supporting enterprise-scale cybersecurity operations utilizing cyber threat intelligence and technical operations. Prior to joining Dragos in May 2019, Casey was a senior cyber threat intelligence analyst at Capgemini and Chevron Corporation. Casey also previously held a position as a cryptologic network warfare specialist and cyber operations specialist at the U.S. Army’s Cyber Command division.

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Michael Gardner

Senior Intelligence Technical Account Manager at Dragos, Inc.

Michael Gardner has worked in the ICS security space for over 7 years. While completing his undergraduate degree in Information Systems, he wanted to help secure critical infrastructure and obtained a role in a newly formed ICS SOC at a large electric utility. Here he focused on security monitoring and incident response for an array of real-time systems involved in electric and gas operations. In his next role, he became the first ever OT Threat intelligence Analyst and developed an understanding of the energy sector threat landscape and also provided intelligence to security operations teams and OT stakeholders. Currently, Michael works for Dragos as a Senior Intelligence Technical Account Manager, where he helps Dragos’s customers across a variety of industrial verticals mature their threat intelligence programs and operationalize ICS/OT threat intelligence.

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Jordan Burris

Senior Director, Product Market Strategy – Public Sector, Socure

Jordan Burris is the Senior Director for Product Market Strategy - Public Sector at Socure. In this role, he partners with government leaders to develop and scale Socure’s public sector offerings for identity verification and fraud detection. This includes leading efforts to promote and evangelize industry leading concepts in digital identity inclusion and fairness.

Prior to his role at Socure, Jordan served at the intersection of policy and delivery as the Chief of Staff in the White House Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer. He was responsible for orchestrating the execution of technology and cybersecurity efforts across two Presidential administrations to include the oversight of the Federal Government’s $90 billion+ technology budget. Jordan is a well-regarded strategist and thought leader behind the development of government-wide technology and cybersecurity policy notably in the domain of Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM). Prior to joining the government in 2017, Jordan worked for Deloitte helping both commercial and public sector clients improve their cybersecurity risk management practices.

Jordan is a proud graduate of the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science in Security & Risk Analysis with concentration in intelligence analysis and modeling. Additionally, he is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) practitioner.

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Steve Caimi

Director of Product Marketing, Public Sector, Okta

Steve Caimi is the Director of US Public Sector Solutions Marketing at Okta. He is passionate about strengthening our nation’s security and economy through IT modernization, cyber best practices, and regulatory compliance. He is laser-focused on the vital role of secure identity in today’s digital-first world.

Before joining Okta, Steve worked to improve public and private sector security through roles in product marketing, product management, sales engineering, and solution architecture at Cisco, HP Enterprise Security, CA Technologies, UUNET Technologies, and Citigroup.

He earned a Master of Business Administration from Virginia Tech and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University. He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

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Christopher Schnieper

Director of Market Planning, Fraud & Identity, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions

Chris Schnieper is a Director of Market Planning in the Fraud & Identity area at LexisNexis® Risk Solutions. He focuses on working across a variety of different industries on strategic fraud challenges, authentication needs, cybersecurity, and technology innovation. Chris also works with clients on how to protect their ecosystem with decentralized environments including: blockchain solutions, crypto wallets and tokenized financially related transactions.

Chris has over 20+ years working in the payments and risk space across strategy, product innovation, and technology roles. Prior to joining LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Chris has held positions with organizations such as Bank of America, Accenture, Early Warning Services and American Express.

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Christopher Schnieper

Director of Market Planning, Fraud & Identity, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions

Chris Schnieper is a Director of Market Planning in the Fraud & Identity area at LexisNexis® Risk Solutions. He focuses on working across a variety of different industries on strategic fraud challenges, authentication needs, cybersecurity, and technology innovation. Chris also works with clients on how to protect their ecosystem with decentralized environments including: blockchain solutions, crypto wallets and tokenized financially related transactions.

Chris has over 20+ years working in the payments and risk space across strategy, product innovation, and technology roles. Prior to joining LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Chris has held positions with organizations such as Bank of America, Accenture, Early Warning Services and American Express.

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Mike Storm

Cybersecurity Distinguished Engineer, Cisco Security CTO

Mike Storm, Cybersecurity Distinguished Engineer at Cisco and 15-year CCIE Security, focuses on Cybersecurity Solution Architectures and Security Platform Strategy for the Global Cisco Security business. A sought-after Keynote speaker with 30 years in the networking and cybersecurity industry, Storm has an affinity for Security Strategies and Security Threat Operations and frequently speaks, blogs and podcasts on cybersecurity topics. Storm is the host of the Online Reality TV Series - Cisco IT Security Makeover, currently in season 6, where he leads a team to help transform the security posture for companies of all sizes to maximize their protection from cyber-attacks. Storm also hosts the UNHACKABLE Podcast series where he shares his experience and insights on Cybersecurity best practices, threats and security-industry topics for both business and consumers alike.

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David Higgins

EMEA Technical Director, Cyberark

Since joining CyberArk in 2010, Higgins has worked to help the world’s leading - and most complex - organizations secure and protect their privileged access. Today, he advises clients on threats associated with privileged escalation, lateral movement and credential theft and discusses best practices and driving innovation around privileged management processes.

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Justin Post

Europe Privileged Access Management Lead, Accenture Security

Justin is leading the European PAM practice of Accenture Security, and has been supporting international clients in their journey to control privileged access to their landscape. Since joining Accenture in 2014, he has been specialized in helping clients articulate the business benefits of a mature capability, next to advocating the strong need for change management to raise adoption.

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Marcin Szczepanik

CISO and DPO, Essar Oil

Marcin is a Cyber Security Leader with combined OT & IT experience across various industries including: energy, automotive, retails, chemicals, utilities, nuclear, manufacturing & recruitment.

His passion for technology comes from dealing with people and life's challenges. his favorite statement is "if you think the problem can be solved by technology, then you probably don't understand the problem."

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Erin Joe

SVP, Strategy and Alliances, Mandiant

Erin joined the Company in July 2021 as the Senior Vice President, Strategy and Alliances. In this role, Erin draws from her 25-year career serving as a transformational leader guiding organizational change as well as an Executive Leadership Coach developing other leaders. Erin is responsible for the development and implementation of Mandiant strategy, along with key alliances. Prior to Mandiant, Erin was a top-ranking FBI executive driving federal cyber response strategies and operations in partnership with the private sector. This includes co-authoring and implementing the FBI's first integrated strategy for Cyber, Counterterrorism, and Counterintelligence as well as implementing strategic and tactical cyber operations adopted by the National Security Council and executed in collaboration with Intelligence and Law Enforcement Communities and allied nations.

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Murali Palanisamy

Chief Solutions Officer, AppViewX

Passionate enterprise technology influencer, currently overseeing Innovation, Strategy and Product Direction to enable Customers achieve friction-less application deployment using Automation at AppViewX. As Chief Solutions Officer, Murali is responsible for the overall product vision, development, and technical direction of AppViewX. Before joining the company, he served as Senior Vice President at Bank of America, where he led an architecture and engineering team of e-commerce application delivery.

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Darrell Johnston

Internationally experienced Cyber Security sales professional with a demonstrated ability to lead teams through complex sales cycles, open and capitalise on new markets and significantly enhance existing revenue streams. I have a consistent history of exceeding individual quota as well as leading teams to exceed quota attainment. Expertise forging and fostering strong working relationships with clients, sales teams, product management, and strategic partners are amongst some of the key skills which drive me to continued success and proven results.

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Ivar Kangur

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Nick Barham

DevSecOps Transformation Consultant

During his tenure at Veracode, Nick has collaborated with enterprises across multiple industries to help drive successful AppSec programs and reduce application risk. His close contact with dev teams has helped him build a strong understanding of 'what works’, enabling them with the tooling and mindset needed to code securely and consider supply chain risk when developing software. In his current role, Nick collaborates with existing customers who are either thinking about embedding DevSecOps or are already on the journey to doing so and are seeking guidance in maturing their security practices using Veracode.

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