Chris is a Principal Consulting Engineer at BitSight Technologies, an information security risk management company that created the security ratings platform market. He has 35 years in information security and served in a variety of technical and management roles ranging from a programmer for the US intelligence community to founder and CEO of his own consultancy. Chris’s experience has spanned many industries working in organizations as large as IBM in addition to small startups. Although he spent almost a decade building the IoT security practice at IBM and running an Industrial Control and automotive security practice at Booz Allen, his current focus has shifted to enterprise risk. Bringing his broad experience in information security, Chris also serves as a mentor and advisor to science and technology organizations.

Bob Chaput, author of Enterprise Cyber Risk Management as a Value Creator and Stop the Cyber Bleeding, founded Clearwater Security, a leading provider of security services, where he now serves as executive chair. With over 40 years of experience, he advises Fortune 100 companies and government agencies. Chaput educates industry leaders through articles, presentations, and webinars and holds numerous professional certifications. His work has been featured in major publications like Modern Healthcare and The Wall Street Journal and has been recognized by CyberCrime Magazine as a 2024 Cybersecurity Pundit.

Josh is the Chief Security Officer and SVP at PTC, a global computer software and services company that provides CAD modeling, Internet of Things, and Augmented Reality software products. He is also a Co-Founder of @IamTheCavalry and @RuggedSoftware to encourage new security approaches in response to the world’s increasing dependence on digital infrastructure. Additionally, Josh serves as an adjunct faculty for Carnegie Mellon’s Heinz College.

Justin has over twenty years of experience in system administration, software development,
and information security. His core skills include regulatory and contractual compliance,
program management, payment card standards, and general governance and privacy practices
and frameworks.

He founded episki, a cloud-based governance tool geared toward helping mid-market
organizations manage their security programs. Justin also performs fractional CISO and
security consulting services for various clients in multiple industries, including areas
involving GRC, DevSecOps, Privacy, and other matters.

Before his current roles, Justin consulted with Fortune 1000 companies in information
systems, audit, governance, and cybersecurity. He has led the governance and security
practices for leading eCommerce and large financial services companies. Additionally,
Justin has spoken at conferences concerning risk management, the payment card industry
(PCI), security leadership, and general information security practices.

 Russell Okoth is a Business & Technology Executive. He is the Founder and Consultant at Cyberdiligent, a Dallas-based Information Security Governance and Risk Advisory firm, where he provides strategic guidance to Boards, C-suites, and Executives. Russell has over twenty years of experience in information security, cybersecurity, risk management, and regulatory compliance across technology, retail, telecommunications, finance, insurance, and fintech industries. Russell has held notable leadership roles, including Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Data Privacy Officer at Pacific Premier Bank and CISO at Apex Fintech Solutions.

Kevin is the founder and principal consultant of Atlanta-based Principle Logic, LLC, an independent information security company that focuses on vulnerability and penetration testing, security operations reviews, and virtual CISO consulting services. He also serves on the Industry Advisory Board for Computer Engineering at Kennesaw State University – Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology. Kevin has served in many information technology and security roles for healthcare, e-commerce, finance, education, and consulting organizations. Kevin is also a prominent writer having written 1,300 plus articles and 12 books on information security.

Caleb is the VP of Security at Databricks, a Unified Data Analytics Platform. Previously, he served as the Managing Vice President of Cyber Security at CapitalOne. Caleb has held many executive-level positions at information technology and security companies in addition to starting and running his own companies. Currently, he also serves as an Investor & Advisor to Pindrop Security.

David is the founder and principal consultant of HazarDSec LLC and co-founder of Next Level3. He also provides cybersecurity consulting services and training as an author and instructor for the SANS Institute. With more than 20 years of technical experience, David has spent over 15 years helping organizations establish and implement security controls and practices.

Jamie is currently a threat researcher at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, where he helps lead tailored, tactical and strategic intelligence deliveries. Prior to Unit 42, Jamie was a cyber operations engineer for the MITRE Corporation where he led development of MITRE ATT&CK® for Enterprise and worked with amazing people on various other exciting efforts involving security operations and research, mostly focused on adversary emulation and behavior-based detections.