Peter is the Managing Director at ClearSky Security, an information security solutions firm that focuses on threat intelligence services. He also serves as the Managing Partner at HypAdvisor Consulting, LLC, an advisory firm for technology companies. He is also an Advisor to the Pacific Northwest National Lab. Formerly, as the Lead Software Analyst for Morgan Stanley, he published industry-leading investment reports and led over 18 public transactions. In total, Peter was a Wall Street analyst for 15 years, which offered him the opportunity to work top executives in both public and private companies. As a visible voice for the software industry, Kuper is an active speaker to many professional and government groups.

Ashish has over 13 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, with the last seven focused primarily on helping enterprises manage security risk at scale in a cloud-first world. Most recently, he was the CISO of a global cloud-first tech company. Ashish is also a keynote speaker and host of the wildly popular Cloud Security Podcast, a SANS trainer for cloud security and an outspoken opinion leader on all things cloud security and DevSecOps. He is a frequent contributor on topics related to public cloud transformation, cloud security, DevSecOps, security leadership, future tech and the associated security challenges for practitioners and CISOs.

 

Jason is a Senior Manager of Data Science & Security Automation Engineering within the healthcare industry. Previously he has worked as both a consultant and on in-house teams across multiple security disciplines. His experience covers federal and private sector, from the Lockheed Martin Skunkworks to Fortune 5 global enterprises. He is also a decorated veteran of the United States Army, where he supported Special Forces teams during deployments with network communications.

Brian is an independent consultant focused on Information Security Governance, Risk and Compliance. With a strong technical background in systems administration, enterprise architecture and IT operations, Brian transitioned into Information Security architecture, audit and security management. Brian is a SANS Certified Instructor.
Brian has experience with Fortune 100 companies, SMB and government which helps right-size solutions and focus for each customer and project.

Jessica Hebenstreit is the AVP of Information Security at Benevity with deep expertise in building and maturing security programs. Prior to Benevity, Jessica held roles at both Quorum Software and Eptura. She has led global teams across Security Operations, GRC, and Engineering, and is known for making complex security challenges actionable for both executives and practitioners. Jessica has consulted with many of the largest companies in the world including many Fortune 100.

Joe is a distinguished cybersecurity and business executive with a 35-year tenure in both network and cyber security operations, and innovation. He has demonstrated an ability to galvanize functional and matrixed teams, guiding them to operate, enhance, and shield multi-billion-dollar enterprises from cyber exploitation.

Adrian is the Principal Researcher at The Defenders Initiative, a firm he founded to feature and support decades of cybersecurity research. His foundation spans technical, GRC, and leadership roles with a background as a practitioner, incident responder, penetration tester, and PCI QSA.

As an industry analyst, studying market trends, working with founders and investors brought a deep understanding of the business side of cybersecurity. After Adrian’s own startup was acquired, he spent seven years helping startups grow, market, and sell to their clients. Leaving the startup space, Adrian is once again focused on helping practitioners solve fundamental challenges, with or without the help of industry vendors.

Jason Garbis is Founder and Principal at Numberline Security LLC, a consulting firm helping enterprises prepare for, define, and execute on effective Zero Trust security strategies. Jason has authored two books on Zero Trust security, is co-chair of the Zero Trust Working Group at the Cloud Security Alliance, and is a frequent contributor to and speaker at industry conferences. Professionally, he has served in both hands-on and executive leadership roles in product management, engineering, marketing, and consulting at security and technology companies.

Earl Crane is a cybersecurity executive and trusted advisor to public and private sector organizations, helping them manage their strategy, risk, and cybersecurity programs. He has made appearances in The Wall Street Journal, American Banker, National Public Radio, and The Council on Foreign Relations. He has spoken at multiple conferences, including RSA, SXSW, the World Bank, and Mexico's National Cybersecurity Forum.

Justin Daniels is a cybersecurity subject matter expert who is also a corporate attorney who specializes in M&A and other business transactions. He is an equity partner at the law firm Baker Donelson, an Am law 60 firm.

He has developed deep subject matter expertise in cybersecurity as he believes cybersecurity is a strategic business enterprise risk. He quarterbacks the design and implementation of cyber plans. He also handles incident response from wire fraud to ransomware. He also brings a cyber lens to business and legal issues in day to day operations, mergers and acquisitions, investment capital transactions.