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  Ian is a veteran in the security industry stretching back to the early 1990’s. He began with the UK Ministry of Defence before moving into the dot com bubble. Having spent 5 years with a leading security vendor he began his life as an entrepreneur offering contracting services to major industries and government departments. His new venture now breathes life into the dull world of security awaren...

Bob Huber, Chief Security Officer and Head of Research, Tenable Chief Security Officer Robert Huber, Tenable’s chief security officer and head of research, oversees the company’s global security and research teams, working cross-functionally to reduce risk to the organisation, its customers and the broader industry. He has more than 20 years of information security experience across the financial,...

Rebecca Herold, CDPSE, FIP, CISSP, CIPM, CIPP/US, CIPT, CISM, CISA, FLMI, Ponemon Institute Fellow, has over 25 years of IT, info sec, & privacy experience; CEO & Founder (2004) of Rebecca Herold, LLC, aka The Privacy Professor(R); CEO & Founder (2020) of Privacy & Security Brainiacs; and host of the radio/podcast show “ Data Security & Privacy with the Privacy Professor “. Fou...

Satnam Narang is Staff Research Engineer at Tenable with over 14 years of experience in the industry (M86 Security and Symantec). He contributed to the Anti-Phishing Working Group, helped develop a Social Networking Guide for the National Cyber Security Alliance, uncovered a huge spam botnet on Twitter and was the first to report on spambots on Tinder.  He’s appeared on NBC Nightly News, Entertain...

  Peter advises CISOs on how to increase their business’s Cyber Resilience by transforming their Cybersecurity landscape. Peter is similarly passionate about building high performing teams with an emphasis on people and culture. To achieve this, he relies on his three key strengths: leadership, logic and numbers. Peter has been fortunate enough to hold senior leadership positions in both the Cyber...

Russell is a seasoned and respected Information Technology leader with over 20 years of experience who has held leadership positions globally, including the USA, China, Europe, and the UK. He holds several industry certifications, including the OSCP and an MBA in Technology and Innovation. His expertise extends to cybersecurity, strategy, technology innovation management, governance, risk, and com...

Anne Leslie is Cloud Risk and Controls Leader for IBM Cloud for Financial Services in Europe. Prior to joining IBM, her career spanned the intersection of financial services, European regulatory policy, blockchain and operational security in leadership roles in both sales and advisory. Bilingual in French and English, she holds an Executive MBA from HEC Business School in Paris and the CCSP in Clo...

Marty Edwards is a globally recognised Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control System (ICS) cybersecurity expert who collaborates with industry, government and academia to raise awareness of the growing security risks impacting critical infrastructure and the need to take steps to mitigate them. As Vice President of Operational Technology Security at Tenable, Edwards works with governme...

Sean Duca Vice President and Regional Chief Security Officer, Asia Pacific & Japan Palo Alto Networks Sean is vice president and regional chief security officer for Asia Pacific and Japan at Palo Alto Networks. In this role, Sean spearheads the development of thought leadership, threat intelligence and security best practices for the cybersecurity community and business executives. With more t...

Kim Coetzer has more than two decades of experience in the delivery of projects within complex organisations, delivering outcomes by applying expert knowledge in Information Management, Leadership as well as wide ranging business expertise. His experience has been with a diverse array of business initiatives with a focus on the Financial Services, Mining, Oil & Gas, Energy, and Insurance indus...

Reinhart Hansen, Director of Technology, Office of the CTO, Imperva  Reinhart is an experienced Information Technology and Cyber Security leader with over 25 years of experience.  His career is founded by a degree in Computer Science from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) where he majored in Data Security and Communications. Initially developing applications and security middlewar...

A seasoned entrepreneur with deep experience in the technology sector, Trent is a seasoned data and security expert, often called upon by the government and enterprise to help advise on how to manage regulated data in complex environments. Trent founded two technology companies in the U.S. and London with one culminating in an IPO. Today, Trent today is the CEO and Chairman of Cocoon Data and hold...

Michael is a strategic leader with more than 20 years’ experience in Financial Services and Defence markets. He has demonstrable success in bringing early stage companies to market, utilising skills across Application Development, Product Management, Marketing and Sales. He operates collaboratively to distil technology solutions into customer value propositions, sales strategies and delivery model...

John Karabin is the Senior Director of Cybersecurity for NTT Ltd in Australia, and is responsible for Australia’s security strategic direction, capability and go-to-market. He builds trusted partnerships with clients and technologists, bringing a keen focus to customer-centric delivery and operations. John specialises in risk-based information security, combining a consulting led approach to meet...

My career is an example of professional shifts and huge amount of change. It started with the global legal consultancy names like Baker & McKenzie, Chadbourne & Parke. Following the completion of an internship at Deloitte (Zurich, Switzerland), I’ve spent around 8 years in Corporate Law, Tax Structuring and Digital Law across the EU and CEE. I had my legal/management consulting business as...

Executive with over 20 years of experience leading IT functions and teams across different global markets, delivering complex digital and business transformation to improve customer service and employee experience. These include large scale technology programs and consolidation of IT Teams across different markets to drive efficiency and standardization of IT operating model and processes. Over th...

Rebecca Herold, CDPSE, FIP, CISSP, CIPM, CIPP/US, CIPT, CISM, CISA, FLMI, Ponemon Institute Fellow, has over 25 years of IT, info sec, & privacy experience; CEO & Founder (2004) of Rebecca Herold, LLC, aka The Privacy Professor(R); CEO & Founder (2020) of Privacy & Security Brainiacs; and host of the radio/podcast show “ Data Security & Privacy with the Privacy Professor “. Fou...

“I do not want you to be impressed by me, I want you to be blessed by me” is Belinda McEachern’s personal motto. And it’s a motto that she’s put to good use both professionally and personally, within all walks of life. Originally from Greenwood SC, Belinda now lives in Blythewood SC (suburb of Columbia) with her husband Danny (of 20 years) and her two children (Aaron – age 16 & Camille –age 12...

Abhijeth Dugginapeddi is a security practitioner, heads an AppSec team and an Adjunct lecturer at UNSW in Australia. Previously worked with CBA, Adobe Systems, TCS and Sourcenxt. Security Enthusiast in the fields of Penetration Testing, Application/Mobile/Infrastructure Security. Believes in need for more security awareness and free responsible disclosures. Got lucky in finding few vulnerabilities...

Jason is a Associate Partner at IBM with a strong background in project management, cybersecurity, cloud, and strategic planning. He’s leads IBM’s cybersecurity initiatives across Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, and Foreign Affairs. Jason designed and led many client security programs to drive success and innovation in areas such as vulnerability management programs, securi...

Jonathan Brandt, CISM, CDPSE, CCISO, CISSP, CySA+, CPI, PMP A senior information security practice manager in ISACA’s Knowledge and Research department. In this role, he contributes thought leadership by generating ideas and deliverables relevant to ISACA’s constituents. He serves ISACA® departments as a subject matter expert on information security projects and leads author management teams whene...

Jean-Michel Ferat is a Senior Managing Director at Ankura with over 20 years of experience in the specialized fields of forensic accounting, fraud detection, and data analytics. He has applied his skills in a variety of cases involving corruption, kickbacks, collusive bidding rings, money laundering, embezzlement, asset misappropriation, terrorist financing, and financial statement fraud. He has l...

Ian has dedicated his IT career to identity and access management, working in and around banking and finance for the last 19 years. In this time, Ian has worked as a software engineer, security architect, and identity product owner. He has led IAM programmes for major banks such as the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and ran the digital transformation programme as Head of Technology, Security for...

Sawan is an IT Risk Management Professional with over 15 years’ experience in multi industry organisations that have grown by acquisitions and mergers where he created and delivered strategically aligned IT Transformation programmes while managing risk that improved scalability, agility and provided new business enablement. Sawan’s career has been well travelled, built upon collaborative and flexi...

Tinesh has 15 years of successful cyber corporate and 5 years of start-up entrepreneurial cyber experience. He has built and exited 2 start-ups and currently sits on the board as an advisor to start ups within Cyber, EdTech, Software Development and Social Tech. Tinesh is a mentor, motivator and advises individuals who are considering an entrepreneurial career as well as being a mental health advo...