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Ian Li

Director of Global Strategic Accounts, Ekata

Ian Li is a Director of Global Strategic Accounts at Ekata, focusing on the financial services and payments industries. In his role, Ian works directly with Ekata’s largest customers across banking and fintech to help them leverage Ekata’s data to improve their onboarding processes and reduce risk and fraud. Ekata, a Mastercard company, currently has over 2,000 customers globally, including companies like Alipay, Equifax, Klarna, and Microsoft.

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David Vose

VP, Risk Management

David Vose is Vice President for Risk Management at Archer. He is responsible for bringing quantitative risk management capabilities to Archer in order to create a fully integrated risk management system. David also advises on the training and deliverables of Archer’s professional services team for risk management.

Prior to joining Archer in 2021, David was an independent risk analysis consultant for over thirty years, specialising in the quantification of risk. He has consulted in a very wide range of fields and problems using risk analysis techniques to help organisations make more informed decisions in the face of risk and uncertainty.

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Dave Martin

Senior Director, Product Management - Threat Response, Open Systems

Dave Martin brings to Open Systems more than 20 years of experience with IT security and networking technologies in a variety of engineering, product marketing, product management and business development roles. He currently serves as the Senior Director, Product Management - Threat Response responsible for market positioning, product strategy and feature definition for Open Systems' global extended detection and response services.

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Thomas Hill

CIO, Live Oak Bank

With more than 20 years of IT and security experience, Thomas has spent the majority of his career working in senior IT, Risk, and Security positions in technology and financial service institutions. As CISO, Thomas leads Live Oak's technology risk management and security operations. He provides leadership for developing and implementing technology and security initiatives that support the mission, vision, and long-term objectives of Live Oak Bank. Thomas holds a BS in Business Administration and an MBA with a specialty focus in Management of Information Systems and Security from Saint Leo University. He also holds several industry IT and security certifications, including CISSP, CIPT, and CISM.

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Avi Shau

CEO and Co-Founder, Orca Security

Avi has more than 25 years of experience in cybersecurity. Prior to co-founding Orca Security, Avi was the chief technologist at Check Point Software Technologies and held key positions within Unit 8200, the Israeli NSA. While at Check Point, he built and scaled cybersecurity solutions that continue to protect tens of thousands of organizations to this day. Avi believes that cybersecurity products should always support the organization and not the other way around.

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Thomas Malta

Head of Identity and Access Management, Navy Federal Credit Union

Tom Malta's extensive career in Financial Services Technology and Cyber Security started 25+ years ago as a hands-on developer building and supporting front office trading systems for many of the top Wall St. Brokerages and Investment Banks. Shortly after moving to Goldman Sachs in 2000, he landed in Cyber Security and has been there ever since focused on building and executing Global Cyber Security Solutions. Over the past 20+ years he's led many successful IAM Programs utilizing custom build as well as off the shelf technology supporting internal, external, customer, and 3rd party/cloud identities alike.

Tom is currently the Head of IAM at Navy Federal Credit Union where he is responsible for design, development, and execution of cyber technology solutions to support the overall IAM Strategy. The team is currently focused on the firm's transformation of both workforce and member (aka customer IAM) to drive more automation, agile development, and improve the effectiveness of existing IAM and Cyber Security Controls.

As a recognized Subject Matter Expert in IAM, Tom spends a lot of his time giving back to the industry through board representations, speaking engagements, and contributing to research papers. His passion for the space is unparalleled, and enjoys staying current with emerging technologies such as biometrics, AI, ML, and next generation customer authentication solutions such as blockchain.

Prior to Navy Federal, Tom held similar Managing Director / Executive IT roles at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, BNYMellon, Wells Fargo, Ally Financial, Synchrony Financial, and Brown Brothers Harriman. Mr. Malta is also a Board Member of the Identity Defined Security Alliance,  an active participant of various IAM Customer Advisory Board's, and a distinguished Ponemon Fellow

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Martin Dinel

Executive Lead and Chief Information Security Officer, Government of Alberta

Martin Dinel is a trusted and experienced information technology and cybersecurity professional with over 33 years of leadership experience in the industry. As Chief Information Security Officer for the Government of Alberta since August 2015, Martin is defining the Government of Alberta’s vision and strategy to counter the cyber threat and ensure that the information of Albertans is well protected. This year, Martin’s role expanded when he was assigned to the Government of Alberta’s COVID-19 pandemic response team as the Service Alberta representative, and later on, when Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics Process Automation, Modernization and Rationalization, Alberta Digital Service (including the province’s Identity Management program), and Provincial Telecommunication were added to his portfolio. During his tenure as CISO, Martin has also been a member of various cybersecurity related committees, including the National CIO Subcommittee on Information Protection (NCSIP), a committee that includes peers from the federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments across the country, acting as Chair for almost 3 of the past 6 years.

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Stephen Gates

Security Evangelist and Senior Solutions Specialist, Checkmarx

Stephen brings more than 15 years of information security experience to his role at Checkmarx. He is a security SME with an extensive hands-on background in the deployment and implementation of on-premises, cloud-based, and AppSec security solutions, and is a well-known writer, blogger, presenter, and published author who is dedicated to conveying facts, figures, and information that brings awareness to the cybersecurity issues all organizations face.

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Vivienne Suen

Cybersecurity Architect, CCSP IBM Security

Vivienne Suen is a cybersecurity architect with over 15 years’ experience advising IBM customers and partners on IT solutions and strategy. A passionate, innovative, and entertaining storyteller, she has been a featured speaker at numerous conferences and user groups.

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Martyn Crew

Director of Solutions Marketing, Gigamon

Crew is Director, Industry Solutions at Gigamon. He brings a 30 year background in all aspects of enterprise IT to his role at Gigamon where he focuses on a number of initiatives and products including Gigamon's Application Visibility and Intelligence solutions.

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Aniket Bhardwaj

Vice President - Cyber Threat Detection & Response, Charles River Associates

Aniket Bhardwaj is an expert in incident response services and cyber intrusion investigations. He has over 15 years of experience helping clients through crises and breach response investigations involving state-sponsored threat actors. Aniket provides proactive threat detection services by conducting cyber hygiene and compromise discovery assessments and providing strategic and tactical threat intelligence services to his clients. Aniket’s experience includes tracking nation-state adversaries, threat actors involved with cyber espionage, and financially motivated crime groups, including insider threats. When not working on crisis engagements, Aniket leads pre- and post-incident service offerings, working with clients to improve their forensic maturity and enhance their ability to respond. Aniket has managed maturity programs for various clients to establish their incident and threat management programs. He assists clients in conducting incident readiness engagements, including incident response plans and playbooks on malware analysis, business email compromise, and ransomware investigations. Aniket frequently moderates tabletop simulations for organizations to help build the muscle memory for detection and response programs. Aniket has multiple industry accreditations. He is SANS GIAC certified with Forensic Analyst (GCFA), Malware Reverse Engineering (GREM), Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA), and Intrusion Analyst (GCIA). Aniket is a trained professional in Memory & Digital forensics, Advanced Incident Response, including Threat Assessments within Industrial Control Systems (ICS). Aniket earned a Master’s degree in Security from Johns Hopkins University and is currently pursuing his MA in International Affairs from King’s College, London with a specialization in Espionage and Surveillance. He is a member of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA).

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Joni Brennan

President at Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada, DIACC

Joni Brennan is President of the Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC). Building on 15+ years of experience in Identity Access Management innovation, adoption, and industry standards development, Joni helps the DIACC to fulfill its vision delivering the resources needed to establish a digital identity ecosystem that accelerates the digital economy, grows Canada's GDP and benefits all Canadians. Joni builds diplomatic and impactful relationships and formalizes strategic partnerships. She has participated in influential committees from organizations including: SCC Data Governance Initiative, OECD ITAC, ISOC, IEEE, OASIS, ISO, and ITU-T.

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Kolin Whitley

Head of North America Acceptance Risk, VISA

Kolin Whitley is a Senior Director within the North American Risk organization at Visa advising the top 25 US issuers in the areas of fraud and identity management. Prior to joining Visa, Whitley has spent more than 20 years in a variety of risk leadership roles supporting payments, financial services and public sector. Whitley is an internationally recognized subject matter expert in the fields of fraud and identity management and brings a wealth of industry knowledge having worked for a variety of organizations in the payment eco-system. Some of these notable brands included Citi, Moneris, PayPal, and Experian where he represented the organization in a variety of thought leadership groups, including his role as Vice Chair of the Kantara Board of Directors.

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Vanessa Henri

Data Governance & Emerging Tech Lawyer, Fasken

Vanessa specializes in data protection and information security law. She advises organizations on the operationalization of related concepts such as privacy and security by design. She is a Certified Data Protection Officer (CDPO) and a Lead Implementer for ISO 27701 with proven experience in assisting organizations with data protection legislation, such as the General Data Protection Regulation, and other standards affecting entities operating on a data-driven market. Vanessa helps organizations, in particular in the sector of emerging technologies, to manage legal risks relating to data in a preventive manner, allowing organizations to build trust with their customers and acquire a competitive edge. Vanessa has aided organizations negotiating commercial agreements involving security and privacy requirements in the technology sector. She also advises boards of directors on risk management relating to data protection and information security, ensuring that both they and their organizations are compliant and avoid liability. Vanessa also has experience in helping critical infrastructures to meet cybersecurity and privacy requirements with national security impacts, such as by implementing compliance programs and assessing related risks, including from an OT/IoT perspective. Vanessa holds a Master of Law (LLM) from McGill University on the topic of cyberespionage and teaches Corporate Cybersecurity Practices at St Thomas University (Florida, USA), where she is also a member of the Board of Advisors for the LLM program in Cybersecurity and Privacy. Her studies on the Dark Net were funded by the Quebec Bar Association and published in the Canadian Journal of Law and Technology. Not only a published author, Vanessa has appeared as an expert in various media events. She is sought after as a public speaker and has participated in key industry conferences around the world, including in Silicon Valley, Tokyo, and Paris. Prior to joining Fasken, Vanessa was Director of Compliance and Data Privacy as well as a Data Protection Officer within the cybersecurity division of a multinational specialized in information technology, the internet of things, and emerging technologies. Vanessa is involved in organizations working for the cause of women in the technology sector.

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Ruth Promislow

Partner, Commercial Litigation, Fraud and Cybersecurity Practice, Bennett Jones LLP, Toronto

Ruth Promislow practices commercial litigation with a strong focus on commercial crime, including cybersecurity, Ponzi schemes, investment fraud, employee fraud and anti-money laundering. She has extensive experience with recovery issues relating to commercial crime, including receiverships, tracing, freezing and recovering proceeds of crime. Promislow oversees and conducts internal investigations for clients, working with internal and external auditors and works with clients to develop and implement comprehensive and effective action plans following a cybersecurity or other fraudulent attack, and also advises on steps to prevent against such attacks.

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Rob Davidson

Director of Security Services, CISO, Pacific Blue Cross

Rob Davidson brings more than 25 years of experience to his current role as Director of Information Security Services and Chief Information Security Officer at Pacific Blue Cross. His career started with Dell Canada and has progressed though several senior strategic and leadership positions at industry-defining organizations such as Microsoft and Hootsuite. Prior to his recent return to Vancouver, Rob spent two decades at Microsoft and worked with the networking, security and Azure teams. Rob holds an Executive MBA and maintains his CISSP certification, he enjoys the opportunity to share and learn from others who are likeminded in his passion for Security of People, Information and Technology

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Mike Melo

CISO, LifeLabs

Mike Melo is an experienced cybersecurity leader and technology advisor who is the current CISO of LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services. Melo is well respected for his security thought leadership, risk analysis/management abilities, technical knowledge, problem-solving skills, and sound decision-making capabilities. Melo enjoys mentoring CISOs, CIOs, and senior executives to further develop the alignment of security programs and business outcomes. Melo is part of the Toronto Evanta CISO governing body and contributes in a leadership capacity at quarterly gatherings including; talking panels and individual presentations. Melo presents talks and participates at other various security industry meetups and conferences such as C3X, Sheridan College Information Security forum, TASK, Various CISO advisory boards, SecureCISO, SecTor, Blackhat, and RSAC. Melo will also be published in 2 cybersecurity magazines in (2020) recognizing his leadership and capabilities in the cybersecurity industry.

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Andrew Vezina

VP and Chief Information Security Officer, Equitable Bank

Andrew Vezina is the CISO of Equitable Bank based in Toronto, Canada. He spent the last decade working in security leadership roles at BMO and CIBC, and the prior decade working in various security roles in the healthcare, retail and government sectors. Prior to moving into the security space, Andrew had a brief and unremarkable career as a software developer. Andrew’s current areas of research include the structure and organizational dynamics of high performance teams, quantification of cyber security risk, and optimization of DevSecOps activities for modern development practices

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Bruce Brody

CISO Advisor, Cisco

Bruce A. Brody is a highly experienced, executive-level Chief Information Security Officer and subject matter expert on cybersecurity and risk management. He has served as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Department of Energy, DRS Leonardo, and Cubic Corporation; a member of the Federal Senior Executive Service; a distinguished manager in the national security community; and a decorated officer in the U.S. Air Force. He was the Director of the Guidehouse (formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers Public Sector LLP) Cybersecurity Practice from 2015 to 2019, after which he became the Resident CISO for the Federal Practice at Proofpoint. He is now a CISO Advisor for Cisco. Mr. Brody served as the Chief Information Security Officer for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from 2001 to 2004, a position in which he became the first Senior Executive Service CISO in the Federal Government. In this position, he was responsible for directing and overseeing all cyber and information security activities of the second-largest cabinet-level department in the U.S. Federal Government. He is widely credited with creating and defining the U.S. Federal CISO role. Mr. Brody was appointed Chief Information Security Officer for the U.S. Department of Energy in 2004. He has since served in a variety of executive positions in private industry, including Vice President for Information Assurance at CACI (NYSE: CACI), Chief Cyber Security Strategist at Paradigm Solutions, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at DRS Leonardo, and Chief Cybersecurity Strategist and CISO for Cubic Global Defense (NYSE: CUB). He became the Resident CISO for Proofpoint’s Federal practice in 2019, and is now a CISO Advisor with Cisco. Mr. Brody is also a member of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Cybersecurity Committee, and he is a Distinguished Fellow of the Ponemon Institute. He has served as a STARS Mentor for the MACH37 Virginia Cybersecurity Accelerator, the founding Co-Chair of the Government Advisory Board of the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium ((ISC)2), member of the statutory Federal Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board, and member of the Northern Virginia Technology Council. Mr. Brody holds a master’s degree with an emphasis on information security from Eastern Michigan University. He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and a Certified Authorization Professional (CAP), both of which are granted by (ISC)2; and a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), which is granted by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). He serves on the Advisory Board of the Certified FISMA Compliance Professional (CFCP), a credential that he also holds. Mr. Brody also earned a Level III Advanced Program Management certification from the Defense Systems Management College. His career also includes 10 years at the Defense Intelligence Agency, where he distinguished himself as the Chief of the Counterterrorism Section, and an additional seven years with the Defense Information Systems Agency, where he directed the global Defense-wide Multilevel Security Program. An Air Force veteran, Mr. Brody received the Air Force Commendation Medal and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal during his service.

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Soumo Mukherjee

Head of Security Architecture – Cyber Security, Petronas

Soumo Mukherjee is the head of security architecture at PETRONAS where he is the Cyber Security Lead for end user security, identity & access management, cloud security and M365. With a long spanning career in information technology services, he has been a transformation leader, a change agent and someone who keeps challenging the status quo.

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Tamika Bass

CISO, Georgia Department of Revenue

Bass has more than 15 years of experience in information security, including information security governance and risk management. She is a college professor and is passionate about educating technical staff on the importance of communicating effectively in the information technology space.

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Gretchen Hiley

CISO & SVP - Global Information Security, Crawford and Company

For over 20 years, Hiley has implemented and advanced pragmatic solutions to manage IT risk, including building information security and privacy programs from the ground up for a global, publicly traded company and leading assessments of information security programs for large organizations subject to FTC consent decrees following breaches of consumer PII.

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Patty Ryan

Sr. Director, CISO, Global Information Services, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics

Patty Ryan serves as the Sr. Director, Chief Information Security Officer of Ortho Clinical Diagnostics. Patty started at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics in April of 2018. Although Patty Ryan did not begin her career in security, in 2004 she was working at a financial services firm in the project management office and the CIO offered her the CISO role. With limited knowledge about security, she was required to leverage her problem-solving skills and strong business intelligence to lead a team of twenty security professionals. Since then, Ryan has held a number of different roles in security, working in finance, legal, and healthcare organizations.

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