Portland, OR 2016

John O'Leary, CISSP, is President of O'Leary Management Education. His background spans four decades as an active practitioner in information systems, IT Security and contingency planning. He has designed, implemented and managed security and recovery for networks ranging from single site to multinational. John has trained tens of thousands of practitioners, and conducted on-site programs at major corporations and government facilities worldwide. He has also facilitated meetings of Working Peer Groups, where security professionals from diverse corporations share ideas, concerns and techniques. John is the recipient of the 2004 COSAC award, the 2006 EuroSec Prix de Fidelite, and the 2011 ISC2 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Dr. Chris Pierson is the Founder & CEO of BlackCloak, a pioneer of personal digital protection for corporate executives, high-profile and high-net-worth individuals and their families. Chris has been on the front lines of cybersecurity, privacy protection, and fighting cybercrime in both the public and private sectors over 20 years. At the Department of Homeland Security, Chris served as a special government employee on their Cybersecurity and Privacy Committees. He’s also spent time as the Chief Privacy Officer for Royal Bank of Scotland, the world’s 3rd largest bank, as the Chief Information Security Officer for two prominent FinTechs, and as President of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Arizona InfraGard. Chris is also a Distinguished Fellow of the Ponemon Institute, a globally recognized keynote speaker & cybersecurity thought leader, and is frequently quoted by the media on cybersecurity & privacy topics.

Ben Desjardins drives the development of vertical and use-case specific solutions for Radware’s Security Product Portfolio. In this role, Ben focuses extensively on the competitive landscape for anti-DDoS, Web Application Firewalls and Intrusion Prevention Systems.

Ben has extensive experience across a wide array of security technologies and disciplines, including DDoS, DNS, SSL, Threat/Vulnerability Management, IAM and PCI-DSS and he brings nearly two decades of marketing management experience to his work at Radware, including over 12 years focused on the information security and cyber threat arenas. Additionally, Ben has led global go-to-market efforts across many industries including retail, Ecommerce, financial services, public sector and healthcare/life sciences.