SecureWorld St. Louis 2026

Kip Boyle is the Virtual Chief Information Security Officer of Cyber Risk Opportunities, whose mission is to help executives become more proficient cyber risk managers. He has over 24 years of cybersecurity experience serving as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and in other IT risk management roles for organizations in the financial services, technology, telecom, military, civil engineering, and logistics industries.

Tina Lampe (CISSP, CISM, PMP) is an Award-Winning Strategic Technology Partner. Tina holds a MS Degree in Cybersecurity from Maryville University. Tina is the Assistant Vice President of the local ISACA board and a local board member of Infragard. Tina has a passion for thought leadership and is an experienced presenter of content in relation to Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, and Innovation.

Rhonna Novy is a cybersecurity leader with more than 20 years of experience delivering enterprise security solutions, cloud security initiatives, and risk management programs in highly-regulated environments. She currently serves as Director of Tech Talent & Cybersecurity Chair at TechSTL and previously held a Principal Cybersecurity leadership role at AT&T. Rhonna holds an MBA from Webster University and a BS in Management from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Her certifications include CISSP, ISC2 Cloud Security Architecture Strategy, eMAPT Mobile Pen Tester, and the AT&T Cybersecurity Certificate.

Justin D. Perryman is an attorney, military veteran, adjunct professor of law, and businessman whose practice focuses on energy, advanced technology, cybersecurity, business law, and international business. Through his legal practice, he represents emerging and established companies in the United States and abroad, advising on business formation, financing, intellectual property, commercial transactions, regulatory matters, and litigation. His international experience includes legal work in Mexico and representation of clients from Latin America and Europe primarily in technology and energy.

Mr. Perryman recently retired from more than two decades as a judge advocate in the United States Army Reserve and Texas Army National Guard. His assignments have included legal leadership positions supporting the Texas Military Department, United States Transportation Command, the 36th Infantry Division, and multinational operations in Afghanistan and the Sinai. He has also provided legal support during major domestic-response missions, including Hurricanes Katrina, Ike, Harvey, and Maria, the Space Shuttle Columbia recovery mission, and Texas’s statewide COVID-19 vaccination operation.

His work at the intersection of law, technology, and national security encompasses energy security, cyber operations, artificial intelligence, geospatial systems, counter-unmanned aircraft authorities, critical-infrastructure protection, and advanced defense technologies. He serves on the board of the St. Louis InfraGard Chapter, a partnership between the FBI and the private sector devoted to protecting critical infrastructure, and is a director of MidAmerica Renewable Energy Advocates.
Mr. Perryman is an adjunct professor of Energy Law and Geospatial law at Washington University School of Law and has taught business law, ethics, American government, and related subjects for the University of Missouri–St. Louis, the University of Maryland, and Central Texas College.

He earned a Master of Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College, a Juris Doctor and Master’s degree in International Business from Washington University in St. Louis, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy from Tulane University. He is licensed to practice law in Texas and Missouri and is fluent in English and Spanish.

Mr. Perryman brings a unique combination of legal expertise, operational military experience, and technology driven insight to organizations navigating complex regulatory environments, emerging technologies, and international markets.

André builds security organizations that scale and that enable business through alignment to strategy. Over the past 15+ years, he's focused on embedding security into the way products are designed, built, and delivered—not as a checkpoint, but as a strategic capability.

Most recently, he led a global Security Advisory organization supporting more than 1,100 annual secure design engagements across U.S. and International portfolios. By implementing risk-based governance and AI-enabled process innovation, they increased operational capacity by 53% while reducing review cycle time by up to 32%.

Beyond operational performance, he's contributed to enterprise-wide security maturity transformation from Gartner 1.1 to 4.0 by implementing threat modeling methodology and integrating security-by-design principles into SDLC governance and aligning effort to measurable risk.

His work increasingly sits at the intersection of product security and emerging technology risk. He's partnered with cross-functional leadership to:
• Develop enterprise Post-Quantum Cryptography strategy
• Establish AI governance frameworks aligned to legal and regulatory expectations
• Refactor third party risk evaluation workflows to help identify and close security blind spots
• Provide executive-level product risk visibility to CISO, CTO, and Board stakeholders

He is particularly energized by building operating models that allow security teams to focus on the risks that matter most, while enabling engineering velocity.

In addition to enterprise leadership, he serves as Co-Leader of the OWASP St. Louis chapter and regularly speaks on secure design, AI risk, and modern security concerns.

If you’re building or transforming a Product Security or Application Security function and want to discuss scalable approaches to risk-based governance, he's always open to thoughtful conversation.

Teri Green is the Chief Information Officer at Lite Technology Solutions and the newly appointed Vice President of Technology at Elevate. With nearly two decades of experience in technology leadership, Teri has led strategic initiatives across cybersecurity, IT operations, and digital transformation. She is known for aligning innovative technology solutions with business goals while advancing equity and resilience across sectors. Teri also serves as President of the Board for WiCyS STL, is an Advisory Board Member for SecureWorld STL, and a mentor with TechLx STL, where she supports emerging leaders on their journey to the C-suite.

Alex Castillo is a cybersecurity leader with more than 17 years of experience across detection engineering, cloud security, security automation, and AI. He serves as the Director of Detection Engineering for a Fortune 500 organization and as the volunteer Curated Collections Product Manager for CyberCanon, where he helps cybersecurity professionals discover meaningful, high-quality resources amid an overwhelming volume of information. Alex holds a master’s degree in computer science and holds more than 40 industry certifications. A passionate security advocate and lifelong learner, he focuses on strengthening security programs through thoughtful engineering, practical innovation, and through empathetic leadership.

Alan Berry leads the Cyber Incident Response, Security Strategy, and Threat and Vulnerability Management teams, as well as the Business Resilience and Crisis Management teams. Alan brings 30 years of experience in cyber operations, communications, and command and control. Prior to joining Centene in November of 2017, Alan led the Disaster Recovery team at CVS Health, where he proactively restructured the teams and technologies involved with disaster response for the Fortune 7 company. Alan is also an Air Force veteran, serving just shy of 26 years in various positions in cyber and communications. This included the Director of Communications (CIO) for Air Forces Central, Commander of the 624th Operations Center (the AF’s command and control center for their global networks), and the Chief of Staff for Air Forces Cyber at Fort Meade, MD. Additionally, Alan is on the St. Louis InfraGard chapter board and on the Cybersecurity Education Advisory Board at Washington University.

Senior cybersecurity professional with years of experience (Engineer/Architect, Senior Manager, Director, and CISO roles) architecting and managing large scale IT Security, Network Infrastructure, and Development projects. Heavy experience collaborating with diverse cross-functional groups of people, both domestic and international. Recognized for building products, platforms, and IT teams from the ground up along with developing and implementing IT and OT (cyber) security standards, processes, and initiatives with high dollar impact, reduced costs, lower risk, increased revenue, and high customer satisfaction.

Renita M. Rhodes helps executive leadership navigate the intersection of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, enterprise technology risk, operational resilience, and financial services regulation. With more than 25 years of experience spanning software engineering, cybersecurity, technology audit, executive advisory, higher education, and national thought leadership, she provides independent challenge and strategic guidance that enables organizations to adopt emerging technologies securely while strengthening governance, resilience, and enterprise risk management.

As Vice President, Audit Manager – Cybersecurity Audit, at Wells Fargo, Renita provides independent oversight across critical cybersecurity domains, including AI Security Development, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber and Data Resiliency, Identity and Access Management, Threat Detection, Data Protection, Cryptographic Services, Network Security, and Third-Party Risk. Through ongoing business monitoring of the AI Security Development, Cyber Threat Intelligence, and Cyber and Data Resiliency organizations, she evaluates governance maturity, emerging risks, operational resilience, secure AI adoption, and evolving control environments to help shape enterprise audit strategy, executive risk awareness, and strategic decision-making.

Beyond the enterprise, Renita is a nationally recognized AI governance and cybersecurity thought leader, SecureWorld AI Governance moderator and keynote panelist, FutureCon keynote speaker and panelist, U.S. Capitol Cybersecurity Caucus speaker, adjunct professor, board member, and NICE Cybersecurity Career Ambassador. She is passionate about helping organizations govern emerging technologies responsibly while developing the next generation of cybersecurity and AI leaders.

Ryan Frillman is the CISO for Equifax Workforce Solutions, leading security teams across the organization. Previously, he was at Netskope, driving security transformation and cloud strategy, the CISO at Spire Inc., and has experience with the U.S. Department of Defense working for MITRE.

Ryan teaches graduate cybersecurity management courses at Washington University. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis on Information Technology. His extensive certifications include CISSP, CEH, ECSA, CCSK, CASP, A+, Network+, and Security+. Ryan is a member of CompTIA’s Executive Advisory Board (EAB) since 2002 and the Mizzou Cybersecurity Industrial Advisory Board (IAB). Additionally, he is a co-founder and partner of STLCIG and LEAD, advising cybersecurity startups.

Michelle is the Business Information Security Officer.

Josh Behnke is the Manager of Pre-Sales Engineering at Concentric AI. With a career spanning over three decades, Josh offers a rare perspective gained from sitting on both sides of the table—serving as a veteran security practitioner and a strategic leader at industry giants like CrowdStrike, Proofpoint, and GuidePoint Security.

Before moving into the vendor space, Josh spent more than 20 years working in various security roles, holding titles such as Director of IT and Information Security Officer, giving him a deep, first-hand understanding of the operational challenges CISOs face today. When he’s not securing the data landscape, you can find him in the great outdoors hunting or catching the latest superhero flick.

Drew Klauser is an engineering leader who builds and scales security programs at high-growth technology companies. As Engineering Manager of Security & Compliance at ezCater, he leads the team that owns GRC, Product Security, Security Operations, and Incident Response for the leading food-for-work platform in the U.S. He partners closely with Engineering and IT to translate business risk into security strategy, and drives AI/Agentic capabilities for scaling security programs. Drew also open-sources security tooling and AI-powered workflows, so other teams can solve the same problems faster.

Rock Lambros is an AI Security Strategist at Zenity with more than 30 years of experience helping organizations navigate cybersecurity, AI governance, and emerging technology risk. He works with security leaders and executive teams to secure AI agents and enterprise AI adoption, combining practical governance with modern AI security strategies. As the author of the RISE (Research, Implement, Sustain, Evaluate) AI strategy framework and the CARE (Create, Adapt, Run, Evolve) AI governance framework, both adopted by Fortune 500 organizations, he has helped shape operational approaches to AI governance that go beyond compliance and enable organizations to innovate securely.

Lambros serves on the OWASP Agentic Security Initiative Core Team, helping define the OWASP Top 10 for AI Agent Security, and contributes to the OWASP AI Exchange and OWASP GenAI Security Project. He is also co-author of The CISO Evolution: Business Knowledge for Cybersecurity Executives and publishes the RockCyber Musings newsletter, where he shares insights on AI security, governance, and the evolving risks of agentic AI. At SecureWorld Salt Lake City, he represents Zenity, sharing practical strategies for securing AI agents and empowering organizations to adopt AI with confidence.

Bryan Patton, CISSP, is a Principal Strategic Systems Consultant at Quest Software. For more than 25 years, he has helped customers shape their Microsoft environments. With particular emphasis on Active Directory and Microsoft 365 environments, Bryan specializes in Identity and Access Management, Data Governance, Migration, and Security.

Travis Nichols is a seasoned leader in Information Security at Shelter Insurance, where he spearheads the safeguarding the organization’s digital assets. With a robust background in software development, cybersecurity, and management, Travis has consistently demonstrated his commitment to excellence and innovation. His journey is marked by a relentless pursuit of knowledge and dedication to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and learning, both within his team and the broader community. Travis’s leadership philosophy centers on growth, value creation, and enhancing the lives of those around him, including his wife and two grown children. Through his strategic vision and passion for leadership, Travis continues to drive impactful change and inspire those he leads. One of his favorite questions to ask is: “How can I help you be your best?”

Noam Perel is the Field CTO for Security at Rubrik, where he works closely with customers to maximize the value they get from Rubrik’s platform. His background in cybersecurity is unique and extensive, spanning 14 years of experience, including serving in the Intelligence Community. His expertise encompasses data and identity security where he has held various key positions ranging from core product engineering to hands-on customer engagement and field operations.

Gary S. Chan is System Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at SSM Health, an $11 billion multi-state healthcare system. He has more than two decades of experience leading enterprise security programs, architecting anti-fraud systems for state agencies, advising cybersecurity startups, and serving as President of the FBI St. Louis Citizens Academy Alumni Association. He holds four security certifications and a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.

Gary is known for his ability to influence, blending psychology, game theory, and training in negotiation, mediation, and interrogation to help leaders build trust, gain support, and move security decisions forward. As a security mentalist, he brings a distinctive human approach to executive communication and organizational buy-in.

Marty Weiss is an Enterprise Security Advisor at Proofpoint, where he helps organizations modernize data security programs for an increasingly AI-driven world. Over a cybersecurity career spanning more than two decades, he has guided organizations through major technology transitions including cloud adoption, digital transformation, human-centric security, and AI. Marty works closely with security leaders at many of the world's largest organizations to address evolving challenges in data protection, governance, compliance, and risk management. He is the author of multiple bestselling cybersecurity certification books and a frequent speaker at industry conferences, executive forums, and customer events.

Kyle Oris works in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) for the sixth largest Catholic healthcare system in the U.S., where he focuses on process design, risk analysis, security strategy, security education, and program development. He leads the organization's AI governance program, establishing oversight for AI adoption across clinical and operational environments, and has developed security training for audiences ranging from clinicians to executives.

Kyle is the co-author of "Operationalizing AI Governance: A Practical Roadmap and Case Study for Organizations Adopting Third-Party AI Systems," published in Cyber Risk Management and AI Governance in the Digital Era (IGI Global, 2026). Kyle regularly presents on security and governance topics and is an active member of InfraGard. He holds the ISACA CISA and CompTIA Security+ and CySA+ certifications.

With 27 years of experience under his belt, Charles is a veteran of the IT and cybersecurity industries. Getting his start in the IT world with programming websites and server management, he began to gain an interest in security through watching hackers talk about what they were doing on social media. After seeing the Sony breach, Charles changed his focus to consulting and bolstering security for all kinds of clients. Helping people to understand that they can be a target, even if they think they have nothing of value, is one of the main principles that drives Charles in his day-to-day work with clients at FRSecure. In his free time, he enjoys juggling, foraging, and gardening.

Rhonna Novy is a cybersecurity leader with more than 20 years of experience delivering enterprise security solutions, cloud security initiatives, and risk management programs in highly-regulated environments. She currently serves as Director of Tech Talent & Cybersecurity Chair at TechSTL and previously held a Principal Cybersecurity leadership role at AT&T. Rhonna holds an MBA from Webster University and a BS in Management from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Her certifications include CISSP, ISC2 Cloud Security Architecture Strategy, eMAPT Mobile Pen Tester, and the AT&T Cybersecurity Certificate.

Patrick Mayer is a seasoned cybersecurity and solutions engineering leader with over a decade of experience architecting enterprise security solutions. Currently managing Island's North Central and Mid Atlantic Solutions Engineers, he leads his team in partnering with customers to demonstrate the transformative value of the Enterprise Browser in enhancing both security posture and user experience. Previously, Patrick led the Solution Engineering team at VMware Carbon Black, managing enterprise and global accounts across the US. His career includes distinguished roles at Broadcom-Symantec Enterprise, where he became a nationally recognized subject matter expert in endpoint security and data loss prevention. Earlier in his career, Patrick held technical leadership positions at The Ohio State University, as well as stents with Ameriprise Financial and AT&T.

Aditya is a co-founder and chief product officer at Candor, building agentic DLP and insider risk tooling. He was an insider risk investigator in the semiconductor space, where he ran point on cases of data exfiltration, nation-state sabotage, and competitor recruitment. Aditya holds a BS in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Hitesh has more than 15 years of identifying and remediating security risks across networking, cybersecurity, and cloud solutions. He is one of a select few architects globally certified at the highest level of the Fortinet Security Fabric ecosystem.

Luke Selker is the Engineering Manager leading both the Monetization and Web Platform teams at Dashlane, bringing three years of leadership focused on crafting secure, high-performance experiences. Prior to his managerial role, he spent another three years at Dashlane as a Software Engineer supporting the marketing site and spearheading the complex migration of the browser extension to the Manifest V3 platform. Earlier in his career, Luke transitioned from a foundation in Business Intelligence to frontend engineering at Macy’s before joining Dashlane in 2019. His diverse technical background and strategic mindset drive innovation and collaboration across product and growth disciplines.

Dr. Barcus C. Jackson is an accomplished senior technology executive, cybersecurity expert, and higher education faculty member with over twenty-three years of experience driving digital transformation in nonprofit, academic, and public-sector organizations. He has held leadership positions, including Executive Director of Technology and Innovation, Associate Vice Chancellor of Information Technology, Chief Information Officer, and Director of Simulation and Instructional Technology, during which he managed enterprise systems, cloud strategies, data governance, and cybersecurity initiatives. Dr. Jackson holds a Doctor of Computer Science, a Doctor of Education, an MBA, and several advanced degrees, and is certified as a CISSP, CISM, CSXP, Sec+, CISA, PMP, and ITIL. Alongside his executive roles, Dr. Jackson actively serves as an adjunct professor of cybersecurity and information technology, instructing students at both undergraduate and graduate levels. His hands-on industry knowledge enriches his classroom, as he shares insights from his extensive experience in leading organizational change, managing risk, and advancing technology in complex mission-driven organizations.

Experienced Cybersecurity leader with more than 20 years serving various industries. Background includes leading teams in Information Assurance, Security Operations, Threat & Vulnerability Management, and Cybersecurity Consulting.

With over two decades of experience in cybersecurity and privacy, he operates across the full scope of the modern CISO role by balancing risk strategy, executive communication, vendor partnerships, compliance accountability, and team leadership.
He is known for building lean, high‑impact security programs that support operational scale while protecting critical systems across complex supply chains. His approach emphasizes resilience, Zero Trust architectures, and embedding security and responsible AI practices into everyday business operations.

A trusted advisor to business and technology leadership, he focuses on translating cyber risk into clear, actionable decisions that enable speed without sacrificing trust. He is an active contributor to industry dialogue on cybersecurity leadership, workforce challenges, and the evolving expectations placed on today’s security executives.