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Featured Presenters
John Sapp
CISO & VP, Information Security
Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Teresa Merklin
Cyber Fellow, Aeronautics Cyber Range
Lockheed Martin
Jennifer Fite
Data Strategy and Data Information Architect
Bank of America
Parrish Gunnels
CISO
MVB Financial Corp.
Dr. Kimberly KJ Haywood
Chief AI Governance & Education Advisor
AI Connex
Elvis Moreland
BISO / CISO
ILIAS Federal Solutions
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David Belanger
Chief Security & Privacy Officer
Bestow
Mignona Cote
SVP, CISO
Infor
David Wallace
Information Security Manager
John Peter Smith Hospital
John Sapp
VP, InfoSec - CISO
Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Janie Aggas
Head of Global Business Information Security Office
CBRE
Teresa Merklin
Cyber Fellow, Aeronautics Cyber Range
Lockheed Martin
Kurtis Holland
Sr. Principal, IT Security Architect
Sabre, Inc
Robin Austin
CTO/CISO
Colliers Group
Jeff Stapleton
Post-Quantum Cryptography Researcher & Architect
Wells Fargo
Mark Natzic
Former Enterprise Security Leader & Sr. Architect
Triumph Group, Inc
Brent Smith
Chief Risk Officer
Catalyst Corporate FCU
Shamoun Siddiqui
VP & Global CISO
Upbound Group
Shawn Tuma
Co-Chair, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice Group
Spencer Fane LLP
Jason Bentley
VP, IT
Cupertino Electric, Inc.
Michael Smith
Former Sr. IS Auditor
Parkland Health
George Finney
CISO
The University of Texas System
Dana Prochaska
Sr. Manager, Information Security / Deputy CISO
Texas Mutual Insurance Company
David Walsh
CIO
Plastics Family Americas
Mike Smittle
VP, BISO - Global Information Security
Bank of America
Sonya Wickel
VP, IT & CISO
Triumph Group, Inc.
Jeff Fischer
Director, IT Management Risk
Simmons Bank
Parrish Gunnels
SVP & CISO
MVB Financial Corp.
Brittany George Couch
IT Audit Managing Director
TIAA
Steven Pettit
Associate Director, Cybersecurity
Verizon
Matthew Ammons
CISO
Collin College
Bill White
Sr. Site Reliability Engineer
State Farm
Jon Allen
VP, IS Security Officer
Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union
Tom Kulik
Partner
Scheef & Stone, LLP
Diana Hennel
CTO, SVP
Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union
Rob Zelinka
CIO
Jack Henry & Associates
KC Condit
Information Security Officer — US
Equus Workforce Solutions
Jaimin Shah
CISO
Apex Fintech Solutions
KJ Haywood
Chief AI Governance & Education Advisor, AI Connex; Adjunct Cybersecurity Professor, Collin College
Jim Johnson
Deputy CISO
Safran Electrical & Power
Shehab Alhajjri
VP, Division CISO at Capital One Card & International
Capital One
Stephen Schumm
CISO - VP - Technical ISO
Citi
Chris Zupa
Sr. Director, Security Analytics and Automation
McKesson
Joel Lytle
Director of Information Security
Jackson Walker LLP
Brandi Johnson
Deputy CISO
Toyota Financial Savings Bank
Mary Chaney
Chairwoman, CEO & President
Minorities in Cybersecurity
Robert Pace
VP, Information Security / CISO
Invitation Homes
Ian Schneller
CISO
Health Care Service Corporation, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IL, TX, MT, OK, NM
George Genovezos
Security Architecture & Engineering Director
Blue Yonder
Jeff Schilling
CISO
MoneyGram
Brent Chapman
CEO
myNILpay, Inc.
Michael Anderson
CISO
Asinpa
Bryce Carter
CISO
City of Arlington
Eric Brock
AVP, Cybersecurity Engineering & Operations
GM Financial
Renaldo McKenzie
President, North Texas
Cyversity
Elvis Moreland
BISO
Ilias Federal Solutions
Debi Lohr
Information Security Program Manager
Lennox
Chad Thiemann
Sr. Director — GRC | Global Information Security
Hilton
Alex Beshirs
Senior Information Security Analyst
Sunflower Bank
Venue & Hotel Information
SecureWorld Dallas
October 2, 2025
Plano Event Center
2000 East Spring Creek Parkway
Plano, TX 75074
(972) 941-5840
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October 2, 2025
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Teresa Merklin
Cyber Fellow, Aeronautics Cyber Range, Lockheed Martin
Experience a Full Day of Connecting, Learning, and Growing!
- Earn 6-12 CPE Credits
- 15+ Educational Elements
- Two Keynote Presentations
- Industry Expert Panels
- Security Vendors & Solutions
- Network with Industry Peers
- Meet Local Association Leaders
- Interactive Conference Microsite

Conference Microsite!
Registration is quick and easy. Once you get started, use a browser on your phone or tablet to:
• Create a personalized agenda
• View maps of the venue and Exhibit Hall
• Use secure messaging to network with attendees
• View speaker slides after the conference
• Play CyberHunt, the app game, and compete for prizes
• Create a personalized agenda
• View maps of the venue and Exhibit Hall
• Use secure messaging to network with attendees
• View speaker slides after the conference
• Play CyberHunt, the app game, and compete for prizes
Propel your cyber career at SecureWorld!
Hone your skills and connect with your regional peers in InfoSec.
