Solomon has over 20 years' experience as a security leader at such companies as Microsoft, IBM, VMware, and Facebook.

Rachelle joined the S2 Team having been a senior threat intelligence researcher analyst at one of the world's biggest retail brands, Nike. She specializes in e-crime and Russian threat actor tracking. In her free time, she enjoys frustrating baddies as a member of the Cryptolaemus group.

Sumona Banerji is a futurist, cyber-psychology expert, and founder of MindShield Institute, a think-tank developing products that build emotional intelligence, cyber-resilience, and cognitive security. The goal is to mitigate risks to human cognition, connection, and security, in the face of exponential technology, through innovation in educa...

Lorna Koppel is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Tufts University, where she provides executive leadership for information security, privacy, and compliance across a highly diverse academic, research, clinical, administrative, and student environment. In this role, she is responsible for enterprise security strategy, risk man...

Melissa Scott is the City of Philadelphia’s Chief Information Officer, CIO. As CIO, Melissa holds a critical leadership role responsible for overseeing the city's information technology strategy, infrastructure, and operations. She also ensures that technology initiatives align with Mayor Parker's goals and deliver effective, efficient, and s...

The Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange (CCTX) is a sharing hub and collaboration organization that provides insight into cyber events directly impacting Canadian business, along with mitigation options and tools to combat identified threats. Learn about the CCTX and enjoy a special, CCTX-hosted guest presentation. Details available soon.

An accomplished Information Security and Technology leader with proven ability to develop and align strategies with business priorities and establish strong, trust-based partnerships across executive teams, key stakeholders and board members. Zaki has extensive experience in the insurance, real estate, banking, infrastructure, energy, investm...

Zee is a security researcher and a manager experienced in managing large, complex global teams that focus on: advanced penetration testing, connected car security, SIEM, vulnerability management, threat modeling, and mobile security. Zee is an active security community member.

Walter Abeson is currently a Solutions Engineer at Reach Security where he helps enterprises prevent breaches by ensuring that their security tools are optimized to defend against attacks. Walter has a deep background in security operations and threat hunting, with over 10 years of experience. Prior to joining Reach, Walter worked at Dazz, Se...

Aakash Abhay Y. works on making security risk intelligence mainstream at Roblox and is an OWASP AI Exchange author. He focuses on information security, platform security, assessments, audit, FedRAMP, security policies, security controls, and data security. He also holds a Certificate of Advanced Study in Information Security Management from S...

Jared Ablon is the President and co-founder of HackEDU. His experience includes serving as a CISO, leading cybersecurity teams at the Department of Defense, and founding two companies. Jared has a CISSP, MBA and an MS in Applied and Computational Mathematics focusing on computer/cyber security, and was named CISO of the Year by the Los Angele...

Alex Abramov is a senior leader in Technology and Cyber Governance, Risk, and Compliance with a strong track record of accomplishments across all three lines of defense—Controls, Risk, and Audit. He had created and led highly effective IT and Cyber risk management programs that addressed regulatory requirements and enabled business growth, ex...

Alex Abramov is a senior leader in Technology and Cyber Governance, Risk, and Compliance with a strong track record of accomplishments across all three lines of defense—Controls, Risk, and Audit. He has created and led highly-effective IT and Cyber risk management programs that addressed regulatory requirements and enabled business growth, ex...

Stephanie Aceves is a cybersecurity executive and international keynote speaker focused on AI-driven threat disruption, executive impersonation defense, and digital risk protection. As Global Head of Sales Engineering at Doppel, she leads the worldwide presales organization helping global enterprises detect and disrupt deepfakes, brand abuse,...

Jose Acosta is a Solution Engineer at Okta, with more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry. He has specialized in Identity and Access Management, Business Analysis, and Software Engineering, honing his skills to become a trusted advisor and subject matter expert in these areas. Jose’s extensive IT experience has equipped him to lea...

An IT professional for over 15 years with more than half of that time dedicated to email, T.J. has worked in the university and financial sectors before coming to Mimecast, where he engages with many organizations in protecting against email-borne threats.

Bob Adams is a Cyber Security Strategist at Mimecast. Originally joining Mimecast nearly 7 years ago as a Sales Engineer, Bob was recruited to Product Management after developing various unique ways of investigating cyber-attacks and highlighting Mimecast’s services. Bob now continues to use his time to help educate companies on protecting th...

Silas Adams is a 22-year information security veteran and currently serves as Chief Information Security Officer at Pep Boys. A former Marine, he sharpened his craft supporting missions at U.S. Cyber Command, the NSA, DIA, and (what is now) the CIA’s Directorate of Digital Innovation, and later served as a DARPA Innovation Fellow within the I...

Rod Aday is an experienced security professional with many years of experience in information security/cybersecurity, business continuity, operational risk and information technology. As a CISO in the financial services sector, Rod has built Information Security and Business Continuity Programs from the ground up at three different financial ...

As Binary Defense Chief Operating Officer, Dan Adcock leads all client service delivery organizations, ensuring the company evolves and maintains industry-leading cybersecurity capabilities to defend clients. He is responsible for top and bottom-line performance of the company while ensuring that clients’ business objectives in partnering wi...

Raphael Adeyemo is a seasoned risk management and cybersecurity leader with over 15 years of experience spanning IT risk management, cyber resilience, digital investigations, service delivery, process optimization, strategy, and digital transformation across banking, insurance, energy, technology, and academia. He is the Senior Manager of Inf...

Eric Agan is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Agan Security, where he helps organizations reduce risk and operate with operational discipline. With over 30 years of experience across financial services, healthcare, government, and professional sports, Eric is an expert in navigating complex regulatory environments.

Through Agan ...

Anmol Agarwal is a security researcher at a Fortune 500 Company and is focused on securing AI and Machine Learning in 5G and 6G. She holds a doctoral degree in cybersecurity analytics from George Washington University and a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Texas at Dallas. She previously worked at the U.S. Cybersecur...

Lokesh Aggarwal has over 20+ years of hands-on experience in developing technology plans, prioritizing IT initiatives and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future technologies. He has a track record of guiding large scale transformations and projects through the development of IT capability roadmaps, deplo...

Janie Aggas is the Head of Global Business Information Security Office (BISO) at CBRE. She is a visionary information security leader and change agent with an impeccable record spanning 20+ years, contributing to technology transformations and cybersecurity strategies to solve complex business challenges while reducing risk for Fortune 500 co...

What started as a helpdesk position for a scarf company turned into a life-long obsession with computers and securing them. Dray holds (among other certifications) an OSCP certification (Offensive Security Certified Professional). The training for OSCP covers several aspects of penetration testing, including network enumeration, vulnerability...

Dean Agron is a cybersecurity expert with over 15 years of experience in the industry. He’s known for his expertise in identifying market gaps, and in being able to clearly articulate complex and highly technical topics. Prior to co-founding Oxeye, Dean led the strategic consulting group at Kayhut, a cyber-security service provider, and held ...

Armando is a Solutions Engineer whose expertise lies in developing comprehensive strategies that enable organizations to manage identity and access privileges efficiently while mitigating security risks around the Okta Identity Cloud. Armando has a deep understanding of industry best practices and a proven track record of successful implement...

Imran Ahmad is the Canadian head of our technology sector and Canadian co-head of our information governance, privacy and cybersecurity practice. He is based in our Toronto and Montreal offices and is recognized as a leading cybersecurity lawyer by several legal directories.

Imran advises clients across all industries on a wide array ...

In a career spanning more than three decades, Mr. Khaja Ahmed has worked at the forefront of security technology — developing cutting-edge solutions in secure communications, data protection, and applied cryptography. He has led high-impact security teams at leading companies including Gemini (a cryptocurrency exchange), Microsoft, Google, an...

Ahmeed is the Director of Cyber and Information Security at Inteva Products, a global Tier-I automotive supplier. In his role, he oversees three key areas: Cyber Defense, Information Security, and Data Privacy (with a particular focus on privacy requirements for the company’s EU entities). His strategic oversight and leadership ensures the or...

Mr. Aiello holds a BA in Technology Management and a Master's of Science with a concentration in Information Assurance.

Having more than 30 years of IT and cybersecurity consulting/staffing experience, Mark joined Signature Consultants, one of the largest IT Staffing Firms in the U.S., to lead, build and cultivate the cybersecurity talent and workforce throughout the organization’s 26 locations, serving 100s of clients throughout North America. Former Presiden...

Steven Aiello holds a BA in Technology Management and a Master's of Science with a concentration in Information Assurance.

Mr. Aiello holds a BA in Technology Management and a Master's of Science with a concentration in Information Assurance.

Selim Aissi is Senior Vice President & Chief Security Officer at Ellie Mae’. He is responsible for Ellie Mae’s Security Engineering, Operations, Strategy and Information Technology Risk & Compliance. Before joining Ellie Mae, Selim was the Vice President of Global Information Security at Visa. In that role, Selim transformed Visa’s informatio...

Gladys is a seasoned Cybersecurity Career Coach and professional with a passion for family and changing lives. As the founder of Cyber Potential and Director of Career Services for Cyversity, she helps mentor aspiring Cybersecurity professionals with a goal of helping them have a better future.

Harish Akali is Chief Technology Officer at ColorTokens, leading innovation in cybersecurity platforms that secure modern enterprise infrastructure. With over 30 years of experience building and scaling enterprise infrastructure and security products, he has founded and exited a cybersecurity startup, built platforms trusted by the Fortune 10...

Alex A. Akyuz
BS - University of Detroit Mercy
MS - Technology Studies Concentration in Information Security Management/Cybersecurity
Professional Speaking Events
-2015: Southeast Michigan Chapter of Fraud Examiners - Cybersecurity
-2015: Keynote speaker for Secure World Detroit Conference - Cybersecurity: Past, ...