About the Speaker
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    Bill Lawrence, CISSP
    Chief Delivery Officer, ITEGRITI Corporation

    Bill Lawrence, Chief Delivery Officer, ITEGRITI (CISSP, MS International Relations, MS Military Science, BS Computer Science), is a cybersecurity executive who previously served as the NERC VP/CSO and Senior Director of the E-ISAC. He led 40 employees in a 24/7 information sharing and analysis center to defend the North American electric grid. He has also served as a CISO for a SaaS risk assessment company protecting the data of several top oil and gas clients, and as a Commander in the U.S. Navy flying F-14 Tomcats and F/A-18 Super Hornets off aircraft carriers in combat. Over his career, he greatly expanded international grid security exercises and conferences and earned awards as a CISO as well as a leader and instructor in the U.S. Navy. Bill specializes in cybersecurity, leadership, client trust, AI, and critical infrastructure. He serves on the Houston Innovation Advisory Council, is a member of InfraGard, and helps lead the Houston Chapter of Control System Cyber Security Alliance International [(CS)2AI].