Naomi Buckwalter, CISSP CISM, is the Director of Product Security for Contrast Security and author of the LinkedIn course: “Training today for tomorrow's solutions - Building the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Professionals”. She is also the founder and Executive Director of Cybersecurity Gatebreakers Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to cl...

Sarah Buerger serves as the Business Information Security Officer for The Kraft Heinz Company.

Bobby Buggs is a telecommunications professional that hails from Flint, MI. Bobby has worked in the mobile/wireless industry for over 19 years. Over the course of his career, Bobby has held numerous roles in both sales and technical disciplines. Bobby is also an MSU alumnus.

Ve is a technologist at heart who graduated University of Iowa during the dot com boom. He started as a software engineer in airlines at Unisys, then moved to ecommerce in 2005 where he implemented omni channel experiences. Since 2011, he's been a solutions engineer helping grow market share for technologies like ATG, Endeca, Oracle, Sitecore...

Preston Bukaty is an attorney and consultant working for IT Governance USA. He specializes in data privacy GRC projects, from data inventory audits to gap analysis, contract management, and remediation planning. His compliance background, and experience with operationalizing compliance for a variety of industries, give him a strong understand...

Ashley is a Solutions Engineer at Tessian, providing customers with solutions to address their email security objectives. She is responsible for leading technical product demonstrations and evaluations, and is an expert in email security, endpoint security, insider threats, and behavior analytics and Human Layer Security. Prior to joining Tes...

Zach Bulliner has been a Special Agent with the Secret Service since 2002, when he started in the Nashville Field Office. In 2008, he was transferred to Washington D.C., where he spent three years in the Cyber Intelligence Section (CIS) at Secret Service Headquarters before spending six years on Presidential Protection. He served on President...

Michael is an Ex-Army Green Beret turned application security engineer. Currently, he serves as the senior enlisted Cyber Network Defender for the North Carolina National Guard. In his civilian career, he is the Director of Application Security and content team lead for Security Journey, a SaaS-based application security training platform. He...

Robert Burda currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the Cybercrime Support Network (CSN). Mr. Burda started at CSN in 2019 as the Chief Strategy Officer. He served as the Interim CEO from June 2021 until July 2022, when he was formally appointed as CEO by the board of directors. Prior to becoming CEO, Mr. Burda led several key pr...

Lucas Burke is a seasoned Information Security Executive with over two decades of experience leading cybersecurity and risk management programs across Fortune 500, FinTech, Financial Services, Insurance, Higher Education, and Non-Profit sectors. As Vice President of Information Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance at Radian, Lucas drives...

Tighe Burke is a Partner and Cybersecurity Practice Lead with Jobplex Inc. in Denver, securing the next-generation of leaders on behalf of technology clients around the globe. Tighe has developed powerful domain expertise executing searches for InfoSec functional roles as well as on behalf of security providers.

He previously spent 5 ...

Currently the Enterprise Information Security Manager for Road Scholar in Boston, Ian Burke has been working in information security for over 20 years, completing his master’s degree in Information Assurance in 2013. He has worked for companies such as TJX and IBM in the business sectors and Middlebury College in the education sector. He has ...

Joel Burleson-Davis is the Chief Technology Officer at Imprivata where he’s responsible for building, delivering, and evolving the suite of Imprivata’s cybersecurity products that include Privileged Access Management, Privacy Monitoring, and Identity Governance solutions.

Prior to joining Imprivata, Joel was CTO at SecureLink, the lead...

Rosemary Burns is at the forefront of modernizing secure development. She oversees a critical portfolio of security disciplines—ranging from mobile application scanning to supply chain security—while prioritizing developer education as a cornerstone of a secure culture.

Rosemary’s career is defined by transformation. During her tenure ...

Brandi Burton has more than 25 years experience in information and cyber security, with a specialty in technology risk management. Brandi has successfully helped companies in various industries design and lead information security and risk management programs that enable the organization's business strategies while meeting stakeholder expecta...

Ian Bush currently serves as the Head of Services / GTM at Cyera. Prior to his current role, Ian was the co-founder and CEO of an MDR firm, which after 13 years was sold to private equity. Ian has held numerous leadership roles in his 25 years of Information Security experience after getting his start as a U.S. Marine in the early 1990s.

Toby Bussa is a Director of Product Marketing at Huntress. He has over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity. He most recently was VP of Product Marketing at ThreatConnect. Prior to that he was a VP Analyst at Gartner where he covered security operations. He previously led IT security operations, data protection, security architecture and e...

Stuart collaborates closely with global clients, guiding them in harnessing observability data to enhance their application security posture throughout the entire SDLC. He is a passionate sneakerhead with a strong background in cybersecurity and networking, particularly WAF and DDoS, as well as Bot Management and Zero Trust.

Nick is a senior program manager within the Digital Security and Risk Engineering group at Microsoft, where he is responsible for designing, developing, and deploying GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) automation to support every division at the company. Focused on modernizing existing work efforts and building entirely new processes fro...

Jeff Butler is a speaker, author and passionate millennial who helps organizations improve their relationships with millennial employees. Unlike other experts on millennials, Jeff has been in the trenches of what it means to be a millennial and what it takes to retain and keep them engaged. With Jeff ‘s versatile background, he has helped for...

Michael Butterfield is Security Architect at Check Point, where he supports 30+ engineering teams responsible for hundreds of customers across the Mid-Atlantic. He is primarily focused on helping enterprises design, consolidate, and integrate security controls into emerging technology platforms. Over an 18-year career in cybersecurity, Michae...

Nick Butts is the Outreach Program Manager at the MassCyberCenter at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech). In his role, Nick focuses on amplifying the Center’s programs and initiatives to strengthen cybersecurity resilience across the Commonwealth. He leads outreach efforts to engage businesses, municipalities, and key stakeh...

Albert Caballero is a patented cybersecurity expert, systems integrator, and published technologist with a passion for security engineering, cloud computing, and threat intelligence. Currently Field CISO at SentinelOne, he has acted as Global Head of Security Engineering at Warner Bros. Discovery and BISO with WarnerMedia and ATT. Co-founded ...

Eduardo E. Cabrera is a trusted advisor and a proven cybersecurity leader. He is responsible for analyzing emerging cybersecurity threats to develop innovative and resilient enterprise risk management strategies for Fortune 500 clients and strategic partners. Before joining Trend Micro, he was a 20-year veteran of the United States Secret Ser...

Brian Cady has been working in the information technology industry for more than 20 years with an exceptionally broad background focusing on security, architecture and future technologies. Brian has held leadership positions for IBM and Microsoft along with banking, airline and gaming companies. He is currently leading the Security Strategy &...

Patterson has worked in information-technology for more than two decades, focusing on information-security for the past several years, specializing in the development of incident-response teams, programs and processes. Before joining Avertium, he was a Senior Security Consultant for Haven Information Security, a Senior Security Engineer for A...

Special Agent (SA) Christopher A. Calarco has been in law enforcement for 25 years. He was previously a local and federal prosecutor, and has been an Agent for the FBI for over 20 years. SA Calarco has investigated a number of matters to include reactive violent crimes, gangs, organized crime, fraud and major theft. SA Calarco was also a m...

IT professional with a passion for cybersecurity management. 15+ years of experience leading key initiatives within both large companies and start-ups selling identity and access management, data monitoring, security, risk and governance solutions. Able to communicate effectively and professionally with key stakeholders to conduct and report ...

Michael Calderin is a seasoned executive with 30 years of information technology, security, and risk mitigation experience for major global companies. Recognized for demonstrating a natural aptitude for process improvement, as well as for driving efficiency while containing costs, he has a verifiable history of contributing directly to compan...

Denis Calderone joined J.S. Held in October 2022 following J.S. Held's acquisition of TBG Security.

Denis has worked in the information technology field for more than 20 years with the last 18 being completely dedicated to information security. He holds multiple security certifications and prides himself on viewing information security...

As a security practitioner of 30 years, Jack's experience began in the 80s with commercial and military venues, and expanding in early days of the Internet. It continued to be shaped by the growth of malware and data breaches as global threats against business, nations, and individuals. While developing some of the earliest proactive IPS syst...

Timothy L. Callahan, CISSP, CISM, CRISC Senior Vice President, Global Security; Chief Security Officer Tim Callahan joined Aflac in 2014, bringing more than 30 years of experience in information and physical security, business resiliency and risk management. He was promoted to his current role in January 2016, where he is responsible for dire...

Sherry's management career over the last 20 years has spanned multiple IT service areas including information security, infrastructure support, customer support, and disaster recovery\continuity. Perhaps her proudest accomplishments are the programs and teams that she has built from the ground up and the large-scale projects that she has mana...

Maggie Calle is the Chief Information Security Officer at Varicent, with more than 25 years of experience in cybersecurity leadership across the financial, insurance, retail, and technology sectors. She is known for successfully implementing cybersecurity and risk management programs that enable the business and drive innovation and digital t...