Speaker Directory
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    Dr. Anton Chuvakin
    Security Advisor, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud

    Dr. Anton Chuvakin is now involved with security solution strategy at Google Cloud, where he arrived via the Chronicle Security (an Alphabet company) acquisition in July 2019. He is also a co-host of Cloud Security Podcast (http://www.twitter.com/CloudSecPodcast).

    Until June 2019, Dr. Chuvakin was a Research VP and Distinguished Analys...

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    Jonathan Ciaramella
    Sr. Threat Intel Analyst, Fortune 500 Convenience Retail

    Accomplished Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst and expert threat hunter with a robust background in cybersecurity, holding certifications in Penetration Testing and Bug Bounty. Proficient in Incident Response, Threat Hunting, Intelligence, Computer Forensics, Red Teaming, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessment, and Audits. Skilled in ...

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    Barbara L. Ciaramitaro
    Chair, Undergraduate Information Technology, Capella University

    Dr. Barbara L. Ciaramitaro is the Chair of the Undergraduate Information Technology program at Capella University. She has taught graduate and undergraduate courses on a variety of topics including cybersecurity, emerging technology, complex systems dynamics, software engineering and project management. Dr. Ciaramitaro is a frequent speaker a...

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    Rick Cicerrella
    Special Agent, Fraud Investigations, FBI
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    Phread Cichowski
    Sr. Security Architect, SecureWorks

    Phread Cichowski has over 35 years of experience ranging from software development to data center management. Having worked for some of the leading technology companies in the world, his broad range of experience allows him to provide a well-balanced perspective leveraging bleeding-edge technology in critical high-availability IT environments...

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    Henryk Ciejek
    VP, Information Security, PayScale, Inc.

    Henryk has actively been part of the technology space for over 25 years. He has worked at various companies ranging from start-ups to established global Fortune organizations. Throughout his career, he's worn many hats and titles, focusing on his passion for cybersecurity, business goals, and program building. Having been the first security l...

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    Katie Cipkala
    Cybersecurity Training & Communications, LPL Financial

    Katie Cipkala is a Virginia Tech graduate with 20 years as a utility player in S&P 500 and Fortune 500 companies. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). Katie’s IT career has ranged from directing global cybersecurity and infrastructure communications, managing board of directors & executi...

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    Mark Clancy
    Sr. Vice President, Cyber Transformation, T-Mobile USA
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    Matthew Clapham
    Director of Cybersecurity, GE Healthcare

    Matt Clapham is a Directory of Cybersecurity at GE Healthcare. He and his team make products more secure.

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    Peter Clark
    Director, Solutions Engineering, Authomize
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    Dan Clark
    Sales Engineer, Abnormal Security
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    Jenifer Clark
    Sr. Information Security & Compliance Engineer, Costco Wholesale

    Jenifer Clark is a Senior Security Engineer at Costco Wholesale. As part of the enterprise Data Security team, her focus is on Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and liaison work with internal business teams. Jenifer is a long-time member of the SecureWorld Advisory Council and actively supports public/private partnership efforts. She is a member of ...

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    Laura Clark
    CIO, State of Michigan

    Laura Clark serves as the chief information officer (CIO) for the State of Michigan, directing the state’s technology and security efforts. As deputy director for the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB), she also oversees operations for the department, which provides information technology, business, and administrati...

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    Stephen Clark
    Director of Cloud Security Sales, Fortinet

    Stephen Clark has over 25 years experience in the information security space having spent time at Check Point, Cisco, and Palo Alto Networks. Stephen also spent time working in the security consulting field working primarily with the Fortune 1000.

    He is presently the Director of Cloud Security Sales for Fortinet. Today he helps manag...

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    Itir Clarke
    Staff Product Marketing Manager, Proofpoint

    Itir Clarke is a Staff Product Marketing Manager for Proofpoint’s Data Security solutions, bringing over 20 years of IT experience from roles at Cisco, Brocade, and Sun Microsystems. She is responsible for evangelizing DLP, DSPM, and AI Data Governance solutions. Her work focuses on advancing Proofpoint’s human- and AI-centric approach to dat...

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    Neil Clauson
    Regional CISO, Mimecast

    Neil has 25+ years of experience building and securing complex IT and Security solutions. He's led Security Operations teams at Mimecast and other enterprises which face a variety of threats and challenges, and has built and enhanced cybersecurity programs to support and achieve business outcomes.

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    Chas Clawson
    VP, Security Strategy, Sumo Logic

    As a technologist interested in disruptive cloud technologies, Chas joined Sumo Logic's Cyber Security team with more than 20 years in the field, consulting with many federal agencies on how to secure modern workloads. In the federal space, he spent time as an architect designing the Department of Commerce ESOC SIEM solution. He also worked a...

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    Patricia Clay
    AVP & CIO, Hudson County Community College

    Trisha is a strategic Information Technology focusing on the why of Higher Education. She is particularly interested in innovation in teaching and learning, collaboration, business resilience, and information security in the space. She leads information technology as the Associate Vice President and CIO at Hudson County Community College. Pat...

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    Eric Clay
    CMO & Head of Threat Intelligence Research, Flare
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    Jon Clay
    Director, Global Threat Communications, Trend Micro

    Jon Clay has worked in the cybersecurity space for over 21 years. He is responsible for managing marketing messages and external publication of all the threat research and intelligence within Trend Micro as well as different core technologies. As an accomplished public speaker with hundreds of speaking sessions around the globe, Jon focuses o...

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    Ted Claypoole
    Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson

    Lawyer, business adviser, lawfirm team lead for cybersecurity/privacy, licensing and FinTech, chair of American Bar Association, Business Cyberspace Law Committee, former in-house counsel for Bank of America and Compuserve, co-author of books Privacy in the Age of Big Data, and Protecting Your Internet Identity.

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    Fred Clayton
    CISO, Akumin

    As a seasoned Chief Information Security Officer, Fred specializes in driving cybersecurity strategies that protect enterprise ecosystems while enabling business growth. With expertise in financial tech, healthcare, and government verticals, he has built and led robust security frameworks tailored to the unique challenges of these industries....

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    Mea Clift
    CISO, Cengage

    Mea Clift is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Cengage, a seasoned cybersecurity executive known for aligning security strategy with enterprise risk and resilience. With decades of experience, she specializes in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), helping organizations navigate complex threats and translate technical risk i...

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    Tom Cline
    VP, Cyber Risk, Skybox Security

    15+ years of experience in technology consulting in cybersecurity domain and is an evangelist. His core competencies include - designing enterprise security solution framework to proactively protect organization sensitive data, mapping technology to business, and increasing operational IT efficiency. Tom is a trusted advisor to the CxO's.

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    Dr. Bryan S. Cline
    VP Standards & Analytics, HITRUST

    As the VP of Standards and Analytics at HITRUST, Dr. Bryan S. Cline provides thought leadership for the continuing development of the HITRUST CSF and related methodologies—healthcare’s de facto information protection standard and basis for NIST Cybersecurity Framework implementation in the industry—and the ‘Father’ of (ISC)2’s HCISPP credenti...

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    Michael Clinton
    Detective, St. Louis County Police Department, Intelligence Operations Bureau
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    Joshua Cloud
    Director of Information Security, NFI

    Joshua Cloud is currently serving as the director of information security for NFI. He has over 20 years of infrastructure and security leadership experience spanning professional services, manufacturing, retail, and logistics industries in countries all over the world. Cloud is a transformational security leader with a business focus who evan...

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    Michaela Clouston
    Sr. Manager, Enterprise Security Education, Bank of Montreal

    Michaela Clouston is a cybersecurity leader specializing in workforce development, security education, and risk management. As the Senior Manager of Enterprise Security Education at Bank of Montreal, she designs and leads training programs, exercises, and cybersecurity behavioral remediation initiatives to strengthen awareness across the ente...

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    Ryan Cluff
    Director, Integral Partners

    Ryan is a multifaceted technical leader with 20+ years of information security and governance experience. Throughout his career, Ryan has led and created dozens of strategic initiatives from the ground up, built successful teams and delivered quality results with consistency. His. extensive experience delivering complex regulatory and techn...

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    Sybrand Cnossen
    ITAS Sr. Associate, Weaver

    Sybrand has more than three years of experience in information technology and IT risk advisory services. He has consulted with a wide range of clients, including Fortune 50 companies and government agencies. He is well versed in controls testing performed in UNIX / LINUX, and Microsoft (Windows Server and Active Directory) environments, utili...

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    Steve Cobb
    CISO, SecurityScorecard

    Affectionately known in the industry as Cyber Santa, Steve Cobb brings more than 30 years of leadership and consulting involving IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, incident response, and cyber threat intelligence. Prior to becoming the CISO for SecurityScorecard, Steve led Cybersecurity and IT Infrastructure teams at organizations like One Sou...

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    Marlowe Cochran
    CISO, New York State Department of Education

    Marlowe Cochran has been working in the IT field for over 30 years, with 20 plus years in information security roles. He has worked in a multitude of sectors from government to health care. In his current role at the New York State Department of Education, he is the Chief Information Security Officer. Marlowe currently collaborates with inter...

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    Brian Cockrill
    Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret Service - St. Louis Field Office

    I have been with the Secret Service for 20 years and am currently assigned to the St. Louis Field Office where I manage our cyber-enabled financial crime investigations and Gateway Cyber Fraud Task Force (CFTF). CFTFs are the focal point of Secret Service cyber-investigative efforts and were developed to increase the resources, skills, and v...

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    Bruce Coffing
    CISO, City of Chicago, Department of Technology & Innovation

    Bruce Coffing is an information security professional with over twenty-five years industry experience in information technology and cybersecurity. He is currently the Chief Information Security Officer for the City of Chicago. Prior to joining the City of Chicago, Mr. Coffing held Senior Vice President information security positions at Bank o...

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    Daniel Cohen
    Field CISO, Praetorian

    Daniel Cohen serves as Field CISO at Praetorian, where he focuses on strategic advisory services and solutions development to enable his customers to achieve their objectives.

    With over 12 years of experience in cybersecurity, Daniel brings a deep technical background in secure code review, penetration testing, threat modeling, among o...

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    Timothy Colby
    Regional Account Executive, Comodo Cybersecurity

    Tim has been selling and consulting in the Information Security industry for nearly 7 years. He has worked alongside security practitioners within Small-to-Medium size businesses up go Fortune 10 companies, delivering numerous security products and services throughout the years. Tim is responsible for developing Comodo Cyber Security’s chan...

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    Garry Coldwells
    Sr. Manager, Systems Engineering, Palo Alto Networks

    Garry has 25+years of cybersecurity experience. He has worked on security projects of global scale and reach and has spoken at conferences for 20+ years on what he has seen and learned in the field. Today, Garry is part of the global solutions consultant group at Palo Alto Networks, where he works with key clients on possibilities for their S...

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    Ethan Cole
    Region 7 Deputy Director, DHS CISA

    Mr. Ethan Cole serves as Deputy Regional Director for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Region 7 in Kansas City, Missouri. In this role, he oversees a regional team serving Iowa,
    Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. The CISA Region 7 team provides expert advice on physica...

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    Mark Cole
    Director, Solutions Engineering, Fortinet

    Mark brings over 20 years of experience in solving complex networking and cybersecurity challenges for organizations of all sizes and across diverse industries. A seasoned Fortinet professional, he is also a well-known figure in the Kansas City cybersecurity community, frequently delivering thought leadership sessions and educational talks on...

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    Amber Cole
    Sr. Special Agent, Cyber Crime Unit, United States Secret Service
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    Monica Cole-Rowe
    CISO, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
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    Dr. Eric Cole, DPS
    Cybersecurity Expert; Author of "Cyber Crisis" and "Online Danger"

    Dr. Eric Cole, DPS is a cybersecurity expert, entrepreneur, public figure, and best-selling author. Dr. Cole has built a solid reputation in the cybersecurity industry over the last three decades. His career has advanced from starting as a professional hacker for the CIA to becoming the 44th President's com-missioner on cyber security to curr...

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    Brian Coleman
    Associate CIO, Information Security Officer , University of Massachusetts Medical School

    Brian is a seasoned leader, Chief Information Security Officer, and IT executive. His experience spans Insurance, Financial Services, Health Care, and Cloud Security. His specialty is optimizing Information Security and Risk Management / Compliance organizations, his passion is employee mentorship, continuous improvement and process developme...

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    Jamie Collier
    Lead Threat Intelligence Advisor, Google Threat Intelligence Group
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    Dwayne Collier
    Sr. Sales Engineer, Open Systems

    For most people, cybersecurity doesn't sound very interesting. For me, cybersecurity is a passion I’ve been chasing for 10+ years. Most recently, my work has landed me a position as a Sales Engineer with Open Systems where I’m focused on solving client security requirements.

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    Dave M. Collins
    Manager, Risk Consulting, RSM US LLP

    Dave brings over 30 years of IT, governance, risk, security/privacy, and compliance experience and consultation services to a variety of businesses and industries. Areas of focus include financial, insurance, retail, and healthcare. Dave has worked with organizations from small business to Fortune 100.

    A former CISO/director in the pri...

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    Katherine Collins
    BISO, Boston Consulting Group
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    Blake Collins
    Director of Clinical Engineering, Christiana Health Care System

    Blake Collins has been in the Health Technology field for over 27 years and the health care industry for over 34 years. He retired from the United States Navy after 21 years in 2004. He received his basic and advanced BMET training in Aurora, Co. at the United States Army Medical Equipment and Optical School. After retirement, he became a Reg...