Chul ChoiSr. Solutions Architect, OktaFor more than 25 years, Mr. Choi has been involved in more than 100 security and identity management projects. His experience spans multiple industries and public segment entities. He has served diverse roles in these IAM programs and holds a patent for entitlement management. Since 2019, he has been working as a Senior Solutions Architect fo...
Tim ChoiGroup VP of Product GTM & Strategy, AI Security, ProofpointTim Choi is Group Vice President of AI Security Product Strategy and Go-to-Market. Prior to this role, he led product marketing across Proofpoint’s portfolio of products and solutions. Before joining Proofpoint, Tim served as Vice President of Product Management at BlackBerry, where he was responsible for software and security products. He al...
Aaron ChowPrincipal Cryptographer, Director of Cloud Security Patterns and Policy-as-Code, ScotiabankAaron Chow is currently Principal Cryptographer and Director of Cloud Security Patterns and Policy-as-Code at Scotiabank, leading a diverse team to accelerate and secure the bank’s cloud transformation. As the Principal Cryptographer, he is responsible for the Cryptography domain at Scotiabank, providing cryptographic expertise and heads up t...
Jim ChrisosPrincipal Engineer, ExabeamJim officially started working in security as an analyst at a large MSSP. This experience enabled him to gain employment at large global organizations as an analyst before becoming an incident handler. It was in his capacity as an incident handler where he witnessed, first hand, nation state attacks. This left such a profound impact on Jim th...
Chris ChristensenSr. Business Consultant, Cybersecurity, Honeywell Building SolutionsChris Christensen is the Cybersecurity Business Consultant for Honeywell Building Solutions (Americas) and specializes in securing Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Chris passionately believes that cybersecurity is everyone's shared responsibility and through awareness, education, accountability and positive rei...
Rosemary ChristianDevSecOps Engineering Coach, ComcastRosemary Christian is Co-President for WiCyS Critical Infrastructure and a Board Member for WiCyS Delaware Valley. She has demonstrated passion, knowledge and proven ability to engage others in the emerging market needs for cybersecurity initiatives. She leverages her experience, communications skills and interpersonal savvy across all levels...
Stephen ChristiansenPrincipal Security Consultant - Hybrid Cloud, StratascaleStephen Christiansen is a Principal Security Consultant at Stratascale, with an emphasis on Security for Data and AI. Stephen has over 20 years of technical, consulting, and managerial success working with Fortune 100 companies in areas such as hybrid & multi-cloud strategy, zero trust architecture and methodologies, and architectural design,...
James ChristiansenVP, CSO - Cloud Security Transformation, NetskopeJames Christiansen is Netskope’s vice president of cloud security transformation and leader of the Global Chief Strategy Office. He is focused on enhancing Netskope’s global clients understand the challenges and solutions of cloud deployments by helping drive thought leadership in cloud security transformation.
James brings extensive e...
Neil ChristieIncident Response/Channel Sales Engineer, CybereasonNeil is a 25+ year veteran of the information technology and cybersecurity field. Forging technology environments that support security to protect business is Neil’s passion. Currently Neil is working with Cybereason to enable customers and partners to use industry leading tooling in incident response engagements and ongoing production enviro...
Caleb ChristopherDirector of Technical Operations - Cino Ltd | Director of IT, Challenger SportsCaleb Christopher is the Director of Technical Operations at Cino Ltd - a national cybersecurity and risk
management firm; and the Director of IT at Challenger Sports - a global soccer camp organization. He has 9+ years experience in security.
Nathan ChuCyber Security Systems Engineer, CiscoNathan Chu is a Systems Engineer who stands at the forefront of the Cyber Security Realm to help organizations prepare for inevitable intrusions. Prior to joining Cisco’s Cyber Security team, Nathan spent 4 years as a Generalist Systems Engineer, consulting design strategies with clients to construct best practice networks.
Amy ChuSr. Director, Automotive Product Security, HarmanAmy Chu is Senior Director, Automotive Cybersecurity at HARMAN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. HARMAN designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, cyber security solutions, audio and visual products, enterprise automati...
Damian ChungVP, Cyber Defense, NetskopeDamian Chung is a cybersecurity leader with over ten years of security experience focused in healthcare. As the Business Information Security Officer at Netskope, Damian is responsible for overseeing corporate security tools and processes and acts as the subject matter expert in the healthcare vertical. He also serves as an adjunct professor ...
Dr. Anton ChuvakinSecurity Advisor, Office of the CISO, Google CloudDr. 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...
Jonathan CiaramellaSr. Threat Intel Analyst, Fortune 500 Convenience RetailAccomplished 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 ...
Barbara L. CiaramitaroChair, Undergraduate Information Technology, Capella UniversityDr. 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...

- Moderator: Phread CichowskiSr. 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...
Henryk CiejekVP, 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...
Katie Cipkala, ModeratorCybersecurity Training & Communications, LPL FinancialKatie 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...

Matthew ClaphamDirector of Cybersecurity, GE HealthcareMatt Clapham is a Directory of Cybersecurity at GE Healthcare. He and his team make products more secure.


Laura ClarkCIO, State of MichiganLaura 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...
Stephen ClarkDirector of Cloud Security Sales, FortinetStephen 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...
Jenifer ClarkSr. Information Security & Compliance Engineer, Costco WholesaleJenifer 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 ...
Jenifer Clark, ModeratorSr. Information Security & Compliance Engineer, Costco WholesaleJenifer 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 ...
Itir ClarkeStaff Product Marketing Manager, ProofpointItir 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...
Neil ClausonRegional CISO, MimecastNeil 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.
Chas ClawsonVP, Security Strategy, Sumo LogicAs 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...
Jon ClayDirector, Global Threat Communications, Trend MicroJon 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...
Patricia Clay, ModeratorAVP & CIO, Hudson County Community CollegeTrisha 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...
Ted ClaypoolePartner, Womble Bond DickinsonLawyer, 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.
Fred ClaytonCISO, AkuminAs 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....
Dr. Bryan S. ClineVP Standards & Analytics, HITRUSTAs 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...
Tom ClineVP, Cyber Risk, Skybox Security15+ 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.
Tom Cline, ModeratorVP of Cyber Risk, Skybox Security15+ 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.
Michael ClintonDetective, St. Louis County Police Department, Intelligence Operations Bureau
Joshua CloudDirector of Information Security, NFIJoshua 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...
Michaela CloustonSr. Manager, Enterprise Security Education, Bank of MontrealMichaela 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...
Ryan CluffDirector, Integral PartnersRyan 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...
Sybrand CnossenITAS Sr. Associate, WeaverSybrand 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...
Steve CobbCISO, SecurityScorecardAffectionately 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...
Marlowe Cochran, ModeratorCISO, New York State Department of EducationMarlowe 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...
Brian CockrillAssistant to the Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret Service - St. Louis Field OfficeI 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...
Bruce CoffingCISO, City of Chicago, Department of Technology & InnovationBruce 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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