Speaker Directory
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    Ryan Frillman
    CISO, Equifax Workforce Solutions

    Ryan Frillman is the CISO for Equifax Workforce Solutions, leading security teams across the organization. Previously, he was at Netskope, driving security transformation and cloud strategy, the CISO at Spire Inc., and has experience with the U.S. Department of Defense working for MITRE.

    Ryan teaches graduate cybersecurity management c...

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    Danielle L Fritzler, CBCP
    Global Business Continuity Program Manager, Vanguard

    As part of Vanguard's corporate business continuity management team, Danielle has responsibility for the International business continuity program. Her areas of focus include workspace resilience, workforce resilience, supplier/business partner resilience, technology resilience, crisis management, and communication. She is a member of SecureW...

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    Field Representative from Local FBI Office
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    Intel Analyst from the FBI
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    Stan Fromhold
    Senior Security Solutions Architect, Securonix
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    Theresa Frommel
    Security Analyst, Office of Administration, IT Services Division, State of Missouri

    Theresa Frommel is a network security analyst for the Office of Administration, Information Technology Services Division for the State of Missouri. She is responsible for incident response and coordinating end user awareness for the SOC within the Office of Cyber Security. She has a background in access controls, policy development and end us...

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    Col. Candice E. Frost
    JIOC Commander, United States Cyber Command

    Candice E. Frost is the Joint Intelligence Operations Center Commander at the United States Cyber Command. As the commander, Colonel Frost leads over 200 employees from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), National Security Agency, and Department of Defense, to provide and produce intelligence required to direct, operate, and secure Departm...

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    Gaël Frouin
    Director, IT Security, CISO, AAA Northeast

    Experienced Information Security Officer with a demonstrated history of working in various industries (higher education, healthcare, large industries, etc.). Skilled in risk management, privacy regulations, identity and access management, and security operations. Strong interpersonal skills and will to find the most adequate compromise betwee...

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    Rob Fry
    Sr Architect, StackRox

    Rob Fry is an accomplished architect, inventor and public speaker with 20 years of experience. In his current role, he is part of the executive engineering team and oversees architecture and security detection strategy. Previously at Netflix, he patented a security orchestration platform and specialized in cloud security and automation. In hi...

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    Lucas Fryer
    Sr. Solutions Engineer, Splunk, a Cisco company

    Lucas Fryer is a Senior Security Solutions Architect at Splunk, where he works with organizations to strengthen their security and data strategies using modern analytics and cloud technologies. With a background in technology and data systems and a degree from Wentworth Institute of Technology, Lucas specializes in helping teams transform com...

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    Matt Fryer, CISSP PMP
    CISO Architect & Regional CTO, Fortinet

    Matt Fryer is a seasoned cybersecurity executive, strategist, and technology leader with deep expertise spanning the financial services, oil and gas, hospitality, and healthcare industries. As CISO Architect and Regional CTO at Fortinet, he helps organizations strengthen their security posture while aligning cybersecurity with business strate...

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    Yasser Fuentes
    Principal Solutions Architect (Cloud Security SME), Bitdefender

    Yasser is a Principal Solutions Architect (Cloud Security SME) for Bitdefender and Security Practitioner with over 20 years of experience in Information Security. Along his career he has worked for Healthcare Providers, ISPs, MSPs and SOCs, among many other verticals and throughout multiple Information Security Domains. On his previous role a...

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    Atheana Fulgencio
    OpenDNS/Cisco
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    Kelly Fuller
    Founder & CEO, Cybersecurity Risk Management Consulting

    Fuller has broad-based experience as an information security and technology risk management executive, IT audit practice director, and management consultant spanning a variety of industries ranging from banking and insurance to healthcare, energy, and government. Her extensive work in technology risk management, regulatory compliance, IT gove...

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    Pierre-Olivier Fur, CISSP
    Cybersecurity Manager, Radware

    Pierre is a Cybersecurity Manager for Radware, where he brings 20 years of experience in the Information Security space. He holds a Master Degree in Computer Science and is a CISSP. Wearing various hats over the years as programmer, open source security expert, cryptography evangelist, network security architect, and CISO. Pierre is currently...

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    Valda E. Furtado
    Associate Director, Business Continuity & Resilience, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

    Valda Furtado is a global business resilience and risk management leader at Vertex Pharmaceuticals where she focuses on strengthening supply chain resilience, business continuity, and enterprise risk management across complex global operations. Her work centers on helping organizations anticipate disruption, respond to crises, and maintain op...

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    Troy Gabel
    AVP, North America, Forcepoint
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    Sudesh Gadewar
    Security Engineer, Ellie Mae

    Sudesh Gadewar is Sr Staff Security Engineer at EllieMae. Sudesh holds 10+ years of experience in security where passion is in offense and defense of security. Sudesh holds various Security Certifications which he use as attestations to his skillset. His core area of expertise is in product and application security, where he build SSLDC lifec...

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    JT Gaietto
    Executive Director, Cybersecurity Services, Richey May & Co., LLP

    JT has over 18 years of experience providing enterprise information security and risk management services to a variety of organizations, with a particular emphasis on the financial services industry. He has been a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) since 2003, and holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Information ...

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    Roberto Galdamez
    CISO, Kovack Financial Network

    Roberto Galdamez is a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and cybersecurity program builder known for transforming security operations in regulated and high-impact environments. He currently leads enterprise security strategy within financial services and has previously supported large-scale cybersecurity initiatives at the Miami Dolphi...

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    Donna Gallaher
    President & CEO, New Oceans Enterprises
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    Tim Gallo
    Head of Global Threat Intelligence, Google Cloud

    Tim Gallo is the Head of Global Threat Intelligence at Google Cloud, he specializes in Cyber Threat Intelligence and Risk everything from Intelligence Operations and Cyber Threat Profile development to risk based analytic approaches to Security Operations. He Joined Google Cloud through the acquisition of Mandiant by Google in 2022, he had sp...

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    Mark Galpin
    Head of Solutions Architecture, Tidelift

    As a developer, architect and product manager, Mark Galpin has a passion for making the release process better.

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    Scott Galt
    Partner, Armstrong Teasdale

    As a member of the firm’s International practice group and a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E), Scott helps clients navigate overseas data protection waters in the wake of the Schrems decision, the advent of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the ongoing Privacy Shield negotiations. Scott assists cl...

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    Jennifer Galvin
    Principal Partner Sales Engineer, Contrast Security

    Jennifer Galvin is a Principal Channel Sales Engineer at Contrast Security, where she provides technical leadership supporting Contrast Channel Partners to help secure their customer's applications from the inside out. She has helped architect and build many critical application services you may use today. If you've viewed NASDAQ's video wall...

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    Julius "Jay" Gamble
    Former Region 4 Director, CISA; Adjunct Faculty, University of Maryland Global Campus

    Jay Gamble is a Senior Consultant with Vibrint Corporation and a recognized cybersecurity leader with more than two decades of experience securing the nation’s critical infrastructure.

    Before joining Vibrint, Gamble served as Regional Director for the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (C...

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    Shua Gamradt
    Sr. Director, Rugged DevOps & Enterprise DevOps Ambassador, Alight Solutions

    Joshua "Shua" Gamradt is set on influencing culture change and introducing security by investing in others through the development and delivery of gamified security, engineering customer centric security solutions, focusing on risk, and utilizing continuous feedback and data to drive decisions. Shua began this journey of shifting empathy left...

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    Sharat Ganesh
    Head of Product Marketing, WitnessAI

    Sharat Ganesh is the Head of Product Marketing at WitnessAI, a Series A cybersecurity startup working at the intersection of AI and cybersecurity in the San Francisco Bay Area, US. His cybersecurity career straddles leadership roles in engineering, product management and product marketing at Mandiant, Tanium, Lacework, and Google. Beyond his ...

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    Sanjit Ganguli
    VP, CTO-in-Residence, Zscaler

    Sanjit Ganguli is VP, CTO-in-Residence at Zscaler, specializing in zero trust strategy, network transformation and digital experience monitoring engagements. For more than 20 years, he has worked in a variety of roles, including as a Gartner analyst and Deputy CTO at Riverbed. Sanjit was among the original analysts that coined and defined the...

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    Kishore Gangwani
    Principal Engineer, Application Security, CarGurus

    Kishore has 20-plus years' experience in software architecture and application security and is currently a Principal Engineer, Application Security, at CarGurus  He has presented at Identiverse.

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    Patrick Gannon
    Public Information Officer, N.C. State Board of Elections

    Patrick Gannon is the public information director at the State Board of Elections. He has served in this role since since October 2016, just before the presidential election. His responsibilities include managing the State Board website, drafting press releases and social media content, responding to public records requests, and answering que...

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    Jason Garbis
    Co-Chair for the Cloud Security Alliance

    Jason Garbis, CISSP, is a leader of the Software-Defined Perimeter working group at the Cloud Security Alliance. He’s Vice President of Products for Cryptzone, responsible for product strategy and product management. He has over 25 years of experience at technology vendors, including roles in engineering, professional services, and product ma...

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    Carlos Garcia
    Enterprise Architect, Office of CIO, Optum

    Carlos has specialized in Identity and Access Management systems for the past 20 years. His experience has been in the architecture and implementation of large enterprise and consumer IAM systems. Most of his career has been spent designing and running the large scale IAM systems for UnitedHealth Group. His experience and leadership led him t...

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    Michelle Garcia
    BISO, Carnival Cruise Line

    Michelle Garcia is the Business Information Security Officer for Carnival Corporation, where she helps keep Carnival Cruise Line sailing smoothly through an ocean of cyber threats. With more than 20 years in IT security—and over 30 years of cruise industry know‑how—Michelle blends deep technical expertise with a true insider’s understanding o...

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    Greg Garcia
    Executive Director, Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group

    Greg served as former (and nation's first) Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, appointed by President Bush in 2006. He also led the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council, and served in Congress and senior industry executive roles in technology and security.

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    Minhal Gardezi
    Solutions Architect, Aqua Security

    Minhal Gardezi is a seasoned Solutions Architect at Aqua Security, where he has been making significant contributions for the past three years. With a robust background in computer science, Minhal earned his Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Case Western Reserve University. His role at Aqua Security involves designing and implementing...

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    John Gardiner
    COO & CFO

    Winning in the software industry doesn’t come from faking it or even making it. Instead, it takes being great at it, because being exceptional results in a sustainable competitive advantage. Having been a part of great companies that have been honored with awards from Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies, Deloitte Fast 500, Top 50 Best Places ...

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    Matthew Gardiner
    Principal Security Strategist, Mimecast

    Matthew Gardiner is a Director of Security at Mimecast and is currently focused on email & web security, phishing, awareness training, malware, and cloud security. With more than 15 years focused in security, Matthew’s expertise in various roles includes threat detection & response, network monitoring, SIEM, endpoint threat detection, threat ...

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    Mary Gardner
    VP & CISO, F5 Networks

    Mary Gardner’s background provides a wealth of security, compliance, and risk management expertise from a variety of industries, including healthcare, finance, and transportation/logistics. She joined F5 as chief information security officer (CIS)) from Seattle Children’s, where she served as CISO. She has also held security leadership positi...

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    Dr. Chuck Gardner
    Director, Heartland Cyber Range, EnterpriseKC

    Dr. Gardner is the Director of the Heartland Cyber Range at EnterpriseKC. Chuck develops a curriculum that provides an immersive cybersecurity learning experience, equipping learners with real-world defense skills and research capabilities. He plays a key role in identifying and nurturing high-potential cyber talent across the region.

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    Jim Garrett
    Sr. Systems Director, Cyber Security, Saint Francis Health System

    Jim Garrett is an IT executive, leader, architect, and governance expert with enterprise executive experience at the Saint Francis Health System, State of Missouri, New York State, 3M, Honeywell, Ingram Micro, Washington Mutual, and Maytag. Also significant healthcare consulting experience at MediSys Health Network, Salinas Valley Memorial He...

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    Dave Garrison
    Sr. Solutions Engineer, Concentric AI

    Dave Garrison is an experienced professional in data and network security and information systems management with over 30 years of expertise, having worked at Texas Instruments, Sun Microsystems, and later in Ecommerce and website development at BroadVision and US Bancorp, emphasizing the integration of security in design. He further develope...

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    Charles Garzoni
    Deputy CISO & Staff VP, Cyber Defense Operations, Centene Corporation

    Charles Garzoni is deputy CISO Centene Corporation and responsible for cyber defense operations. His career spanned multiple industries, law enforcement, and the military specializing in building teams to investigate, analyze, and attribute both nation-state and criminal cyber attacks. Over his career he has worked hundreds of high-profile i...

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    Erik Gaston
    VP, Global Executive Engagement, Tanium

    Erik comes to Tanium from AppDynamics (part of Cisco), where he spent almost five years in field sales. For the past two years, he was the CTO for the East Sales Team, which is responsible for generating more than half of the company's revenue with a focus on large financial firms in the region. Prior to that he built out and headed the Busin...

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    Adam Gates
    Channel Sales Engineer, Cybereason

    With over 25 years of experience in technology, Adam Gates serves as a technical member of Cybereason Sales Engineering Team providing support for customers and partners in North America. Prior to Cybereason, Adam has held various senior system engineering positions and consulting roles at Dell, Microsoft, IBM, Atos, Malwarebytes, and Mimecas...

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    Stephen Gates
    Principal Security SME, Horizon3.ai

    Stephen Gates brings more than 15 years of information security experience to his role as Principal Security SME at Horizon3.ai. He is a subject matter expert with an extensive hands-on background in security and is a well-known writer, blogger, presenter, and published author who is dedicated to conveying facts, figures, and information that...

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    Stanton Gatewood
    Cyber Security Advisor & Georgia State Coordinator, DHS CISA

    Stanton Gatewood is the US Department of Homeland Security /CISA - Region 4 Cyber Security Coordinator/Advisor - State of Georgia. Gatewood is the former Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the State of Georgia, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and the University of Georgia.

    He has more than 35 years of cy...

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    Chris Gaun
    VP, Product Strategy, Island

    Chris Gaun is a seasoned product leader with a track record of scaling AI technologies in the enterprise. Currently the VP of Product Strategy at Island.io, Chris previously spearheaded the core EY.ai agentic platform, transforming traditional services into autonomous agents and delivering AI strategies for global consulting clients. As the f...