Speaker Directory
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    Robert Graham
    Cybersecurity Advisor and Coordinator for Missouri, DHS CISA

    Mr. Graham serves as a Cybersecurity Advisor and Cybersecurity Coordinator for Missouri. Currently, based in Columbia, MO he supports the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) mission of strengthening the security and resilience of the nation’s critical infrastructure.

    His programs coordinate cyber preparedness, risk mitigation and i...

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    Doug Graham
    Chief Security and Privacy Officer, Lionbridge

    Doug is the Chief Security and Privacy Officer at Lionbridge Technologies, a global leader in localization and data training. He has over 20 years of global experience in the enterprise security space and brings a balance of leadership, customer focus, and technical expertise to the table. He previously served as CSO of Nuance Communications ...

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    Maria Graham, Moderator
    Co-Founder, Mind Over Cyber

    Maria is a highly experienced cybersecurity account executive with over a decade of experience in the industry. Her approach to leadership is centered around human relationships and leveraging human capital as a part of her sales process. She is an enthusiastic champion of her clients and focuses on solving their problems, rather than just hi...

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    Steven M. Graves
    President, Cornerstone Integration

    Mr. Steven M. Graves is the President of Cornerstone Integration, holding a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from the Naval Academy and a Master of Science (MS) in Information Technology Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. Cornerstone Integration, Inc. specializes in systems integration and the development of secure,...

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    Chris Gray
    Area Vice President, Security Strategy, Deepwatch
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    Patrick Gray
    IT Security Consultant, Patrick Gray & Assoc LLC
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    Maxime Gréau
    Principal Software Engineer, Chainguard

    Maxime Gréau is a Principal Software Engineer at Chainguard, where he builds DriftlessAF, an open source agentic reconciliation framework that powers Chainguard Factory 2.0. Previously at Elastic for 7+ years, he led cross-engineering supply chain security efforts that reduced CVEs across Elastic's container images, pioneered Sigstore contain...

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    Jermaine Green
    Manager, CIP Monitoring, SERC Reliability Corporation

    Jermaine Green, CISA, CISSP, and a 2025 Cisco Champion, is a seasoned Cybersecurity CIP Audit Manager at SERC Reliability Corporation. In his role, Jermaine leads the CIP Audit team to ensure that power companies across the Southeastern United States maintain reliable and secure operations in compliance with critical infrastructure protection...

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    Alex Green
    CISO, Delta Dental Plans Association

    Alex K. Green is a distinguished cybersecurity leader who currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer at Delta Dental Plans Association. With expertise in merging cybersecurity initiatives with business objectives, Alex leads comprehensive security strategy development and unifies diverse security teams toward common business g...

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    Teri Green
    CIO / CISO, Lite Technology Solutions

    Teri Green is the Chief Information Officer at Lite Technology Solutions and the newly appointed Vice President of Technology at Elevate. With nearly two decades of experience in technology leadership, Teri has led strategic initiatives across cybersecurity, IT operations, and digital transformation. She is known for aligning innovative techn...

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    Mark Green, Moderator
    Director of IT, Isdaner & Company, LLC

    Mark Green is the Director of Information Technology at Isdaner & Company, where he leads the firm’s technology strategy, infrastructure, and cybersecurity initiatives. Since joining the firm in 1993, Mark has played a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and managing the organization’s enterprise technology environment, ensuring secure, ...

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    Richard Greenberg
    Distinguished Fellow, ISSA Hall of Fame

    Richard Greenberg, a well-known Cyber Security leader, evangelist, advisor, and speaker, has over 30 years of management experience, including 15 years as a CISO. He is an ISSA International Distinguished Fellow and has been inducted into their Hall of Fame. He is president of the ISSA LA Chapter. You may have heard Richard’s interview as a C...

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    Shelley Greenhalgh, Judge
    Sr. Human Resources Leader

    Now happily retired and enjoying the next chapter, Shelley Greenhalgh spent her career as a dynamic human resources leader, working for global and Fortune 150 companies to build stronger, more people-focused organizations. She’s best known for her ability to connect the dots between business strategy and talent—especially in fast-paced techno...

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    Mary Greenlee, Moderator
    Field CTO & Principal Solutions Engineer, Okta

    Mary Greenlee serves as a Field CTO and Principal Solutions Engineer at OKTA, where she leads programs to mitigate the security risks of large-scale integrations of enterprise applications. Her multifaceted expertise in databases, networking protocols, and server systems coupled with her business acumen allows her to address today’s unique cy...

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    Katie Greer
    CEO, KL Greer Consulting, Featured on: CNN, The O'Reilly Factor, Inside Edition, The Huffington Post, TIME Magazine, USA Today and more

    Previously of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office and MA State Police, Katie Greer travels the country presenting to hundreds of thousands of law enforcement, communities, school staff/administration and students on the trends, safety and best digital safety/social media practices. Katie serves as a media industry expert, and has been...

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    Michael Gregg
    CISO, State of North Dakota

    Michael Gregg is the state of North Dakota’s Chief Information Security Officer. The state CISO is responsible for establishing and leading the strategic direction of cyber security for the state and advising the governor and legislators on key cyber issues.

    With Michael’s cyber experience span being over a period of two decades, he ha...

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    Moderator Peter Gregory
    Sr. Director, Cyber GRC, General Communications, Inc. (GCI)
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    Jack Greiner
    Partner, Graydon Head

    Jack Greiner is a commercial litigator who has is heavily involved in the areas of data privacy, Information Law, and social media. His peers selected him for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for his work in Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Banking and Finance, Litigation-First Amendment, and Litigation-Intellectual Property from 200...

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    Noel Greis
    Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

    For more than 25 years Noel Greis has helped global companies balance the benefits and risks of new digital technologies and artificial intelligence as they rethink product design, engineering and manufacturing for their customers. While artificial intelligence brings productivity, responsiveness and autonomy to manufacturing, it also introd...

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    Daniel Gremaud
    Cloud Security Architect, Google Cloud

    As a Google Cloud Security Architect, Daniel is a trusted advisor to HCLS customers and partners. Before Google, Daniel was a consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in their Cyber, Privacy and Forensics Practice. He is on the Board of Advisors to the University of Alabama Management Information Systems Department, serving the faculty and studen...

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    Christina Griffin
    IT Security and Risk Manager, Chatham Financial

    Cybersecurity professional specializing in risk management and information security. She holds an MBA, a master’s in information technology leadership, and also has a CISSP certification. She has professional experience working in both higher education and finance industries and is currently employed as an IT Risk and Security Manager at Chat...

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    Ray Griffin
    Director and Head of Information Security, Cox Media Group
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    Chris Griffith
    VP of Product, Balbix

    Chris Griffith leads product management for Balbix. Chris brings over 15 years as a product, business development and strategy leader in security and technology. Prior to Balbix, Chris led tech alliances for Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) security portfolio. Chris also ran product management for HPE’s Data Security business and drove stra...

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    Indre Grigaityte
    Technical Lead, ISO, Schellman

    Indre Grigaityte is based out of Jersey City, NJ, and specializes in ISO certification services at Schellman. With more than a decade of professional experience in information security and compliance, Indre has served clients in numerous industries, often navigating large and complex control environments, scopes, and requirements. Indre is pa...

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    Christopher Grillo
    VP & CISO, Formerly Deluxe Corporation
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    John Grim
    Head of Research, Development, Innovation, Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center

    John has over 17 years of experience investigating, and leading teams investigating, data breaches and cybersecurity incidents within the government and civilian security sectors. Currently, John heads the Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center (VTRAC) research, development, and innovation effort. In this role, he focuses on researching cybe...

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    Roger A. Grimes
    Data-Driven Defense Evangelist, KnowBe4

    Roger A. Grimes is a Data-Driven Defense Evangelist at KnowBe4. He is a 35-year plus computer security professional, author of 14 books and over 1,400 national magazine articles. He frequently consults with the world’s largest and smallest companies, and militaries, and he has seen what does and doesn’t work. He is the author of the Ransomwar...

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    Tom Grimes
    Sr. Director, Global Cybersecurity Engineering, Infoblox

    Tom Grimes is the Senior Director of Global Security Engineering for Infoblox. Tom brings over 25 years of networking and security experience. Previously, Tom has worked as a networking/security specialist for Cisco, Proofpoint, Carbon Black and Forsythe. Tom has a Masters in Cybersecurity with a concentration in Malware Analysis. With over 2...

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    Roger A. Grimes, Moderator
    Data-Driven Defense Evangelist, KnowBe4

    Roger A. Grimes is a Data-Driven Defense Evangelist at KnowBe4. He is a 35-year plus computer security professional, author of 14 books and over 1,400 national magazine articles. He frequently consults with the world’s largest and smallest companies, and militaries, and he has seen what does and doesn’t work. He is the author of the Ransomwar...

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    Ryan Gritt
    Solutions Architect, ReliaQuest
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    Paul Groll
    Director of Cloud Services and Research, Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, State of Michigan

    Paul Groll is a dislodged UP'er and a recovering coral reef theoretical ecologist. At some point, he got roped into a broad array of computer-related research projects at both the University of Hawaii (1984) and Michigan State University (1981, 1990). SCUBA tanks are heavy, so he eventually switched fields and moved into computer science (hey...

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    Jeffrey Groman
    Senior Manager, Mandiant Global Consulting Services

    Mr. Groman is a Senior Manager in the Mandiant Global Consulting Services organization and a senior member
    of the Mandiant Central Region leadership team. He is an Information Security veteran with over 18 years of
    experience as a practitioner, mentor, and trusted advisor. His primary focus is helping clients prepare for a
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    Ashley Groover
    Private Sector Intelligence Analyst, FBI Dallas
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    Gordon Groschl
    SVP & CISO, City of Hope

    Gordon Groschl serves as City of Hope’s system vice president and chief information security officer (CISO), leading the organization’s corporate security, IT compliance and data privacy functions.

    In this role, Groschl is responsible for safeguarding City of Hope's proprietary and operational interests through comprehensive internal ...

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    Pierre Grosdidier
    Attorney, Haynes and Boone, LLP

    Pierre Grosdidier’s litigation practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, especially lawsuits and arbitrations with strong technical elements. He has litigated cases involving unauthorized computer access, trade secret theft, construction, oil and gas, and software copyright claims. Pierre also advises on data security, data breach an...

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    Dean Gross
    Identity and Security Architect, Insight
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    Woody Groton
    CIO, Draper Labs; Colonel, U.S. Army National Guard; VP, New England Chapter, MCPA
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    Nan L. Grube
    Consulting Attorney, PBL Consulting

    Owner of consulting firm PBL, Nan Grube partners with businesses of all sizes to solve privacy, business, and litigation challenges with a view of larger picture and attention to detail. She has the compassion and capacity to help her clients during some of the most stressful business events they will encounter by explaining in understandabl...

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    Chris Guarino
    DevSecOps Lead, Vanguard
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    Chris Guarino, Moderator
    DevSecOps Lead, Vanguard
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    Carlos Guerrero
    Sr. Compliance Executive, 360 Advanced

    Given that his roots are in fine arts, Carlos Guerrero's journey into the world of cybersecurity and compliance might seem unconventional. However, it is precisely this artistic background that has shaped his distinctive approach and allowed him to thrive as a Senior Account Executive at 360 Advanced, a leading cybersecurity audit and complia...

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    Carlos Guerrero, Moderator
    Co-Founder & Community Director, Mind Over Cyber

    Given that his roots are in fine arts, Carlos Guerrero's journey into the world of cybersecurity and compliance might seem unconventional. However, it is precisely this artistic background that has shaped his distinctive approach and allowed him to thrive as a Senior Account Executive at 360 Advanced, a leading cybersecurity audit and complia...

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    Jacob R. Guffey
    Supervisory Special Agent for the Intrusion Squad, Charlotte Division, FBI
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    Shad Gunderson
    System Engineer, Centrify

    Shad Gunderson has been working with identity management since 2001. In addition to working as a practitioner and consultant in the field, he has worked at CA and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Security Services. Shad joined Centrify three years ago as the System Engineer for the Midwest region.

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    Parrish Gunnels
    CISO, MVB Financial Corp.

    Parrish is currently the CISO at MVB Financial Corp. and is the former SVP & CISO of Sunflower Bank. He has more than 25 years of technology experience and more than 14 years in cybersecurity. During this time, Parrish has worked in various functions of technology, risk management, infrastructure services and support, audit and compliance, in...

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    Ankit Gupta
    Sr. Security Engineer, Exeter Finance LLC

    Ankit Gupta is a cybersecurity leader with over 15 years of experience in cloud security, identity protection, and threat detection. He currently leads enterprise security initiatives at Exeter Finance, focusing on building resilient, future-ready architectures. Ankit holds multiple industry certifications, including CISSP and CCSP, and is a ...

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    Deniz Gurkan
    Associate Professor, University of Houston

    Deniz Gurkan received her BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from Bilkent University, in Ankara, Turkey, in 1996 and 1998, respectively. Her PhD is also in Electrical Engineering, received from the University of Southern California in 2003. She briefly worked as a lecturer at the California State University in Long Beach, Electrical ...

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    Jagathi Gururajan, Guest Speaker
    Managing Director, Novus Laurus

    Jagathi is a global executive, strategic operator and advisor with over two decades of experience across technology, governance and large scale transformation. She has held senior leadership roles at Thomson Reuters, PwC and venture backed firms, leading global teams and scaling operations in highly regulated environments. Today, she advises ...