Speaker Directory
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    Andrew Neville
    Director, Channel & Sales Engineering, WithSecure

    Andrew has more than 10 years of experience in strategic alliances at BitSight and Recorded Future, currently leading the WithSecure Product and Services commercial and sales engineering teams in North America.

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    John Newcomer
    SVP, Information Security, CitiBank

    John Newcomer is currently Senior Vice President of Information Security at CitiBank, a top-10 national mortgage lender. He has eight years of experience in the information security field, with 17 years prior in IT.

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    Craig Newell
    Manager, Information Security, Ontario Cannabis Store

    Craig is in the business of mitigating privacy and data loss disasters. Constantly keeping abreast of new challenges and developments in the industry, he has evangelized risk-based security and control through the banking and utility industries, private business, governmental agencies, and now, online sale of a really exciting product. A beli...

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    Walker Newell
    VP, Litigation and Enforcement, Woodruff Sawyer
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    Jason Newman
    SVP, Technology Infrastructure and Security, West Capital Lending

    Jason Newman is a seasoned technology executive with deep expertise in cybersecurity, infrastructure management, and enterprise resilience. As SVP of Infrastructure and Security (CISO), he leads strategic initiatives that safeguard critical systems, optimize performance, and drive innovation across complex IT environments. With a proven track...

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    John Newsome
    Solutions Engineer, Claroty

    John is a 30-year industry veteran in IT and cybersecurity and has worked for some of the most recognizable brands in cybersecurity such as Palo Alto Networks, Cisco Systems, Blue Coat (now Symantec), and Websense (now Forcepoint). John has been a guest speaker and panelist at numerous industry events and tradeshows and has served as a subjec...

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    Jing Nghik
    Systems Engineer, Radware

    Jing is a systems engineer at Radware, a leader in application delivery and security solutions that assures the availability, performance, and resilience of business-critical applications for over 10,000 enterprises and carriers worldwide. Jing is a seasoned security professional with over a decade of networking/security experience covering a...

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    Tung Nguyen
    Director of Cyber Security, Denver Water
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    Tam Nguyen
    AI Scientist for Cybersecurity, CISSP, MS, MCS, MA, U.S. GSA - Technology Transformation Service

    Tam Nguyen is an AI Scientist and CISSP. He led development of AI-powered cybersecurity tools at the FDA and GSA, and has served the Federal Reserve Bank and the US military. He is a returning speaker and IEEE/ACM peer-reviewed researcher with publications in top-tier journals. Notably, Tam is passionate about empowering non-technical domain ...

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    Hien Nguyen
    Senior Security Architect, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc

    Hien Nguyen brings more than 16 years of IT & OT experience in the public and commercial sectors which includes information security programs, network/system security architecture, and regulatory compliance.
    Hien has also developed a growing professional service business inside a multinational management consulting firm with more than 5...

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    Jonathan Nguyen-Duy
    VP, Global Field CISO Team, Fortinet
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    Travis Nichols
    CISO, Shelter Insurance

    Travis Nichols is a seasoned leader in Information Security at Shelter Insurance, where he spearheads the safeguarding the organization’s digital assets. With a robust background in software development, cybersecurity, and management, Travis has consistently demonstrated his commitment to excellence and innovation. His journey is marked by a ...

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    Kate Nichols
    Deputy Regional Director, Region 4, DHS CISA

    Kate Nichols is the Region 4 Deputy Regional Director for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Region 4 is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and serves the states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama. CISA works with partners to defend against today’s digit...

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    Ben Nicholson
    Global Practice Leader, Prisma Cloud, Palo Alto Networks
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    Lindsay Nickle
    Partner, Dallas, Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

    Lindsay serves as a vice chair of the cybersecurity and data privacy practice group. Lindsay has extensive experience managing responses to data privacy and security incidents, having managed some of the largest and most complex healthcare-related incidents in the world. Lindsay also has substantial experience assisting clients with the Payme...

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    Chris Nicolaou
    Board Member, ISACA
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    Pete Nicoletti
    Field CISO, Check Point Software Technologies

    Pete Nicoletti has 31 years of IT and MSSP experience and has been a hands-on CISO for the last 18 years and recently joined Check Point as Field CISO of the Americas.

    Pete’s experience and leadership was most recently at Cybraics Defense as CISO. This company is an advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Analytics formed...

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    Ryan Nielsen
    SVP, Global Cyber Threat Evaluation, Bank of America
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    RJ Niesen
    Cybersecurity State Coordinator (WA), DHS CISA

    RJ Niesen serves as the Washington Cybersecurity State Coordinator (CSC) for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). As the CSC, he assists state, local, and tribal government stakeholders in enhancing the security and resiliency of critical infrastructure facilities across Washington.

    Before joining CISA in Novemb...

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    Chris Niggel
    Regional CISO, Okta

    Chris is the Regional CISO, Americas at Okta, where he is responsible for corporate security compliance, third-party risk, and responding to customer security inquiries. Prior to Okta, Chris spent 6 years leading the adoption of Cloud Technologies at LinkedIn, helping them grow from 350 to over 6,800 employees. He started his career designing...

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    Pamela Nigro
    SVP of Security & Security Officer, Medecision

    Pamela Nigro is a leading voice in cybersecurity and IT governance, recognized for her strategic vision and unwavering commitment to protecting critical information. Named one of Security Magazine's Top Cybersecurity Leaders, she currently serves as VP of Security and Security Officer at Medecision, where she oversees comprehensive cybersecur...

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    Michael Nikitin
    CTO & CISO, AIDA Healthcare

    Passionate product leader with the focus on solving real-life problems with smart technology. An advocate of the user-friendly, a simple intuitive interface and UX-driven design approach.

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    Tasneem Nipplewala
    VP, Information Security; MSIA, CISSP, CCSP, Eastern Bank

    Tasneem is a Senior Security Architect at Eastern Bank, the largest and oldest mutual bank in the country with $11B in assets. As part of her responsibilities, she provides internal clients security services when implementing new initiatives across the bank and insurance company to ensure the solutions are built with the highest security stan...

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    Tom Nissim
    Founding CTO Office, Pluto Security
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    Calvin Nobles
    Cybersecurity Policy Fellow, New America Think Tank, New America

    Dr. Nobles is a Cybersecurity Scientist and practitioner with more than 25 years of experience. He teaches cybersecurity at several universities. He recently retired from the Navy and is currently employed in the Financial and Services Industry. Dr. Nobles is a Cybersecurity Policy Fellow with the New America Think Tank. He authored a book on...

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    Jasmine Noel
    Sr. Product Marketing Manager, ReversingLabs

    Jasmine Noel is Senior Product Marketing Manager at ReversingLabs. Her career began as an industry analyst covering IT technologies. She then founded Ptak, Noel & Associates to provide research and marketing services to Fortune500 and startup technology firms. Prior to ReversingLabs, Noel also held product marketing roles in growth companies,...

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    Heather Noggle
    Advisory Board Member, Missouri Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

    Heather Noggle offers more than 30 years of expertise built from experience as early as Commodore 64 tinkering; software development, requirements, and project management; human resources; extensive writing; and so much music. She effortlessly connects all of these things together with engaging and humorous storytelling. She’s passionate abou...

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    Margaret Nolia White
    Head of Cybersecurity Technology, Truist
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    James Norberg
    VP, Segment & Technology Product Security, Humana

    James Norberg was formerly the Information Risk Management Director at Express Scripts and has been in the Technology field since 2002. His areas of responsibility include the Security Operations Center, Incident Response, eDiscovery, and Cyber Threat Intel & Hunting. He earned his undergrad from Drury University and MBA from Texas A&M. Curre...

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    Chase Norlin
    CEO, Transmosis

    Chase Norlin is the CEO of Transmosis and a veteran of the tech industry. He is dedicated to strengthening America's workforce through cybersecurity awareness training and technology training. Norlin is a national and international speaker on workforce development and cybersecurity.

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    Zaria Noronha
    Systems Trainer, Amusement Connect LLC
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    Cyversity North Texas
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    Seth Norton
    Senior Solutions Engineer, Anomali
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    Patrick Norwood
    Sales Engineer , Delinea

    Patrick Norwood is a seasoned cybersecurity professional and Senior Sales Engineer with over 15 years of experience helping organizations strengthen their security posture while driving efficiency and scalability. Currently at Delinea, Patrick specializes in identity security, working closely with enterprises to implement solutions that reduc...

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    Matthew Norwood
    Solutions Engineer, Bitglass, Inc.
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    Sunny Notani
    Special Agent, United States Secret Service

    Sunny Notani has worked as a Special Agent for the United States Secret Service for 18 years. SA Notani was initially assigned to the New York Field Office (NYFO) for eight years. During his time in the NYFO, SA Notani specialized in Financial Institution Fraud, Electronic Crimes, Network Intrusions, and Social Engineering. SA Notani was assi...

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    Gisela Novoa
    Former VP, Deputy Information Security Officer, Banesco USA
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    Rhonna Novy
    Cybersecurity Chair & Director of Tech Talent, TechSTL; Board Member, WiCyS St. Louis Affiliate

    Rhonna Novy is a cybersecurity leader with more than 20 years of experience delivering enterprise security solutions, cloud security initiatives, and risk management programs in highly-regulated environments. She currently serves as Director of Tech Talent & Cybersecurity Chair at TechSTL and previously held a Principal Cybersecurity leadersh...

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    Yonesy Núñez
    CISO, Surf AI

    Prior to assuming his current role, Yonesy Núñez served as Managing Director and Chief Cybersecurity Risk Officer at The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), reporting into the Group Chief Risk Office (GCRO). Before that, we was DTCC’s Chief Information Security Officer, leading the firm’s Information Security and Technology Risk M...

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    Harvey Nusz
    Board of Directors, ISACA (Past President)

    Harvey is a Boomeranger at Capgemini, having joined Insights and Data in February 2018 for GDPR, and again in late August 2021 for CPRA. He is now with Cybersecurity in Cloud Infrastructure building out Data Protection and Privacy Offerings, serving clients in Data Protection and Privacy, and assisting in Data Discovery with Securiti. He is a...

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    Emmanuel Nwajiaku
    GRC Officer, Georgia Tech Research Institute

    Emmanuel Nwajiaku is a GRC Officer at Georgia Tech Research Institute and an Instructor. He holds CISSP, Security+, and Network+ certifications, along with a Secret clearance. Emmanuel focuses on AI-enhanced security policies and human-centered defense strategies. He has led awareness programs that reduced phishing click rates by 30% and teac...

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    Gabriel Nwajiaku
    Commissioner, City of Austin's Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission

    Gabriel Nwajiaku is a seasoned cybersecurity expert, army veteran, and community leader. Holding a diverse array of certifications including CISM, PMP, Security+, and CySA+, Gabriel brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. His journey began in the military, where he honed his skills in strategic planning and risk management, ...

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    Charles Nwatu
    Director of Security, Stitch Fix
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    Tim O'Brien
    President, (ISC)2 Silicon Valley Chapter

    Tim O’Brien is a 17-year information security professional and a subject matter expert in risk and
    incident management, intrusion and data analysis and secure architecture design. Tim is well versed in
    developing technical solutions, determining the best options for the business and its goals, and creating
    comprehensive impl...

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    Brennan O'Brien
    Director, Information Security, Risk & Compliance, Columbia Sportswear

    Brennan is the head of Information Security for Columbia Sportswear Company and a 20-year veteran of cybersecurity in verticals including apparel, logistics, healthcare, and financial services.

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    Tim O'Connor
    Manager of Knowledge Services, Cadre Information Security

    Tim O’Connor works for Cadre Information Security as the lead of knowledge services and vCISO team member. He is a professional public speaker, has been working in IT for 20+ years and holds a number of certifications including PCI-QSA, CISA, CISSP, CTT+, MCSE, CISSO, CWNE, Security+ and CISSM. Tim has authored over a dozen books, has written...

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    John O'Leary
    President, CISSP, O'Leary Management Education

    John O'Leary, CISSP, is President of O'Leary Management Education. His background spans four decades as an active practitioner in information systems, IT Security and contingency planning. He has designed, implemented and managed security and recovery for networks ranging from single site to multinational. John has trained tens of thousands o...

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    Melissa O'Leary
    Partner & Chief Strategy Officer, Fortalice Solutions, LLC