2021 Virtual Cybersecurity Summit: IAM

Colin Duffy

Senior Vice President, Corporate Sales & Channel, Hitachi ID

Colin has over 15 years of experience within the IAM & PAM markets and educating customer & partner stakeholders on the value of a truly integrated and platform approach to enterprise IAM & PAM programs. Through Colin's leadership and strategic vision, Hitachi ID has accelerated revenue growth through a diversified partner ecosystem across resellers, boutique implementation partners and global system integrators & managed service providers.

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Jeremy Grant

former Sr. Executive Advisor NIST; Managing Director, Technology Business Strategy, Venable

Grant is a managing director at Venable, where he works with the firm's clientele to develop growth strategies, identify market solutions and advise on policy impacts across the information technology and cybersecurity and government services. In this role, Grant utilizes his diverse background and deep understanding of business, technical and policy issues around identity, privacy and cybersecurity, having served in a range of leadership positions spanning government and industry. Prior to joining Venable, Grant established and led the National Program Office for the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), the first new cybersecurity program launched by the Obama administration. Housed in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Grant led the administration's activities across private and public sectors to drive a marketplace of more secure, privacy-enhancing identity solutions for online services.

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Tamika Bass

CISO, Georgia Department of Revenue

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Gretchen Hiley

CISO & SVP - Global Information Security, Crawford and Company

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Patty Ryan

Sr. Director, CISO, Global Information Services, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics

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Andre Bromes

CIO and CISO, Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and New Jersey

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Kent Browne

Global Director Stealth Identity GTM & Innovation Lead, Unisys Security

Kent has over 20 years of security industry experience in Information Technology and Information Security. He is currently the Global Director of Stealth Identity - GTM & Innovation Lead within Unisys Corporation. Kent frequently consults with Companies and Governments on important issues concerning their security posture, both physical and logical. Kent is well versed in physical and cybersecurity security infrastructure and strategy, and is asked to speak regularly on the convergence between physical and logical (network) security. Kent has spoken at leading industry events, such as IBM Interconnect, RSA, Interop, InfoSec, BICSI, ISC, Infragard, ISACA, The Conference Board, Harvard University, Yale University, etc. He has been a featured guest on television (BBC, RAI, ABC News, Silicon Spin...), radio, and in magazines (Computer World, Business News, New York Times, Wired, etc) to name a few. Kent received a Bachelors Degree in Business Management/Marketing, Summa Cum Laude, from American Intercontinental University. He has been a penetration tester for the public and private sector, and uses this unique view of security to help others better understand the taxonomy of an attack and the strategies to prevent these attacks and the associated damage from them.

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Arun De Souza

CISO+ CPO, Nexteer Automotive

Arun DeSouza is currently Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer at Nexteer Automotive Corporation. He has extensive global IT and security leadership and organizational transformation experience including as CISO and CIO. Arun's areas of expertise include strategic planning, risk management, identity management, cloud computing and privacy. His current interests include the Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, Zero Trust, Software Defined Perimeter & Self-Sovereign Identity. Arun earned Master's and PhD degrees from Vanderbilt University. He is a Certified Information Systems Security professional (CISSP) and has earned the Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) certification. He was honored by the 1st Global Cyber Observatory by induction into the CISO Hall of Fame in September 2019. He has won multiple other industry honors including CISO of the Week, CSO50 Award, Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders Award, CIO Ones to Watch Award and the Network World Enterprise All Star Award. He is a member of the Society for Information Management and the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

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Rob Hornbuckle

CISO Allegiant Air

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Suresh Thiru

Chief Product Officer, Yubico

20 years of product management leadership, marketing strategy, and IT experience at Cisco, VMware, and multiple startups. Has incubated and grown many award-winning and globally recognized products and technologies.

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Bernardo Vasquez

CISO, Hudson News

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Richard Bird

Chief Customer Information Officer, Ping Identity

Richard Bird is the chief customer information officer for Ping Identity. He is a cyber security veteran and former chief information security officer. He is an internationally recognized identity-centric security expert, leveraging his diverse experiences as a strategic advisor, solutions provider and former global head of identity for JP Morgan Chase's consumer businesses. Richard is a frequent speaker on keynote platforms around the world. He is a Forbes Tech council member and has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Bloomberg, The Financial Times, Business Insider, CNN, TechRepublic, Solutions Review, and the NYSE on topics ranging from data protection regulations to cybersecurity enabled consumer protection. He is also frequently quoted in the media on the importance of protecting people in the digital realm.

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Gray Mitchell

CISO and VP of Advisory Services, IDMWORKS

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Sean Ryan

Senior Analyst, Security & Risk, Forrester

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Christian Toon

CISO, Pinsent Masons

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Alex Corstorphine

Lead Security Solutions Engineer, Rapid7

Alex is a Lead Security Solutions Engineer in the cloud security practice at Rapid7, where he partners with customers to help them ensure continuous security and compliance of cloud services during their digital transformation journeys. He has close to a decade of experience in the security space. Before joining DivvyCloud, Alex worked for several firms in the security and IT operations space, including Dome9 Security, SumoLogic, and Juniper Networks. Alex holds seven certifications including (ISC)² CCSP, AWS Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Professional and AWS Security Specialty. He received his bachelor's degree from San Jose State University.

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Jeremy Snyder

Senior Director of Business Development and Solutions Engineering, DivvyCloud by Rapid7

Jeremy Snyder is the Senior Director of Business Development and Solutions Engineering for the cloud security practice at Rapid7. He leads the company's solutions architect, partner and international teams. With prior experience at AWS (first field representative in Southeast Asia's ASEAN region) and REAN Cloud (later Hitachi Vantara), Jeremy's been working in the cloud since 2010. He has a BA (Ling) from UNC and an MBA GMU. Jeremy has lived in 5 countries and speaks several languages. He once went 3 days without seeing another human (lots of reindeer, though) and was kicked off a train in Sweden.

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Dan Conrad

IAM Strategist, One Identity

Dan Conrad is an IAM Strategist with One Identity. He has been with Quest since 2007 where his roles have included Solutions Architect, Federal CTO, and IAM Strategist. He is an experienced sysadmin having administered organizations ranging from 10,000 to 150,000 users. Dan holds a BS in Information Systems Management from Wayland Baptist University, an MS in Cybersecurity from Western Governors University, and holds many certifications to include CISSP, CEH, MCITP, and MCSE/MCSA. Dan has been with Quest since 2007 where his roles have included Solutions Architect, Federal CTO, and IAM Strategist. Dan's experience started in the US Air Force working in information management. He retired from the Air Force in 2004 and returned to government IT as a contractor to the US Army. He is an experienced sysadmin having administered organizations ranging from 10,000 to 150,000 users. This experience led him to focus on large enterprises with complex solutions. Dan holds a BS in Information Systems Management from Wayland Baptist University, an MS in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Western Governors University, and holds many certifications to include CISSP, CEH, MCITP, and MCSE/MCSA.

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Dr Kevin Jones

Group CISO, Airbus

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Allan Foster

Chief Evangelist Officer, ForgeRock

Allan Foster, ForgeRock's Chief Evangelist, is a recognized leader in the Digital Identity and Access Management industry. Prior to his role, he served as VP Global partner Success and a leader across Product Development, Product Support, Product Management and Training. He has also served as CTO for ForgeRock's Federal government, as well as its Asia Pacific businesses. Before starting Forgerock, Allan was CEO of a boutique consulting firm, with a focus on Identity and User Management, where he worked closely with companies such as Sun MicroSystems, Oracle, Netscape and Apple Computer.

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Rod Simmons

VP of Product Strategy, Omada

Rod Simmons is VP of Product Strategy at Omada in North America and has an impressive track record of more than 20 years in the industry. Simmons has a passion for innovation and software design, and he has extensive experience in leading and designing cutting edge products and technologies. His key focus is on sharing his vision about the evolving IGA market and how Omada, a global market leader in Identity Governance and Administration, can assist companies with implementing successful IGA projects. He works closely with the product teams and CTO to define Omada's vision and objectives to achieve goals successfully.

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Bassam Al-Khalidi

Co-CEO, Axiad

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Hed Kovetz

CEO & Co-founder, Silverfort

Hed Kovetz is the CEO and Co-Founder of Silverfort, the provider of agentless next-generation authentication solutions. Prior to founding Silverfort, Hed served in product leadership positions at Verint, where he led the company's nation-scale cybersecurity platform and won the company's innovation competition for his patent-pending inventions. Hed previously served as a Group Leader at the 8200 elite cyber unit of the Israel Defense Forces, where he received the unit's excellence awards and the Chief of Intelligence Corps Award for Innovation. Hed holds an LL.B. from Tel Aviv University.

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