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Mark Ostrowski
Head of Engineering for the East, US, Check Point
Mark has over 20 years' experience in IT security and has helped design and support some of the largest security environments in the country. As Head of Engineering for the US East at Check Point Software, Mark provides thought leadership for the IT security industry outlining the current threat landscape and helping organizations understand how they can pro-actively mitigate and manage risk.

Martyn Crew
Director of Solutions Marketing, Gigamon
Crew is Director, Industry Solutions at Gigamon. He brings a 30 year background in all aspects of enterprise IT to his role at Gigamon where he focuses on a number of initiatives and products including Gigamon's Application Visibility and Intelligence solutions.

Ahmed Mohamud
VP, Cyber Risk, Morgan Stanley
Ahmed is a multi-disciplinary Technology Risk professional. He brings expertise in the areas of; risk management (operational/IT/enterprise), cyber security, business process improvement, internal audit (IT and financial), creating financial tools, and technology implementation. He has substantial experience applying technical knowledge to complex business issues and presenting well developed findings and recommendations to executive management.

Stephen Scharf
Managing Director & Global Chief Security Officer, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation


Chris Dobrec
Vice President of Product Marketing, Armis
As Vice President of Product Marketing, Chris is responsible for Armis' product marketing strategy and vision. He is a seasoned product and business development executive leading teams through development and marketing of exceptional products and cutting-edge technologies across enterprise and consumer market segments. Prior to Armis, Chris held executive management roles in product management, product marketing and business development at MobileIron, Cisco, Nokia, Ipsilon Networks and Kalpana. Chris' journey to Silicon Valley started after leaving college early to pursue his passion for building great products.

Homayun Yaqub
Senior Director of Strategy, Forcepoint
Homayun Yaqub is Forcepoint's Global Security Strategist. In this role, he partners with executives across various industries to architect and deliver tenable strategies addressing core business issues to reduce risk exposure and better protect their data and people assets. Homayun brings more than 25 years of security experience in the U.S. military, government, and private sector to Forcepoint.
Prior to joining, Homayun led multiple security initiatives at JPMorgan Chase & Company. As an independent consultant, Homayun advised Global 1000 companies on strategies to better manage risk and enhance their security posture. He was also a founding member of The MASY Group, a global security and risk consulting firm.
Homayun held multiple leadership and executive roles in the Department of Defense and U.S. Intelligence Community with his last role serving as the DCS Deputy Director at the Defense Intelligence Agency. Homayun began his career as a U.S. Army Officer.
Homayun holds a Masters in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University, and a Bachelors in International Business rom James Madison University. He is a board member of the Homaira Rahman Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to creating sustainable opportunities for Afghanistan's orphans.

Rob Roj
Senior Solutions Architect, Shape Security
Rob Roj, Senior Solutions Architect at Shape Security, has over 20 years of early stage start up experience with over 7 years within the Cybersecurity and Identity space. He has been with Shape when there were only three customers and has consulted with F500 companies

Christopher Hertz
VP of Sales for Cloud Solutions, Rapid7
Chris is the VP of Cloud Security Sales for Rapid7, where he combines his technical background and cloud technology expertise with his love of sales and marketing. Chris leads a team of solution architects, marketing, and sales professionals who partner with customers to deeply understand their goals and challenges, and provide the education, insights, and solutions they need to run cloud and container environments securely and compliantly.
Chris served as DivvyCloud's Chief Revenue Officer prior to Rapid7's 2020 acquisition. Prior to his leadership position at DivvyCloud, Chris was founder and CEO of New Signature, a systems integrator, and managed service provider. Under his leadership, New Signature helped hundreds of companies adopt and operate Microsoft Azure and Office 365, achieved 12 years of consecutive double-digit revenue growth, and won more than 120 awards, including being named twice as Microsoft's United States Partner of the Year

Thomas Martin
Founder, NephÅSec and former CIO at GE
Since leaving GE in 2017, Thomas has dedicated his efforts to helping companies and technologists by sharing his in-depth expertise and insights related to large scale enterprise adoption, application migration and management of cloud technologies.


Jackie Koven
Solutions Architect, Chainalysis
Jackie Burns Koven is a Solutions Architect at Chainalysis where she works with law enforcement, financial institutions, cryptocurrency businesses, and cybersecurity companies. Prior to joining Chainalysis, she served in the U.S. Intelligence Community. She holds a Masters in Public Administration from Columbia University where she was a Research Fellow for Technology & Public Policy.

Don Spies
Director of Market Development, Chainalysis
Don Spies is the Director of Market Development for Chainalysis where he provides solutions for cryptocurrency businesses, financial institutions, and government agencies. He joined Chainalysis in September 2020 and works with federal agencies numerous cryptocurrency topics. Prior to this role, Don held roles at The U.S. Department of the Treasury as the lead for the Cyber Information Group (CIG) in the Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (OCCIP) and as the Director of The Intelligence Operations Center (IOC) in the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. Don spent 13 years as an Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Army Reserves as both an Enlisted Soldier and as an Officer, deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from 2011-2012. Don has a Bachelor's Degree in Cartography/GIS from the University of Maryland, College Park, a Master of Strategic Intelligence from The American Military University, and a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from The Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University.

James Brotsos
Product Manager, Developer Experience, Checkmarx
James Brotsos serves as a Product Manager, Developer Experience at Checkmarx. With over 15 years of software development experience, James has previously held roles at large organizations including NASA, where he wrote source code for the real-time operating system that powers the Mars Curiosity Rover.
James has a particular passion for architecting automated solutions that are effective in driving security measures for DevOps organizations, helping them achieve their DevSecOps goals. In his spare time, he volunteers mentoring computer science high school students in San Francisco, running the Checkmarx User Group, and participating in hackathons.

Thomas Malta
Head of Identity and Access Management, Navy Federal Credit Union
Tom Malta's extensive career in Financial Services Technology and Cyber Security started 25+ years ago as a hands-on developer building and supporting front office trading systems for many of the top Wall St. Brokerages and Investment Banks. Shortly after moving to Goldman Sachs in 2000, he landed in Cyber Security and has been there ever since focused on building and executing Global Cyber Security Solutions. Over the past 20+ years he's led many successful IAM Programs utilizing custom build as well as off the shelf technology supporting internal, external, customer, and 3rd party/cloud identities alike.
Tom is currently the Head of IAM at Navy Federal Credit Union where he is responsible for design, development, and execution of cyber technology solutions to support the overall IAM Strategy. The team is currently focused on the firm's transformation of both workforce and member (aka customer IAM) to drive more automation, agile development, and improve the effectiveness of existing IAM and Cyber Security Controls.
As a recognized Subject Matter Expert in IAM, Tom spends a lot of his time giving back to the industry through board representations, speaking engagements, and contributing to research papers. His passion for the space is unparalleled, and enjoys staying current with emerging technologies such as biometrics, AI, ML, and next generation customer authentication solutions such as blockchain.
Prior to Navy Federal, Tom held similar Managing Director / Executive IT roles at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, BNYMellon, Wells Fargo, Ally Financial, Synchrony Financial, and Brown Brothers Harriman. Mr. Malta is also a Board Member of the Identity Defined Security Alliance, an active participant of various IAM Customer Advisory Board's, and a distinguished Ponemon Fellow

Gary Sorrentino
Global Deputy CIO & Chairman, CISO Council, Zoom
Gary Sorrentino currently serves as Global Deputy CIO for Zoom Video Communications. A former Managing Director for J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management, Gary was the Global Head of Client Cyber Awareness and Education. For over 12 years, Gary was the Chief Technology Officer for J.P. Morgan AWM's global technology infrastructure initiatives, where he managed its Data Privacy program and was responsible for Infrastructure, Application and End User Technology Production Support. In 2014, he assumed a new role as the lead for their Cybersecurity efforts and developed a firm wide "Protect the Client" Cyber program designed to raise cybersecurity awareness among employees and clients. With almost 40 years of experience in Information Technology, Gary has served in various other IT leadership positions in firms across the financial services industry. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in 2005, Gary was Head of Global Infrastructure and Head of Technology Efficiencies at Citi Private Bank, where he was responsible for Global Infrastructure Support and strategic technology initiatives. Other roles he has held include Global Technology CFO at Credit Suisse and North America IT Controller at UBS

Steven Hunt
Senior Analyst, Aite Group
Steve Hunt is a senior analyst on Aite Group's Cybersecurity team. A speaker, advisor, and most of all a teacher, Mr. Hunt has been a strategic advisor to worldwide leaders of business and government. He has assisted more than 400 global organizations to optimize success in IT, security, and leadership, and his primary goals are to identify major opportunities that can either dramatically reduce costs or generate new income streams in the shortest possible time. Mr. Hunt has appeared as an analyst on CNBC, Fox News, CNN, and other news programs. His analysis has appeared in The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Businessweek, and other global publications. Mr. Hunt was inducted into the Cyber Security Industry Hall of Fame and founded the Communities of Excellence, and CSO Magazine presented him with the "Industry Visionary" Compass Award. He has earned CPP and CISSP certifications, attended Elizabethtown College, and was a graduate fellow at the University of Chicago. Mr. Hunt's diverse background lends a fresh perspective on business and society.


Session Contributors
APAC Lead Chief Cybersecurity Advisor, Microsoft
Read Bioformer Regulator, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Read BioSr Solutions Engineer, Shape Security (now part of F5)
Read BioSecurity Engineer Manager, Global Accounts, Check Point Software Technologies
Read BioAssistant United States Attorney - co-National Security Cyber Specialist, Dept. of Justice
Read BioResearch Vice President, Gartner GTP Security and Risk Management Strategies
Read BioCyber Security Advisor, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, US Department of Homeland Security
Read BioGlobal Co-Chair Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Read BioHead-Cybersecurity Strategy and Architecture, Axiata Group Malaysia
Read BioPrincipal Solution Architect, Checkmarx
Read BioExecutive Vice President & Cyber Leader, Marsh India Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd
Read BioVice President & General Manager, Security Line of Business, Nuance Communications, Inc.
Read BioAssistant Director for Infrastructure Security, U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Read BioTeam Lead Sales Engineering, Forcepoint
Read BioInspector General of Police-Training, Govt. of Maharashtra
Read BioExecutive Director - Head of Identity and Access Management, Nomura Wholesale
Read BioManaging Director, Head of Group Investigations and Insider Threat Program, Barclays
Read BioDirector of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security
Read BioSpecial Advisor of Cyber Risk, National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and Former Sr. Cyber Security Advisor to SEC Chairman
Read BioSupervisory Special Agent FBI - New York Division C-3, Financial Institution Related Fraud
Read BioVice President, Head of Fraud Prevention & Investigations, Charles Schwab Corporation
Read BioExecutive Director, Medical Device Innovation, Safety and Security Consortium
Read BioSupervisory Special Agent - Criminal & National Security Cyber Investigations, FBI Chicago Division
Read BioFormer police Detective Chief Superintendent and founder, UK National Fraud Intelligence Bureau
Read BioPayments Risk Expert, Retail Payments Risk Forum, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Read BioChief CyberSecurity & Privacy Officer, IT Security Consultants; former CISO, Kellogg Company
Read BioVP & Senior Counsel - Center for Payments & Cybersecurity, American Bankers Association
Read BioSenior Director - IT and Head of Service Delivery - Banking and Payments, Fidelity National Information Services
Read BioVice President - Product Management, Zscaler
Read BioN.A. SVP of Business Development for Cyber and Intelligence Solutions, Mastercard
Read BioGeneral Manager, Kaspersky (South Asia)
Read BioSVP & Chief Advisor, Payments & Cybersecurity Policy, American Bankers Association
Read BioRegional CISO & Managing Director, Standard Chartered Bank, UAE
Read BioCISO, Kuwait Oil Company and Co-founder, Women in Cyber Security Middle East (WiCSME)
Read BioDirector, Office of Strategic Partnerships & Technology Innovation (Acting), FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Read BioFormer Head of Airborne Platform Systems Cyber Security, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Read BioExecutive Director for Cybersecurity Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council
Read BioDirector, Information Security Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Read BioSecurity Awareness and Training Strategist, Wombat Security, a division of Proofpoint
Read BioGlobal Head-Embedded Horizontal & Application Software & IoT, L&T Technology Services
Read BioSenior Director of Strategy, Forcepoint
Read BioAdviser-Information Technology, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, and Chairman, Blockchain Standards Committee
Read BioPresident, CEO and Founder of SpearTip - Cyber Counterintelligence (CISSP, GCFA)
Read BioInsider Threat Researcher, Carnegie Mellon University CERT Insider Threat Center
Read BioPrincipal Product Marketing Manager, F5 Networks
Read BioPartner, Data Privacy and Cyber Security Practice Group, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith; former Supervisory Special Agent, FBI - NY Cyber Division
Read BioPrincipal Secretary, Information Technology, Electronics and Communications Department, Government of Telangana
Read Bioformer Sr. Executive Advisor NIST; Managing Director, Technology Business Strategy, Venable
Read BioDeputy Assistant Director - Office of Investigations, United States Secret Service
Read BioSenior Director of Business Development and Solutions Engineering, DivvyCloud by Rapid7
Read BioCCBSP, CAMS, CFSSP, Vice President/Financial Intelligence Department, Bankers Trust Company
Read BioChief Information Security Officer, Head of Cyber Security, ABB Enterprise Software
Read BioResident CISO, Proofpoint former SVP, Global Information Security Innovation Group, Bank of America
Read BioVisiting Prof., Nottingham Trent University; Advisory Board, Research Centre in Cyber Security (KirCCS), University of Kent and Fmr Royal Air Force Security and Counter Intelligence
Read BioFormer CISO, Interac Corp and Head of Mobile Platform Engineering and Security, Barclays Africa
Read BioSVP, Counsel for Regulation and Developing Technologies, Bank Policy Institute (BITS)
Read BioFormer Judge, Supreme Court of India, and Chairman of the Data Protection Committee
Read BioSenior Sales Engineer, APAC - Sales Engineering, Okta
Read BioGeneral Manager-Cyber Defense Center and Head-SoC & Data Security, Reliance Industries
Read BioSenior Product Marketing Manager, OKTA
Read BioDetective Constable - Computer Cyber Crime (C3) Intelligence Services, Toronto Police Service
Read BioDirector of Product Management, Security Technology and Response Group, Symantec
Read BioAssistant to the Special Agent in Charge, Criminal Investigative Division, US Secret Service
Read BioSuperintendent of Police, Central Bureau of Investigation,GoI
Read BioExec. Dir., Cyber Security Incident Response & Digital Forensic Service, PwC
Read BioPracticing Chief Healthcare CISO, and Cybersecurity and Transformation Strategist & Evangelist
Read BioDistinguished Fellow, East West Institute, New York & Former Dy. National Security and Cybersecurity Adviser of India
Read BioZscaler, Chief Architect, Asia Pacific & Japan
Read BioSecurity Transformation Lead-Enterprise Access Management, Standard Chartered Bank
Read BioAssociate Vice President, Security Governance and Risk Management, Sun Life Financial
Read BioGlobal Product Line Manager, Financial Crime Risk Management Solutions, Fiserv, Inc.
Read BioSVP & Chief Quality Officer and Associate Chief Medical Officer, Northwell Health
Read BioPrincipal, Rasch Technology and Cyber Law; former Chief Security Evangelist, Verizon
Read BioFormer Director of Intelligence for AFCYBER (Air Force Cyber Command) and 24th Air Force (Retired)
Read BioProgram Manager, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Read BioDirector, BigFix, Asia Pacific and Japan, HCL Software
Read BioHead of Product Management, Zero Trust, Symantec
Read BioProduct Manager, Network Security Architecture - Symantec Enterprise Division, Broadcom
Read BioWashington Field Office's Electronic Crimes Task Force (ECTF), US Secret Service
Read BioChief of the Policy and Accreditation Branch for the Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)
Read BioChief Counterintelligence Expert, Carnegie Mellon University CERT Insider Threat Center
Read BioCISO, Proactive Cyber Security; formerly Senior Vice President of Cybersecurity, HSBC
Read BioClient Executive - Security Services, Healthcare and Life Sciences, NTT DATA Services
Read BioSenior Director of Strategic Business, APAC, Forcepoint
Read BioGlobal Fraud Architect, Shape Security
Read BioManaging Director - Visa & Check Loss Prevention Group, Charles Schwab
Read BioDetective Inspector SCO7, Organised Crime Command, Cyber Crime Unit, Metropolitan Police
Read BioPresident & CEO, Global Cyber Alliance; former Deputy Undersecretary for Cybersecurity, Department of Homeland Security; former CISO, Sony
Read BioCyber Security Technologist, APAC, Arbor Networks, the security division of NETSCOUT
Read BioBarrister and Solicitor, UK Data Protection Strategy, Legal and Compliance Services, PwC
Read BioDirector of the Wolverhampton Cyber Research Institute, University of Wolverhampton
Read BioFounder, IT-SERT of Nepal and CIO, CG Corp Global
Read BioCISO, Max Bupa Health Insurance Co. Ltd
Read BioTechnical Solution Specialist, Enterprise Endpoint and Security Products, Intel Corporation
Read BioChief Information & Innovation Officer, Tata Singapore Airlines (Air Vistara)
Read BioDirector - Sales Engineering (India & SAARC), Sophos
Read BioCyber Liability and Insurance Attorney, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry, LLP
Read BioSenior Manager, Solution Engineering, PayPal
Read BioManaging Director, Global Cyber Risk & Incident Response Services Alvarez & Marsal
Read BioResearch Scientist and Senior Security Architect, CTO Security Architecture team, Bloomberg LP
Read BioCybersecurity Advisor Region X, Cybersecurity and Communication Division, Department of Homeland Security
Read BioDirector, Certification & Training at Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, Ryerson University
Read BioPartner, Commercial Litigation, Fraud and Cybersecurity Practice, Bennett Jones LLP, Toronto
Read BioAttorney, Cybersecurity, Information Governance and Privacy Practice Group, Troutman Pepper
Read BioSVP & Head of Identity Governance and BCM-Group Security, First Abu Dhabi Bank
Read BioDirector, Strategic Threat Advisory Group, APJ, Crowdstrike
Read BioBranch Chief DHS Cyber Security Advisor Program, US Dept. of Homeland Security
Read BioVP of Analytics & Reporting Manager in the Fraud Prevention Group, Bank of the West / BNP Paribas
Read BioDirector, Cyber Security Programme Centre, Cyber Security Agency of Singapore
Read BioChief Fraud Prevention Officer, Security & Biometrics Division, Nuance Communications
Read BioSenior Vice President and Head of Information Security Services Group, Wells Fargo
Read BioManaging Director & Global Chief Security Officer, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
Read BioVice President - Head of Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Europe and Middle East. Barclaycard
Read BioDirector Transformation strategy, Asia Pacific and Japan, Zscaler
Read BioFounder & CEO, Nyka Advisory Services and Independent Director- Jammu & Kashmir Bank
Read BioRisk Analyst National CERT & BGD e-GOV CIRT Bangladesh
Read BioCyber Security Advisor Program, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, US Department of Homeland Security
Read BioEnterprise Security Executive - India, Enterprise Cybersecurity Group, Microsoft India
Read BioSeattle Field Office Electronic Crimes Task Force, United States Secret Service
Read BioAssistant Commissioner, Federal Policing Special Services, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Read BioSenior PreSales Consultant APAC, EfficientIP
Read BioMember Governing Council, CRIS - Center for Railway Information System, Organisation Under Ministry of Railways
Read BioHead of Risk Services, India and South Asia, Visa
Read BioHead of System Engineering, India and SAARC, Forescout Technologies Inc
Read BioSenior Vice President and CISO, Infosys
Read BioFormer Chief IP Networks Partner, R&D and Head of Service Platform, Vodafone
Read BioAssistant US Attorney, Deputy Chief - National Security and Cybercrimes, Department of Justice
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