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Srini Gurrapu

Chief Evangelist, McAfee Cloud Business Unit

Srini Gurrapu is the Chief Evangelist at McAfee Cloud Business Unit. Srini brings 20 years of experience in networking, security, virtualization, mobile and cloud security markets at several success companies such as BlueCoat, Neoteris (acquired by Juniper), FaceTime (now Actiance), RingCube (acquired by Citrix), Virtual Bridges and Wheel Innovationz. Srini led product management and strategic alliances at these startups and helped drive the vision, strategy and execution. Srini's primary forte is building trusting advisory relationships with customers, delivering innovative solutions that make customers successful in their strategic initiatives. Srini also worked as EIR (Entrepreneur-In-Residence) at Austin Ventures, one of the large VC firms in US.

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Jake Olcott

VP of Strategic Parterships, BitSight Technologies

Jake manages BitSight's insurance and government programs.

Jake served as cybersecurity attorney to the Senate Commerce Committee and House Homeland Security Committee. He previously consulted with Fortune 1000 executives on cyber risk management.

He is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. He holds degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Virginia School of Law.

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Malcolm Harkins

Global CISO, Cylance

Harkins is responsible for all aspects of information risk and security at Cylance as well as public policy and customer outreach to help improve understanding of cyber risks. He spent 23 years with Intel, most recently as its first Chief Security and Privacy Officer. In this role, he was responsible for managing the risk, controls, privacy, security and other related compliance activities for all of Intel's information assets, products and services. Before becoming Intel's first CSPO, he was the chief information security officer (CISO), reporting to the chief information officer. Harkins also held roles in finance, procurement and various business operations.

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Tracy Kitten

Director of Global Events Content and Executive Editor, BankInfoSecurity & CUInfoSecurity

A veteran journalist with more than 20 years' experience, Kitten has covered the financial sector for the last 13 years. Before joining Information Security Media Group in 2010, where she now serves as director of global events content and executive editor of BankInfoSecurity and CUInfoSecurity, she covered the financial self-service industry as the senior editor of ATMmarketplace, part of Networld Media. Kitten has been a regular speaker at domestic and international conferences, and was the keynote at ATMIA's U.S. and Canadian conferences in 2009. She has been quoted by CNN.com, ABC News, Bankrate.com and MSN Money.

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Christopher Pierson

Chief Security Officer and General Counsel, Viewpost

A strategic business & technology leader, recognized cybersecurity expert, and creator of new technology, Pierson blends cybersecurity, privacy, and risk with his passion for building operational teams driven to execute and deliver - at both startups and large global companies. He has 20 years of experience building companies and cybersecurity programs - specializing in operations, design and architecture, data breach response, security ops, financial crime/fraud ops, and intelligence/national security. He has served in general counsel and compliance capacities working closely with Boards on corporate matters and strategic business opportunities. Pierson has a proven track record of success and has been awarded Best CSO from FireEye, CSO50 in 2015 & 2016, and is a Distinguished Fellow of the Ponemon Institute. Pierson also serves on the Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy & Integrity Advisory Committee and Cybersecurity Subcommittee. Pierson is a frequent keynote speaker on cybersecurity and is regularly quoted by the media.

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Matthew Rosenquist

Cyber Security Strategist, Intel Corporation

Rosenquist joined Intel Corp in 1996 and benefits from nearly 20 years in the field of security. Rosenquist specializes in security strategy, measuring value, and developing cost effective capabilities which deliver the optimal level of security. Currently, a cyber-security strategist for the Intel Security Group, he helped in the formation of this global organization which brings together security across hardware, firmware, software and services. Previously, he managed the security playbook for Intel's PC strategy planning group, encompassing all security features landing in the PC.

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Dominique Shelton

Partner, Alston & Bird LLP

Shelton is a litigation partner in Alston & Bird's Los Angeles office. She focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, with particular attention to privacy litigation, intellectual property, unfair competition and antitrust matters. She also provides strategic digital marketing and privacy compliance counseling on cutting edge issues, such as mobile apps, the Video Privacy Protection Act, Big Data and behavioral advertising. In 2012, she was named Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year by the Century City Bar Association. In 2014, Shelton was named one of the Most Influential Lawyers: Digital Media and E-Commerce Law by the Los Angeles Business Journal. In 2014, The Recorder named her as a Leader in Technology Law. She has litigated matters involving state and federal laws, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Federal Trade Commission Act, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Computer Fraud & Abuse Act, California False Advertising Law and California Unfair Competition Law. She has negotiated with the California AG and FTC.

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Joseph Burton

Managing Partner, Duane Morris LLP

At the law firm Duane Morris, Burton focuses on information security and cyberfraud issues as well as civil, criminal and appellate litigation. He advises and represents individuals and corporations regarding their rights and responsibilities in maintaining the security of digital information. His practice includes trade secret, trademark and patent litigation, with an emphasis on cybercrime and cybersecurity. Burton is a former assistant U.S. attorney who handled several pioneering high technology investigations and prosecutions, including the first prosecution in the nation for criminal copyright infringement of computer code.

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Mike Daugherty

President and CEO, LabMD

Daugherty is founder, president and CEO of LabMD, a cancer-detection laboratory based in Atlanta. He also is author of the book "The Devil Inside the Beltway," and is a senior writer for CyberDefense Magazine. Daugherty has testified before the House of Representatives' Oversight Committee and regularly keynotes in front of healthcare, law, business and technology audiences, providing education about what to expect when the federal government investigates businesses. He regularly blogs at MichaelJDaugherty.com and sits on the board of Snoopwall, a privacy company based in Nashua, N.H.

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Mathew J. Schwartz

Executive Editor, DataBreachToday & Europe

Schwartz is an award-winning journalist with two decades of experience in magazines, newspapers and electronic media. He has covered the information security and privacy sector throughout his career. Before joining Information Security Media Group in 2014, where he now serves as the Executive Editor, DataBreachToday and for European news coverage, Schwartz was the information security beat reporter for InformationWeek and a frequent contributor to DarkReading, amongst other publications. He lives in Scotland.

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Mike Daugherty

President and CEO, LabMD

Daugherty is founder, president and CEO of LabMD, a cancer-detection laboratory based in Atlanta. He also is author of the book "The Devil Inside the Beltway," and is a senior writer for CyberDefense Magazine. Daugherty has testified before the House of Representatives' Oversight Committee and regularly keynotes in front of healthcare, law, business and technology audiences, providing education about what to expect when the federal government investigates businesses. He regularly blogs at MichaelJDaugherty.com and sits on the board of Snoopwall, a privacy company based in Nashua, N.H.

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Elvis Chan

Supervisory Special Agent, San Francisco Division, FBI

Chan manages a squad responsible for investigating national security cyber matters. He is a decorated agent who is recognized within the Intelligence Community as a cyberterrorism expert. SSA Chan was the lead agent on significant cyber investigations and managed joint counterterrorism operations with domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies. Prior to joining the Bureau, SSA Chan was a process development engineer in the semiconductor industry for 12 years. He holds two U.S. patents, presented at many technical and law enforcement symposiums, and published multiple articles in technical journals. SSA Chan graduated from the University of Washington with degrees in chemical engineering and chemistry.

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Malcolm Harkins

Global CISO, Cylance

Harkins is responsible for all aspects of information risk and security at Cylance as well as public policy and customer outreach to help improve understanding of cyber risks. He spent 23 years with Intel, most recently as its first Chief Security and Privacy Officer. In this role, he was responsible for managing the risk, controls, privacy, security and other related compliance activities for all of Intel's information assets, products and services. Before becoming Intel's first CSPO, he was the chief information security officer (CISO), reporting to the chief information officer. Harkins also held roles in finance, procurement and various business operations.

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Mathew J. Schwartz

Executive Editor, DataBreachToday & Europe

Schwartz is an award-winning journalist with two decades of experience in magazines, newspapers and electronic media. He has covered the information security and privacy sector throughout his career. Before joining Information Security Media Group in 2014, where he now serves as the Executive Editor, DataBreachToday and for European news coverage, Schwartz was the information security beat reporter for InformationWeek and a frequent contributor to DarkReading, amongst other publications. He lives in Scotland.

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Christine DeFazio

Content Marketing Manager, IBM Trusteer

Christine DeFazio serves as Worldwide Content Marketing Manger for Trusteer, IBM Security. She has over 10 years of marketing experience across various industries including technology, telecommunications, and education. Prior to joining IBM, Christine worked with leading SaaS start-ups in the Atlanta tech scene.

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James McDowell

Director, BlackBerry Cybersecurity Consulting

James is an experienced Director with a demonstrated history of working in cybersecurity and information security. He is responsible for working with clients to develop robust approaches to cyber security defences. James is currently engaged in large projects in the automotive and marine spaces and often delivers talks on areas such as security planning, IoT security and GDPR legislation.

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Sam Robshaw

Technical Manager/ Senior Cybersecurity Consultant, BlackBerry

A professional technical specialist, Sam is qualified in Comms, IT, Security and multiple Equipments and draws on a background of security testing and over 23 years of Royal Air Force experience across a wide range of IT disciplines, including leading their Cyber Defence training programme. He has in-depth knowledge of IT Systems and Security in his current dual role of Technical Task Control Manager and Penetration Tester.

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Kelly White

CEO and Founder (CISSP), RiskRecon

Kelly has nearly 20 years of experience in assessing and defending complex enterprises. Prior to dedicating his full attention to RiskRecon in 2015, White held various enterprise security roles, including CISO and Director of Information Security for financial services companies. White was also practice manager and senior security consultant for CyberTrust and Ernst & Young. White is an active supporter of the security community, a frequent speaker at industry conferences.

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Matt Konwiser

Technical Sales Manager - Financial Markets North America, IBM

Matt Konwiser has been involved with information technology for almost 25 years, the past 8 focused largely on security topics. He has been working with financial services clients for over ten years, speaking with executives and key business decision makers about risk management, best practices, and cybersecurity innovations specific to financial services technologies. Matt has worked on architectures and applications for cognitive systems, integrating lines of business with fraud and security teams, and most recently has begun to focus more heavily on neural networks and Blockchain. Konwiser is a frequent speaker at industry events and has presented to audiences around the world on topics including IT innovation and business-technology alignment.

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Erich Kron

Security Awareness Advocate, KnowBe4

Erich Kron, Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4, is a veteran information security professional with over 20 years' experience in the medical, aerospace manufacturing and defense fields. He is the former security manager for the 2nd Regional Cyber Center-Western Hemisphere and holds CISSP, CISSP-ISSAP, MCITP and ITIL v3 certifications, among others. He has managed the technical integration and functional testing of multi-million-dollar enterprise level technology projects within the Department of Defense, as well as large military security programs. Erich has worked with information security professionals around the world to provide the tools, training and educational opportunities to succeed in the InfoSec industry.

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Randy Trzeciak

Director, CERT Insider Threat Center, CMU

Trzeciak heads a team focusing on insider threat research, threat analysis and modeling, assessments and training. He has more than 20 years of experience in software engineering, focusing on database design, development and maintenance. In addition to his role with CERT, he is an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon's Heinz College, Graduate School of Information Systems and Management.

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David Houlding

Principal Healthcare Program Manager, Microsoft

David Houlding currently serves as Principal Healthcare Program Manager at Microsoft. Prior to that, he was the director of healthcare privacy and security at Intel Health and Life Sciences, where he led Intel HLS blockchain initiatives worldwide. He also led the Intel Healthcare Security Readiness Program, a worldwide open industry collaboration with over 150 HLS organizations participating across 9 countries and over 40 partners working to scale the program globally.

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Alberto Yepez

Co-Founder and Managing Director, ForgePoint Capital

Alberto Yepez is one of the pioneers of the cybersecurity industry and has played significant roles as entrepreneurial and public company CEO, board member, angel and venture capital investor. He currently focuses on cybersecurity investments. He serves on the boards of 4iQ (Chairman), AlienVault (Chairman), Attivo Networks, Bayshore Networks, BehavioSec, CyberCube Analytics, HyTrust, Mocana (Chairman), Mojo Networks, ReversingLabs (observer) and Uptycs. Past boards include BlueCat (acq Madison Dearborn), enCommerce (acq Entrust), Entrust (ENTU taken private), Neohapsis (acq Cisco), Qualys (QLYS), Solera Networks (acq BlueCoat), Third Brigade (acq TrendMicro), Thor Technologies (acq Oracle) & Vitria (VITR). He was angel investor in Apigee (acq Google), Palerra (acq Oracle) & Securant (acq Cisco). Yepez has previously held senior leadership roles at Apple & Oracle, was consultant to the US Department of Defense (DeVenCI), member of the Board of Trustees of the University of San Francisco and of the Technology Pioneers Global Community of the World Economic Forum. He is a member of the Board of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) & Chairman of the Board of the Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC).

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Joel de la Garza

Operating Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

Joel de la Garza is a partner at Andreessen Horowitz focused on information security. Prior to a16z, he was the chief security officer at Box from 2007 to 2013, Joel was the global head of Threat Management and Cyber Intelligence for Citigroup, where he was responsible for identifying emerging threats and developing both tactical and strategic responses to those threats. Earlier, he ran Security Incident Response for Deutsche Bank. Joel attended Stanford University.

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