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Prior to joining Prudential, Thomas Doughty served as a Military Intelligence Officer specializing in Electronic and Information Warfare and emerging intelligence processing technology platforms. Tom joined Pru in 1998 as an Information Systems Auditor, and from 2000 until 2005 assumed responsibility as Business Information Security Officer for Prudential Securities, Incorporated (PSI) in New York. His efforts during this period included technical risk management and transition related to Wachovia’s joint venture with PSI. Tom currently serves as Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for Prudential. Tom is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and holds an MBA in Finance and Information Technology from New York University’s Stern School of Business. He is currently a member of the BITS security steering committee, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Wall Street Technology Association.

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Johna Till Johnson is the CEO & Founder of Nemertes Research, an 18-year old research-advisory firm specializing in the business impact of emerging technologies. Ms. Johnson spearheads Nemertes’ security and risk management practice, where she works with Fortune 200 financial services, manufacturing, utility, and other leading organizations.

Ms. Johnson’s career in information security began more than 25 years ago when, as a young engineer, she developed security products for Mosler Security Systems. In the early 1990s, she ran the lab-testing program at Data Communications Magazine, which uncovered vulnerabilities in the then-novel RSA two-factor authentication system. In the mid-1990s, Ms. Johnson ran the Global Networking Strategies Service at the META Group, which included META’s security and risk management offering. Subsequently, she served as the Chief Technology Officer overseeing the security practice for Greenwich Technology Corp., a global consulting and engineering firm that developed and implemented leading-edge security architectures for financial services firms and other global organizations.

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Mike Dessert provides global executive advisory services at Okta. Mike is an industry expert in Enterprise IT, with specializations in Identity andAccess Management (IAM) technology, large-scale software development, enterprise architecture, and DevSecOps. Prior to joining Okta, Mikeserved as an IT executive at a major Detroit-based Big3 Automotive Corporation over two decades, leading global solutions in Sales and Marketing,Dealers Networks, Supply Chain, Aftermarket, and Corporate Staffs, as well as leading the Enterprise, Security, and Solution Architecturepractices. Mike launched his IT career building applications and infrastructure at EDS and Netscape Communications, and is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan.

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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.

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Chris is a pioneer and innovator in the infosec community. His distinguished career of 20+ years has positioned him well for his current role as the Director of the Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center. Chris routinely consults for multinational corporations and government agencies regarding their cybersecurity posture, as well as advising executive leadership teams, advisory boards, and boards of directors through cybersecurity incidents and strategic planning. Chris leads a world-class team of consultants located across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. His team leads thousands of cybersecurity investigations and penetration tests annually.

His passion for cybersecurity shines through in his continued contributions to education, awareness and thought leadership. He has been a contributing author to the industry-leading Data Breach Investigations Report and Data Breach Digest going back to their inception in 2008. Chris continues to advise numerous corporate executive leadership teams and boards of directors. Over the last decade, he has provided cyber risk guidance on a multitude of corporate acquisitions totaling over $6b. Chris has also provided perspective on public policy through briefings to U.S. congressional committees such as Senate Banking, House Financial Services, House Homeland Security, Senate Homeland Security and others. Chris is also a passionate supporter of various efforts to grow and enhance the diversity and inclusiveness of the cybersecurity field.

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Andrew Retrum is a Managing Director and business-oriented leader within Protiviti’s Technology Consulting Practice. He is part of Protiviti’s Global Cybersecurity Leadership team and the National Financial Services Security & Privacy Practice Lead. Andrew has led Cyber Program Offices for several large institutions as part of broader business transformation efforts. He is an advocate for the adoption of the FAIR Methodology as an alternative method of IT Risk Management and thought leader on recent cybersecurity regulatory matters. Most recently, he is partnering with key trade associations within the financial sector to help craft the global response on the topic of Operational Resilience. 

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Konstantinos has been helping companies with quantum computing threats and opportunities since 2012. He is the head of Quantum Computing Services and host of Protiviti’s podcast series: “The Post-Quantum World.” Prior to joining Protiviti, Konstantinos was CTO for Security and Emerging Threats at BT Americas where he guided the technical direction of security research and engagements. He has secured everything from Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) to blockchain and has spoken at dozens of technical conferences around the world, including DEF CON, Black Hat, RSA, and ISF World Security Congress.

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Tim is the CEO and co-founder of human layer security company Tessian. He leads the company to achieve its mission of protecting every business’s mission by securing the human layer and empowering people to do their best work, without security getting in the way. Since 2013, Tim has raised $60m from leading VC funds.

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Johna Till Johnson is the CEO & Founder of Nemertes Research, an 18-year old research-advisory firm specializing in the business impact of emerging technologies. Ms. Johnson spearheads Nemertes’ security and risk management practice, where she works with Fortune 200 financial services, manufacturing, utility, and other leading organizations.

Ms. Johnson’s career in information security began more than 25 years ago when, as a young engineer, she developed security products for Mosler Security Systems. In the early 1990s, she ran the lab-testing program at Data Communications Magazine, which uncovered vulnerabilities in the then-novel RSA two-factor authentication system. In the mid-1990s, Ms. Johnson ran the Global Networking Strategies Service at the META Group, which included META’s security and risk management offering. Subsequently, she served as the Chief Technology Officer overseeing the security practice for Greenwich Technology Corp., a global consulting and engineering firm that developed and implemented leading-edge security architectures for financial services firms and other global organizations.

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Shan Bavanantham is a cybersecurity leader with over 25 years of experience in cyber security, architecture, enterprise risk management, GRC, operations, IAM, governance, IT controls design/validation and infrastructure expertise across legacy and cloud environments in the banking, financial Services, healthcare and manufacturing sectors. He has successfully defined and executed transformation strategies in the identity and access management and security domains for large enterprises in regulated environments. His expertise includes strategy development, architecture, design, system integration, implementation, delivery, service design and management, governance and stakeholder management. Shan has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and an MBA from Babson College.

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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.

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Prior to joining Prudential, Thomas Doughty served as a Military Intelligence Officer specializing in Electronic and Information Warfare and emerging intelligence processing technology platforms. Tom joined Pru in 1998 as an Information Systems Auditor, and from 2000 until 2005 assumed responsibility as Business Information Security Officer for Prudential Securities, Incorporated (PSI) in New York. His efforts during this period included technical risk management and transition related to Wachovia’s joint venture with PSI. Tom currently serves as Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for Prudential. Tom is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and holds an MBA in Finance and Information Technology from New York University’s Stern School of Business. He is currently a member of the BITS security steering committee, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Wall Street Technology Association.

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As the Senior Vice President of Marketing, Michelle brings solutions to market that unite development, security, and operations teams to accelerate software innovation while minimizing open source risk. Michelle has over 25 years of experience helping organizations leverage software technologies and services to better compete and serve their mission.

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Neil Larkins co-founded Egress Software Technologies in 2007 and currently serves as Chief Operations Officer, playing an instrumental role in shaping the strategic direction of the business, with particular emphasis on product and service development and delivery.

Neil possesses a thorough understanding of the information security market and has helped Egress build a reputation on technological and operational excellence. Working with both corporate and public organizations, he has helped deliver cutting-edge solutions that meet specific requirements for secure data exchange and collaboration, as well as compliance. Prior to Egress, he held executive management positions at Reflex Magnetics, Pointsec Mobile Technologies and Check Point Software Technologies.

A regular speaker at information security and technology events, Neil has a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Manchester.

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Brian McHenry leads product management for Security solutions on the BIG-IP, NGINX, and Volterra data planes. In this role, he sets strategy for the growing $750M annual business for the Advanced WAF, SSL Orchestrator, Access Policy Manager, and NGINX App Protect products. McHenry takes pride in enabling F5’s customers to be successful as well as in improving their security postures to make the Internet a safer place.

McHenry works across multiple groups at F5, including the Strategy Office, Office of the CTO, Marketing, Services, Support, and Sales.

He is also a published writer and a frequent speaker at infosec conferences and events.  He is a co-founder of Security B-Sides NYC, and committed to giving back to the Infosec community.

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John Checco is an information security professional providing subject matter expertise across various industries. He is currently a leader for the CISO Advisory Board on Financial Services for Proofpoint and President Emeritus of the New York Metro InfraGard Members Alliance. Checco has been an active contributor to the Strategic Advisory and Content Committee of the WSTA since 1997, active in InfraGard’s New York Metro Chapter since 2003. He is also a member of several other security organizations (ASIS, ISSA, IASCP, ISC2 and OWASP), and co-founder and co-chair of the New York Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference and Workshop series since 2014.

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Ashok Sankar brings over 25 years of expertise across the technology product strategy, management and marketing discipline.  He is currently VP of Solutions Marketing at ReliaQuest, where he partners with the platform and SOC teams in their mission to help organizations reduce security complexity so they can better manage risk and confidently drive measurable and actionable outcomes. He leads thought leadership and strategic marketing initiatives to drive awareness of unique value propositions across various channels and develop relevant content to foster productive engagements with prospects and customers.

Prior to ReliaQuest, he was the Director of Solutions Strategy and Marketing focused on public sector and education markets at Splunk.  He is a veteran of the cybersecurity industry and has held leadership roles at various organizations including Raytheon Cyber Products (now Forcepoint), RightNow (acquired by Oracle), SpringCM (acquired by DocuSign), NetSec (acquired by Verizon Business) and IBM.  He is a graduate of the Cybersecurity Strategy program from Georgetown University and is an adjunct professor with the Cybersecurity Strategy Masters’ program at University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC). He brings expertise across security, mobile, and cloud technologies and their applications in public sector and commercial industries.  Ashok is pragmatic marketing certified, twice, and lives in northern virginia.

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Joe Partlow is the CTO of ReliaQuest, a leading Information Security services provider. Joe currently oversees all new research and development efforts and new product initiatives. Joe has been involved with Infosec in some capacity or role for over 20 years, mostly on the defensive side but always impressed by offensive tactics. Current projects and interests include data analytics at scale, forensics, threat, security metrics & automation, red/purple teaming and artificial intelligence. Outside of Information Security, Joe has led or been involved in many other areas of the business including Web Development, Business Intelligence, Database Administration, Project Management, IT and Operations. Joe has experience in many different business verticals including retail, healthcare, financial, state/local government and the Department of Defense. He is also a regular speaker and contributor at security conferences, groups and associations. Joe has a degree in Computer Information Systems and holds many industry-specific certifications.

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Joshua Stenhouse Is a field CTO At Rubrik, Zerto Evangelist, And PowerShell Blogger (Virtuallysober.com) With Over A Decade Of Experience In Designing, Implementing, And Advising On Data Protection Solutions For Virtual Environments. Leveraging His Knowledge Of PowerShell, REST APIs, Data-Center Innovation, And Cloud, Joshua Helps Individuals Improve Their Skills And Organizations Transform IT With The Latest And Greatest In Technology And Automation.

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Mark Guntrip leads cybersecurity strategy at Menlo Security. He brings over twenty years experience in the enterprise security market where, through a range of roles including engineering, product management and product marketing. He has a proven track record of building success in new markets as well as promoting growth within more established areas.

Prior to Menlo Security, Guntrip held various management roles within companies including Proofpoint, Symantec and Cisco.

Guntrip earned his Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering from Southampton University, UK.