Duane Flinchum is a Principal Automation OT Cybersecurity Specialist, Global at Vantage Data Centers.

Alexander Bermudez is a Sr. Director, Cyber Security Operations & Design (IT/OT) at onsemi.

With a diverse history of experience working in government, complex mission-critical environments, and data centers, Peter Zwieryznski has always focused on ensuring the resilience of critical information assets. In his role at Koppers, he has led numerous global initiatives and created and
maintained strategic partnerships in his ongoing efforts to ensure the resiliency and continuity of the business as it navigates through the ever-changing cyber threat landscapes.

David Ruzicka has 20 years of positions with increasing responsibility and scope in a Fortune 100 companies under his belt. He is currently leading Cybersecurity programs for Clarios, including NIST compliance and OT Security.

I am a dynamic and results-oriented IT/OT leader with over 20 years of experience driving digital transformation and operational excellence in supply chain, manufacturing, and engineering environments.

Erik Anderson is a technology professional with more than 20 years of experience, 15 of those years were spent designing and leading security technology initiatives in the Oil & Gas and Manufacturing sectors. In his work with customers, his focus is on definitively linking business requirements with modern security architectures and frameworks. Erik has firsthand experience securing oil field operational technology in the United States, Brazil, Africa, and Asia.

I am a passionate OT cybersecurity leader and practitioner. Throughout my career, I have worked tirelessly to develop secure and functional solutions that facilitate industrial operations. I believe in working collaboratively with teams to create the right mix of people, technology, and processes that enable organizations to secure and enhance their industrial environments.

Dana Yanch is Technical Director at Elisity, a platform that enables enterprises to deliver least-privilege access from the cloud to any asset, enforcing policy and microsegmentation at the edge.

Chris Roemer serves as Director Manufacturing Cybersecurity at The Coca-Cola Company. As a professional with over 25 years of experience, he has managed the complex design, build, installation, and deployment of technology solutions. He comes from a process control background, and today oversees manufacturing cybersecurity with a deep understanding of OT.

Michael is the Global IoT Director at Nozomi Networks, a leading provider of OT and IoT visibility and cybersecurity. In his current role, he focuses on enabling digital transformation through secure IoT implementations, helping organizations adopt connected technologies without compromising safety or security. With over a decade of experience in ICS ybersecurity, Michael has developed a well-rounded expertise in securing critical infrastructure environments. His career spans pivotal roles at prominent organizations such as Industrial Defender and Lockheed Martin, where he honed his skills in critical infrastructure protection and the integration of IT and OT cybersecurity strategies.

I bring over a decade of experience in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and cloud technologies. I possess a unique blend of technical expertise and business acumen. My professional journey is devoted to providing transformative, customer-centric solutions that result in measurable business outcomes across diverse cloud and IT infrastructures, endpoints, Internet of Things (IoT), and operational technology (OT) environments.

Dave Bang is Senior Trust Advisor: Global Security Awareness at LyondellBasell where he is responsible for ensuring IT Security participation in new implementations and leading the IT Security Awareness program, with additional responsibilities for the security architecture and Information Protection and Compliance roadmaps. Previously, as Senior Risk Management Architect, he was responsible for implementing a global corporate security awareness program.

Starting as a US Navy Cryptologic Technician in the late 1980s, Scott has held numerous roles in cybersecurity, product development and risk management, and various position in leadership. In the most challenging and rewarding role of his professional life, he leads global Manufacturing OT Security and Compliance at Lucid Motors.

Ray Baeza is an OT cybersecurity expert specializing in OT incident response, detection engineering, and program development across critical infrastructure.With a career spanning both the utility sector and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), Ray has led initiatives to secure and modernize industrial control systems against evolving cyber threats.Ray combines deep technical expertise with strategic leadership to protect some of the nation’s most sensitive OT environments.

Prashant has a Bachelors and Masters in IT from India and 17 years of IT experience in Canada across various industry verticals. He works as a Senior Cyber Security Advisor for a Fortune 500 company. He calls himself a self-styled geek with a purpose. He likes to support the budding cyber talent, share his experience and continue to progress the Cyber Security discipline in industry, academia and research fields.

Exceptionally qualified Veteran that joins years of SCADA/Operational Technology Telecommunications experience with in-depth Cybersecurity knowledge, education, and experience, Dusty Brooks is an OT security leader with a record of success in defining, leading, and implementing support teams and processes for control systems environments.

Global technology risk leader with over 15 years of experience guiding organizations to harness the power of technology and data to fuel resilient growth. Cara is passionate about isolating the unique value proposition of an organization and incubating this value, while navigating emerging regulatory, technical, and economic headwinds.

Embarking on my tech journey at 14, I’ve dedicated the past decade to cybersecurity, playing a key role in the 2012 remediation efforts of a significant healthcare breach. My expertise expanded within the power sector’s leading combined IT/OT infrastructure, confronting unprecedented security challenges at the nation’s most targeted company by CISA, facing an attack volume over tenfold that of all peers combined. Now, in the manufacturing realm, I lead a team of security professionals at Rogers Corporation.

Manolya is an accomplished leader leveraging 15+ years of global experience in cybersecurity. She has led transformative security initiatives, emphasizing robust measures for both physical and cloud infrastructures.

Josh Martin is a Senior Solutions Architect at Cyolo, where he has spent over three and a half years helping some of the largest industrial enterprises adopt real, usable security solutions. Prior to Cyolo, Josh honed his cybersecurity expertise at vendors including Zscaler, Duo Security, and Cisco, focusing on bridging the gap between IT and OT. Driven by his passion for OT and Cyber Physical Security, he works to ensure that critical infrastructure remains both innovative and protected.

John Ballentine, CISSP, CISA, CSSA, GLEG, has worked in operational cybersecurity in the industrial sector for more than 20 years, specialising in auditable compliance with NIST CSF and IEC 62443 on behalf of North American and European organizations that operate critical assets in both public and private sectors. John assesses cybersecurity compliance, designs functional architectures, builds comprehensive compliance programmes and assembles high-impact teams of OT and ICS security professionals with hands-on facility experience.

Michael Robb is an OT/ICS Cybersecurity Lead – Principal Security Architect at Bayer.

Ismail Saifudin is an OT Security Lead at Rogers Corporation

Sunny is the lead of NERC CIP solutions at Black & Veatch’s Industrial Cybersecurity practice. His expertise includes cybersecurity, control systems, compliance and audit. He brings a unique combination of technical expertise and cyber program implementation to help meet clients’ compliance and safety goals. During his time at ABS Group, he assessed, developed and implemented OT cybersecurity programs for maritime facilities and power generation facilities.

Ellen Boehm, SVP of IoT Strategy & Operations at Keyfactor, leads GTM strategy for IoT security. With 17+ years in IoT product development, she’s passionate about helping device makers secure connected products from design to deployment and beyond.

Massimo has 28+ years of experience in the IT/OT/IoT cybersecurity environments in multiple cybersecurity leadership positions (e.g. CISO, Lead Architect, OT/IoT/IIoT Global Security Competence Leader), helping clients to understand their IT/OT/IoT/IIoT cybersecurity risks and how to mitigate them.

Kristy Sabio has over 10 years of technical experience in the public and private sector. She served in the US Army as part of the 136th Signal Battalion, providing telecommunication services for US Army Central in the Middle East. After her service, she became an ICS Security Consulting Manager who built and matured OT security programs for clients in the manufacturing, energy and utilities industry. She currently holds a Masters in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance.

Debbie Lay is a Principal Sales Engineer at TXOne Networks, a global leader in OT/ICS security. With over 25 years of experience as a network security engineer for various industries, Debbie focuses on all aspects of cybersecurity strategies for operational efficiency and secure processing, including solution design, deployment, and implementation.

Keon has a strong knowledge in OT/ICS systems and related compliance requirements including NIST, IMO, ISO and NERC CIP. At Black & Veatch, he oversees Industrial Cybersecurity Solutions development . Previously, he oversaw the government cybersecurity projects and managed the ABS Group cyber lab where he introduced simulation and virtual capabilities from conception.

Andrew Fife is a co-Founder of Keystrike and has been working in security since 2003. His career has focused on network security, vulnerability assessment, identity management and application security while working for Okta, OpenDNS, Cycode, ShiftLeft, and Untangle. Andrew holds a Masters of Arts from the University of St. Andrews and a Masters of Science from The London School of Economics.