Atti Riazi is a leading authority in cyber technology and artificial intelligence, with a distinguished career that spans both the public and private sectors. Currently, she serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Hearst Corporation, where she spearheads transformative technology initiatives and drives innovation within the company.
Prior to her role at Hearst, Atti held dual positions as Senior Vice President and CIO, as well as Interim Chief Digital Officer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. There, she played a key role in advancing healthcare technology, from tech adoption to research and patient care. She also served for seven years as Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Information Technology Officer at the United Nations, where she redefined the organization’s technology infrastructure to enhance global effectiveness.

Atti is deeply committed to using technology for social good. As Executive Director of CIOs Without Borders, she applies her expertise to drive positive societal impact. Her extensive career also includes leadership roles such as Executive Vice President and CIO at the New York City Housing Authority, Global CIO at Ogilvy & Mather, and Vice President and CIO at MTA New York City Transit, where she pioneered the iconic MetroCard system.

In addition to her executive roles, Atti is a respected thought leader in technology. She regularly contributes to publications and speaks at industry events, focusing on critical topics like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and ethical tech practices. Through these efforts, she advocates for responsible innovation and works to ensure a secure and ethical tech landscape.

As Chief Information Officer, Raghu leads Scholastic Technology Services, driving the vision, execution and support of the enterprise technology platforms across all divisions. Raghu also serves as Scholastic’s Chief Information Security Officer and is responsible for the global information security of the company. Driven by a passion for leveraging technology to drive better business outcomes, Raghu takes pride in conceptualizing, building and executing future ready, cost-effective technology transformations delivered at scale. Prior to joining Scholastic in 2015, Raghu led the Healthcare Enterprise Platform team at Siemens Healthcare, served as the Director of Technology at Sapient, and led Intuit’s Enterprise Commerce Platform and Enterprise Order System Middleware groups.

Patrick Alderson serves as the Chief Information Officer for Albany County, New York, where he leads the strategic evolution of digital services and cybersecurity maturity for a complex, multi-departmental enterprise. Patrick’s tenure has been defined by his ability to lead through continuous disruption; he has successfully navigated the County through a cyber incident, the global CrowdStrike outage, a major ERP migration, and various digital and infrastructure modernization initiatives. Beyond technical execution, Patrick serves as a key strategic advisor to Counsel, Risk Management, Compliance, and Human Resource teams, emphasizing the vital role of cross-functional coalition-building in governing modern IT risk.
Before his appointment as CIO, Patrick served as Albany County’s Deputy Commissioner of Management & Budget, where he integrated performance-management systems to drive data-driven budgeting. This unique intersection of fiscal discipline, homeland security experience, and crisis management allows him to navigate digital complexity with a focus on long-term organizational resilience.
Patrick is currently partnering with the University at Albany’s Center for Technology in Government (CTG) on a “passion project” to re-engineer the County’s health and human services data infrastructure. This initiative aims to provide just-in-time reporting and individualized services for high-utilizer populations, transforming how the County supports its most vulnerable residents. Patrick is a Cornell University alumnus and a graduate candidate at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, bringing a robust background in public administration and data strategy to the forefront of modern digital governance.

Angela Chen is Chief Information Officer at the University of Delaware, where she leads enterprise technology strategy in support of the institution’s academic, research, and administrative mission. A mission-driven, service-oriented executive, she brings more than twenty years of experience across higher education and diversified financial services.

Angela is recognised for building strong, diverse teams and fostering innovation within complex, matrixed environments. She is deeply committed to collaboration, working across organisational boundaries to deliver technology solutions that serve the needs of the whole institution. Her leadership focuses on digital transformation, organisational development, operational excellence, and IT–business alignment, with a proven ability to manage costs, drive value, and deliver results within constrained budgets.

Sharon Dhall is Chief Information Officer at Kroll, based in New York. Sharon has more than 25 years of experience and a proven track record of success in technology, operations, business and process transformation and finance leadership roles. Throughout her career, she has led many successful enterprise-wide initiatives, including transformation efforts, enterprise robotics programs and process re-engineering. In her role at the firm, she has global responsibility for shaping and supporting Kroll’s growth through the strategic use of technology, data and people resources to deliver an improved customer and employee experience.
Prior to being appointed Chief Information Officer at Kroll, Sharon led Enterprise Technology for the Human Resources, Legal and Compliance functions as well as Enterprise Business Process Automation at TIAA. She was instrumental in the continued progress of the organization’s Robotics Center of Excellence and developed a community to share learnings across the enterprise. Sharon’s leadership made an enduring impact in the Women in IT initiative and the diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the firm. She was the co-sponsor for Women in Technology along with Ally programs to help develop, shape and retain technology talent. She also drove human resource transformation efforts globally, including a long-term initiative that transformed how TIAA delivered HR services.
Sharon joined TIAA in 2017 from JPMorgan Chase, where she was Technology CFO/COO for the corporate investment bank, responsible for $3.6 billion in annual technology spend and the delivery of a $200 million (mn) multi-year efficiency program. She also held technology and process leadership roles of increasing responsibility at JPMorgan Chase, including managing transformational initiatives across the banking technology portfolio, driving process re-engineering efforts in the wholesale business and being the auto and student lending CIO. She also spent more than 12 years with General Electric in the GE Capital and Finance divisions in roles that ranged from project management to chief information officer, where she managed a $25 mn technology budget and more than 400 resources globally.
Sharon serves on the boards of the Emma Willard All Girls High School, Syracuse University’s iSchool and the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management, a non-profit open education organization. She has also authored a book on information technology in higher education.
Sharon holds a bachelor’s degree in information sciences and technology from Syracuse University and a master’s degree in organization psychology from Teachers College at Columbia University. She also received an Executive MBA from the University of Connecticut. She is actively involved in her community supporting Operation Walk Maryland and participates in several Asian and women’s diversity networks.

Dr. Dilip Nath is a distinguished Technology leader in higher education and healthcare, known for his advocacy in Technology Justice, author of several books including a book on “Delivering Equitable Healthcare through Technology”, 4th Industrial Revolution with AI & Technology Justice, currently serving as an VP and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Downstate Health Sciences University.

With 30+ years of strategic planning expertise, Dilip focuses on using technology to bridge equity gaps in healthcare and education.
He holds a D.B.A. in Business Administration, and a M.B.A. Technology Management. Dilip was awarded the Executive Certificate in Public Policy Credential, from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University

Jim Panos is Chief Information Officer at Central National Gottesman, Inc., where he leads enterprise technology strategy and business transformation initiatives. He is responsible for aligning digital platforms, data, and operations to support growth, efficiency, and long-term value creation.

Prior to joining Central National Gottesman, Jim was a Partner at Accenture, specialising in the delivery of complex programmes and the development of new business models. His expertise includes corporate dashboards, business intelligence, ERP implementation and value realisation, advanced Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), supply chain transformation, and M&A integration. Jim is known for translating strategy into execution and enabling data-driven decision-making at scale.

Olu has over twenty years’ experience in Information technology and Security and has spent most of those years in the public sector. He is currently the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT). Before joining NYC DOT, he worked as Senior Director, Security and Risk Management at the New York City Health + Hospitals. Olu holds numerous certifications that include Certification Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), GIAC Critical Controls Certification (GCCC), Project Management Professional (PMP), and Proofpoint Certified Ransomware Specialist.

Radhika Bajpai is an enthusiastic, results-driven entrepreneurial leader and business partner who thrives on building teams focused on setting and surpassing aggressive goals in challenging environments. Radhika is a Senior Executive with 20+ years of financial services experience performing financial, operational, compliance, and regulatory internal control reviews, risk assessments, analysis, and risk mitigation.

Radhika has expertise in Risk Management, Control Oversight, Strategic Planning, Regulatory Response, Operational Risk, Project Management, Compliance, Recovery and Resolution, Business Continuity Planning, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), SSAE18/SOC1 domains. She is an IT risk and cybersecurity professional with exceptional interpersonal skills and “hands-on” experience in information risk management, incident response, policy development, regulatory compliance, and training & awareness program development.

Radhika has led external Audit Assurance programs with responsibility for continuous control monitoring and data analytics in various top-tier global financial institutions like Goldman Sachs and Bank of New York Mellon. Radhika is currently the Global Lead of Risk and Controls Assurance at Google Cloud

Throughout her career, Radhika has led various projects in designing IT general controls following NIST Cybersecurity, ISACA COBIT, and Unified Compliance frameworks including access and entitlement management, change management, technical operations, and physical security domains. Radhika has a keen understanding of national and international laws, regulations, policies, and ethics related to cybersecurity controls in the financial industry. In 2019, she also completed her second Master’s degree in Cybersecurity Risk & Strategy from NYU School of Law and NYU Tandon School of Engineering.

Radhika is an experienced Public Speaker and an Advisory Board Member currently serving on the Board of Sightline Security and ThriveDX (formerly HackerU). Radhika is a 2022 Women in Power Fellow of 92nd Street Y’s Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact fellowship program to support senior-level women advancing to the highest levels of leadership across sectors. She is also an active member of the ISACA New York Metropolitan Chapter. Radhika has been a session presenter, panelist, and judge in various industry events and seminars organized by multiple renowned institutions.

Over the course of her career, Nashira Spencer has earned a formidable reputation as a transformational executive who leverages transparency, authenticity, and accountability to serve as a “change agent for good”. Nashira has nearly 25 years experience developing and implementing business driving technology solutions for Fortune 500 organizations in the Media, Financial Services, and Real Estate industries. She’s held executive level roles in Technology, Risk Management, Cyber Security, and Data Privacy, delivering high impact revenue growth, expense reduction, and operational efficiency. Nashira currently serves as CISO and Head of Enterprise IT at Stitch Fix.

Harish Jayabalan is Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH), where he leads enterprise risk management, information security, and technology risk for the global exchange operator.

Harish brings rich experience and expertise across strategy management, technology solutions, governance, security and operational risk management, business process re-engineering, audit, and end-to-end software development within the financial services industry. His career has been built at the intersection of business and technology, enabling him to align complex technical initiatives with organizational risk and regulatory requirements to achieve operational excellence and strategic success factors.

Known for his ability to combine business insight with technical depth, Harish has developed expertise in architecting, implementing and managing cross functional organizational engagements and solutions that embeds risk management principles integrating people, process and technology as part of the implementation strategy. He is a trusted executive advisor on digital transformation, resilience, and risk leadership in highly regulated environments.

Kevin Walsh is a results-driven cybersecurity leader with over 20 years of experience in technology and security, including 15 years of leadership in managing cyber teams. As the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at PCHI, Kevin has a proven track record of delivering business-enabling security programs across a diverse range of industries, including media, manufacturing, finance, SaaS startups, defense, retail, and consumer products.
A strategic and people-focused leader, Kevin excels in creating collaborative, consensus-driven cultures that empower teams and foster ownership and autonomy. His expertise spans a wide array of security programs, including enterprise security, application and product security, identity and access management, data privacy, threat intelligence, incident response, and vulnerability management.
Kevin is also active in the security venture capital community, advising security and privacy startups and enterprises. His deep knowledge of security frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO27001, and SOC2, combined with his experience in compliance areas like GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI, enables him to guide organizations through complex security and privacy challenges.
With a strong focus on emerging technologies like generative AI and cloud-native security, Kevin is committed to driving innovation and ensuring robust cybersecurity in today’s ever-evolving digital landscape.

Jim Trainor is Vice President, Cybersecurity ISO at State Street, where he leads initiatives to strengthen cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk management across a globally significant financial services organisation. In his role, Jim focuses on aligning security frameworks with enterprise risk priorities and supporting resilient, secure operations in complex, regulated environments. Jim has extensive experience in information security leadership, having held key roles across the industry that blend technical expertise with strategic risk oversight. He holds CISSP certification, reflecting his deep commitment to professional excellence in cybersecurity.

Jim works closely with cross-functional teams to embed strong cyber risk practices into organisational processes. His leadership supports both operational resilience and strategic decision-making in the face of evolving digital threats. Jim’s insights are informed by hands-on experience with high-stakes security challenges and a clear focus on effective, business-aligned outcomes.

Angela is a Senior Cybersecurity leader who turns cyber risk and regulatory complexity into business advantage. Currently serving as the Vice President of Lloyds North America Information Security Team, Angela oversees the bank’s Information Security Program, driving regulatory compliance, cyber risk management, and operational resilience. She is known for translating complex technical threats into decisive board level action, aligning security with enterprise strategy and building resilient programs that earn trust from executives, regulators, and technical teams alike.

Girish Gajwani is a senior technology leader with over 20 years of experience driving large-scale digital transformation in financial services. He specializes in modernizing legacy platforms using AI, cloud-native architectures, and software intelligence to build resilient, secure, and scalable enterprise systems. Girish has led multiple mission-critical transformation programs across loan trading, securitized products, and risk analytics, bridging business strategy with advanced engineering execution. He is an active contributor to the global technology community through speaking engagements, panel discussions, and scholarly publications, with a strong focus on AI-driven innovation and enterprise modernization.

Sumeet Sharma is a Senior Executive who empowers enterprise-wide business transformations via technology, operational excellence, growth focused M&A strategies, and culture enhancing initiatives.
Currently a Director at IFF to support the C-Suite in enabling digital roadmaps, including S/4 HANA (CFIN) and consolidation tools, and integrating Gen AI solutions within Corporate Finance. Also a trusted enterprise leader in driving productivity initiatives that instill operational excellence. I began my career at Accenture, specializing in technology-driven implementations before founding a professional services firm that led finance and technology transformations for Fortune 100 companies.

I lead by the belief that a rising tide lifts all boats, emphasizing alignment across an organization to drive collective success. A strong culture is fostered by becoming a metrics-based organization that executes best processes.

Christopher R. Buchanan is a senior cyber security leader with over 15 years of progressive experience building, scaling, and leading enterprise security operations across financial services, healthcare, government, and cloud-first environments. As Director of Cyber Security at The Fitch Group, he leads global security operations, insider threat, and threat intelligence programs, leveraging frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and Agile methodologies to deliver measurable risk reduction.
Throughout his career, Christopher has designed security programs from the ground up, established incident response and threat hunting teams, deployed advanced detection capabilities including EDR, SIEM, IDS, and honeypots, and driven continuous improvement through automation and operational rigor. He is equally effective hands-on and at the executive level, translating complex technical risk into actionable insights through threat intelligence reporting, whitepapers, and executive briefings.
Previously, Christopher held senior security engineering and consulting roles supporting large-scale healthcare organizations and U.S. federal agencies, where he led incident response, forensics, compliance initiatives, and authored security hardening guides aligned to NIST, HITRUST, FISMA, and PCI standards.

Faith Rotimi is an Assistant Vice President in Operational Risk at Morgan Stanley, where she focuses on technology risk, business resilience, and cyber resilience across the enterprise. With over five years at the firm, Faith has held progressively senior roles spanning data security, infrastructure risk, and technology and operations risk within the Chief Data Office.

She brings a strong background in information and cybersecurity, supported by a Master of Engineering in Information Systems Security from Concordia University, Montreal. Faith is recognised for her expertise in operational risk management, data security, and resilience, as well as her ability to bridge technical risk with business impact. Her earlier experience in client operations strengthens her practical, execution-focused approach to managing risk in complex, global organisations.

Josh Felipe is Vice President of Compliance Risk & Data Analytics at TD Securities, specializing in data-driven risk management, model validation, and regulatory compliance. With extensive experience across Bank of America, Mizuho, and Moody’s, Josh has led initiatives in quantitative modeling, AI-driven analytics, and automation to enhance regulatory reporting, portfolio optimization, and strategic decision-making.

He has a deep expertise in risk governance frameworks, SR 11-7, CCAR, and Basel III, and has collaborated closely with auditors, regulators, and compliance teams to ensure data integrity and model performance. Josh is highly skilled in data architecture, ETL, business intelligence (SQL, Snowflake, Tableau, Power BI), and machine learning applications for finance, including NLP-based risk analytics.

Academically, he is pursuing advanced financial mathematics at NYU Courant and holds a Master’s in Economics from the University of Maryland, with research in econometrics and financial risk analysis. Josh is passionate about bridging data analytics, AI, and risk governance to drive innovation in finance.

Experienced Patent Counsel & Assistant General Counsel Counsel (IP and Global Technology) with a demonstrated history of working in Financial Services and Software industries. A Registered Patent Attorney skilled in Patent and Trademark Prosecution, Litigation, Acquisition, Strategy, Monetization, and Intellectual Property Portfolio Management. Strong legal and technical professional with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Austin Starowicz is a Senior Level Engineer with over 20 years of proven experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Information Technology, and IT Management. Passion for helping customers understand complex technology solutions in order to protect High-Value Assets. He leads efforts to help customers combat third-party risk management challenges and drives product delivery methods across the Mastercard Cybersecurity solution set.

JD has 20+ years of experience building and scaling technology startups, working closely with enterprise teams to implement practical, high-impact solutions that improve operations and drive measurable business outcomes.

Rob Preta is a seasoned cybersecurity executive with over two decades of experience protecting organizations from evolving digital threats. He has a strong track record of building risk-based security programs that align with business objectives and leverage modern technologies.
Throughout his career, Rob has held senior leadership roles securing critical systems and guiding teams through complex, rapidly changing challenges. He is known for his adaptability, strategic mindset, and commitment to proactive defense.
Rob is particularly passionate about cloud security and data protection, advocating for modern security tools in today’s cloud- and SaaS-driven environments. He has been featured in a Cyera customer spotlight and contributes to industry discussions on topics such as Identity and Access Management. As Cyera’s first customer, Rob brings a unique perspective on the company’s evolution from inception to today.

Former Gartner research VP, identity, cryptography, fraud and cybersecurity visionary, Mr. Mahdi is an industry recognized pioneer. Co-Founder of the emerging Machine Identity Management (non-human identity (NHI)) market.

David has helped large organizations tackle digital transformation projects that included digital identity, zero trust, fraud, forensics, IAM, IoT security, and early stage blockchain efforts; guided organizations to build internal cryptography teams, such as the cryptography center of excellence; and consulted through IPOs, raising capital, and M&A, among many other contributions. A top performing analyst, his depth and breadth of coverage made him one of the most demanded industry analysts for clients around the globe. As a market maker, David was instrumental in creating markets and definitions for areas such as: Decentralized identity, Bring Your own identity (BYOI), passwordless authentication, Machine Identity management, and privacy enhanced computation.

As an executive leader, David holds several advisory and board positions for non-profits, and established technology providers in the areas of digital and decentralized Identity, post-quantum cryptography, cybersecurity awareness, and blockchain/NFTs.

David Matalon is the founder and CEO of Venn, the leader in BYOD Security. Venn is the innovator behind Blue Border™ – the world’s first purpose-built technology that protects company data and applications on personal, unmanaged, or third-party computers. Prior to Venn, Matalon co-founded OS33, the market-leading secure workspace solution for Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), Broker-Dealers, and other SEC and FINRA-regulated financial firms. Matalon has dedicated his career to building technology that enables more flexible and productive workforces without compromising organizational security and compliance. Freedom without compromise.

A native New Yorker, he earned his undergraduate degree from NYU’s Stern School of Business and holds a master’s degree from Columbia University. David and his wife are raising their four children in their hometown of Great Neck.

Scott Lavery is the SVP of Marketing at Venn where he is responsible for developing and amplifying Venn’s brand voice and accelerating growth. Scott is an experienced marketing leader in the technology/SaaS space with over 15 years of experience in brand development, demand generation, and product marketing. Prior to joining Venn in 2024, Scott has held various leadership roles at technology companies including Pathlock, Appsian (acquired by Pathlock), Mimecast, and PeopleFluent. Scott received his BA from Southern Methodist University and his MBA from The University of Dallas.

Joshua Knox — who prefers to go by simply, “Knox” — has been a cybersecurity technologist and evangelist for over a decade, and is now Principal Cybersecurity Strategist at Horizon3.ai. Before transitioning to the IT industry, Knox was a high school teacher for many years, teaching Python and JavaScript. When he is not working with his team, you can find him working on his home lab, building a new machine, studying for his next cert, or hacking CTF boxes.

Kasimir Schulz, Director of Security Research at HiddenLayer, is a leading expert in uncovering zero-day exploits and supply chain vulnerabilities in AI. His work has been featured in Forbes, BleepingComputer, and Dark Reading, and he has spoken at conferences such as FS-ISAC and Black Hat. Kasimir leads the development of advanced tools for automating vulnerability detection and implementing large-scale patches, fortifying systems against supply chain attacks. His dedication to proactive defense measures sets a new standard in cybersecurity resilience.