Josh Neame is Technology Director at BlueFort Security, the UK’s leading cyber security solutions provider. Josh has more than 12 years’ experience in the information technology and services industry, from leadership and management through to support, development, design, architecture and implementation. A proficient and thorough cyber security specialist, Josh has a passion for aligning both business and technology goals.

A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, Juan Vargas started his career doing data analysis at Intel Corp before focusing on automation and control systems at Emerson Electric and finally becoming a cybersecurity expert for those systems. He has worked with most control systems in power generation and on various projects for all of the top 10-utility companies in the United States. Juan can be reached on Twitter @JuanVargasCMU.

Jörg Keller is a professor of computer engineering at FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany, and heads the Parallelism & VLSI group since 1996. His research interests are parallel and energy-efficient computing, security and fault-tolerance of computer systems, and web-based learning in engineering. He received MSc and PhD degrees from Saarland University, Germany, in 1989 and 1992, respectively, and spent his PostDoc phase at CWI (Netherlands Research Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science) in Amsterdam.

Vice President, EMEA, Centrify

An ardent believer in personal data privacy and the technology behind it, Katrina Thompson is a freelance writer leaning into encryption, data privacy legislation, and the intersection of information technology and human rights. She has written for Bora, Venafi, Tripwire, and many other sites.

Senior cyber risk and resilience executive with over 22 years of global leadership experience advising Boards and Executive Committees across Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Technology, and regulated industries. Delivered and led large-scale, regulator-driven cybersecurity, AI driven, PCI, and SOC transformations for Tier-1 banks, global healthcare organisations, and highly regulated enterprises operating across the UK, EU, USA, APAC, and ANZ. Trusted advisor to Boards, C-suite, regulators, and global enterprises, consistently delivering resilient, compliant, and scalable cyber operating models.

Kitty Bates is the Cybersecurity Content Curator at ramsac, providing insights on cybersecurity and IT services for charities, businesses and education.

Results-driven technology leader and enterprise visionary combining outstanding technical & marketing talents, with proven track record of creating innovative go-to-market strategies including conceptualizing, launching and positioning IP (Cloud, SDN/NFV) & RAN mobile-edge technology products and solutions in a fast paced business environment.

Designing and integrating end-to-end network solutions based on products and solutions from IP & Broadband, with focus on developing value proposition for the company’s IP Portfolio.

Evangelized solutions through presentations and discussions with C-level customers, internal and external stakeholders and global events.

LenaAbdelahadleadsthe HID Authentication business unit, which deliversinnovative cloud–based multi-factor authentication solutions to protect consumer fintechandcommercial employees across their user journey within cloud andon-premiseenvironments.She previously ledHID’sglobalquality organizationand served as a technology trusted advisor to enterprise organizationsShe has enjoyed a nearly 20-year career at HID, whose products and services enable millions of people each day, in more than 100 countries, to securely access physical and digital places, and whose technology also connects billions of devices that need to be identified, verified and tracked in the Internet of Things.

Lou Covey is the Silicon Valley Correspondent for Cybersecurity Magazine. In 50 years as a journalist he covered American politics, education, religious history, women’s fashion, music, marketing technology, renewable energy, semiconductors, avionics. He is currently focused on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. He published a book on renewable energy policy in 2020 and is writing a second one on technology aptitude. He hosts the Crucial Tech podcast.

Luke Smith is a writer and researcher turned blogger. He enjoys writing on a variety of topics but technology and digital marketing topics are his favorite. When he isn’t writing you can find him traveling, hiking, or getting into the latest tech.

Mahbubul Alam is the CEO and co-founder of TrustedMobi and co-author of book series on software defined vehicles. TrustedMobi provides trustworthy artificial intelligence real-time mobility application platform for connected and autonomous vehicles. Prior to TrustedMobi, Mahbubul was Chief Technology & Marketing Officer at Movimento which offered comprehensive software/firmware over-the-air update for vehicles. Movimento was acquired by Aptiv PLC in 2017 (formally known as Delphi Automotive), where Mahbubul was responsible for Movimento and Aptiv’s OTA services & autonomous vehicle cloud services platform. Mahbubul has spent 14 years in Cisco in various product management & leadership position including heading Internet of Things platform with P&L responsibility for $700M product portfolio. Mahbubul holds MSc EE from Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. 

Marc Lueck is a senior security practitioner with over 20 years of experience crossing multiple industry sectors, from financial services to publishing. With a strong technical background, he has spent the past ten years leading security improvement programmes for the likes of Pearson, T-Systems and Symantec. Lueck is also an advisory board member of ClubCISO, a security leadership peer group.

Mareike Vogt has been a data protection specialist at TÜV SÜD Sec-IT since 2018. As external Data Protection Officer (DPO), she advises companies on all issues related to data protection and data privacy, monitors their processes relevant to these areas and supports companies in their communications with supervisory authorities. Her area of expertise also covers advisory services, e.g. for internal data protection officers.

In 2020 Mareike Vogt was further appointed Data Protection Coordinator of TÜV SÜD Sec-IT. In this role, she supports management and is responsible for the internal implementation of data protection measures. Within the scope of her professional activities, she also gained certified qualifications as a data protection auditor and information security officer. Mareike Vogt laid the foundations for her activities as data protection specialist during her bachelor’s and master’s studies in law and economic sciences at Augsburg University.

Mark has over 18 years’ technical experience and holds a life-long CREST Fellowship award in recognition for his services to the IT security industry. A member of the technical advisory board that founded the CREST, Mark currently leads a large team of hand-picked and highly skilled Penetration Testers, dedicated to helping public and private sector organisations withstand cyber-attacks.

Mark Loveless is a Senior Security Researcher at GitLab. His past employers have included startups, large corporations, hardware and software vendors, and even a government think tank. He has spoken at numerous security and hacker conferences worldwide on security and privacy topics, including Black Hat, DEF CON, ShmooCon, RSA, AusCERT, SANS among others. He has been quoted in television, online, and print media outlets as a security expert, including CNN, Washington Post, New York Times, and many others. He loves blogging, performing death metal, ghost hunting, and is an ordained minister.

• MARK PECEN serves as COO of ISARA Corporation, a world leader in quantum-safe cryptographic solutions for governments and original equipment manufacturers
• Chairman and founding member of the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) Working Group for Quantum Safe Cryptography (Cyber QSC) in Sophia Antipolis, FRANCE
• 35+ years in ICT R&D and standardization management.  Retired senior executive of BlackBerry, Ltd. and founded the Advanced Technology Research Centre – helped to develop a significant portion of BlackBerry’s wireless and networking patent portfolio.  Previously awarded title of Distinguished Innovator and Science Advisory Board member at Motorola for significant contributions to wireless technology and global standards.
• Served on over 20 governance and advisory boards for both public and private companies in Canada, Europe and the U.S. and is currently serving on Canadian university governance boards for the University of Waterloo Institute for Quantum Computing and Wilfred Laurier University Lazaridis Institute for Business and Economics, as well as Nova Lvx Capital in Geneva, Switzerland and others
• Advisor to the European Commission on ICT R&D and technology standardization and various agencies of the Canadian government
• Named as inventor on more than 100 fundamental patents in wireless communication, networking and computing, and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Mark Webb-Johnson is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Network Box. It is Mark’s technical genius that drives the cybersecurity innovation at Network Box. He and his team constantly come up with the solutions that keeps Network Box ahead of the rest. Over the years, Mark has taken on numerous projects and extremely difficult technology problems, and always come up with an elegant solution. It is hardly any wonder he won the Lord Hailsham Prize for Computer Science.