SPEAKERS

Chris Achatz

KO Firm
Attorney
Practical Considerations to Comply with the Cybersecurity Audit Requirements Under the Updated CCPA Regulations

Mark Adkins

Separating Egos from Ideas - Collaborative Ideation for Leaders

Eric Agan

ISC2 Kansas City Chapter
Case Studies and Thought Experiments on Social Engineering and Corporate Espionage

Sara Anstey

Novacoast
The Human Factor: Quantifying Human Risk

Richard Arbour

CYTwiddly Inc
CEO
Hackccess Control - Ultimate Utilization of Privacy Biometrics

Brian Bahtiarian

Google Cloud Security - Mandiant
Senior Consultant, Incident Response
What Makes Organizations Succeed at Incident Response? Perspectives from the Outside

Saad Baig

Post-Quantum Cybersecurity: Exploring the Quantum Threat Landscape

Matt Berninger

Marsh McLennan
SVP
After the Storm: Incident Response Perspective from a Cyber Insurance Broker

Alex Berninger

Red Canary
Senior Manager, Intelligence
The Analyst’s Edge: Intelligence Skills that Strengthen Your Voice in Security

Debbie Blyth

CrowdStrike
Executive Strategist
Your Career: Future Fail or Future Proof?
From Evolving Threats to Autonomous Defense: The Rise of the Agentic Security Operations Center (SOC)

Michael Borgia

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Partner
What Makes Organizations Succeed at Incident Response? Perspectives from the Outside

Serge Borso

SpyderSec
CEO
Breaking In and Standing Out: Practical Steps to Start a Cyber Security Career

Doug Brush

Brush Cyber
CEO
Technology Risk Management and Data Governance for Business

Tim Burke

IMA, Inc.
EVP and Head of Cyber Risk
Technology Risk Management and Data Governance for Business

Patterson Cake

Black Hills Information Security
Principal DFIR Consultant
Incident Response Simplified

Laurie Campbell

IT Senior Manager
Navigating in the Dark in Healthcare

Sabrina Caplis

RockCyber
From Policy to Practice: Building Actionable AI Governance Through Cross-Sector Collaboration

Emily Cellar

Flexential
CISO
Stronger Together: Best Practices for Women in Security and Their Allies

Thomas Codevilla

SK&S Law Group
Partner, SK&S Law Group LLP
Colorado AI Act Compliance- The Technical Dirt

Cormac Connor

Husch Blackwell LLP
Attorney
Cybersecurity Certification Risks for Government Contractors Under the False Claims Act

Tim Coogan

Colorado Regional Transportation District
Director, Cybersecurity
A Token Effort Won't Stop the Phish That Got Away

Jason Cronk

Institute of Operational Privacy Design
Privacy Engineer
Barristers and Beacons: Panel on the Legal Risks of Web Tracking

Mike D'Arezzo

Wellstar Health
Executive Director of Security and GRC
The Human Factor: Quantifying Human Risk

Mark DeBry

1st Defense CMMC
From the CMMC Assessment Trenches: Experience-Driven Insights from Lead Assessors

Heather DeSiena

Siena Solutions
Negotiation in the Real World: Skills Beyond Scripts

Sean Donovan

RED SKY Consulting
CEO
Retention Is the New Recruitment: Closing the 31% Cybersecurity Attrition Gap

Carlin Dornbusch

American Cyber Security Management
President
Separating Egos from Ideas - Collaborative Ideation for Leaders

Sloane Dreyer

Upwork
Becoming "AI-Powered": Hidden Compliance Costs of Everyday AI Features

Erik Dullea

Husch Blackwell LLP
Attorney
Cybersecurity Certification Risks for Government Contractors Under the False Claims Act

Matt Dumiak

CompliancePoint
Director, Privacy
Practical Considerations to Comply with the Cybersecurity Audit Requirements Under the Updated CCPA Regulations

Matt Durrin

LMG Security
Deepfake Cyber Extortion: A Tabletop Learning Lab
Hackers + AI: Faster, Smarter, More Dangerous

Anders Erickson

Eide Bailly LLP
Principal | Risk Advisory Services
From the CMMC Assessment Trenches: Experience-Driven Insights from Lead Assessors

Samuel Eubanks

Lonza
Information Security Officer
Developing an Effective Corporate Investigations / Corporate Trust and Compliance Team

Kraig Faulkner

Infolock
The Building Blocks of a Successful Data Security Program

Mitch Fillmore

Newmont Mining
Cybersecurity Considerations - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures

Forrest Foster

Cisco Systems, Inc.
IT Risk Manager
Avoiding the Compliance Overreach Trap: A Progressive Approach for CSP Market Access

Todd Gee

Husch Blackwell LLP
Attorney
Cybersecurity Certification Risks for Government Contractors Under the False Claims Act

Kristin Godfrey

CHCO
Navigating in the Dark in Healthcare

Richard Greenberg

Security Advisors LLC
CISO
Overcoming Fear of Failure as a Security Leader

Roger Grimes

KnowBe4, Inc.
Data-Driven Defense Evangelist
How AI & Quantum Will Impact Cyber Threats and Defenses

Roy Hadley

Buchalter LLP
Of Counsel
Technology Risk Management and Data Governance for Business

Laura Harder

Kaiser Permanente
Retention Is the New Recruitment: Closing the 31% Cybersecurity Attrition Gap

Paul Herbka

American Cyber Security Management
Vice President
From Burnout to Battle-Ready: Building and Retaining Elite Cyber Teams in 2026

Alex Holden

Hold Security, LLC
Hold Security, CISO
Advanced Threat Hunting: Staying One Step Ahead of Adversary

Janelle Hsia

Privacy SWAN Consulting
Principal
Barristers and Beacons: Panel on the Legal Risks of Web Tracking

Bob Huber

Tenable
Chief Security Officer
Your Career: Future Fail or Future Proof?

Alex Humphrey

Solutions II
Director of Security
The Cyber Security Talent Shortage That Wasn't

Christian Hyatt

risk3sixty
CEO and Co-Founder
Hackers + AI: Faster, Smarter, More Dangerous

Sumeet Jeswani

Google
When Authorized Agents Go Rogue: Lessons in Implementing Circuit Breakers for Autonomous Workflows

Zinet Kemal

Mayo
Finding Your Voice in Technical Spaces: Thriving in Cybersecurity Without Shrinking

Alex Kimata

Holland & Hart LLP
Associate
Becoming "AI-Powered": Hidden Compliance Costs of Everyday AI Features

Gaelle Koanda

ISACA Denver
Cybersecurity professional
Beyond the Binary: Building Pathways for Women and Minorities in Cybersecurity
Architecting Hybrid Cloud for Security, Compliance, and Scale

Jono Krawczyk

SecureW2
Becoming "AI-Powered": Hidden Compliance Costs of Everyday AI Features

Bahaa Kutub

TBDCyber
Managing a Cyber Crisis: A Hands-On Tabletop Exercise

Rock Lambros

RockCyber
Founder
Autonomy is a Feature, Security is the Foundation: Mastering the OWASP Agentic Top 10

Steve Linn

Incident Plan
Autonomous IR: What Happens When AI Takes the Lead in a cyber security incident?

Nipun Mahajan

Lonza
Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
Developing an Effective Corporate Investigations / Corporate Trust and Compliance Team

Daniel Manimbo

Schellman
Principal / ISO Practice Director
Responsible AI in a Warming World: Integrating Sustainability and Compliance into Artificial Intelligence Governance

Connie Matthews Reynolds

ReynCon, LLC
Own Your Story: Building an Unshakeable Professional and Personal Brand

Joseph McComb

Holland & Hart
Chief Information Security Officer
Becoming a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Chris McLaughlin

Johns Manville
CISO, Vice President - Denver Chapter
Five Things That CISOs Get Wrong About OT

Kyle Miller

Plante Moran
Auditing Artificial Intelligence

Jagdish Mohite

Akamai Technology
Principal Security Consultant
AI Powered Autonomous Incident Triage and Threat Prioritization System

Ben Montalbano

Schellman
Technical Director
Responsible AI in a Warming World: Integrating Sustainability and Compliance into Artificial Intelligence Governance

Merlin Namuth CISSP, GCFA, GCIH, PMP

City and County of Denver
Chief Information Security Officer
Your Career: Future Fail or Future Proof?

Nicole Nguyen

Ankura
Senior Director, Privacy and Cybersecurity
Barristers and Beacons: Panel on the Legal Risks of Web Tracking

Andrew Nordick

FarPoint Consulting
Barristers and Beacons: Panel on the Legal Risks of Web Tracking

Jason Norred

Solutions II, Inc.
CISO
The Cyber Security Talent Shortage That Wasn't

George Nsude

Ritter Communications
Architecting Hybrid Cloud for Security, Compliance, and Scale

Gerald Onorato

RKON Technologies
Adopting AI Coding Tools: How to Build a Framework for Speed, Security, and Compliance

Graeme Payne

TBDCyber
Senior Partner
Managing a Cyber Crisis: A Hands-On Tabletop Exercise

Mike Pedrick

PDI Security and Network Solutions
GRC Consultant, Trainer
Managing AI Risks: From Bias to Breach

Daniel Perkins

SecurIT360
Senior Information Security Officer
How Would You Build Security From Scratch With Today’s Threats?

Stuart Phillips

ReversingLabs
Three Questions to Ask About Every Suspicious File: A Practical Framework to Slash False Positives, Speed Up SOC Triage, and Surface High-Risk Threats Earlier in the Kill Chain

Daniel Pietragallo

Buchalter LLP
Technology Risk Management and Data Governance for Business

Andy Pojuner

Altum Strategy Group
Managing Director and CISO
We Went to the Cloud... Now How Do We Run When We Lose It? Architecting for Offline Operations

Walt Powell

Lead FIeld CISO
Why CISOs Fail – And What the Best Ones Do Differently

Brad Rhodes

Accenture Federal Services
Senior Manager
The Dam Simulator 2: Return of the Broken Protocols

North Rittner

Boulder Community Health
When Cybersecurity Hits Home

Alise Rivas

Trimble
Beat the Bot, Be the Hire: AI Discrimination in Recruitment, How to Beat it, and How to Leverage AI in Your Job Hunt

N.J. Robinson

Hi-Tech Leadership
3 Players Every Manager Will Lead: Principles for Developing High-Performing Teams

Emily Ryan

RKON Technologies
Adopting AI Coding Tools: How to Build a Framework for Speed, Security, and Compliance

Ben Ryder

The Anschutz Corporation
Security Program Manager
The Friction Tax – Hidden Costs & Consequences in Leadership Decisions

Jeremiah Salzberg

CDW
Chief Security Technologist
What Attackers Automate First (And Why You Should Care)

Eric Sampson

Tevora
AI, Automation, and PCI DSS: What Can Safely Be Automated (and What Shouldn’t)

Charul Sharma

Micron Technology Inc.
Managing AI Risks: From Bias to Breach

Rupinder pal Singh

NiCE
Beyond the Badge: What Security Audit Reports Actually Tell You (And What They Hide)

Andy Singleton

CyberTend
Principal Consultant
Developing an Effective Corporate Investigations / Corporate Trust and Compliance Team

Dave Stapleton

ProcessUnity
VP/Chief Trust Officer
Vendor Risk by the Numbers: Exposure vs. Reality

Greg Sternberg

Evotek
Security Architect
Want Buy-in For Your Security Initiatives? Tell A Purposeful Story

Todd Stewart

LMG Security
Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
What Kung Fu Taught Me About Tabletop Exercises

Yiping Sun

Plante Moran
Sr. Manager
SOC Audit Alchemy: Turn Evidence Chaos into a Year‑Round ‘Evidence Pantry

Theresa Szczurek

Technology and Management Solutions, LLC
Stronger Together: Best Practices for Women in Security and Their Allies
Information Security as Pursuit of Passionate Purpose: Success Strategies for a Rewarding Career

James Tabron

NextGenGRC
CEO
AI-Powered GRC: Scaling Risk & Compliance With Intelligent Agents

Scott Takaoka

Alliant Insurance Services
Cyber Analytic and Quantification Solutions Leader
What Makes Organizations Succeed at Incident Response? Perspectives from the Outside

Rakesh Venugopal

EchoStar
Beyond the Questionnaire: Assessing Vendor AI Maturity Without Blocking Innovation

Blaise Wabo

A-LIGN
Healthcare Director
Department of War (DoW) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC 2.0) State of the Union: Lessons Learned and Level 2 Certification Case Studies

Alex Waintraub

DTG
The 3 A.M. Playbook: Real World Incident Response

Mark Weatherford

NVIDIA
Head of Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy
Your Career: Future Fail or Future Proof?

Chelsea Weiss

Western Union
Stop Chasing Vulnerabilities: How High-Performing AppSec Teams Hunt Down the Root Cause

Keyaan Williams

CLASS-LLC
Managing Director
Rules of Risk Governance: A Compliance-Free Approach for Reducing Business Risk

Aaron Wilson

RKON Technologies
Adopting AI Coding Tools: How to Build a Framework for Speed, Security, and Compliance

Steve Winterfeld

CVA
Advisory CISO
Understanding How and When To Work With Federal Law Enforcement

Gina Yacone

Trace3
Advisory CISO
Mid-Career Cybersecurity Strategy Lab