Global Issues
Security & Cyber Security
Security & Cyber Security:
Chief Security Fanatic
For over 25 years, Nick has been on a first name basis with computers. Since the age of 7 he’s been building computers and programming in multiple languages. Landing his first IT job at age 15, Nick founded Windy City Networks, Inc at 19.
Former Directorate of Operations for the CIA
Charles Finfrock spent 18 years in the Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Operations conducting and leading clandestine operations overseas to collect foreign intelligence, run counterintelligence operations, and conducting covert action.
Founder of Bits N’ Bytes Cybersecurity Education
Known as the” Teenage Security Supergirl,” Guru fuses together her experiences as a first-generation American teenager, her powerful insights from starting two nonprofits, and her vision to build a secure future for all.
Author & Atlantic Monthly Correspondent
Robert D. Kaplan is a senior fellow at the Center for New American Security and a national correspondent for The Atlantic. He was recognized on Foreign Policy magazine's Top 100 Global Thinkers list.
CNN National Security Analyst & Former Assistant Secretary at DHS
Juliette Kayyem currently serves as the Robert and Renee Belfer Lecturer in International Security at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government where she is Faculty Director of the Homeland Security Project.
Founder of TrustedSec & Binary Defense Systems
David Kennedy is founder of TrustedSec and Binary Defense Systems. Both organizations focus on the betterment of the security industry from an offense and a defense perspective. David also serves as a board of director for the ISC2 organization.
Award-winning Correspondent / Author
Stephen Kinzer is an award-winning correspondent who has reported from more than 50 countries. His book, Overthrow, is an account of the fourteen times the United States has overthrown foreign governments.
Technologist, Futurist, Humanist, Author & Consultant
Throughout his career, Scott Klososky has lived on the leading edge of technology innovation and its impact on the business world and society in general. He is recognized globally for his unique ability to accurately predict future digital trends.