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Security & Cyber Security
Security & Cyber Security:
Controversial Hacker & Director of Research/Cyber Risk at Alacrinet
Better known by his online alias “Sabu” Hector Monsegur is the most controversial hacker of this generation – both the brash voice behind the Anonymous/LulzSec hacker collectives as well as a Federal informant.
Founder of NeoLuddite & Bestselling Author
Speaker Peter Singer is director of the 21st-Century Defense Initiative at the Brookings Institution and the youngest senior fellow in the organization's 90-year history.
TV Host, Author & Futurist
Ben Hammersley is a leading international consultant and futurist on the networked world. He hosts BBC’s Cybercrime with Ben Hammersley and focuses his talks on the internet’s effects on politics and culture.
Cyber Security Expert & Ethical Hacker
Bryan Seely is a famous cyber security expert, ethical hacker, author and former U.S. Marine. Seely is known for intercepting calls to the United States Secret Service and FBI by hacking Google Maps in early 2014.
Director, The Dickey Center, Dartmouth College
Daniel Benjamin, who is the Director of The Dickey Center at Dartmouth College and served as Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the US State Department, has become the go to expert in assessing the complex terrorism trends.
Emmy-Winning CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent
Whether he’s covering AI, the Internet of Things, autonomous vehicles, the latest consumer tech, a post-robot world, or preparing for climate change, David Pogue is a master communicator who brings even the most non-technical audiences up to speed.
Arms Control & Nonproliferation Expert
During his time working with the government, Jon Wolfsthal had his hands in virtually every aspect of U.S. nuclear weaponry, arms control, nonproliferation, and security policy.
Cybersecurity Expert, Legendary FBI Operative Featured in the Film Breach, Bestselling Author, Technology Futurist & Attorney
In 2001, he helped capture the most notorious spy in US history, Robert Hanssen, a 25-year veteran of the FBI. The remarkable true events of his life are the inspiration behind the dramatic thriller, Breach.
Founding Member of Steely Dan & Security Expert
A Grammy-winning guitarist with the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan, Jeffrey Baxter now advises Congress, the defense industry and the military. He speaks on challenging assumptions and adapting to change.
First Female U.S. Navy Four-Star Admiral
A ground-breaking leader during her 35-year career in the U.S. Navy, Michelle Howard was the first woman to achieve the rank of four-star admiral and the first woman to be appointed to the position of vice chief of naval operations.
New York Times Bestselling Author, USAF Veteran, Former GOP Congressman, Intelligence & AI Expert
With a background in public service, military intelligence, counter-terrorism, counter-information, counter-radicalization and entrepreneurship, Denver Riggleman brings a unique perspective to every endeavor he undertakes.
Award-Winning Leader in the Human Side of Cyber Security
Dr Jessica Barker MBE is a best-selling author and international keynote speaker. An award-winning leader in the human side of cyber security, she has delivered face-to-face awareness sessions to over 50,000 people in over 25 countries.
CNN Commentator & Bloomberg Administration Head of Disaster Response
Jarrod Neal Bernstein is a seasoned executive with over a decade of experience counseling a wide range of institutions with complex organizational structures. He served in the both Bloomberg and Obama Administrations in senior Community Outreach and Counter-terrorism positions.
Former US Senator & Ambassador
Known as a builder of political bridges with deep expertise in both the public and private sector, Ambassador Scott Brown speaks from more than 30 years of experience as a diplomat, senator, military officer, trade negotiator and bestselling author.
Former Head of Offensive Cyber Research at Raytheon
FC is the author of the bestselling book How I rob banks, and advises organisations on how to create a secure, safe environment.
Decorated Clandestine Officer
Intelligence poacher-turned-gamekeeper, Shawnee Delaney is a decorated Intelligence Officer, licensed Private Investigator, and an Insider Threat Expert and Founder of Vaillance Group.
President of Colombia (2018-2022), Writer, Philanthropist & Entrepreneur
President of Colombia (2018-2022); a global expert in security, sustainability, conservation, green finance, and energy transition.
Acclaimed Author & Expert on Strategic Leadership
Through The Eisenhower Group, Inc, a company she founded more than thirty years ago, Ms. Eisenhower has used her extensive domestic and geopolitical experience to help Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies untangle the issues they face in meeting the challenges of a rapidly changing world.
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.
White House Advisor on ISIS & the Middle East
One of the most respected experts on the Middle East, Robert Malley was the Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and Gulf Regions and Senior Advisor to the President for the Counter-ISIS campaign.
Author & Founder of Moral Courage TV
Professor Irshad Manji role models the key teaching of moral courage: that doing the right thing in the face of our fears makes us whole. A senior fellow at the USC, she is an educator at heart.
Best-Selling Author & Son of Pablo Escobar
Sebastian Marroquín is the son of the late Colombian drug lord, Pablo Escobar. Marroquín has come out of the shadows to share his personal story in his best-selling book, Pablo Escobar: My Father.
Former Head of the TSA
Best known for transforming the TSA from a widely criticized entity into a specialized counterterrorism agency, Admiral Peter Neffenger spearheaded one of the public sector’s most hailed turnarounds.
ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent
Martha Raddatz is ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent and co-anchor of This Week with George Stephanopoulos. She has covered national security, foreign policy and politics for decades.
Private Investigator Turned Nazi Hunter
Steven Rambam is the founder and CEO of Pallorium, Inc., a licensed Investigative Agency with offices and affiliates worldwide.
Senior Advisor for National Security
As the senior advisor for national security at the New America Foundation, Ricks spent time in Iraq and wrote a bestseller. He also won the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the US military and counterterrorism.
Award-Winning Journalist
Speaker Josh Rushing has gone from US Marine Corps Captain to military correspondent and analyst for Al Jazeera English to author of Mission Al Jazeera.
Chilean-American Influencer & Award-Winning Global Threats Expert
In her professional career, the single mother and regional counsel of a Fortune 10 faced times of tremendous adversity while confronting international organized crime including her overseas abduction while on company business.
Expert on the Russian Intelligence Community
A key source of the bestseller, American Kompromat, and a renowned expert on the Russian intelligence community, Shvets offers unique insights into the personalities, culture, motivations, and goals of President Putin and his inner circle.
Cybersecurity Expert & CEO, The Sileo Group
John Sileo left hi-tech consulting to launch a software startup in the earliest stages of cloud computing. Six successful years, a multimillion-dollar business and two precious daughters later, he lost the business and his wealth to cybercrime.
Former US Ambassador to NATO (2021-2024)
Ambassador Julianne Smith is a distinguished national security expert with over two decades of experience in U.S. and European defense policy, transatlantic relations and geostrategic risk.
International Relations Expert
A successful negotiator, speaker Javier Solana is known for his role in developing international relations for over two decades. He is a former NATO and EU Secretary General.
Chief Data Officer & Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management & Former NSA Senior Executive
Rachel Wilson spent the first 15 years of her career at the National Security Agency (NSA). Over the course of her NSA career, she held several key senior executive level leadership positions. From 2008-2010, she ran NSA’s counterterrorism operations.
Legal Advisor to NSA Whistleblower, Edward Snowden
Ben Wizner is the director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Most prominently, since 2013 he has been the principal legal advisor to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Foreign & Security Policy Expert
The former president of the World Bank and former US Deputy Secretary of Defense of Policy, speaker Paul Wolfowitz is a crucial voice in foreign and security policy.
Hamas Whistleblower, Star of The Green Prince
Mosab Hassan Yousef is the bestselling author of The Son of Hamas, as well as the star of the film, The Green Prince, which chronicles his intense journey as a spy for the Israeli Shin Bet against Hamas.
Founder of the Arab American Institute
Speaker James Zogby is founder and president of Arab American Institute and hosts the award-winning Viewpoint with James Zogby.