2017

Biography Ehab Al-Shaer is a Professor in Computer Science, the director of the Cyber Defense and Network Assurability (CyberDNA) Center, and the director of NSF IUCRC Center on Security Configuration Analytics and Automation in UNC Charlotte. His area of research expertise includes security analytics and automation, auto-resiliency, configuration verification and hardening for enterprise and cloud […]

Biography Mr. Bailey is Special Counsel for National Security in the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section. He has prosecuted computer crime cases and routinely advises on cybersecurity, searching and seizing electronic evidence, and conducting electronic surveillance. He has managed DOJ cyber policy as Senior Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General for the National Security […]

Biography Tim Bhatt is currently the Chief Information Security Officer for Ally Financial where he is responsible for the strategy, execution, and operations for Information Security, IT Risk Management, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and Enterprise Architecture. Prior to this role, Bhatt served as the Chief Enterprise Architect for Ally Financial and Technology Executive for eCommerce […]

Biography An internationally-recognized expert in security, privacy, cloud computing and identity management Dan Blum leads and delivers consulting projects spanning multiple industries for Security Architects Partners. Formerly a Golden Quill award-winning VP and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner, he has led or contributed to projects such as: cloud security and privacy assessments, security organization and risk […]

Biography Blake started his career in DC after graduating UNC Charlotte and has worked for the likes of DHS, FBI, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, and GlaxoSmithKline, all over the world in designing and implementing cybersecurity strategies for their organization. Currently back in his hometown, Blake is an Information Security Architect for the Cybersecurity Program at […]

Biography Eric Boyette serves as Secretary and State Chief Information Officer for the North Carolina Department of Information Technology. He was appointed to this position in April 2017 and currently leads Statewide IT planning and operations. Boyette brings more than 20 years of experience in state government in various roles, with responsibilities ranging from technical […]

Biography Carl is an information security leader with seventeen years’ experience in the Cybersecurity field. He is a bits and bytes guy who wrote his first program in seventh grade. Since then, Carl learned firewalls, monitoring, certificate management and Active Directory through hands-on experience. He has spent the last thirteen years at Duke Energy architecting […]

Cyber Insurance Panel Bio: Roger Callahan has over 50 years of prior experience spanning executive management and engineering responsibilities within both the National Security community and the Financial Services industry. He served as the Director for Information Assurance in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (1995-1998). At […]

Biography Michelle is currently the VP of Client Development for HireNetworks, an IT executive recruiting and staffing firm based in Raleigh. She is a Certified Personnel Consultant with almost 20 years of experience in the executive technology search business. Prior employers include DCRI, a national personnel and employment services company, and the Sapient Corporation, a […]