2023

Frederick E. Dicks has over 15 years experience in Cyber Security experience across various industriesand roles that include the Department of Defense, Charter Communications, EY, and MUFG Bank. Fred isknown for implementing proactive and pragmatic approaches to address CyberSecurity risks andcultivate mature and replicable security practices at scale.Currently at Wells Fargo, Fred coaches leaders and […]

Rick Doten is VP, Information Security at Centene Corporation, and CISO of Carolina Complete Health based in Charlotte, NC. Rick supports both the NC health plan and corporate Centene in a cybersecurity leadership role. Among recent accomplishments, Rick worked as Virtual CISO supporting international companies, including developing and maturing the IT security program at a […]

Thor Draper is a Principal/Director at Booz Allen, he oversees the firm’s Commercial Enterprise Hardening, Attack Surface Management and Zero Trust Cyber practice, delivering capabilities that help commercial clients reduce operational and business risk. He joined the firm in 2012, bringing more than 35+ years of industry leadership experience in information technology (IT) across various […]

Kellen Dwyer is co-leader of Alston & Bird’s National Security & Digital Crimes Team. He previously served in the Justice Department in cyber and national security roles. As an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, he prosecuted, through conviction and appeal, dozens of cases involving hacking, wiretapping, national security, intellectual property, fraud, […]

Hunter Ely serves as the SLED Field Strategist within the SLED ProgramsOfficeHunter has served in operational, tactical, and strategic roles within majorresearch universities as well as health science centers.Over the past 20 years, Hunter has held positions within networking,infrastructure, and security organizations including cyber forensics, salesengineering, and leadership positions.Hunter comes to Palo Alto Networks with […]

Dr. Richard Ford is the Chief Technology Officer of Praetorian. He has over 25 years’ experiencein computer security, working with both offensive and defensive technology solutions. Duringhis career, Ford has held positions with Cyren, Forcepoint, Virus Bulletin, IBM Research, andNTT Verio. In addition to work in the private sector, he has also worked in academia, […]

Erin Frazer-Schardt is Cybersecurity Counsel in the Technology Group of Truist’s Legal Department. They provide legal support to Corporate Cyber Security and advise the enterprise on cyber legal matters. Before joining Truist, Erin was Corporate Counsel for Data Privacy and Information Governance at SVB and Assistant General Counsel at Amwins Group. In each of these […]

Dr. Carrie Gates joined Bank of America in October 2018 as a Senior Vice President in Global Information Security. She has established a research program, working in partnership with universities to pursue longer term, higher risk research in the security space that has the potential to improve the bank’s security posture. Her current portfolio includes […]

John Ghose is a former federal cybercrime prosecutor who currently serves as Partner at VeraSafe, a global cybersecurity and data privacy advisory firm, where he leads North American commercial operations. Prior to joining VeraSafe, John worked in-house at Microsoft as Principal Corporate Counsel with the Business and Regulatory Investigations team, where he managed global anti-corruption […]

Chris has 25 years of business and technology leadership experience in both early-stage, high-growth startups and large, global banks. He developed expertise in digital banking and consumer payment systems with over 15 years of leading distributed technology and product teams. His transition to entrepreneurship most recently included co-founding and leading startups over the last decade. […]