Tia is known for her contributions, she has earned numerous awards, including SC Media's Outstanding Educator and the SANS Difference Makers People’s Choice Award for Team Leader of the Year. Tia is the Founder of Empow(H)er Cybersecurity and a board member of Cyversity, advocating for diversity in cybersecurity. Tia has more than two decades of experience in IT and cybersecurity. She's an adjunct professor, women's tackle football coach, keynote speaker, published author, and LinkedIn Learning Instructor. 

A recognized authority for building cybersecurity, fraud, and data analytics solutions, Laz has decades of executive experience leading and supporting some of the largest cybersecurity programs in financial services, technology, retail, hospitality, and transportation verticals. Laz is no stranger to working with and advising Boards of Directors, exec staff, individuals, emerging tech companies, venture capitalists, and regulator communities about cybersecurity and technology trends.
 

Keyaan J Williams has been building and running cybersecurity and privacy programs for more than two decades. He spent many years at many departments of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta before starting his own global consulting firm. In addition to his day job, Keyaan actively serves as a board member for commercial and non-profit companies around the world. He also regularly shares interesting insights on LinkedIn based on ideas he has published in books and professional journals.

Caroline’s close and practical information security knowledge stems from her broad experience as a Cigital consultant, a Symantec product manager, and day-to-day leadership roles at eBay and Zynga. Caroline also hosts the Humans of InfoSec podcast, teaches cybersecurity courses on LinkedIn Learning and has authored the popular textbook Security Metrics, A Beginner's Guide. Caroline holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and computer sciences from UC Berkeley and a certificate in finance and accounting from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Malcolm Harkins is the Chief Security & Trust Officer at HiddenLayer.  In addition, Malcolm spends a great deal of time in the industry focused on policy and thought leadership in security, but also the ethics around technology risk, social responsibility, total cost of controls, and driving more industry accountability. He is also an independent board member and advisor to organizations.  Previously Malcolm was the Chief Security and Trust Officer for Cymatic, Cylance Inc, and Chief Security and Privacy Officer at Intel Corporation. 

Anita Lynch is dedicated to making life better and business more resilient through technology, operations and data. Her expertise includes implementing digital transformation, finding positive solutions that benefit all stakeholders to mitigate risk, and increasing shareholder value. She identifies smart investments that protect and leverage data to maximize profitability, and ultimately adds value to corporations at all stages.

Cathryn is passionate about empowering others to reach their full potential and create wealth in all areas of their lives. She has over 30 years of experience as a business owner, coach, and consultant. As a speaker and author, Cathryn has hosted over 250 events, including galas and conferences, and she has been a regular guest on NBC. She has authored books on health, revenue generation and networking. Two of her books have reached the #1 best-selling rank on Amazon. As a business development consultant she is helping leaders and organizations grow exponentially.