CSO Conference 2025: Meet the Speakers

The 2025 CSO Conference & Awards proudly featured a lineup of top cybersecurity experts and thought leaders who delivered invaluable insights and cutting-edge knowledge. The 2025 conference speakers are set to bring a wealth of experience, innovative ideas, and unique perspectives that will be instrumental in shaping the future of our industry. 2025 speaker lineup coming soon.

Meet our 2025 executive speakers

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Keynote Speaker

Alex Weber

Peak Performance Expert & American Ninja Warrior

Frank Dickson is the Group Vice President for IDC’s Security & Trust research practice. In this role, he leads the team that delivers compelling research in the areas of Security Services; Information and Data Security; Endpoint Security; Trust; Governance, Risk & Compliance; Identity & Digital Trust; IoT Security; Network Security; Privacy & Legal Tech; Security Analytics; Video Surveillance; and, New for 2022, Application Security & Fraud. Topically, he provides thought leadership and guidance for clients on a wide range of security topics including ransomware and emerging products designed to protect transforming architectures and business models. Mr. Dickson joined IDC with 20 years of industry analyst experience examining a number of interrelated content domains including security, mobile, wireless, telecom, multimedia, computing, and semiconductors.

Speaker

Frank Dickson

Group Vice President, Security & TrustIDC

Moderator

Bob Bragdon

Publisher EmeritusCSO Online