2025 CSO Conference & Awards Speakers

2025 CSO Conference & Awards Speakers

The 2025 CSO Conference & Awards proudly showcased an impressive lineup of top cyber security experts and thought leaders who shared invaluable insights and cutting-edge strategies. The full 2026 speaker lineup will be announced soon, stay tuned for details.

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Alex Weber, Peak Performance Expert & American Ninja Warrior, Keynote Speaker at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Keynote Speaker
Alex Weber
Peak Performance Expert & American Ninja Warrior
Meg Anderson, VP & CISO (retired), Principal Financial Group, 2025 Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
2025 Hall of Fame Inductee
Meg Anderson
VP & CISO (retired)Principal Financial Group
Pyry Åvist
Speaker
Pyry Åvist
CTO and Co-FounderHoxhunt
Bob Bruns, CISO, Avanade, 2025 Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
2025 Hall of Fame Inductee
Bob Bruns
CISOAvanade
Craig Buesing, CISO, Gates Corporation, Speaker at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Speaker
Craig Buesing
CISOGates Corporation
Mignona Cote, SVP, CISO, Infor, 2025 Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
2025 Hall of Fame Inductee
Mignona Cote
SVP, CISOInfor
Jonathan Chow, CISO, Genesys, 2025 Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
2025 Hall of Fame Inductee
Jonathan Chow
CISOGenesys
Jason Clark, Chief Strategy Officer, Cyera
Speaker
Jason Clark
Chief Strategy OfficerCyera
Frank DePaola, VP, CISO, Enpro, Speaker, Digital Poster Presenter at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Speaker, Digital Poster Presenter
Frank DePaola
VP, CISOEnpro
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
Lior Div, CEO & Co-Founder of 7AI
Speaker
Lior Div
CEO & Co-Founder7AI
Mike Gordon, SVP & CISO, McDonald’s, 2025 Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
2025 Hall of Fame Inductee
Mike Gordon
SVP & CISOMcDonald’s
Ron Green, Cybersecurity Fellow/Former CSO, Mastercard, 2025 Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
2025 Hall of Fame Inductee
Ron Green
Cybersecurity Fellow/Former CSOMastercard
Marcus Johnston, SVP, CISO, Precisely, Speaker at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Speaker
Marcus Johnston
SVP, CISOPrecisely
Dave Ruedger, BISO, Product Security, Precisely, Speaker at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Speaker
Dave Ruedger
BISO, Product SecurityPrecisely
Yoni Shohet
Speaker
Yoni Shohet
Co-Founder and CEOValence Security
Raj Singh, North America CISO, Sagility, Speaker at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Speaker
Raj Singh
North America CISOSagility
Jen Spencer, VP Privacy Compliance, NRC Health, Speaker at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Speaker
Jen Spencer
VP Privacy ComplianceNRC Health
Chelsea Strong
Speaker
Chelsea Strong
CROHiddenLayer
Marnie Wilking, CSO, Booking.com, 2025 Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
2025 Hall of Fame Inductee
Marnie Wilking
CSOBooking.com
Tim Youngblood, CISO in Residence, Astrix Security, Speaker at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Speaker
Tim Youngblood
CISO in ResidenceAstrix Security
Jesu Anthony, Business Information Security Officer, HGS, Digital Poster Presenter at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Digital Poster Presenter
Jesu Anthony
Business Information Security OfficerHGS
Laura Brown, Senior Director, Information Security, ReSource Pro, Digital Poster Presenter at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Digital Poster Presenter
Laura Brown
Senior Director, Information SecurityReSource Pro
Richard Cardenas, Principal Security Engineer, Intel Corporation, Information Security, Digital Poster Presenter at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Digital Poster Presenter
Richard Cardenas
Principal Security EngineerIntel Corporation, Information Security
Seth Fogie, Director Information Security, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation, Digital Poster Presenter at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Digital Poster Presenter
Seth Fogie
Director Information SecurityBaptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
Martina Holma, Chief Customer Officer
Digital Poster Presenter
Martina Holma
Chief Customer OfficerHoxhunt
Henry Houle, COSMOS Information System Security Manager (ISSM), Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, Digital Poster Presenter at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Digital Poster Presenter
Henry Houle
COSMOS Information System Security Manager (ISSM)Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific
Sohail Iqbal
Speaker
Sohail Iqbal
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)Veracode
Jonathan Kennedy, SVP, Global CISO, InComm Payments, Digital Poster Presenter at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Digital Poster Presenter
Jonathan Kennedy
SVP, Global CISOInComm Payments
Cam Kracke, CISO, Prime Therapeutics, Digital Poster Presenter at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Digital Poster Presenter
Cam Kracke
CISOPrime Therapeutics
Stavros Mitrogiannopoulos, Senior Manager, Security Services, Sitecore, Digital Poster Presenter at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Digital Poster Presenter
Stavros Mitrogiannopoulos
Senior Manager, Security ServicesSitecore
Arturo Efe Morales, Art Director, National Cybersecurity Alliance, Digital Poster Presenter at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Digital Poster Presenter
Arturo Efe Morales
Art DirectorNational Cybersecurity Alliance
Matthew Orbino, Deputy CISO, Gates Corporation, Digital Poster Presenter at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Digital Poster Presenter
Matthew Orbino
Deputy CISOGates Corporation
Mandar Phalak
Digital Poster Presenter
Mandar Phalak
Sr. Director, Security Strategy and ProgramsDocusign
Nate Rollings_Zafran
Speaker
Nathan Rollings
CISOZafran Security
Pooja Srivastava, Lead- Human Centric Security, Genpact, Digital Poster Presenter at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Digital Poster Presenter
Pooja Srivastava
Lead- Human Centric SecurityGenpact
Jessvin_Thomas_Auguria
Speaker
Jessvin Thomas
SYN Ventures PartnerAuguria
Siva Vadakandra, Director, Infrastructure Security & Network, Zuora, Digital Poster Presenter at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Digital Poster Presenter
Siva Vadakandra
Director, Infrastructure Security & NetworkZuora
Jesse Whyte, Director, Cybersecurity Defense, Penn Medicine, Digital Poster Presenter at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Digital Poster Presenter
Jesse Whyte
Director, Cybersecurity DefensePenn Medicine
Bob Bragdon, Publisher Emeritus, CSO Online, Host & Moderator at the 2026 CSO Conference & Awards
Host & Moderator
Bob Bragdon
Publisher EmeritusCSO Online