CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference Speakers: Leaders Shaping Modern Security

CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference Speakers: Leaders Shaping Modern Security

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Kevin Surace, Internationally Recognized Futurist/Visionary/Inventor on Disruptive Innovation & Generative AI, Keynote Speaker at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Keynote Speaker
Kevin Surace
Internationally Recognized Futurist/Visionary/Inventor on Disruptive Innovation & Generative AI
Michael Adams, Group VP, CISO, Docusign, Speaker at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker
Michael Adams
Group VP, CISODocusign
Selim Aissi, CEO & CSO, AGA, Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee
Selim Aissi
CEO & CSOAGA
Robert S. Allen, Global CISO & Responsible AI Officer, Gallagher, Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee
Robert S. Allen
Global CISO & Responsible AI OfficerGallagher
Jason Clark, Chief Strategy Officer, Cyera
Keynote Speaker
Jason Clark
Chief Strategy OfficerCyera
Edna Conway, Chief Operations & Risk Officer, TPO Group, Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee
Edna Conway
Chief Operations & Risk OfficerTPO Group
Mignona Cote, Former CISO, Infor & NetApp, Speaker, Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker, Hall of Fame Inductee
Mignona Cote
Former CISOInfor & NetApp
Juan Gomez-Sanchez, VP, Cyber Resilience, McLane Company, Inc., Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee
Juan Gomez-Sanchez
VP, Cyber ResilienceMcLane Company, Inc.
Renee Guttmann, Former Fortune 50 CISO, Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee
Renee Guttmann
Former Fortune 50 CISO
Malcolm Harkins, Chief Security and Trust Officer, HiddenLayer, Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee
Malcolm Harkins
Chief Security and Trust OfficerHiddenLayer
Vaughn Hazen, CISO, CN Rail, Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee
Vaughn Hazen
CISOCN Rail
Barry Hensley, CSO, Brown & Brown, Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee
Barry Hensley
CSOBrown & Brown
Sohail Iqbal
Speaker
Sohail Iqbal
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)Veracode
Tera Ladner, Deputy Global CISO, Aflac, Speaker at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker
Tera Ladner
Deputy Global CISOAflac
Upendra Mardikar, CISO, TIAA, Speaker at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker
Upendra Mardikar
CISOTIAA
Lisa Plaggemier, Executive Director, National Cybersecurity Alliance, Speaker at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker
Lisa Plaggemier
Executive DirectorNational Cybersecurity Alliance
Susanne Senoff, CISO, Conga, formerly PROS, Speaker at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker
Susanne Senoff
CISOConga, formerly PROS
Yoni Shohet
Speaker
Yoni Shohet
Co-Founder and CEOValence Security
Jen Spencer, VP Privacy Compliance, NRC Health, Speaker at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker
Jen Spencer
VP Privacy ComplianceNRC Health
Jeff Trudeau, VP, CSO & CIO, Chime, Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee
Jeff Trudeau
VP, CSO & CIOChime
Keith Turpin, CISO, The Friedkin Group, Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee
Keith Turpin
CISOThe Friedkin Group
Dustin Wilcox, CISO, S&P Global, Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Speaker, CSO Hall of Fame Inductee
Dustin Wilcox
CISOS&P Global
Sanaz Yashar
Speaker
Sanaz Yashar
Co-Founder & CEOZafran Security
Seth Fogie, Director Information Security, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation, Innovation Showcase Presenter at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Innovation Showcase Presenter
Seth Fogie
Director Information SecurityBaptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
Bob Bragdon, Publisher Emeritus, CSO Online, Host & Moderator at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Host & Moderator
Bob Bragdon
Publisher EmeritusCSO Online
Dan Roberts, Host, Tech Whisperers Podcast; CEO,, Ouellette & Associates, Moderator at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference
Moderator
Dan Roberts
Host, Tech Whisperers Podcast; CEO,Ouellette & Associates