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David Sheidlower, CISSP, CISM, is Vice President and Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer for Turner Construction Company. He has been a security officer in multiple industries including Health Care and Financial Services. He has served on the policy committee of the State of New York Health Information Network and on the Alameda County Long Term Care planning committee. He is currently on the editorial advisory board of Security Current and the advisory board for Rutgers University's Cybersecurity Certification program. Having provided Security leadership in both regulated and non-regulated settings, David focuses on the factors that measure an organization's security posture and how to mature that posture. He has combined the implementation of technical controls with the development of a security-aware culture within organizations. He has published articles on many security topics, including the NIST Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. Most recently, he was the lead author of the CISOS Connect ebook on Vulnerability Management. He holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master's from St. Mary's College of California. Turner is a North America-based, international construction services company and is a leading builder in diverse market segments. The company has earned recognition for undertaking large, complex projects, fostering innovation, embracing emerging technologies, and making a difference for their clients, employees and community. With a staff of 10,000 employees, the company completes $12 billion of construction on 1,500 projects each year. Turner offers clients the accessibility and support of a local firm with the stability and resources of a multi-national organization.

As SVP Americas at Virsec, Jason brings with him more than 20 years of go-to-market cyber security leadership and strategy experience at global technology companies. Jason previously served as Duo Security's VP Americas Sales, where he played a critical role in building up Duo as a unicorn in its marketplace. Jason grew annual sales from just a few million dollars to more than $75 million ARR over a period of three years, structured Duo's sales operation for enterprise and Fortune 100 companies, and expanded its sales team from two to 165 employees, priming the company for its acquisition by Cisco Systems Inc. for $2.35 billion.

Paul Raines is the Chief Information Security Officer for the United Nations Development Programme. In that capacity he is responsible for managing the cyber-security and disaster recovery planning for the Organisation’s 177 locations around the world. His unit is the first and only United Nations unit to be ISO 9001, ISO 20000 and ISO 27001 certified. His information security unit has won international awards for outstanding performance including an Honors Laureate award from Computer World magazine in 2013 and a 6 time winner of the CSO50 award from CSO magazine—more than any other organisation since the award was established. The CSO award honors the top 50 cybersecurity organisations in the world for business value and thought leadership. In 2020 his unit won a Future Edge 50 award from CIO magazine for technological innovation in developing an incident response and threat hunting platform. Finally, Computer World magazine has twice selected Mr. Raines for its Premier 100 award for being among the 100 most influential IT leaders in the world. Prior to UNDP, Mr. Raines worked for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) where he, as well as other members of the organisation, was a joint recipient the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. Prior to working for the United Nations he was the Chief Informations Security Officer for Bloomberg LP, Barclays Capital and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. For relaxation he enjoys opera, Shakespearean plays, French wine and sometimes just sitting in a cafe with an espresso and pain au chocolat reading a good book on Roman history.

Greg Berry is the Cyber Security Officer for Odyssey Group, one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance and specialty insurance operating through five Divisions: North America, Latin America, EuroAsia, London Market and U.S. Insurance. Greg and his team are responsible for data and infrastructure security, monitoring and compliance. Additionally, he teaches graduate studies as an Adjunct Professor at Sacred Heart University. During his 30+ year career in IT, Greg has worked primarily in the Insurance, Healthcare and Government spaces, including four years as an independent consultant. He earned a Master of Science degree in Computer Science (sub-specialty in Security) from the NSA-certified Capella University and an MPA degree from the University of Oklahoma. He holds certifications from ISC2 and ISACA, including the prestigious Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) designations. Previously, Greg spent 20 years in military service, as a United States Marine, serving in various U.S. and Far East locations.

Deep technical expert in security, cryptocurrency, mobility, cloud computing, and surrounding technologies. Worked with Global 2,000 customers for the past 25 years and is well versed in global IT and customs. Job experience background comes from the financial, healthcare, telecommunications, and software vendor verticals. Deep technical experience in networking, mobile, storage, compute infrastructure, programming, and security. Extensive work with C-Level individuals on a daily basis. Specialties: Enterprise Security, Mobility, Enterprise Architecture and Software Sales. Previously head senior technical roles at Signal Sciences, Mobile Iron and Varonis.

Sanjiv is currently the Chief Business Officer for Cambridge Technology Inc., a fast growing venture focused on augmenting and extending humans in the enterprise through operationalized AI. Prior to CTI, Sanjiv was a Sr. Principal at Deloitte where he led Operations Transformation for Banking & Capital Markets and was a co-founder of the Center for Process Bionics. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs in Operations where he led the Division’s “Industrialization” transformation as well as the Business Architecture, Technology Strategy, Design Services and Project Portfolio Management functions globally. Sanjiv has a successful track record of launching, managing and scaling technology-driven ventures. Sanjiv holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.

As a transformational executive with an unparalleled vision for technology and agility, John has a strong track record of surpassing ambitious business goals and timelines while delivering large-scale innovative technology solutions to growing organizations. He has consistently positioned companies for success, delivering on ROI and savings while building highperforming teams that demonstrate dedication to operational excellence. In his most recent role, John was appointed Global Chief Information Officer for MDC Partners and was responsible for leading the Group’s IT transformation in preparation for the merger with The Stagwell Group. His responsibilities included consolidating, centralizing, and standardizing all IT services and systems to drive efficiency and savings, modernizing existing technology platforms, enhancing security, and strengthening the strategic cloud investment to improve collaboration between networks and agencies. John accelerated the transformation and in less than one year successfully delivered $25M in operational savings. He built a state-of-the-art cloud-based office space at One WTC, which was designed to drive collaboration between 13 of the Group’s agencies and set the standard blueprint on future consolidations and buildouts. In conjunction, he also centralized all IT Talent under a single P&L and launched GTG (Global Technology Group); a unified service provider to all agencies. John’s strategy helped the organization navigate challenging and evolving technology demands during a global pandemic, which resulted in 5000 global employees being able to work remotely seamlessly without any disruption to the business. John’s efforts largely contributed to help position the merger for success, driving the stock price from $1.97 to $9.20, and ultimately grew the company from a $1B market cap to $2B. John previously served as Vice President of Global Technology at MDC, where he delivered $2M in operational savings for MDC Corporate and architected the Group’s global transformation strategy. Prior to MDC, John was with WPP Group for 10 years, where he started out as an IT Engineer at Y&R and left as the Head of IT for the Americas, overseeing all technology aspects for the business. John has a degree in Computer Science from the Technology Institute of Greece and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business and Communications from St. John’s University.