The voices behind the vision
Experience the insights and inspirations of three visionary IT leaders.
Opening keynote speaker: Shelly Palmer
Shelly is a global authority on how technology shapes business and culture. As Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School and CEO of The Palmer Group, he helps Fortune 500 companies navigate the fast-changing worlds of media, marketing, and tech. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he created the acclaimed online course Generative AI for Execs and appears regularly on Fox 5’s Good Day New York, CNN, and CNBC. He also writes a top-rated daily newsletter and authored the #1 Amazon bestseller Blockchain – Cryptocurrency, NFTs & Smart Contracts.
Shelly is widely recognized for his clear, engaging insights, and his ability to help leaders comprehend the future of technology and its implications.
Thursday keynote speaker: Theresa Payton
Theresa Payton is a trailblazer in technology and cybersecurity, making history as the first female White House Chief Information Officer under President George W. Bush. She’s recognized as a foremost authority on secured digital transformation, AI and privacy, consulting Fortune 500 boards, CEOs, and technology executives to safeguard critical assets and navigate complex digital challenges.
Theresa is the go-to expert among network television news programs and other major media outlets for her broad cybercrime-fighting knowledge and ability to make complex technology understandable. She recently starred on the CBS TV reality show, “Hunted.” She’s also CEO and chief advisor of digital security firm Fortalice and a U.S. patent holder in security design.
Closing keynote speaker: Shola Richards
Shola Richards seeks to change the world by improving the ways we treat each other at work. He is CEO and Founder of Go Together Global® and author of the best-selling book, Civil Unity: The Radical Path to Transform Our Discourse, Our Lives and Our World. Shola’s work has been featured on the Today Show, Forbes, Black Enterprise, Complete Wellbeing India, Business Insider Australia, and his efforts to make the world a kinder place have earned him the nickname, “Brother Teresa”. Shola has shared his transformative message with Fortune 500 leaders, healthcare executives, university officials, motion picture execs and TEDx attendees. In September 2021, he was invited to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives on how to bring more civility to Congress. A work in progress.
Get even more inspired
Check out our lineup of experts speaking during the conference.
Aaron Gagnon
McKinsey & Company
Adrian Cheek
Flare
Aman Kaur
DataSnipper
Andrew Belsick
BDO
Aviral Srivastava
Amazon
Chris Knox
Microsoft
Chris Madeksho
University of Tennessee
Cole Padula
Cyberhaven
Debbie Lew
Kaiser Permanente
Erik Brandsberg
Heimdall Data
Erin Hamm
DataBee
Fabrizio Papi
Inter-American Development Bank
Gideon Rasmussen
Virtual CSO, LLC
Girish Redekar
Sprinto
Grace Beason
Guidewire Software
Iva Amos
Infosec
Dr. Jack Freund
Kovrr
Jake Bernardes
Anecdotes
Jeff Jarecki
Volta Inc.
Jeff Ladner
Onspring
Jim West
TopCyberPro.com
John Anthony Smith
Fenix24
Joshua Schiffman
HP Inc. on behalf of TCG
Juan Rodriguez
Whistic
Keatron Evans
Infosec - A Cengage Group Company
Lakmal Embuldeniya
EGUARDIAN
Mark Dargin
GuidePoint Security
Mark Thomas
Escoute Consulting
Mary Breslin
Verracy
Mary Carmichael
ISACA Vancouver Chapter
Matt Misiewicz
Learning Tree International
Michael Ratemo
Cyber Security Simplified
Milt Rosberg
Vanguard Integrity Professionals
Mohammed Khan
Baxter
Onatkut Varis
Deloitte
Onur Korucu
DataRep
Patrick Hayes
3rd Wave
Patrick Sullivan
A-LIGN
Pete Ortega
CAI
Priya Mouli
University of Alberta
Robert Clyde
ISACA
Roger Grimes
KnowBe4, Inc.
Samantha Siau
Anthropic
Scott Hubert
Cybral LLC
Shannon Lietz
IANS
Sharda Shetty
Asset Analytix
Shawn Loveland
Resecurity
Shelly Palmer
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University
Sidney Roper
Compyl
Stas Bojoukha
Compyl
Theresa Payton
Tim Brown
SolarWinds
Todd Fitzgerald
CISO SPOTLIGHT, LLC
Todd Gagnon
ISACA
Varun Prasad
BDO
William Englehaupt
Auditology.info