John’s exceptional career spans 26 years with the FBI, including as Deputy Director. Post-9/11, John led key initiatives in counterterrorism and national security operations. Later, being nominated as TSA Administrator by President Obama and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate, he introduced new risk-based security approaches, reshaping airport security for millions. In 2010, Pistole was awarded the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal by the Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).

As CIO of the U.S. Air Force (USAF), General Bender oversaw a $17B IT portfolio, spearheading modern cybersecurity practices, introducing key roles like CISO and CDO in the DoD. At USAF, he also led communications training and global deployment efforts for 21,000 personnel in Baghdad. As SVP at Leidos, his leadership grew revenues from $10B to $15B. He has held advisory roles with major organizations, including Samsung, AFCEA International, Cylance and others, shaping the intersection of defense and technology.

Dave Lewis has over 30 years of industry experience, with extensive experience in IT security operations and management, including including roles at Duo Security, Akamai, and Cisco. Dave is currently the Global Advisory CISO for 1Password. He is also the founder of the security site Liquidmatrix Security Digest & podcast. Lewis also serves on the advisory board for the Black Hat Sector Security Conference in Canada, the CFP review board for 44CON in the UK and as an advisor to Sightline Security.

Jeff brings over 25 years of experience in IT, security, and engineering across both private and public sectors. As the former CTO at the FBI, he led to the delivery of a groundbreaking case management system, significantly enhancing the agency’s threat awareness capabilities. His leadership at the FBI is recognized as a case study in exceptional agile development processes. As former VP at United States Postal Service (USPS), he led over 1200 employees, governance of the IT platforms, and championed operational resilience and efficiency. 

With over 25 years of experience, Bob’s journey began in 1999, building encryption systems and pioneering network data flows to detect cyber threats. As the first Security Monitoring lead at Verizon Wireless, he spearheaded multi-million-dollar projects that safeguarded over 100 million customers as well as tens of thousands of Verizon's employees. At the time, Bob oversaw one of North America’s largest botnet monitoring programs. A sought-after keynote speaker, Bob has presented at the IMF, CES, and across Europe, sharing insights with global leaders.

Erik has built global information security programs from the ground up as CISO for American Axle & Manufacturing and as Head of Information Security at Penske Automotive Group, while championing security as a game changing differentiator in driving business results. Erik's extensive expertise includes being President and CEO of CXO Xchange, holding a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Information Assurance from Walsh College, Executive MBA from the University of Michigan, and being certified as a CISSP, GPEN, GWAPT and CCSK.