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Select Partners

Select partners are top-tier sponsors of it summit who present sessions and are on-site and available for more information in the solution fair.

Gold partners

Gold partners are sponsors of it summit who are on-site and available for more information in the solution fair.

Bashar Abouseido – SVP, Chief Information Security Officer @ Charles Schwab

Bashar’s career spans 3 decades in IT having held Software Architect, Security Architect, Security & Risk Management roles leading to his current role for the last decade as SVP and CISO at Schwab.

Gary S. Chan – Security Mentalist and Speaker

Gary has decades of experience in security and is trained in behavioral profiling, conflict management, negotiation, interrogation, and mediation. He architected anti-fraud systems for state agencies, led the information security teams for a large-cap technology company, currently owns a security consulting company (Alfizo.com), currently leads the security teams for a large multi-state healthcare system, and was an evaluator and mentor for cybersecurity start-ups as part of a venture capital fund. He served as President of the FBI St. Louis Citizens Academy Alumni Association and Technology Officer for the Greater St. Louis Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He holds four security certifications and a degree in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from MIT.

Bashar Abouseido – SVP, Chief Information Security Officer @ Charles Schwab

Bashar’s career spans 3 decades in IT having held Software Architect, Security Architect, Security & Risk Management roles leading to his current role for the last decade as SVP and CISO at Schwab.

Kevin Richards – President, Cyber Risk Solutions @ X-Analytics

Vicky Bruce – Global Capability Manager, Cybersecurity Services @ Rockwell Automation

Cristian Rodriguez – Field CTO, Americas @ Crowdstrike

Cristian Rodriguez, Field CTO for the Americas at CrowdStrike, has been a trusted advisor to cybersecurity leaders across a range of industries including financial services, academic, and federal, state and local governments for 18 years. He has provided expertise and assistance to address the technical and business challenges executives face when investing in new cyber technologies, but more importantly, when implementing new policies around their investments.

As a mainstay at CrowdStrike for the past 8+ years, he’s contributed to various white papers on mapping to compliance standards such as NIST, PCI and HIPAA; and has lead Local Government and Healthcare SE programs. Previous roles include field and consulting systems engineering with the likes of Optiv, Websense (Forcepoint), and Zimperium.

Marc Spindt – VP of Service Delivery / Strategy Consultant @ SynerComm

Lisa Niles – Director of Solutions Integration @ SynerComm

Lisa Niles has over 30 years of experience working in security and networking. Lisa’s specialization is understanding the customers business needs and mapping to the correct security controls. 

Lisa experience provides for vast knowledge in many different network environments. The ability to understand business and technical needs and map to various different vendor solutions to achieve desired results. Lisa helps customers understand and improve their network security and implement Industry Best Practice Security Controls Frameworks such as CIS, NIST, PCI DSS, ISO. The ability to help customers integrate and navigate to Frameworks help customers mature, measure and validate their security environment. 

Marc Spindt – VP of Service Delivery / Strategy Consultant @ SynerComm

Marc Spindt – VP of Service Delivery / Strategy Consultant @ SynerComm

Bill Kiley – Software Architect @ SynerComm

Bill has been designing and developing web applications for 10+ years. He leads the software team at SynerComm in building the CASM® (Continuous Attack Surface Management) app and consults on software security. With a deep interest in data modeling, Bill enjoys solving problems with automation and building secure-by-design applications.

Isaac Trzebiatowski – Information Assurance Consultant @ SynerComm

Isaac brings more than 11 years of extensive experience in the Information Technology industry, with a dedicated focus on Security for the past 7 years.

Prior to joining SynerComm, Isaac held a position at a Fortune 500 Insurance company for 4 years, where he played a pivotal role in defensive and offensive security efforts. During this time, he spearheaded web application testing, penetration testing, and vulnerability management. Some of Isaac’s responsibilities included interfacing with stakeholders throughout the company, calculating risk based on internal environment knowledge, and developing and fine-tuning detection and alerting capabilities.

Dylan Webb – Sr. Information Assurance Consultant @ SynerComm

Dylan has over 13 years of experience as a full-time Penetration Tester and Information Security Consultant. Dylan began his IT career 17 years ago as a Systems Administrator which included the role of lead security technician. Prior to joining SynerComm, Dylan was a Senior Information Assurance Consultant where he conducted penetration tests, web application security assessments, and social engineering exercises.

Dylan also conducted product assessments while working at a Global Fortune 100 company in the Industrials sector. He interfaced with many different business units to conduct security assessments of the company’s products which included those used for Industrial Control Systems, Building Technology, and Healthcare/Medical devices.

Dylan Reuter – Information Assurance Consultant @ SynerComm

Dylan has been working in IT for 6 years. Prior to joining SynerComm, he worked as a software engineer, writing efficient and scalable multi-tenant software for an ERP company in the southern tech hub of Austin, Texas. During his time as a software engineer, Dylan worked professionally with several languages and technologies such as: Python, Perl, GoLang, JavaScript, SQL, and Rust. Dylan’s responsibilities later transitioned to cyber security and penetration testing. He is currently pursuing his Offensive Security Experienced Professional (OSEP) certification.

Alex Philiotis – Information Assurance Consultant @ SynerComm

Alex brings 3 years of consulting experience and just shy of two years of penetration testing experience. Alex started his career working in business consulting in 2019 shortly before receiving his bachelors from Loyola University Chicago. While working, Alex began pursuing offensive and information security as a passion on the side.

After leaving the business consulting world to further pursue offensive security, Alex earned his OSCP in early 2022, followed by his OSWP and OSWA in quick succession.

In his early career, Alex has built a broad and diverse set of security skills with a focus on external penetration testing. His certifications and education have provided him with a strong background in networking and web application assessments. 

Ryan Zagrodnik – Information Assurance Consultant @ SynerComm

Aaron Howell – Managing Consultant: Multi-Cloud Architecture & Innovations @ SynerComm

Aaron has over 15 years of information technology (IT) experience, operating in the complete lifecycle of Information Technology. He works on projects, designing and implementing multiple solutions across various platforms, supports and improves operations, and drives effective transitions to new infrastructure and technology. Aaron is a “Full Stack” consultant experienced with Scripting & Development, Cloud (AWS and Azure) & Systems, and Network & Security.

Andy Piché – Sr. Information Solutions Consultant @ SynerComm

Lisa Niles – Director of Solutions Integration @ SynerComm

Lisa Niles has over 30 years of experience working in security and networking. Lisa’s specialization is understanding the customers business needs and mapping to the correct security controls. 

Lisa experience provides for vast knowledge in many different network environments. The ability to understand business and technical needs and map to various different vendor solutions to achieve desired results. Lisa helps customers understand and improve their network security and implement Industry Best Practice Security Controls Frameworks such as CIS, NIST, PCI DSS, ISO. The ability to help customers integrate and navigate to Frameworks help customers mature, measure and validate their security environment. 

Lisa Niles – Director of Solutions Integration @ SynerComm

Lisa Niles has over 30 years of experience working in security and networking. Lisa’s specialization is understanding the customers business needs and mapping to the correct security controls. 

Lisa experience provides for vast knowledge in many different network environments. The ability to understand business and technical needs and map to various different vendor solutions to achieve desired results. Lisa helps customers understand and improve their network security and implement Industry Best Practice Security Controls Frameworks such as CIS, NIST, PCI DSS, ISO. The ability to help customers integrate and navigate to Frameworks help customers mature, measure and validate their security environment. 

Aaron Howell – Managing Consultant: Multi-Cloud Architecture & Innovations @ SynerComm

Aaron has over 15 years of information technology (IT) experience, operating in the complete lifecycle of Information Technology. He works on projects, designing and implementing multiple solutions across various platforms, supports and improves operations, and drives effective transitions to new infrastructure and technology. Aaron is a “Full Stack” consultant experienced with Scripting & Development, Cloud (AWS and Azure) & Systems, and Network & Security.

Andy Piché – Sr. Information Solutions Consultant @ SynerComm

Lisa Niles – Director of Solutions Integration @ SynerComm

Lisa Niles has over 30 years of experience working in security and networking. Lisa’s specialization is understanding the customers business needs and mapping to the correct security controls. 

Lisa experience provides for vast knowledge in many different network environments. The ability to understand business and technical needs and map to various different vendor solutions to achieve desired results. Lisa helps customers understand and improve their network security and implement Industry Best Practice Security Controls Frameworks such as CIS, NIST, PCI DSS, ISO. The ability to help customers integrate and navigate to Frameworks help customers mature, measure and validate their security environment. 

Lisa Niles – Director of Solutions Integration @ SynerComm

Lisa Niles has over 30 years of experience working in security and networking. Lisa’s specialization is understanding the customers business needs and mapping to the correct security controls. 

Lisa experience provides for vast knowledge in many different network environments. The ability to understand business and technical needs and map to various different vendor solutions to achieve desired results. Lisa helps customers understand and improve their network security and implement Industry Best Practice Security Controls Frameworks such as CIS, NIST, PCI DSS, ISO. The ability to help customers integrate and navigate to Frameworks help customers mature, measure and validate their security environment. 

Aaron Howell – Managing Consultant: Multi-Cloud Architecture & Innovations @ SynerComm

Aaron has over 15 years of information technology (IT) experience, operating in the complete lifecycle of Information Technology. He works on projects, designing and implementing multiple solutions across various platforms, supports and improves operations, and drives effective transitions to new infrastructure and technology. Aaron is a “Full Stack” consultant experienced with Scripting & Development, Cloud (AWS and Azure) & Systems, and Network & Security.

Peter Giorgiutti – Channel & Services Sales @ Netbrain

My career professional goal in life is to get more people and companies to use data and the scientific method to improve their computer security, and I do so as the Data-Driven Defense Evangelist at KnowBe4, a security awareness education company. I am a 30+-year senior computer security consultant and cybersecurity architect specializing in general computer security, identity management, PKI, Windows computer security, host security, cloud security, honeypots, APT, and defending against hackers and malware. I have also written 13 books (9 solo, 4 co-written) and over 1,100 national magazine articles on computer security. I was the weekly computer security columnist for InfoWorld/CSO magazines from 2005 to 2019. I frequently get interviewed for radio shows (including NPR’s All Things Considered), podcasts, magazines (including Newsweek) and television. If I leave this world without having made the Internet a safer place for all people to compute, I have failed.

Tony Velada – Senior Channel Solutions Architect @ Infoblox

Tony Velada is a Senior Channel Solutions Architect at Infoblox. Prior to joining Infoblox, he was a Network Engineer at United Airlines, responsible for DNS, DHCP, and IPAM (DDI) across their entire global network, as well as load balancers and network change and configuration management (NCCM). He has over 20 years’ experience in corporate IT, with a focus on network architecture, network engineering, network operations, network tools engineering, and *NIX system administration.

Tom Cline – VP of Cyber Risk @ Skybox Security

15+ years of experience in technology consulting in cybersecurity domain and is an evangelist. His core competencies include – designing enterprise security solution framework to proactively protect organization sensitive data, mapping technology to business, and increasing operational IT efficiency. Tom is a trusted advisor to the CxO’s.

Toni Buhrke – Director of Sales Engineering @ Mimecast

For the last three years, Toni Buhrke has been a Director of Sales Engineering at Mimecast, and brings more than 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry to the role. Toni and her team are responsible for designing customized email security solutions for SLED and Enterprise customers, along with supporting National and Regional partners in the U.S. Prior to joining Mimecast, she was a Global Director of Systems Engineering at Forescout Technologies. During her 12-year tenure there, Toni and her team helped private and public sector organizations and channel partners architect and deploy network access solutions to protect complex networking environments. Throughout her career, Toni’s focus has always been on bridging the gap between technology and her customers. Toni has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). She is also very active in Women in Technology initiatives throughout the industry.

Colin Doyle – Global Enterprise Architect @ Juniper Networks

Colin Doyle represents the Enterprise perspective that informs Juniper’s Cloud-Ready DC strategy. Before Juniper, Colin managed a service delivery team at a partner VAR and before that, spent over a decade building JIT networks for global standards bodies. At Juniper, he applied his 20+ years of experience towards developing enablement tools, training new hires, providing strategic feedback for Enterprise solutions, and winning new logos as a major account SE.

Scott Singer – Senior Systems Engineer @ Extreme Networks

Scott Singer is a Senior Systems Engineer at Extreme Networks. In his 20+ years at Extreme Networks, he’s worked for four years on the Federal Team, 10+ years on the Enterprise Team, two years dedicated to K-12 customers, and has spent the last 3+ years supporting Extreme’s partners in the Central U.S. Prior to coming to Extreme Networks, Scott spent 10 years as a co-owner of a Cisco partner where was the CIO/CTO.

Kevin Flanagan – Sr. Director – Cloud Engagement @ Palo Alto Networks

Kevin Flanagan, CISSP, CISA, is the Senior Director for Global Cloud Engagement at Palo Alto Networks. Kevin has more than 25 years of security experience in leading the development of teams, building security programs, and designing security architectures for organizations of all sizes. His team is focused on leading organizations that are looking to improve their resilience as they take advantage of the agility and scale in the cloud.

At Palo Alto Networks, Kevin leads a team of Cloud Engagement Directors that work with the largest organizations across the globe to architect and accelerate security as they continue to evolve and transform their organization throughout the code, build, deploy, and run lifecycle.

Gabe Schuyler – Channel Solutions Engineer @ Wiz

Gabe works as a Channel Solutions Engineer at Wiz, Inc., and hails from Austin, TX. He has decades of experience in the field of cybersecurity and is an enthusiastic proponent of DevSecOps. Prior to Wiz, he worked at Palo Alto Networks, PuppetLabs, and Sony Computer Entertainment. (He’s in the credits of over twenty video games!) Off the clock, he tinkers with wireless communications, picks locks (poorly), and advocates for the application of technology towards positive social change.

Steve Walker – Principal Partner Solutions Engineer @ Semperis

Steve Walker, Principal Partner Solutions Engineer at Semperis, has helped build global platforms for some of the world’s largest organizations. He was a member of Product Engineering at Microsoft, where he worked on perhaps the best-known software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution platform: Office365. Steve was also the primary technical resource behind Fortune #1’s move to the Microsoft cloud. Through this expertise, Steve formed a keen awareness of the systemic risks inherent in today’s hybrid identity environments. Organizations of all sizes depend on Microsoft Active Directory (AD), which underpins the vast majority of today’s technology stacks. In his role at Semperis, Steve now helps global organizations protect their AD environments from ransomware and other cyberattacks.

Kaylee Burns – Solutions Engineer @ Recorded Future

Engineer with 5+ years experience in leading Incident Response and building an effective security program. She graduated from University of Arizona’s NSA designated Center of Academic Excellence in digital forensics and cyber defense.

Adam Bauer – Director of Information Security @ Milwaukee Brewers

Cybersecurity Director responsible for investigating and recovering from network intrusions, ransomware/data-breach incidents, insider threats, and other technology-based malicious activities. Setting policy, procedure and incident response for the organization.

By Phone:

1. Call 1-800-729-7244