INFOSEC 2024 Keynote Speakers
Edna Conway
CEO, EMC Advisors
Edna Conway is CEO of EMC Advisors, providing board and advisory services to enterprises and governments globally on technology, security, risk management and supply chain resilience. She most recently served as Microsoft’s VP, Chief Security & Risk Officer for Cloud Infrastructure, responsible for the security and resilience of the cloud infrastructure upon which Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud business operates. Previously, Conway served as Cisco’s Chief Security Officer, Global Value Chain, was a partner in an international private legal practice and served as Assistant Attorney General for the State of New Hampshire. She holds an AB from Barnard College, a law degree from the University of Virginia and additional credentials from MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, and New York University.
Conway is an advisor to capital investment organizations, has served on over a dozen boards, is an inductee into Fortune’s Most Powerful Women and recipient of Barnard College’s 2019 Distinguished Alumna Award. She also serves on the NYU Tandon School of Engineering Cyber Fellows Advisory Council, as faculty for the Carnegie Mellon University CISO Program and IANS Research and is a Sr. Non-resident Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Ted Harrington
Executive Partner, Independent Security Evaluators (ISE)
Ted Harrington runs Independent Security Evaluators (ISE), the elite security researchers who pioneered car hacking, were first to exploit the iPhone, first to exploit Android OS, pioneered medical device hacking, and run hacking event IoT Village. Since inception in 2005 out of the PhD program at The Johns Hopkins University, ISE has served technology pioneers such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Disney, Qualcomm and many more as their trusted security advisor.
If your problems include difficulty understanding how attackers think, how they operate, and how they break systems; if you want to actually achieve security excellence (as opposed to just meeting a minimum, or being “compliant”); if you aren’t yet sure whether your approach is effective or if your security investments are good ones; if you’re concerned about how expensive, difficult, and uncertain security is; if you need to demonstrate to your customers, shareholders, board, and industry that you take security seriously and are worthy of their trust & business … Ted is the security expert for you.
Ted is represented exclusively by the BrightSight Group.
INFOSEC 2024 Featured Speaker
Jerich Beason
CISO, WM
Jerich has established leading cybersecurity programs to protect national assets and currently serves as the CISO at WM. With previous leadership roles at Capital One, Lockheed Martin, RSA, and Deloitte, he has extensive experience in advising on cybersecurity strategy and program development. As a trusted advisor, Jerich has enhanced the cybersecurity postures of executives within the federal government and Fortune 500 companies. Recognized as a thought leader, he contributes to education as a LinkedIn Learning instructor, chairs the SANS Leadership Summit, and engages with the cybersecurity community through speaking engagements, panels, and publications. Additionally, he serves as a board advisor to various security startups, shaping the future of cybersecurity innovation.