For over 25 years, Julie Cullivan has driven transformational go-to-market, technology, security, operational, and acquisition strategy for both public and pre-IPO companies. Most recently she was the Chief Technology and People Officer at Forescout Technologies where she was responsible for leading the company’s business model transformation, information technology strategy, production operations, and human resources. Prior to Forescout, Julie held executive positions at FireEye, Autodesk, McAfee, EMC, and Oracle. She was recognized as a Cybersecurity Woman of the Year 2020 by CSWY, a Woman of Influence 2019 by the Silicon Valley Business Journal, 2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors, and awarded the Bay Area CIO of the Year 2017. Julie is a recognized leader in both the technology and cyber-security field and a frequent speaker on topics including women in technology, security as a board room imperative, digital innovation, and building high impact teams. She serves on the Boards of Axon Enterprise, HeartFlow, OPSWAT, SADA Systems and AaDya Security and holds a BS in Finance from Santa Clara University.

Chuck Kesler brings over 30 years of IT and information security experience to his role as the CISO at Pendo, a SaaS company whose mission is to improve the world's experiences with software. Prior to joining Pendo in late 2018, he served as CISO for Duke Health for 7 years. His prior experience also includes managing Symantec’s Security Advisory Services consulting practice in the US. Chuck received an MBA and B.S. in Physics from NC State University, and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). He is also a graduate of Carnegie Mellon's CISO Certificate Program.

With over 20 years in the tech industry, Jennifer Minella has been helping security-conscious organizations solve network security challenges in meaningful ways. Combining master level network architecture skills with CISO and compliance experience, she continues this mission as Founder and Principal Advisor of Viszen Security. Jennifer (JJ) has lead strategic research and consulting for government, education, and mid-market up to Fortune-rated organizations. She's a published author, internationally-recognized speaker, analyst with IANS, and former board member and chairperson of (ISC)2. Jennifer's also known for introducing mindfulness-based leadership to individuals and organizations in infosec. And aside from meditation and security, she's a competitive powerlifter and dancer. She also loves Figment, the imagination dragon.

As Founder, CEO & Editor-in-chief of MediaOps, the company behind DevOps.com, Container Journal, Security Boulevard and Digital Anarchist, as well as co-founder of the DevOps Institute, Alan Shimel is attuned to the world of technology, particularly cloud, DevOps, security and open source. With almost 30 years of entrepreneurial experience, Alan has been instrumental in the success of several organizations. Shimel is an often-cited personality in the security and technology community and is a sought-after speaker at industry and government conferences and events. In addition to his writing, his DevOps Chat podcast, DevOps TV and Digital Anarchist audio and videos are widely followed. Alan attributes his success to a combination of a strong business background and a deep knowledge of technology. His legal background, long experience in the field, and New York street smarts combine to form a unique personality. Mr. Shimel is a graduate of St. Johns University with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics, and holds a JD degree from NY Law School.

Mathew Newfield is senior vice president and chief security and infrastructure officer (CSIO) of Unisys. It is responsible for delivering secure solutions that enable a company to serve its clients more effectively and for providing internal IT and security services across the enterprise. Mathew joined Unisys in March 2018 as the chief information security officer. He has more than 19 years of experience in Information Technology, with a focus on security, software-as-a-service operations, risk auditing and management, and international mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining Unisys, Mathew was the director of global managed security services for IBM, where he was responsible for delivery services in 133 countries and managed a staff of 1,500 security professionals. Mathew led IBM's Managed Security Practice, which performed device management, threat intelligence, managed security information and event management, account governance, project management, deployment services, new service integration business operations, compliance/governance and architecture services. He was also the business unit information security officer and global process officer for IBM's Security Services organization. During his time at IBM, Mathew streamlined operational processes and developed cost reduction methodologies that improved cost control, profitability and client delivery. Prior to IBM, Mathew held senior security leadership roles at Cybertrust, RSA and DDC Advocacy.

Mathew is on the board of directors of the National Technology Security Coalition (NTSC), a published author on topics related to security, a speaker on cybersecurity, and has been an instructor at the SANS Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from George Mason University.

Mitchell Ashley is a renowned strategist, speaker, advisor and technology executive. Mitch has led successful IT, SaaS and cybersecurity transformations. He’s led multiple teams in developing and bringing to market successful online services, cybersecurity, software and networking products and services. Mitch serves as principal at Techstrong Research where he is part of a team of preeminent experts in digital transformation, DevOps, cloud-native, cybersecurity, data and AI/ML. In this role, he works with companies to align digital transformation and technology strategies to achieve disruptive goals and high-impact outcomes. Mitch also serves as Techstrong Group CTO, is in demand as a speaker and is widely followed online on his podcasts, Analyst Corner commentary and interviews on the highly popular Techstrong TV streaming video program where he engages with top digital and tech leaders from across the industry.