Guests

• Omri Weinberg is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of DoControl.
• Omri brings 18 years of experience in sales, business development, marketing, and operations.
• Prior to founding DoControl, Omri was a General Manager USA at SafeDK, where he he helped grow the company from zero ARR to $3M ARR in two years resulting in a successful acquisition by AppLovin (NASDAQ: APP).
• Before SafeDK, Omri was a Senior Vice President of Performance Marketing at Matomy Media Group, where he led 60 full-time employees to acquire thousands of new customers globally and grow sales to $80M.
• Before Matomy, Omri Co-Founded GETONIC, a marketplace for digital goods, raising $1.5M from The Time VC.
• Omri grew up contributing to and co-managing a low-tech manufacturing family business, where he led financials, sales, business development, and operations between 2002 and 2007.

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Eric Gerena (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericgerena/)

Security Solutions Executive, Healthcare & Financials; CDW

The Future of Passwords, Biometrics, Keys or Something Else? (link)

• Eric is a Security Solutions Executive with over 20 years of diversified experience as a customer, delivery consultant and as a presales engineering and solution architect for some of the world's largest organizations.
• Eric's depth of knowledge spans all security domains, but his primary domain expertise resides in the data security domain.
• Eric has earned a reputation of being a trusted partner who simply gets stuff done and by leading with his customer focused approach.

Edward Wu (https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardxwu/)

CEO & Founder; Dropzone AI

The Impacts of Quantum Computing on Cybersecurity (link)

• Edward is an AI/ML tech leader and has built and commercialized cutting-edge AI products end-to-end from scratch.
• He is also an expert in applied AI/ML for cybersecurity and next-gen cyber defense, including behavioral attack detection, automated security operation, network/application monitoring, and cloud workload security.
• Edward holds over 30 patents in ML and cybersecurity and is a contributor to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• He previously worked on attack detection using wire data at ExtraHop Networks, and automated binary analysis and software defenses at University of Washington Seattle and UC Berkeley.

Stephen Ward (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-ward-75731013/)

Co-Founder; Brightmind Partners

Senior Advisor; Insight Partners

Chairman, Cybersecurity Advisory Council; Seton Hall University

Data Privacy vs. Cybersecurity:  Where Do They Intersect? (link)

• For over 25 years, Steve has been immersed in the world of cybersecurity, honing his expertise across leadership roles as a Managing Director at Insight Partners where he led the firm’s cybersecurity portfolio.
• Prior to that, Steve was the CISO of The Home Depot and TIAA, and in Security Operations at JPMorgan Chase.
• His journey began in the U.S. Secret Service, where he navigated the intersection of physical security, fraud, and the emerging challenges of cyber defense.
• His foundational experiences were further shaped by my service in the U.S. Coast Guard, instilling discipline and a commitment to safeguarding others.
• Most recently, he co-founded Brightmind Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm leading investments in cybersecurity software companies.
• Over the past four years (2021-2025), Steve was fortunate enough to support and invest in some of the industry’s fastest-growing companies, including Wiz and Abnormal Security, as well as innovators like Torq, Dazz, and Prelude.
• As an operator at heart, Steve thrives on building exceptional teams and innovative technologies and over the past decade, he has the privilege of serving on public and private boards, as well as advising startup founders on strategy, product development, and business growth.

Joshua Lawson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-lawson-iam/)

Manager, Cybersecurity Engineering - Identity & Access Management; Webster Bank

To be announced  :)

• Josh brings nearly 20 years of experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM), cybersecurity architecture, and risk mitigation, with a recent focus on the financial services sector.

• When he’s not securing systems, Josh leads the Seattle 2600 hacker community, frequents security conferences, explores third wave coffee spots, and mentors aspiring cybersecurity professionals.

Josh Dixon (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jddixon7/)

Data & AI Architect; IRALOGIX

To be announced  :)

• Josh Dixon is a data and analytics leader with over 17 years of experience helping companies use data to make smarter and safer decisions.
• Currently, he’s the Data and AI Architect at IRALOGIX, where he focuses on building cloud-native data pipelines, integrating AI, and making sure data strategies scale securely and efficiently.
• Before that, Josh spent 7 years at Ally Financial as the Director of Cyber Analytics & Data Science.  There he built their first cyber analytics team from the ground up, led projects like deploying UEBA and SOAR platforms, and even wrote their first cyber risk model to meet federal regulatory standards.
• Earlier in his career, Josh was at Lowe’s for over a decade, where he worked across data analytics, customer insights, and BI strategy.
• He helped unify the company’s analytics approach and led projects around customer data, marketing performance, and store traffic insights.
• Josh has been lucky to stay active in the industry — he’s spoken at many cybersecurity events, served on advisory boards for companies like Splunk and Exabeam, and chaired a few user groups along the way.
• At the heart of it, Josh is passionate about using data to solve problems, tell stories, and drive action — whether that’s through AI, cybersecurity, or analytics.

Brett Pladna (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-pladna-0a29079/)

Consulting Engineer; August Schell

To be announced  :)

• Senior consulting engineer supporting Federal customers.
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  15+ years with Big Data platforms.
• Self taught cyber professional.
• Enjoys college sports, as well as running and participating in 5k races for the fun of it.

John Vigeant (https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnvigeant/)

CEO; Login VSI

Founder; Stella Search

To be announced  :)

• To be added

Rob Davis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rcdavis/)

SVP, Head of Digital Identity Services; Citizens

To be announced  :)

• Rob Davis is the SVP and Head of Digital Identity Services at Citizens Bank, responsible for providing Customers with a world class online security experience.
• Rob focuses on innovative identity, access, and risk management services, using predictable, repeatable, and measurable processes to drive business and technology partnerships to success.
• Prior to joining Citizens in 2021, Rob was Senior Director of Digital Identity Services for TIAA.
• He was the Senior Vice President of Web Security Services for Bank of America Merrill Lynch before that where he helped to bring two financial industry giants' identity systems together.
• Rob has 30 years of experience Financial Services technologies with a focus on offensive security and identity verification solutions. 

Carlos Bonet (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-bonet-564b9b4/)

Security & Compliance Sales Director, South Region; Microsoft

To be announced  :)

• To be added

Nick Widdop (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-widdop-0b499b187/)

Founder, The Security Space Podcast

Business Development Manager; Claritas Insight

To be announced  :)