Over the past year, the world has been exposed to Artificial Intelligence in a powerful new way. As AI advancements in the past decade begin to pay off, organizations are seeking to capitalize on its enormous potential across disciplines – and cybersecurity is no exception. On a battlefield where speed is critical, CISOs can’t afford to ignore the transformative promise of AI for their defenses, or the potential threats it poses to their organization. Senior leaders across private and public sector will examine the opportunities and risks that lies ahead as AI adoption accelerates.
The IBM Security Summit is back for the 9th year, bringing together several hundred enterprise cybersecurity executives with some of the industry’s most high-profile experts for a fascinating half-day of conversations. The agenda, built in partnership with the Wall Street Journal, will focus on the latest trends and insights from across the security industry, offering attendees perspective to devise successful security strategies and drive innovation back within their organizations.
The protection of data, systems, and IP requires constant vigilance - and while threats are scaling exponentially, the humans defending these systems have limits. Explore how AI’s evolution intersects with cybersecurity, and its potential to transcend current limitations in security – so long as it’s implemented with trust and governance at the starting line.
Kevin Skapinetz | VP, Strategy and Product Management, IBM Security
AI can help build powerful tools for enterprises looking to safeguard their valuable assets, but it can undoubtedly support the ability of malign actors to threaten those assets too. We'll discuss AI's impact on the threat landscape, the myth and the reality, and areas of focus for defenders.
Yonesy Núñez | Managing Director & CISO, DTCC
Noopur Davis | Corporate EVP, CISO, and Chief Product Privacy Officer, Comcast
John Dwyer | Head of Research, IBM X-Force
In conversation with:
Stephanie Chang | Vice President, Global Editor & Content, The Trust, WSJ/Barron’s Group
As governments worldwide grapple with the complex implications of AI's introduction into every aspect of our lives, we'll hear from a technology leader at the heart of the U.S. government's initiatives to create the rules and regulations that will encourage innovations that build on the power of AI, while providing principles that will help safeguard against potential threats.
Arati Prabhakar | Director, WH Office of Science & Technology Policy
In conversation with:
Willem Marx | Commercial Editor, The Trust, WSJ/Barron’s Group
As companies worldwide spend billions on the development of important new AI models, this new form of hard-earned IP must also be protected from those seeking to replicate or disrupt. We'll hear from leading experts about the balance between privacy and security, and the kinds of secure implementation protocols required to guard against theft and poisoning.
Perri Adams | Program Manager, Information Innovation Officer, DARPA
Akiba Saeedi | VP Product Management, Data Security, IBM
Lisa Einstein |Senior Advisor for Artificial Intelligence and Executive Director, CISA Cybersecurity Advisory Committee
In conversation with:
Jennifer Kady | VP, IBM Security
At a moment of seemingly limitless potential for AI and its ability to address mankind's many challenges, we'll learn about the role of research - both commercial and academic - in exploring new frontiers, but also how responsible development processes can
ensure long-term success.
Julia Stoyanovich | Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Tandon School of Engineering, and the Center for Data Science, New York University
Sridhar Muppidi | CTO, IBM Security
Shira Rubinoff | Chief Cybersecurity Officer, Techstrong Group
Government agencies and corporate America have long cooperated to secure the United States and its citizens, and in this conversation we'll explore how such partnerships can extend to the use of AI, and understand its potential role in future law enforcement efforts.
Lisa Monaco | Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice
In conversation with:
Willem Marx | Commercial Editor, The Trust, WSJ/Barron’s Group
David Kline joined News Corp in 2020 from Viacom where he served as Executive Vice President of Technology and Chief Technology and Information Officer since 2010. In this role, he led the strategy and execution of all technology functions for Viacom across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific.
Prior to Viacom, Mr. Kline served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Discovery Communications where he was responsible for worldwide technology, facilities and real estate management.
Before Discovery Communications, Mr. Kline served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for AMC Networks, a subsidiary of Cablevision's Systems Corporation where he was responsible for the company’s technology functions, facilities and real estate management. In addition, Mr. Kline has held leadership positions at Integrated Systems Group and Northwell Health Systems.
Mr. Kline earned a master’s degree after earning his bachelor’s degree from Long Island University. He currently serves in an advisory capacity to Long Island University, Hofstra University and the tech talent pipeline of NYC.
Will Wilkinson is General Manager of WSJ Pro, a position he has held since Pro’s launch in June 2015. In this role, he is responsible for the development of a premium suite of industry specific content services, combining news, data and events in a single membership platform. Mr. Wilkinson started with Dow Jones in September 2013 as vice president of sales for The Wall Street Journal, overseeing multimedia sales for The Journal and its local language sites, as well as Barron’s and MarketWatch. Prior to joining Dow Jones, he spent 12 years with The Economist Group, where he was managing director, northern Europe, and held a range of sales and marketing roles, with posts in London, New York, Geneva and Frankfurt.
Jen Rogers is an award-winning financial reporter and anchor. She has worked for Yahoo Finance, Reuters, CNN and MSNBC, giving her a front row seat to the biggest tech and finance stories of our time. She has interviewed a who’s who of business leaders, including Warren Buffett and Elon Musk. She is the anchor of "Breakthrough Economy" for Nasdaq which focuses on cutting edge biotech innovations. She also hosts special events for CNBC, recently interviewing executives from Home Depot, Workday and City National Bank.
Jen is a runner, a reader, and a cancer survivor. She co-founded Comedy vs Cancer, which raises money for cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where she is also a founding member of the Patient and Family Advisory Council.
Raakhee Mirchandani is VP of Community at Dow Jones. Previously, she was the founding editor for Moneyish and the Editorial Director for Diversity and Inclusion at the Barron's Group. A longtime writer, editor and columnist, Raakhee is also the award-winning author of two children's books. She serves on various non-profit boards including the Hoboken Public Library, Steven's Cooperative School, the Children's Book Council and the Tomorrows Children's Fund, where she is the board President.
With nearly 20 years of experience helping clients with their cybersecurity needs, Dimple Ahluwahlia leads the Consulting and Systems Integration Services business globally for IBM Security. Previously, she was the Global Cybersecurity Managed Services Partner at Ernst & Young. Prior to that role, Ms. Ahluwalia served as the Business Information Security Officer of IBM Security with the responsibility for managing the business unit’s IT security policy and risks, helping protect systems and data, driving security and privacy by design into their products and services, and supporting enterprise programs for cyber threat detection, incident response and compliance.
Jason Keirstead is an IBM distinguished engineer and CTO of threat management in IBM Security. His role includes the complete threat life cycle, from threat insight, through prevention, detection, response and recovery and encompasses XForce threat management products, the QRadar product suite, Resilient/SOAR, and threat management on IBM Cloud Pak for security. Mr. Keirstead sits on the OASIS board of directors and serves as a co-chair of the Open Cybersecurity Alliance project governing board.
Chris McCurdy, General Manager and Vice President of Worldwide IBM Security Services at IBM, has more than 25 years in the IT Consulting Services industry and has been with IBM Security since 2006 through the acquisition of Internet Security Systems. Mr. McCurdy has extensive experience working with large enterprise and government clients around the world. His focus is to help clients reduce cyber risk, support compliance, and drive overall security maturity. Before joining IBM, he was a managing consultant at several consulting firms, including Andersen, International Network Services, and Lucent Technologies. He was also a former CIO at a large retail automotive group located across the United States. Mr. McCurdy holds a BBA in Information Systems from Baylor University.
Sridhar Muppidi is an IBM Fellow and CTO for IBM Security. He is responsible for driving the technical strategy, architecture & research for IBM Security's portfolio of products & services to help clients manage defenses against threats and protect digital assets. He is a results-oriented technical thought leader with 25 years experience in building security products, delivering solution architecture for clients, driving open standards, and leading technical teams. Mr. Muppidi is one of the industry-recognized technical experts and thought leaders with a proven track record of blending technology vision with business acumen, resulting in innovative security solutions for enterprises' digital transformation journey. In the last ten years, he has been instrumental in building the IBM Security business unit into one of the largest security companies in the world.
Jason Keirstead is an IBM distinguished engineer and CTO of threat management in IBM Security. His role includes the complete threat life cycle, from threat insight, through prevention, detection, response and recovery and encompasses XForce threat management products, the QRadar product suite, Resilient/SOAR, and threat management on IBM Cloud Pak for security. Mr. Keirstead sits on the OASIS board of directors and serves as a co-chair of the Open Cybersecurity Alliance project governing board.
With nearly 20 years of experience helping clients with their cybersecurity needs, Dimple Ahluwahlia leads the Consulting and Systems Integration Services business globally for IBM Security. Previously, she was the Global Cybersecurity Managed Services Partner at Ernst & Young. Prior to that role, Ms. Ahluwalia served as the Business Information Security Officer of IBM Security with the responsibility for managing the business unit’s IT security policy and risks, helping protect systems and data, driving security and privacy by design into their products and services, and supporting enterprise programs for cyber threat detection, incident response and compliance.
Mary O’Brien is the General Manager of IBM Security, the largest enterprise security company in the world, helping protect the world’s data against cyber-attacks in a challenging interconnected environment. She leads a global team of more than 8000 professionals in more than 130 countries. Under her leadership, IBM security’s portfolio has evolved to operate on open security standards, enabling interoperable multi hybrid cloud environments. Ms. O’Brien is a strategic partner to the world’s largest companies’ CEOs, CISOs and CIOs on cybersecurity, AI, and IT strategy. She is a mentor and advocate for diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
David Wolpoff (Moose) is co-founder and CTO of Randori. David is a recognized expert in digital forensics, vulnerability research and embedded electronic design. Prior to founding Randori, David held executive positions at Kyrus Tech, a leading defense contractor, and ManTech where he oversaw teams conducting vulnerability research, forensics and offensive security efforts on-behalf of government and commercial clients. David holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado.
Colin Ahern was appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul in June 2022 as the state’s first Chief Cyber Officer. In this role, he oversees all cyber threat assessment, mitigation,
and response efforts and leads cross-agency efforts to protect New York State from cyber threats. Mr. Ahern previously served as first deputy director of New York City Cyber Command as well as the city’s acting chief information officer. He led the transformation of a small team into a charter-backed city agency with more than 800,000 computers and mobile devices under management across more than 100 departments and offices throughout New York City government. He began his career in the army and was promoted to multiple leadership roles and ended his army career as a company commander in the Army Cyber Brigade, where he oversaw the creation of a specialized cyberspace operations organization. Mr. Ahern is an adjunct professor at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs and is a guest lecturer at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.
As the Director of the Center for Threat-Informed Defense, Jon Baker convenes the global cybersecurity community to advance the state of the art and the practice in threat-informed defense. Jon co-founded the Center as a privately funded research and development organization where he partners with sophisticated cybersecurity teams to systematically advance the global understanding of adversary tradecraft and apply that knowledge to improve the community’s ability to defend against those threats.
Jon has extensive experience leading research teams and collaborating with industry to advance cybersecurity. Most recently, he led MITRE’s Cyber Threat Intelligence and Adversary Emulation Department where he advanced those critical capabilities across MITRE and oversaw CALDERA and MITRE ATT&CK®. Jon led teams developing open standards including STIX and TAXII.
Rajiv Rao serves as the NYS Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Deputy Chief Information Officer. Since 2015 as CTO, he has advanced innovative solutions for the public and state agencies and has implemented the state’s long-term technology roadmap. Currently, he oversees the technology objectives that deliver value to NYS, such as containerization, data analytics, machine learning, rapid application development, robotic process automation, and artificial intelligence. With more than 23 years of executive leadership experience, Mr. Rao has worked for NYS ITS since its inception and served as a key player in the state’s IT consolidation. In 2012, he served as chief architect for the design and build of the state’s data center, the largest zero-energy, multi-use facility in the world. Most recently, Mr. Rao received the National Association of State Chief Information Officers' Technology Champion Award as well as Government Technology's 2022 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers Award.
Stephanie ‘Snow’ Carruthers has been in the information security industry for several years with a focus on social engineering, innovation, and education. She currently has a dual role at IBM, where she is on the X-Force leadership team as the Global Head of Innovation, as well as Chief People Hacker for X-Force Red, the offensive security practice. Her passion for security began over a decade ago, and for fun, she has earned three black badges at multiple security conferences, including DEFCON. Ms. Carruthers is the co-founder of the social engineering community, a village at DEFCON. Since 2014, she has presented and taught at numerous security conferences and private events.
Malia Hodges currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Oncor), the largest utility in Texas, serving 13 million Texans, and the largest pure-play wires company in America. In this role, she leads the company’s technology function, including strategy and operations, technology investment management, and cyber and data security operations. She brings a passion for security-cyber, information, and network, that is driven from the perspective of protecting both people and companies. Through her service as executive sponsor of the Oncor Women’s Network Employee Resource Group and membership on the boards of the Oncor Cares Foundation and WiNGS, a non-profit in the Texas community, Ms. Hodges extends her personal commitment to empowerment and development both at Oncor and in her community. She has worked in the utilities industry for over 20 years and is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma.
Bob Lord is SVP at IBM and a global leader ushering in a new era of open innovation. He oversees The Weather Company and Alliances (an IBM business), Watson Advertising, and TradeLens – a cloud-based blockchain solution in partnership with Maersk. TradeLens helps build data transparency for more than two-thirds of the world’s ocean container cargo using open-source standards and IBM blockchain technology. Previously, Bob served as IBM’s first Chief Digital Officer and IBM SVP of worldwide ecosystems and cognitive applications. During his time at IBM, Mr. Lord has transformed the core of its go-to-market strategy, positioning partner ecosystems at its core; launched Call for Code, the largest and most ambitious effort to bring together software developers; and led the industry-wide effort to mitigate bias in advertising. Prior to IBM, he served as President of AOL and CEO of Razorfish. Mr. Lord was named one of CRN’s 50 “Most Influential” channel chiefs in 2022 and in 2017 named one of Adweek’s 50 media, marketing and tech executives leading the charge towards transformation. He graduated from Syracuse University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and holds an MBA from Harvard University.
Robert Steven Owor is the Executive Director of the Center for Innovation and Emerging Technologies (CIET) and professor of computer science and software engineering at Albany State University. His expertise is in cyber-security, software engineering, blockchain technology, quantum cryptography, machine learning, artificial intelligence and data science. He brings this expertise to his colleagues, students and industry professional partners. He is an IBM zSystem champion in blockchain, Watson and AI cloud computing. Working with IBM and the university system of Georgia, Mr. Owor’s students have taken first or second place in several national blockchain and robotics hackathons. The DOD, IBM and several other government agencies and corporations, now employ many of these students. He is also involved in bringing smart agriculture to Southwest Georgia. He is leading a project to provide smart agriculture capacity building, real time farm data analytics, workforce development, multidisciplinary collaboration and formation of smart cooperatives, workshops, conferences and boot camps. Mr. Owor earned a Ph.D. in computer science and software engineering from Auburn University.
Stephen Roberts is the CISO at American Honda Motor Company and oversees cyber-security and IT governance across North America. He has worked in aerospace, banking, IT, and joined Honda 24 years ago where he has held various leadership positions in IT and Captive Finance. During his tenure Mr. Roberts has led several large technology and business transformations impacting IT operations, as well as, Honda’s customers and dealers. Currently he is leading the transformation and expansion of Honda’s cybersecurity and IT governance functions across the breadth of the enterprise for Honda in North America. Mr. Roberts studied electrical engineering and holds degrees from Cornell and Howard universities, as well as a MBA from UCLA.
Brain Hazzard is co-founder and CEO of Randori. Prior to founding Randori, Brian was an early employee at Carbon Black where he served as Vice President for Product Management and Business Development. He is a leading expert on security and previously worked at MIT Lincoln Laboratory on security system engineering for the government and large financial tradition systems. Brian holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Clar Rosso has more than two decades of experience helping global professional associations and certifying bodies grow and strengthen member value. As CEO of ISC2, Rosso has established a forward-looking strategic framework and set bold goals for the future of the cybersecurity profession.
Under Rosso’s leadership, ISC2 has experienced record growth of its global community through the launch of several key initiatives. The association’s pledge of One Million Certified in Cybersecurity has provided a pathway for individuals to access foundational cybersecurity education, and a free opportunity to take the Certified in Cybersecurity exam. This addition to the ISC2 portfolio develops a pipeline to fill the cybersecurity workforce gap. She oversaw the creation of an advocacy team that has strengthened – and raised – the global profile for ISC2 with key policy makers around the world. These efforts help ensure cybersecurity professionals are consulted and considered during the formation of cybersecurity policy, legislation, regulations and standards on the global stage.
Perri Adams joined DARPA’s Information Innovation Office (I2O) as a program manager in June 2022, where she oversees the AI Cyber Challenge, among other programs. Her research interests include vulnerability discovery and remediation, secure software development, program analysis and artificial intelligence.
Prior to this role, Adams served as a technical advisor for government research and development programs at the agency. Before joining the agency, she supported various U.S. government customers while at Boeing and Two Six Technologies.
Adams is currently one of the organizers of DEF CON Capture the Flag (CTF), the world’s premier hacking competition. A frequent speaker on both technical and cyber policy issues, her written work has been published by Lawfare and the Council on Foreign Relations.
Yonesy Núñez serves as managing director and CISO at The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). Núñez leads information security and technology risk management as the firm advances its technological modernization efforts whilst ensuring a comprehensive approach to risk management and cybersecurity efforts across the organization.
Prior to joining DTCC, he served as CISO at Jack Henry & Associates. He has held several positions in cyber and information security at Wells Fargo, Citi and Price Waterhouse Coopers.
He is president emeritus and co-founder of the InfraGard Chapter of Long Island, New York. He serves on the Board of Trustees for the Darrow School and STEM Advisory Board for Mercy College. Additionally, Yonesy is a member of the Latino Corporate Directors Association and the Black Board Initiative and holds numerous industry certifications.
Julia Stoyanovich is an associate professor in the department of computer science and engineering at the Tandon School of Engineering, and the Center for Data Science. Stoyanovich is a recipient of an NSF CAREER award and of an NSF/CRA CI Fellowship. Her research focuses on responsible data management and analysis practices: on operationalizing fairness, diversity, transparency and data protection in all stages of the data acquisition and processing lifecycle.
She established the Data, Responsibly consortium, and serves on the New York City Automated Decision Systems Task Force (by appointment by Mayor de Blasio). In addition to data ethics, Stoyanovich works on management and analysis of preference data, and on querying large evolving graphs. She holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from Columbia University, and a B.S. in computer science and in mathematics and statistics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Nasrin Rezai is SVP and CISO for Verizon. She is responsible for setting information security strategy, policy, standards, architecture and processes. Rezai and her team work with and across Verizon’s business units to protect its customers and its leading networks.
Prior to joining Verizon, Rezai was global chief information and product cybersecurity officer at GE. She was responsible for all aspects of cybersecurity strategy and operations for GE products and enterprise, including incident response, threat intelligence, security services, architecture, commercial OT security and regulatory and compliance.
Her previous roles include global CISO for GE Capital and head of corporate governance, technology risk and M&A security, for the industrial GE businesses. Prior to GE, she served as SVP, chief tech risk officer in the enterprise risk Management organization at State Street and as CTO of security at Cisco Systems.
Akiba is responsible for all aspects of strategy, product management and portfolio growth for the IBM Security Guardium portfolio. In addition, she leads a team focused on driving all IBM Security products across threat management, identity management and data security through ecosystem channels including marketplaces, ISVs, MSSPs and Global System Integrators. Akiba has 20+ years of experience leading product lines that serve government and commercial clients in the domains of cybersecurity, data and analytics, intelligence analysis and collaboration. She earned her MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management in 2002. In addition, she has served on the boards of Stop the Traffik USA, a non-profit firm focused on intelligence led prevention of modern slavery and Argosy University as an advisor to their business management program.
Kevin Skapinetz is responsible for the direction for IBM’s portfolio of products and services to protect customers from cyber threats. He has been instrumental in building IBM’s Security business into one of the largest enterprise security companies in the world. He most recently led the acquisitions of Randori and ReaQta - further differentiating IBM’s security portfolio with AI-driven technology. A 20+ year veteran of the security industry, Kevin joined IBM from the 2006 acquisition of Internet Security Systems, where he held multiple leadership positions, including leading product management for X-Force, and chief strategist in the Office of the CTO. Kevin holds a Computer Science degree from Tulane University, a master's degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and an executive CMO degree from Northwestern University.
John (@TactiKoolSec) is the Head of Research for IBM Security X-Force where he leads a team of security researchers working focused on the areas of adversary trend analysis, threat hunting, detection engineering, incident response technology, and integrating partner technologies into X-Force’s ecosystem.
As a researcher within X-Force, John focused his efforts on tracking and modeling adversary operations to develop immersive simulation exercises to help drive improvements in the areas of incident response, threat hunting, and detection engineering. Prior to joining X-Force John was a defensive cyber operations researcher working with the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force to develop and incident response capabilities.
John has spoken at multiple events including Black Hat, SANS Threat Hunting Summits, ISC2 Security Congress, and Fulbright Commission Cybersecurity Exchange.
Dr. Sridhar Muppidi is an IBM Fellow and CTO for IBM Security. He is responsible for driving the technical strategy, architecture & research for IBM Security’s portfolio of products to help clients manage defenses against threats and protect digital assets. He is a results-oriented technical thought leader with 25+ years of experience building security products, driving open standards, leading technical teams, and delivering security solutions for several industry verticals.He has an MS and a Ph.D. in computer science from Texas A&M University and now serves on TAMU’s board of directors.
He is an IBM Master inventor with 70+ issued patents and has published numerous technical articles, blogs, conferences, and journals. In addition, Sridhar is passionate about open security initiatives and outdoor activities.
Chris Meenan the VP of Product Management and Strategy within the IBM Security division. He has over 20 years experience in product management and been involved in developing, managing, releasing and selling software products for over 30 years. Chris has extensive market, domain, and customer knowledge in IT Security, Customer Relationship Management and Telecom OSS solutions. Chris holds a 1st Honours degree in Physics, and has a PhD in telecommunications.
In this current role at IBM Security he leads the strategy and direction for IBM’s security threat management software portfolio, with a focus on threat detection and response technologies including SIEM, EDR, XDR, SOAR, Threat Intelligence and attack surface management.
Noopur Davis is Executive Vice President, Chief Information Security and Product Privacy Officer, Comcast Corporation and Comcast Cable, leading cybersecurity across the entire organization. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing the full range of cybersecurity and product privacy functions, including all products and services delivered to Comcast’s residential and business customers. Her responsibilities include product security and privacy, security and privacy controls, privacy engineering and operations, data protection, security architecture and engineering, security operations and incident response, threat hunting, security intelligence and analytics, identity management, technical fraud, and the Legal Response Center.
Lisa O. Monaco is the 39th Deputy Attorney General of the United States. As Deputy AG, she serves as the Justice Department’s Chief Operating Officer and manages its litigating and policy components, law enforcement agencies, and 93 U.S. Attorneys. Throughout her career, she has worked extensively on national security issues and cyber threats, including in her roles as Counsel to Attorney General Janet Reno; Chief of Staff at the FBI to then-Director Mueller; Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor.
Lisa Einstein serves as a Senior Advisor for Artificial Intelligence and Executive Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Advisory Committee. She was Stanford’s first dual master’s degree recipient in computer science (AI specialization) and international policy (cyber policy and security specialization). While at Stanford, she led H.R. McMaster’s research team on emerging technologies and geopolitics and conducted research on trust and safety engineering, AI-augmented education, and algorithmic decision support tools for humanitarian evacuations. Previously, Lisa taught physics to over 600 students as a Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Guinea. She received her BA from Princeton in physics and dance and danced professionally for several years, including with Camille A. Brown and Dancers.
Arati Prabhakar, Ph.D., is Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, making her a Cabinet member and co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
She previously served as director of DARPA from 2012 to 2017, and in 1993 was confirmed as the first female director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Between federal roles, she worked in Silicon Valley as an executive and venture capitalist. In 2019, she founded Actuate, a nonprofit organization to develop new approaches to innovation for society’s essential challenges.
She earned her electrical engineering degree from Texas Tech University, then an M.S. in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in applied physics from the California Institute of Technology.
David Kline joined News Corp in 2020 from Viacom where he served as EVP of technology and chief technology and information officer since 2010. In this role, Mr. Kline led the strategy and execution of all technology functions for Viacom across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific.
Prior to Viacom, Mr. Kline served as EVP and CIO for Discovery Communications where he was responsible for worldwide technology, facilities and real estate management.
Before Discovery Communications, he served as SVP and CIO for AMC Networks, a subsidiary of Cablevision's Systems Corporation where he was responsible for the company’s technology functions, facilities and real estate management. In addition, Mr. Kline has held leadership positions at Integrated Systems Group and Northwell Health Systems.
Mr. Kline earned a master’s degree after earning his bachelor’s degree from Long Island University. He currently serves in an advisory capacity to Long Island University, Hofstra University and the NYC Tech Talent Pipeline.
Jennifer Kady is responsible for spearheading multibillion dollar organizations across IBM Security, Data, and AI business units. She focuses on building trust in developing and maintaining relationships with clients, vendors, and partners. As a repeat, featured keynote speaker at Salesforce’ Dream Force, as well as HIMSS, NCSL, NASCIO, WOTC, IBM Think, and on various podcasts, Jennifer relishes the opportunity to discuss technology advancement and its impact. She most recently focused on Trusted AI in the Quantum Era. Recent successes include achieving consecutive multi-quarter, double digit growth within Data, AI, and Security business units, as well as delivering IBM’s worldwide deployment of Salesforce Sales Cloud within 12 months, to the entirety of IBM’s sales and business partner community, spanning more than 120 countries.
Raakhee Mirchandani is anchor and contributing editor at the Trust, a unit of the Dow Jones commercial department. Raakhee leads custom conversations around cybersecurity, digital transformation and sustainability, diversity and equity. Previously, she was the vice president of community at Dow Jones, founding editor for Moneyish, and the editorial director for diversity and inclusion at the Barron's Group. A longtime journalist, editor and columnist, Raakhee is also the award-winning author of four children's books. She serves on various non-profit boards including the Hoboken Public Library, Steven's Cooperative School, and the Children's Book Council.
Shira Rubinoff is a recognized cybersecurity executive, advisor, speaker and author, who has built two cybersecurity product companies, and both incepted and led multiple Women-in-Technology initiatives. She is the Chief Cybersecurity Officer of Techstrong Group.
Shira currently sits on the Advisory Boards of Pace University; the Executive Women’s Forum for Information Security; Leading Women in Technology, and several other technology focused companies.
She is the author of “Cyber Minds,” aimed at business leaders and published by Packt Publishing, and has published many articles on topics related to the human aspects of cybersecurity, blockchain, and AI: often focusing on the role of psychology in improving information technology and cybersecurity.
Shira has also created several video interview series with top executives from some of the most prominent cybersecurity and technology companies, and offers consultation services to various organizations in areas like business development and organizational dynamics.
Stephanie directs editorial strategy and operations for The Trust, the creative consultancy for WSJ | Barron’s Group. Prior to coming to The Trust, Stephanie served as content strategy director for JWT, and worked on a variety of programs for brands including Qualcomm, KPMG and Amplify. During her days as an award-winning journalist, Stephanie was the editor of PC Magazine, driving editorial strategy and operations for the print and digital magazine. She also served as founding editor and SVP of Access Media, a 10-million circulation, weekly tech and lifestyle magazine. She began her career in daily newspapers, as a general assignment reporter, copy editor and deputy city editor in suburban New York.