Niloo Howe

President of The Stratham Group & Member Board of Directors at Tenable

Justin Elze

CTO - TrustedSec

Bryson Bort

Founder and CEO at SCYTHE

Jamie Williams

Senior Red Team Engineer at CrowdStrike

Bill Brenner

SVP, Audience Content Strategy - Cyber Risk Alliance

Gerald Auger

Chief Content Creator - Simply Cyber

Nicole Hoffman

Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

Matt Polak

CEO of VanishID

Gabe Diaz

Senior Solutions Architect at Xona

Alex Waintraub

Cybersecurity Leader

Mollie Breen

IANS Faculty and CEO & Founder at Perygee

Marc Brown

Head of Sales, Marketing & Product at SCYTHE

Marc Brown is a trusted analyst, advisor, and strong advocate of agile marketing, tightly coupled sales, and dedicated sales enablement functions.

He has extensive technical expertise in defining and developing IoT applications and purpose-built embedded devices, software, and hardware in the automotive, aerospace, consumer, finance, industrial, networking/communications, security and transportation industries. 

His successful track record is fueled by his marketing approach, which defines new products, drives growth, manages results, and collaboratively works with customers, partners, media and analysts. 

Recognized for being a steadfast champion of cultural transformation, Marc is a catalyst for change and innovation in start-ups, mid-size and large organizations. 

John Strand

Founder and CEO of Black Hills Information Security

Jake Williams

VP of R&D at Hunter Strategy and Faculty Member at IANS

Jake Williams (aka MalwareJake) is a seasoned cybersecurity expert and veteran educator, blending deep technical roots with real-world impact. He is the CTO of BreachQuest, and previously co-founded Rendition Infosec, leading digital forensics, malware reverse engineering, and incident response efforts for high-stakes government and enterprise challenges. A long-standing IANS Faculty Member and former senior SANS instructor/course author, Jake holds an impressive array of GIAC certifications and has twice triumphed in the DoD DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge. His career also includes key contributions to public sector investigations—such as malware analysis for the 2015 cyberattack on Ukraine’s power grid—and innovation of tools like DropSmack and ADD, underscoring his creative approach to cybersecurity. A prolific speaker—regularly appearing at conferences like Black Hat, DEF CON, RSA, and ShmooCon—Jake brings unmatched expertise in digital forensics, threat intelligence, offensive tactics, and security architecture to both learning environments and executive forums.

Liam Emmart

Technical Lead at SCYTHE

Chris Cochran

Senior Advisor (AI & SecOps) at SANS Institute & Founder at Commandant AI

Jennifer Minella

Faculty Member at IANS and Founder and Principal Advisor, Network Security at Viszen Security

Author of “Wireless Security Architecture”, “Low Tech Hacking” and other titles, Jennifer (JJ) Minella has been named as a Top 10 Power Player in cyber security by SC Magazine. As an advisor to more than 50 Fortune-rated companies and hundreds of others, JJ brings a uniquely energetic approach to cyber security, blending deep technical experience with strategic guidance. Her ability to connect with audiences and articulate technical concepts in simple terms has taken her all over the world. She is also the creator of the Mindfulness-Based Leadership for Infosec workshop series. Jennifer is the founder and principal advisor of Viszen Security, offering technical strategy and coaching solutions to CXOs and practitioners.

Steve Martano

Faculty at IANS and Founder at Artico Search

Nick Kakolowski

Senior Research Director - IANS

Raed Albuliwi

Chief Product Officer at Xona

Jason D. Christopher

Senior Vice President of Cybersecurity and Digital Transformation for Research & Innovation at Energy Impact Partners (EIP)

Danielle Schneider

OSINT Expert at VanishID

Steve Carter

Co-founder and CEO, Nucleus

Christopher Peltz

Director of Security Strategy & Architecture - Guidepoint