Marissa Birkland is Senior Director of Strategy and Operations for the Optum Information Security Office. Marissa has over 15 years of healthcare experience with a diverse background in technology, operations,…

Lamont Orange is Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Cyera and brings 20+ years’ experience managing cybersecurity programs and developing cybersecurity talent across the vast technology ecosystem. Known for his…

Wade Hansen is the senior representative to the Great Lakes region for Flashpoint, a global threat intelligence firm. In this role, he helps companies solve complex intelligence problems related to…

Stacy Tietjen is Senior Director of Compliance and Integrity for CHS Inc., a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Stacy leads compliance programs…

Michael Rogers is CISO and Director of Security and Compliance at Hormel Foods, where he applies more than 25 years of technology experience and information security leadership. Mike has held…

Matthew Winterer is a Security Engineer with Allianz Technology. Known for deep knowledge and innovative work that spans cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, information technology, and entrepreneurship, Matt shares his time and…

AJ Carlson is a Special Agent for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and Task Force Officer for the FBI. Prior to working cyber cases at the FBI, AJ…

Vince Aimutis is the Vice President - Director of Information Services and CISO at Federated Mutual Insurance in Owatonna, Minnesota, where he leads the information security, infrastructure, help desk, client,…

Cheyne Taylor completed his master's in cybersecurity at the University of Wisconsin - Stout and is enrolled in a second master's degree cyber security program at the University of Milwaukee…

Oscar Garcia leads the information security program at The Peoplease Group, where he has crafted a comprehensive strategy that both safeguards the organization against evolving cyber threats and gives it…

Eric Ong is Senior Director, Global Information Security at Donaldson. With more than 25 years of experience in IT, Eric is a passionate, tech-savvy, and business-minded security leader who drives…

Olivia Thompson is Executive Director at OAPPS, a software engineering firm. Thompson has an exemplary body of work spanning three decades, with leadership and technology operations roles at Global Hyatt…

Chip Laingen is the Executive Director of Defense Alliance, an Upper Midwest defense industry network with members in 37 states. The Defense Alliance, recognized as an Advanced Defense Technology Cluster…

Paul Hershberger brings more than 25 years’ experience to his role as the Cyber Command Center Leader at Cargill, where he provides leadership and direction to the enterprise team that…

Brian Isle, P.E., is the co-founder and former CEO of Adventium Labs, and a Senior Fellow at Technological Leadership Institute teaching courses in information assurance and risk assessment. Brian continues…