Our Speakers

SPEAKERS

OUR
SPEAKERS

Phil Beckett

CEO, C3HIE (HASA is now C3HIE)

George Buenik

Director of Public Safety and Homeland SecurityCity of Houston

Molly Cain

Associate Director,Enterprise Digitalization at Internal Revenue Service

George Crawford

CIO/CISO and Partner, Catapult Energy Services

Mary Dickerson

MBA, CISSP, CISM, PMP, Chief Information Security OfficerUniversity of Houston | University of Houston System

Dr. Katie A. Evans

Dean, Professor of Mathematics, College of Science and Engineering – Houston Baptist University

Jason Haward‑Grau

Managing Director, Cyber Security ServicesKPMG

Peter Hill

Treasurer, InfraGard Houston

Kimberly Hubbard

MBA, MS, Dean, IT and Visual Communication, Lone Star College

Rashmi Kilam

Managing Director,Bouin Capital, LLC

Anthony Leatherwood

CFE, M.Jur., C, Chief Information Security Officer, Centre Technologies

Madhu Maganti

CISA, CPA, Partner, ABIP AdvisorsCybersecurity & Technology Services Group

Dr. Heidar A. Malki

Ph.D, Interim Dean College of Technology-University of Houston

Eric Mims

CISSP, CCSP, Director, Enterprise IT Security & ISO, Information Security, University of Houston-System

Tom Moreno

Communications Team, Houston InfraGard Members Alliance

Richard Munassi

Managing DirectorTampa Bay Wave

Stan Napper

Founding Dean of Engineering, Houston Baptist University

Mel Nevarez

Manager Identity and Access Management and Compliance, CenterPoint Energy

Thomas Raphael

Cybersecurity & CISCO Academy Instructor, Rose M. Avalos P-TECH School

Elizabeth Rogers

CIPP/US, Partner, Michael Best

Andres Ruz

Chief Information Security Officer, 5 Factor Technology

Andy Sawyer

CISSP, CISM, C|CISO | Chief of Security and Facilities, Locke Lord, LLP

Anthony Souza

CISM, CRISC, CDPSE, Director of Cybersecurity (CISO) & Enterprise Architecture at CenterPoint Energy

Pierluigi Stella

CTO, Network Box USA, Inc

Peter Thomas

CISSP, CTO, BLUE LANCE, INC.

Camaron Thorson

Audit Partner, KPMG

Reva Verma

CEO, reneka DIGITAL

Umesh Verma

Founder, Cyber Houston and CEO, BLUE LANCE

Jon Villanti

CISSP, EVP, Chief Information Security Officer, Allegiance Bank

Fernando Motta

Special Agent (SSA),Houston FBI Office

Kim Woodruff

MBA, CISSP, CISM, President,
Houston InfraGard Members Alliance

Greg Wright

Advisor and Innovation Strategist for Technology Companies and the Founder, Hatch Pitch

Mariam Jacob

Manager, Hatch Pitch

MEET THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

FEATURED

Phil
Beckett

Phil Beckett joined HASA in September 2015 as CIO to deliver Health Information Exchange services in Dallas/Fort Worth, North Texas and West Texas. Previously served as the Chief Technology Officer and Privacy and Security Officer with Greater Houston Healthconnect.

CEO, C3HIE (HASA is now C3HIE)

FEATURED

Jesse Carrillo

The Howard Hughes Corporation® (NYSE: HHC) today announced that Jesse Carrillo has been named the company's Chief Innovation Officer, effective March 16, 2022. Mr. Carrillo will oversee the innovation and technology strategy and operations across the company’s national portfolio of large-scale master planned communities (MPCs) and mixed-use properties.

Chief Innovation Officer, The Howard Hughes Corp

FEATURED

George
Crawford

Winner of the 2020 Houston CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Award, George Crawford is responsible for directing all technology, innovation & transformation, strategy, merger/acquisition integration, and cyber security for Catapult Energy Services portfolio companies.

CIO/CISO, Partner, Catapult Energy Services

FEATURED

Mary
Dickerson

Mary Dickerson is Assistant Vice President/Assistant Vice-Chancellor for IT Security and serves as Chief Information Security Officer for the University of Houston and the University of Houston System.

Chief Information Security Officer (or CISO), University of Houston, University of Houston System

FEATURED

Kimberly
Hubbard

Kimberly Hubbard currently serves as an instructional dean for one of the largest community colleges in Texas, with oversight of IT and Visual Communications programs.

Instructional Dean, IT and Visual Communication, Lone Star College – Westway Park Technology Center

FEATURED

Mel
Nevarez

Experienced Information Technology Manager with 35 years of experience in the utilities industry. Currently responsible for Cyber Security, Identity and Access Experienced Information Technology Manager with 35 years of experience in the utilities industry.

Manager Identity and Access Management and Compliance, CenterPoint Energy

FEATURED

Elizabeth
Rogers

A former chief privacy officer in Texas state government, Elizabeth Rogers brings a unique and informed perspective to her privacy and cybersecurity practice at Michael Best.

Partner, Michael Best

FEATURED

Andres
Ruz

Andres Ruz is an Executive with over 20 years of Global experience in IT and Information Security. He has an MBA in MIS, a Bachelor’s in computer science and six certificates in Information Technology Management and Information Security.

Chief Information Security Officer, 5 Factor Technology

FEATURED

Andy
Sawyer

Andy Sawyer, CISSP CISM C|CISO is the Chief of Security and Facilities for Locke Lord, LLP. He is responsible for all aspects of physical and cyber security at Locke Lord, LLP. He serves as Chair of the firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Committee and Chair of the firm’s Privacy Task Force.

CTO, Network Box USA, IncCISSP, CISM, C|CISO | Chief of Security and Facilities, Locke Lord, LLP.

FEATURED

Pierluigi
Stella

After 15 years at IBM, Pierluigi Stella co-founded Network Box USA (the American divi-sion of Network Box Corporation Ltd) in 2003. As CTO, he has extensive knowledge of security issues with emphases on the healthcare; banking; and education sectors.

CTO, Network Box USA, Inc

FEATURED

Reva
Verma

She is responsible for being the chief spokesperson of digital marketing benefits for businesses. Reva Verma is from Houston, Texas and graduated from Texas Christian University. Reva Verma is actively involved in the community and annually supports fundraising efforts for the American Diabetes Association, Houston Exponential, Center for Houston’s Future, and HYPE.

CEO, reneka DIGITAL

FEATURED

Umesh
Verma

With a tenacious approach to helping customers protect their companies from cyber thieves and saving them time and money, Umesh and his team has built BLUE LANCE into a leading developer of internal security controls software automation solutions, over the past 30 years.

Founder, Cyber Houston and CEO, BLUE LANCE

FEATURED

Jon
Villanti

Mr. Villanti is the Senior Vice President of Information Security at Allegiance Bank. Jon works with senior executives to create the bank’s Information Security strategy, guide execution and ensure business alignment.

CISSP, Senior Vice President, Director of Information Security, Allegiance Bank

FEATURED

Greg
Wright

Greg is an advisor and innovation strategist for technology companies and the founder of Hatch Pitch. He has served as Chief Technology Officer for 3 companies and played leadership roles in top tier consulting firms serving Fortune 500 organizations.

Advisor and Innovation Strategist for Technology Companies and the Founder, Hatch Pitch