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With previous speakers including Umesh Verma, Phil Beckett, Andy Sawyer, Jesse Carrillo, Elizabeth Rogers, and Mel Nevarez,
HOUSTON CYBER SUMMIT has always strived to provide the industry with top speakers from around the Houston region.
Topics covering the very latest developments in cybersecurity, ransomware, and government affairs are featured.
Past Events
2021 SPEAKERS
Anthony Ambler
Dean, College of Technology, University of Houston
Kate Baucherel
Writer, Speaker, and Digital Strategist
Mikell Becker

Phil Beckett
CEO, HASA

Giovanni Capriglione
Member of the Texas House of Representatives

Jesse Carrillo
Chief Innovation Officer,
The Howard Hughes Corp.

Deepak Chaudhry
Director MSIS, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, ITIL, BDO Houston Office

Joni Cobb
Executive,
Creative Planning

George Crawford

Amanda Crawford
Executive Director and State of Texas Chief Information Officer, Texas Department of Information Resources

Mary Dickerson
Chief Information Security Officer, University of Houston, University of Houston System

Stephen Forte
Managing Partner, Fresco Capital
John Frankel
Partner, ff Venture Capital
Jack Hanagriff
Coordinator of the Regional Risk & Critical Infrastructure Protection Program.
Robert (Bob) Hart
Director of Cyber Security Operations, Meriplex
Louanne Harvey
CTE Chair, Digital Forensic Science/Cyber Security, Aldine Independent School District
Angela Haun
Oil and Natural Gas Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ONG-ISAC)
Jason Haward‑Grau,
Managing Director, Cyber Security, KPMG
Kimberly Hubbard
MBA, MS, Instructional Dean, IT and Visual Communication, Lone Star College
Ashley M. Hunter
Managing Director, HM Risk Group
Vijay Iyengar
Vice President of Cyber Security, Meriplex
Justin Kallhoff
Founder, Infogressive
Joseph Kopser
Founder, Grayline Group
Gregory D. Laake
Managing Partner,
Catapult Energy Services
Michael McCaul
Stan Napper
Founding Dean of Engineering, Houston Baptist University

Mel Nevarez
Manager Identity and Access Management and Compliance, CenterPoint Energy
Sean Otmishi
Dean, Digital Information Technology, Houston Community College
Spencer Randall
Principal & Co-Founder, CryptoEQ
George Reeves
Cybersecurity Advisor with the U.S.
Elizabeth Rogers
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.

Pierluigi Stella
CTO, Network Box USA

Peter Thomas
CTO, BLUE LANCE

Reva Verma
CEO, reneka DIGITAL

Umesh Verma
Founder, Cyber Houston and CEO, BLUE LANCE

Jon Villanti
CISSP, Senior Vice President, Director of Information Security, Allegiance Bank
Tom Winn
Master of Security Management Program Director, University of Houston

Greg Wright
Advisor and Innovation Strategist for Technology Companies and Founder, Hatch Pitch
Sam Wyner
US Leader, Cryptoasset Products and Services, KPMG
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