Speakers

Cindi Carter is a global, multi-industry Cybersecurity and Information Technology Executive who consistently delivers the optimal outcome. As a transformational leader from startups to enterprises she excels at building cybersecurity practices in highly regulated industries, turning strategic goals into action, and highly collaborative engagement to lead the organization in managing cyber risk.

At Check Point Software Technologies, Cindi is a Global Chief Information Security Officer in the Office of the CISO, leading Check Point’s Healthcare Center of Excellence where human safety is essential to care. With over two decades in the healthcare and financial industries, Cindi’s purpose is deeply rooted in human safety, bringing together the capabilities that protect the security and privacy of each individual.

Cindi is the founding President of Women in Security - Kansas City 501c(3), was honored in SC Media magazine’s “Women to Watch in Cyber Security”, and was also featured in Cybersecurity Venture’s book, “Women Know Cyber: 100 Fascinating Females Fighting Cybercrime.” She presents at conferences worldwide, holds several recognized IT, security, and project management certifications and has a Master of Science degree in Information Technology.
 

Sergey currently leads the Threat Intelligence Group of Check Point. Sergey is leading Check Point’s monitoring, analysis and research of cyber threats around the world on tactical, operational and strategic levels.

Prior to joining Check Point, Sergey led cyber threat intelligence and cyber defense teams in government organizations. More recently, Sergey led the threat intelligence and the research in Q6 Cyber, US based cybercrime intelligence company. Sergey is a frequent speaker on different industry conferences, including DCC, Underground Economy,  BSides, FraudCON, etc.

Tom is the President and Founder of the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC), an organization that provides a collaborative forum for government, academia and industry to resolve emerging technology challenges. ATARC also introduces innovative technology from academic research labs to the Federal government and private industry. In June of 2023 the industry association assets of ATARC were sold to the GovExec Media Group.

He also is the CEO and founder of Alethia Labs, a 501(c)(3) non- profit dedicated to accelerate the adoption of technology by helping the government collaborate within itself, and other constituencies such as Academia and Industry. 

Tom is a two-time recipient of the Federal 100 Awards, a prestigious honor that recognizes government and industry leaders who played pivotal roles in Federal IT.