Ms. Renata C. Spinks is the CEO of tech-start-up (CyberSec International); whose mission is to provide boutique cybersecurity advising and consulting services to the public sector. 

She previously served as the Assistant Director/Deputy CIO of the Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) Department in the Headquarters Marine Corps Senior Executive Service (2021-2023) and the Nation's first Cyber Technology Officer at Marine Forces Cyberspace Command (MARFORCYBER); (2018-2021). 

Her drive to revolutionize cyber, information technology and business transformation is evident in the initiatives she led.  As the Asst IT Director/Deputy CIO of IC4, she also served as the Senior Information Security Officer for the US Marine Corps.  

Prior to her USMC Senior Executive Service appointment, Ms. Spinks' accomplished technical advances using computer forensics and human intelligence to investigate human trafficking and child exploitation; innovated in the US Treasury Big Data Analytics Office of Financial Research and advised the CIO and ACIOs on Web Application Development at the IRS.  Prior to her federal service, she is also a US Army Medical Command Combat Veteran.

Ms. Spinks holds a BS in Information Systems, a MS in Technology Management and is pursuing her Doctorate in Cybersecurity.

Her tenure in the Senior Ranks evolved her as the go-to executive and earned her the reputation of getting things done with excellence.  She leads with a People First mindset.  Ms. Spinks' love for cyber and pattern of excellence progressively elevates her and is evident in her ascension to Senior Executive now turned CEO; at an unprecedented pace.

Some of her decorations include CIO VIEWS 10 Most Influential People in the Business World 2024,  Washington Executive Top Cyber Execs to Watch in 2023; DefenseScoop 50,  2023 GRACEHOPPER Tech in Government Award, 2022 FedScoop 50, 2022 Fed100, 2022 Meritalk Cyber Defenders Award, 2021 Leading for Impact Award,  2021 State of NC HBCU Living Legend Award, and 2020 Stars and Stripes Becoming Everything You Are (BEYA) SES of the Year. 

She is an avid community service STEMINIST, is the founder of the NonProfit Organization --“Rising Footsteps” and gives back to the HBCU community by serving as a Volunteer for Education and Curriculum development.

Christopher Porter is the Head of International Security Cooperation at Google Cloud, where he leads a variety of programs to exchange intelligence with public sector partners worldwide and facilitate substantive discussions between Google’s security leaders and top outside experts.

From 2019 to June 2022 he was the National Intelligence Officer for Cyber, leading the US Intelligence Community’s analysis of foreign cyber threats and threats to US elections. As a member of the National Intelligence Council, Christopher oversaw production of National Intelligence Estimates, was the primary cyber intelligence advisor to the Director of National Intelligence, developed the analytic portion of the Unified Intelligence Strategy, and lead the IC Cyber Analysis Leadership Council made up of the other cyber leaders of CIA, FBI, NSA, DOD, and other agencies.

Serving under both the Trump and Biden Administrations, he frequently briefed and wrote for the President of the United States, senior Cabinet officials, the Gang of Eight and other legislative leaders in the US House of Representatives and Senate, and civilian and military cyber leaders throughout the executive branch.

From 2016 to 2019, Christopher was the Chief Technology Officer for Global Cybersecurity Policy and the Chief Intelligence Strategist at cybersecurity company FireEye.

As a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, Christopher has contributed to the Cyber Statecraft Initiative within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. His research focused on cyber diplomacy broadly, practical methods of reaching and enforcing cyber arms control agreements, and artificial intelligence as a security issue.

Christopher has testified before the U.S. Congress and Canadian Parliament. He has offered commentary on cybersecurity and threat intelligence in the New York Times, USA Today, NBC News, the Council on Foreign Relations, BBC, Lawfare, Foreign Policy, Defense One, Christian Science Monitor, Bloomberg News, Cipher Brief, War on the Rocks, Politico, Axios, Cyberscoop, Dark Reading, Roll Call and many other TV, radio, and print outlets worldwide.