Dave Lewis has 30 years of industry experience. He has extensive experience in IT security operations and management. He is the founder of the security site Liquidmatrix Security Digest & podcast. He is currently a member of the board of directors for BSides Las Vegas. Dave has previously worked for companies such as Cisco, Akamai, AMD, and IBM. Previously he served on the board of directors for (ISC)2 as well as being a founder of BSides Toronto conference. Dave was a DEF CON speaker operations goon for over 10 years. Lewis also serves on the advisory board for the Black Hat Sector Security Conference and the CFP review board for 44CON and BSides Athens. Dave has previously written columns for Forbes, CSO Online, Huffington Post, The Daily Swig, and others. For fun, he is a curator of small mammals (his kids) plays bass guitar, grills, and is part owner of a whisky distillery and a soccer team.

Mea Clift is a distinguished cybersecurity leader with a remarkable multi-decade career defined by her unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation, and mission-driven cybersecurity practices. She represents the pinnacle of excellence in cybersecurity leadership, demonstrated through her professional accomplishments, contributions to thought leadership, and investment in developing the next generation of Cybersecurity practitioners. Recently joining Liberty Mutual as Advisory CISO, Cyber Risk Engineering, she provides technical guidance to commercial underwriters evaluating the cyber risks of organizations, and advisory services to insureds, educating on trends and opportunities for maturity. In previous roles, Mea led cyber efforts at a top water and wastewater consultancy firm, where she highlighted the increased risk of cyber threats in this Critical Infrastructure arena. She is also a respected mentor and advocate for diversity and inclusion in the cybersecurity field, having built a stellar reputation for credibility with executive management, key clients, and employees. Notably, Mea was the recipient of the Cyversity Mentor of the Year Award in 2023, a testament to her outstanding contributions to the field. As an educator, Mea participates heavily in mentorship programs with Cyversity and ISACA and teaches a Fundamentals of GRC class twice a year for Cyversity members. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with 4 greyhounds and is a dedicated quilter and quilt historian.

As the SVP of Content Strategy at CyberRisk Alliance, Bill Brenner oversees the development and execution of content strategy across the organization, which provides business intelligence and information services to the cybersecurity community. His mission is to deliver high-quality, relevant, and engaging content that informs, educates, and connects the audience with the latest trends, insights, and solutions in the field.

Paul Wagenseil is custom content strategist for CyberRisk Alliance, leading creation of content developed from CRA research and aligned to the most critical topics of interest for the cybersecurity community. He previously held editor roles focused on the security market at Tom’s Guide, TechNewsDaily.com, SecurityNewsDaily.com, and spent nearly 10 years at FoxNews.com.