Vince Aimutis is the Vice President - Director of Information Services and CISO at Federated Mutual Insurance in Owatonna, Minnesota, where he leads the information security, infrastructure, help desk, client,…

Cheyne Taylor completed his master's in cybersecurity at the University of Wisconsin - Stout and is enrolled in a second master's degree cyber security program at the University of Milwaukee…

Oscar Garcia leads the information security program at Peoplease, where he has crafted a comprehensive strategy that both safeguards the organization against evolving cyber threats and gives it a competitive…

Eric Ong is Senior Director, Global Information Security at Donaldson. With more than 25 years of experience in IT, Eric is a passionate, tech-savvy, and business-minded security leader who drives…

Olivia Thompson is Executive Director at OAPPS, a software engineering firm. Thompson has an exemplary body of work spanning three decades, with leadership and technology operations roles at Global Hyatt…

Chip Laingen is the Executive Director of Defense Alliance, an Upper Midwest defense industry network with members in 37 states. The Defense Alliance, recognized as an Advanced Defense Technology Cluster…

Paul Hershberger is a cybersecurity executive with more than 25 years’ experience currently responsible for Cybersecurity Threat management and Incident Response at nVent. Prior to nVent Paul provided leadership and…

Brian Isle, P.E., is the co-founder and former CEO of Adventium Labs, and a Senior Fellow at Technological Leadership Institute teaching courses in information assurance and risk assessment. Brian continues…

As the Chief Information Security Officer for the State of Minnesota, John Israel leads the executive branch cybersecurity teams within Minnesota IT Services (MNIT), the state information technology agency. The…

Shawn Riley is co-founder and CEO of BisBlox, a venture studio that helps companies around the world to be bold, disrupt boring and strengthen growth. A lifelong technologist and entrepreneur,…

Mary Diner is Director of Ethical Hacking at UnitedHealth Group and has over 25 years of broad security leadership and relationship management at scale, from operations, program and product portfolio…

Kristy Livingston is Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Operations at Sunrise Banks and an Adjunct Professor at Century College. She has 15 years of information security experience and has held leadership roles…

Kumar Dasani is the U.S. CISO responsible for global cybersecurity strategy at B. Braun Medical, Inc. Known for collaborative leadership, he also advises security startups and is vCISO for Altheia.…

Army Lieutenant Colonel Brian Morgan is the Director of the Cyber Coordination Cell (C3) for the Minnesota National Guard. He began his military career by enlisting in the Wisconsin Army…

Paul Veeneman is President of the Information Systems Security Association Minnesota chapter. With over 27 years of experience across various industries including finance, oil and gas, healthcare and manufacturing, Paul…