Aniket Bhardwaj is the Global Crisis Management Lead and Vice President of Global Cybersecurity & Privacy Services at Charles River Associates, a leading global consulting firm providing economic, financial, and strategic expertise to major law firms, corporations, accounting firms, and governments. Based in Toronto, Bhardwaj oversees Charles River Associates' Global Cybersecurity and Incident Response Investigations, Forensics Services practice, where he provides cyber intrusion investigations, crisis management, and post-incident recovery services to clients worldwide.

With over 20 years of experience, Bhardwaj has a deep specialization in crisis management and response, helping organizations rapidly contain and recover from cyber incidents. He also advises on risk and resilience, ensuring that businesses not only recover but also fortify their defenses to withstand future threats. His expertise extends to cybersecurity transformation, where he leads post-crisis engagements to help organizations rebuild and enhance their security posture, aligning technology, people, and processes to prevent recurrence.

In addition to his work in operational crisis management, Bhardwaj serves as a trusted Board-level advisor, helping leadership teams improve their cybersecurity preparedness and navigate increasingly complex regulatory environments. His experience spans threat intelligence, attack surface identification, security hygiene, and compromise discovery, positioning him as a recognized leader in cybersecurity.

Before joining Charles River Associates, Bhardwaj was a key leader within PwC’s Global Cyber Threat Operations team across the Americas and the EU, where he led significant incident response and cybersecurity transformation projects. Bhardwaj holds certifications such as GCIA, GREM, GCFA, and GNFA, along with a Master’s degree in Security & Cryptography from Johns Hopkins University.

Andreas Grau serves as the Head of Cyber Security and Senior Project Manager at Consileon Business Consultancy GmbH, where he oversees cybersecurity initiatives. Consileon provides strategic, operational and IT consulting to help companies solve complex business issues ranging from positioning on their respective markets through development of marketing approaches to technical implementation. Grau brings 14 years of experience to his current role. Before joining Consileon Business Consultancy GmbH, he was a software engineer specializing in enterprise integration at tarent.

Andrew Turner leads Booz Allen's Global Commercial business, bringing over 20 years of experience providing cybersecurity and consulting services to mission-critical enterprises. As the leader of Booz Allen’s Global Commercial business, he oversees a balanced portfolio of Cyber Risk, Resilience, and Response solutions across multiple environments (OT, Cloud, Enterprise, etc.) enabled by AI and accelerated by transformational thinking.  Andrew leads an ambitious growth agenda focused on bringing cutting edge cyber solutions and driving cyber resiliency for some of the largest global companies across the financial, energy, software and high tech, and manufacturing sectors.  Andrew is accelerating Booz Allen’s Commercial business into new areas such as OT resiliency, AI-enabled cyber defense, and securing global supply chains from emerging cyber threats. Andrew is passionate about developing the next generation of cyber leaders, spending time sharing his knowledge and expertise through fireside chats and leadership development workshops.

Andrew has been the chief information security officer (CISO) or chief security officer (CSO) for several Fortune 500 companies. Most recently, he served as the CSO for a leading fintech company, overseeing an integrated security organization responsible for information security, financial crimes, and corporate investigations.

Andrew has held influential roles, such as member of the Virginia Cybersecurity Commission and the Bank of England's Cyber Resilience Board. His commitment to advancing cybersecurity practices reflects his belief that robust cybersecurity is essential for organizational success in today's interconnected threat landscape. Andrew serves on boards and is involved in philanthropy in greater Nashville, TN. 

Andrew Borene is Executive Director of International Markets & Global Security at Flashpoint, the world’s largest private threat intelligence firm empowering customers to make mission-critical decisions to keep people and assets safe. He is individually noted here for assisting global enterprises in achieving their strategic objectives while prioritizing the returns on security investment for the board of directors and shareholders. Borene spearheads a global team. serving Forbes Global 2000 enterprises, operating across more than 50 countries. A Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and licensed attorney, Borene brings 25 years in national security, intelligence, privacy, and cybersecurity to the forefront of his work with business leaders. With expertise in international public-private partnerships, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and cyber threat intelligence (CTI), he is a sought after expert workshop facilitator. He regularly appears as a guest security analyst on news networks including CNBC, Fox Business, CNN, BBC, etc. He is quoted in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Financial Times, USA Today, and The Economist.

Borene has previously been CEO at a publicly traded encryption technology company, and his leadership experience includes tenures at Fortune 500 technology companies including IBM, Symantec, Booz Allen Hamilton, LexisNexis, and Wells Fargo. Before joining Flashpoint, Borene was the Chief Privacy Officer at the National Counterintelligence and Security Center where he developed, coordinated, and delivered an award winning government privacy compliance framework for both data and operational programs. Other federal service included being a chief of counterterrorism planning and serving as Associate Deputy General Counsel at the Pentagon, complemented by U.S. Marine Corps service.

Borene’s active board work includes the European Marshall Center’s Partnership for Peace Consortium, which fosters cooperation among over 800 defense academies and security institutes across 60 nations and NATO. He also serves in advisory capacities with Lexpat Global Services, Hilltop Technologies, the Special Operations Association of America, and George Mason University’s National Security Institute.

Borene has a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School, a B.A. in Economics from Macalester College, and executive education in international finance from Harvard University. A member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Royal United Services Institute, his past professional recognitions have included the FBI Director’s Award and the ODNI Exceptional Achievement Award.

Brad Medairy is a technology executive who leads Booz Allen’s National Cyber account. He focuses on the cyber missions of national-level clients, including the intelligence community, U.S. Cyber Command, FBI, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Defense (DOD). Brad is responsible for addressing some of the nation’s top cybersecurity challenges, including protecting critical infrastructure, securing the supply chain, protecting emerging platforms (5G, medical devices, and weapons and space systems), and defending the extended federal enterprise against cyber attacks. 

Brad is passionate about advancing the nation’s capabilities in cyberspace by integrating emerging technologies with intelligence tradecraft to deliver next-generation, full-spectrum cyber solutions. He leads a multidisciplinary team of cyber operators, AI and machine learning engineers, software developers, and cloud engineers to develop and deliver these solutions across the federal and commercial markets.

Brad is a senior fellow with Auburn University's McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security. He was named a Top 50 Cybersecurity Leader of 2023, 2021 Federal 100 Award Winner, 2020 Cyber Executive of the Year by the Northern Virginia Technology Council, and a finalist for WashingtonExec’s 2020 Cybersecurity Industry Executive of the Year.

In his community, Brad is a high school Science Olympiad coach focused on increasing youth interest in STEM and a coach for elementary and middle school youth soccer and basketball programs. In addition, he serves as an advisory board member for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and the George Mason University Volgenau School of Engineering.

Brad earned a B.S. from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and an M.S. from Johns Hopkins University.

Charlie Jacco is a Partner in the New York office at KPMG LLP and is the US Cyber Threat Management Leader and the Global Financial Services Industry Leader for KPMG’s Cyber Security Services practice. Jacco has focused extensively on multiple disciplines of the information security field, including Cyber Defense, Cyber Threat Management, Security Strategy & Governance, Security Transformation, Digital Identity, and Enterprise Identity & Access Management. Jacco’s career experience includes over 20 years of designing and implementing a wide variety of technology-based security solutions, which has resulted in a broad background in technology and cyber risk management.

Jacco is a Sector Board Advisor of the FS-ISAC, which allows him to participate in a wide variety of cyber security and cyber risk topics with senior executives across the Financial Services Industry and other Fortune 100 companies. As a senior leader in KPMG’s Cyber Security Services business, he frequently interacts with C-level executives for Fortune 100 companies, including some of the largest global banks, and is viewed as an advisor to some of the top Chief Information Security Officers in the cybersecurity field.

David Sun is a Principal and National Leader of incident response and forensics at CohnReznick’s Cybersecurity, Technology Risk, and Privacy Practice. He has 25 years of cybersecurity and IT management experience responding to data breaches and privacy incidents, internal employee malfeasance, and government agency investigations.

Sun has served as a testifying expert or court appointed expert on hundreds of litigation matters. This includes providing expert testimony related to the handling of classified information by a Cabinet member and the destruction of public records by a sitting mayor of a major city; providing security assessments in support of the United Nations, the 2004 Summer Olympics, and various United States Federal Reserve Banks; assisting multiple state attorneys general to investigate a variety of data privacy violations; and more. Sun draws upon his experience responding to cyber incidents when providing cybersecurity advisory services. This allows him to create pertinent and practical processes to help mitigate the latest risks of cyber-attacks.

Prior to joining CohnReznick, from 2002 to 2019, Sun was the founder and president of SunBlock Systems, Inc., a global litigation and cybersecurity advisory firm. Through acquisition, he joined CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) as a principal and its national practice leader for cyber incident response and forensics. He was also a co-founder and Chief Technology Office of S34A, a company that performed research on advanced computer forensics techniques for the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies.

Dave Forbes leads Booz Allen’s cyber physical defense business, including operational technology (OT), weapon systems, and space mission systems cybersecurity.  In this role, he focuses on the cyber defense missions of clients across the federal civilian, defense, and intelligence communities.  

Forbes works closely with government leaders to understand their current environment, assess their ability to protect critical infrastructure, and support mission readiness.  His team has contributed to OT cybersecurity modernization at DoD installations to enable cyber defense as a mission enabler.  Forbes prioritizes advancing capabilities such as zero trust and weapon system anomaly detection into the cyber physical defense space.  

Prior to Booz Allen, Forbes served 11 years in the U.S. Army, where he was posted to command or staff positions at the company through division level.  He earned a master’s degree from the George Mason University School of Public Policy and a bachelor’s degree from Norwich University, the Military College of Vermont.  He is the chair of the Norwich University Board of Fellows for the Senator Patrick Leahy School of Cybersecurity and Advanced Computing.

Gérôme Billois is a cybersecurity partner at Wavestone, where he has spent the past 20 years shaping the cybersecurity strategies of global organizations. Renowned for his ability to blend deep technical knowledge with sharp business insight, Gérôme has become a trusted advisor to CISOs around the world, turning cybersecurity challenges into competitive advantages. His expertise is particularly valued during large-scale cyberattacks, where his guidance helps organizations navigate crises with precision and resilience.

Gérôme is known for his ability to distill complex cybersecurity issues into clear, actionable strategies, effectively engaging with executive committees and board members to drive meaningful change. Currently, his focus is on securing AI systems, and he plays a pivotal role in global projects tackling high-impact, critical use cases.

Beyond his client work, Gérôme is committed to advancing the cybersecurity field. He actively contributes to innovation ecosystems, nonprofit initiatives, and professional communities. His thought leadership is widely recognized, with influential publications such as the CISO Radar, the AI Cyber Startup Radar, and, more recently, a pioneering methodology for cyber sustainability. A respected voice in the media and academic circles, Gérôme is also an accomplished author, with several books that serve as essential resources for both cybersecurity professionals and newcomers.

Kelly Rozumalski is a Senior Vice President leading Booz Allen’s National Cyber Defense business. She develops solutions that address some of the nation’s top cybersecurity challenges, including protecting critical infrastructure, safeguarding connected devices, improving the defense and resilience of government networks, securing the supply chain, deepening cross-sector collaboration, and defending the federal enterprise against cyber threats.

Rozumalski has over a decade of experience driving differentiated solutions to help clients identify and understand cyber risks, automate compliance for real-time insights into security weaknesses, and mitigate vulnerabilities to reduce cyber threats. She supports the core missions of national-level clients across the Federal Civilian, Department of Defense, and intelligence community. Prior to her existing role, Rozumalski led Booz Allen’s Secure Connected Health initiatives – advancing the healthcare industry’s cybersecurity capabilities. She and her team collaborated with federal and commercial clients to drive next-generation service offerings that combated vulnerable channels to biological data. Supporting the development of an increasingly connected, resilient healthcare system, she took a patient-focused approach to risk, remediation, and secure product development frameworks.

Consulting Magazine named Rozumalski a 2021 Woman Leader in Technology, honored for Excellence in Innovation. In addition, she leads cyber talent programs to help Booz Allen attract and retain the industry’s top talent. She earned a Bachelor of Science in business from the University of Maryland.

Lucas Sy is a partner at Strategy& and advises on strategic transformation projects with cyber security and cloud resilience as core enabling elements. He is well-experienced in management consulting with focus on cyber, cloud and sovereign digital transformation for the public sector. His aim is to “close the gap” between digital transformation initiatives and an according cyber strategy. Integrated in the PwC network he offers the cyber value chain end-to-end: “from cyber strategy to security controlling”. Lucas has worked for 10 years in various consulting positions and firms with clients in government, defense, cyber and intelligence organizations. Before his consulting career he has been with the German Armed Forces for 12 years where he served in the field of strategic communication. Lucas Sy holds a master’s degree in business administration and is an alumnus from the London School of Economics and from the University of New South Wales Canberra.

As Vice President of Cyber and Distinguished Technologist for GDIT, Matthew McFadden is at the forefront of driving cybersecurity strategy and innovation across various sectors, including Federal Civilian, Defense, Homeland Security, and the Intelligence Community. He focuses on the growth capabilities of the cyber sector through technological innovation, partnerships, and strategic opportunities that effectively address customers' mission challenges. He actively leads GDIT’s Cyber Center of Excellence, Cyber Digital Consulting, and GDIT Digital Accelerators: Eclipse Defensive Cyber Operations and Tidal Post Quantum Cryptography. His team is focused on advancing customers' capabilities in cloud security, autonomous cyber, threat hunting, zero trust, and using artificial intelligence and machine learning in cybersecurity.

McFadden previously served in technology and cybersecurity leadership roles at both CSRA and Computer Sciences Corporation. He earned doctoral degrees from both Northeastern University focused on organizational leadership, and Colorado Technical University focused on information assurance.

Munish Gupta has been a leader in the cybersecurity advisory space for 20 years, delivering and managing large enterprise cyber programs. Currently, he is President & Head of Cybersecurity advisory at Inspira Enterprise. Before joining Inspira, he was associated with Wipro, Infosys and HCL. His leadership at Wipro and Infosys was integral to cyber consulting and advisory at both companies. Gupta has diverse experience in Cyber risk management, Security architecture, AI Governance, Cyber resilience, Privacy and Regulatory compliance. Gupta is also a founding member of Purplebook Cyber Security Community - North America. He represented India in various international cyber delegations and presented his insights at prestigious venues like NASDAQ Times Square, New York and the British Parliament. He is Think-tank member of ‘For Ethical Ai (FEAi) community’ and advocates the ethical adoption of Artificial Intelligence. Gupta is a sought-after speaker on cybersecurity, privacy and Ai governance, contributing to conferences and discussions globally.

Global Head, Cybersecurity and  Privacy and has over 25 years of experience developing, implementing, and managing complex cybersecurity and information technology enterprise risk management programs. Bob has served as a chief information officer and chief information security officer for clients across a diverse set of industries and organizational sizes. He is a leader in the provision of reactive, data analytics, and proactive cybersecurity services to government, private industry, and not-for-profit clients. Bob is also a serial entrepreneur and adjunct professor, cybersecurity at  Johns Hopkins University. 

Robert has executive leadership experience and has previously provided reactive, data analytics, and proactive cybersecurity services. He also served as CISO for clients across a range of industries (manufacturing, finance, private equity, etc.).  

Robert has also provided enterprise risk management and technical cybersecurity services to commercial, government, and not-for-profit clients. He also provided systems engineering and technical program management services to federal agencies. Bob also led the operations team for a 2,500-person international organization, and led a program management organization responsible for information technology, acquisition integration, field operations, and product development.  

Bob also served in the United States Army as a squad leader for the 3rd Battalion 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. 

Rex Thexton is a Senior Managing Director in Accenture's Security practice. In his current role, he serves as the global practice lead for Accenture’s Cyber Protection business and the Global Technology Officer for Accenture Security. In the past two decades, Thexton has been a practice leader, company founder, and trusted advisor helping organizations with complex management and technology challenges related to cybersecurity, infrastructure, and digital identity strategy

Thexton’s current responsibilities within the Cyber Protection business include the following offerings: Cloud Security; Cyber Mesh, Zero Trust & SASE; Identity & Access Management; Application Security; Enterprise Platform Security; Data & AI Security; and Metaverse & Emerging Technology Security. With more than 25 years of technology services experience, Thexton has a proven track record for implementing strategic projects through a combination of effective relationship building with business leaders and technological aptitude. Thexton has an impressive list of career accomplishments including the development of numerous consulting organizations, deployment of successful technology solutions, and the growth of long-term customer and ecosystem partner relationships.

Sean Joyce is a Principal in PwC’s Consulting Segment where he has two distinct roles as Global and US Cybersecurity and Privacy Leader, and as the US Cyber, Risk and Regulatory Leader. He is an active member of the U.S. Consulting Leadership Team.

Joyce works closely with many boards and senior leadership teams on the challenges posed by digital transformations and the ever-changing threat landscape, understanding relevant cyber risks and threats, best practices in governance and cybersecurity risk oversight, and how to leverage cybersecurity and resilience as strategic business enablers. Notably, Joyce has consulted on some of the most prolific cyber breaches, providing guidance and expertise to top executives and boards.

Joyce previously led the US and Global Financial Crimes Unit for PwC, focusing on the interplay between cybersecurity, anti-money laundering and sanctions, fraud, and anti-bribery/anti-corruption. Prior to rejoining PwC, Joyce was the Chief Trust Officer at Airbnb, where he led Design Specialists, Product Managers, Engineers, and Data Scientists to help grow and defend the Airbnb platform. He was also responsible for the Privacy and Community Policy, and was a member of the Airbnb Executive Committee.

Joyce also served as the Deputy Director with the FBI and had daily oversight of the 36,000 men and women as well as its $8 billion annual budget. With more than 26 years of service in the FBI, Joyce has a wide range of operational and leadership experience. He was an integral part of transforming the FBI into an intelligence-driven orgaorganization spearheaded several strategic initiatives, including ‘next generation cyber’, which was a cross-organizational initiative to maintain the FBI’s world leadership in law enforcement and domestic intelligence. Joyce established a framework to operate and evaluate the FBI’s 56 domestic field offices. Joyce holds degrees from Boston College and Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck School of Business.