Patrick Carey

Experienced software product marketing and management executive with a 30+ year track record of successfully launching and growing innovative products and companies.  My diverse background spans multiple roles and disciplines, from high-level organizational strategy and product vision to software architecture and design.  Along the way, I've helped several companies on the road from early stage growth through acquisition, navigating challenging product launch and development initiatives.

Tim Mackey

I’m a technologist at heart and has over 15 years of experience with mission critical systems design, open source governance, data privacy and application security experience. I enjoy delivering talks on complex subjects and making them relatable and understandable. This includes working with media who are attempting to make complex and nuanced topics like cybersecurity understandable for their audience.

Angelo D'Amato

Angelo D’Amato (Founder of www.vulnir.com) is a cybersecurity expert with over 15 years of robust experience across a diverse range of sectors and international organizations. With a solid foundation in the Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) industry, advanced research projects, and global team collaboration, Angelo brings a strategic and informed perspective to the evolving cybersecurity landscape. Angelo’s expertise spans comprehensive end-to-end cybersecurity assessments and certifications (including Common Criteria, IEC/ISO 62443, and EN 303 645). He is actively engaged as a delegate and rapporteur on various regulatory compliance initiatives, including RED DA 2022/30 and the EU Cyber Resilience Act.

Dr. Andrew Bolster

Dr Andrew Bolster leads the Data Science team at Black Duck Software, where he focuses on AI/ML applications in cybersecurity and the safe deployment of large language models at enterprise scale. With a PhD in autonomous systems from the University of Liverpool, he bridges academic research with practical industry applications. Bolster is founder of Farset Labs hackerspace, treasurer of BSides Belfast, and serves on multiple AI ethics committees. His speaking topics include data science onboarding, AI explainability, and the responsible use of machine learning in production environments.

Drew Streib

I’m a technologist at heart and has over 15 years of experience with mission critical systems design, open source governance, data privacy and application security experience. I enjoy delivering talks on complex subjects and making them relatable and understandable. This includes working with media who are attempting to make complex and nuanced topics like cybersecurity understandable for their audience.