The Future of Cybersecurity & IT

CIO & CISO Think Tank

Visionaries

Stacey Romanello (1) Banc of California
Stacey Romanello

SVP, Chief Risk Officer

Banc of California

About Me

Royal Bank of Canada and its subsidiaries operate under the master brand name RBC. Founded in 1864, Royal Bank of Canada provides personal and commercial banking, wealth management services, insurance, corporate and investment banking, as well as transaction processing services on a global basis. RBC is headquartered out of Toronto, Ontario.

Amit Basu International Seaways
Amit Basu

VP, CIO & CISO

International Seaways

About Me

Amit Basu is the head of IT and IT Security at International Seaways (INSW). INSW, headquartered in New York City, is one of the largest tanker companies providing energy transportation services worldwide. Amit is a proven IT leader with over 25 years of experience in maritime IT and has pioneered several technology innovations in maritime. Over the last decade, Amit has led a digital transformation in INSW with a Cloud-Only IT strategy and is instrumental in designing a multi-layered cybersecurity framework promoting a cyber resilience culture. Amit holds an MBA as well as a Master of Science degree in Information Management from the Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey. He is also a Certified Information Security Manager from ISACA, certified in Cybersecurity Risk Management by HarvardX, Cybersecurity Oversight by Carnegie Mellon University, Maritime Cybersecurity by Lloyds Maritime, and Artificial Intelligence by MIT Sloan School of Management. Amit is an advisory board member for the Cybersecurity program at Pace University and Ithaca College, on the advisory board of Exium, and a member of the Governing Body of New York CIO Executive Summit.

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September 18, 2025

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