Stay One Step Ahead of Growing Cyber Threats: Conquer Any Security Challenge With Next-Gen Solutions
CXO Council
Visionaries
Imran Bashir
Director Technical Product Management
Palo Alto Networks
About Me
Director Technical Product Management at Palo Alto Networks and leads Identity and access initiatives and Decryption. He has been in the Information and Cyber Security domain for over 15 years and has spent most of his time in addressing strategic development of customer’s Cyber-Security initiatives, business plans and road-maps by introducing world-class Cyber-Security solutions.
Uma Mahesh Reddy
CISO
Prime Healthcare Services
About Me
CISO and Director of Telecommunications in the healthcare industry. Skilled in Healthcare Information Technology (HIT), Security, Management, Business Strategy, Vendor Management, Software development. Strong information technology professional with a Master's degree focused in Information Technology (Security) from Central Queensland University, Melbourne Campus.
Jim Petrassi
Divisional Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Health Care Service Corporation
About Me
Jim is the Chief Technology Officer of HCSC (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas). HCSC is the country’s largest customer-owned health insurer with nearly 17 million* members across our five states with 20,000 employees in 60 plus offices. As a technology strategist and advisor to senior business executives, Jim has a remarkable ability to understand the latest technology trends/disruptions and their potential impact on business. This unique blend of skills allows Jim to function as a technology thought leader with a proven ability to transform strategy into operations. He has a track record of using technology to better enable business process and create new opportunities. Whether a small team of strategists, a large change program of 100+ developers, or a global organization of 1300 consultants, Jim has become known as a strong leader that gets results.
Hans Vargas-Silva
Data Protection Lead- Cybersecurity Governance
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
John Godfrey
CISO
State of Kansas
David Cass
CISO
GSR
About Me
David Cass is a senior partner at Law & Forensics LLC where he leads the Cryptocurrency and Digital Banking Practice and is a member of the Cyber Security and Forensics Practice. He has extensive experience in financial services regulation, cryptocurrency, digital assets, blockchain, cloud, and digital banking.
He most recently served as a lead regulator for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York where he was a member of the Large Institution Supervision Committee (LISCC). Prior to this appointment, David was the CISO & Global Partner of IBM’s Cloud Security Service Unit where he was responsible for its security practices, processes, and policies.
He has been an active contributor of the FS-ISAC and the European Banking Federation on Cloud Compliance and Security for financial services firms and has worked closely with US and international regulators. He was part of the team that introduced the first financial services blockchain initiative utilizing public cloud supported by 10 major international banks.
Previously, he served as SVP & CISO for Elsevier where he led an organization of experienced legal, risk, and security professionals who provided data protection, privacy, security, and risk management guidance on a global basis. He also served as Elsevier’s HIPAA officer.
David has an MSE from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from MIT. He is a frequent speaker at high-profile conferences and served on a public corporation’s Board of Directors. He also is an editorial board member for The Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare and serves as a board member for the UCLA Extension Silicon Beach Innovation Lab. He is a faculty member for the non-profit Global Cyber Institute, and an adjunct faculty member for Harvard and at the Rutgers Law School. He is a member of the New York City Cyber Critical Services & Infrastructure team organized by the NYPD and the office of the NY District Attorney.
In his free time, David is a volunteer firefighter & Swiftwater Rescue Technician.
Jim Petrassi
CTO
Health Care Service Corporation
About Me
Jim is the Chief Technology Officer of HCSC (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas). HCSC is the country’s largest customer-owned health insurer with nearly 17 million* members across our five states with 20,000 employees in 60 plus offices. As a technology strategist and advisor to senior business executives, Jim has a remarkable ability to understand the latest technology trends/disruptions and their potential impact on business. This unique blend of skills allows Jim to function as a technology thought leader with a proven ability to transform strategy into operations. He has a track record of using technology to better enable business process and create new opportunities. Whether a small team of strategists, a large change program of 100+ developers, or a global organization of 1300 consultants, Jim has become known as a strong leader that gets results.
Andy Draper
CIO (Continental Division)
HCA
Hans Vargas-Silva
Data Protection Lead- Cybersecurity Governance
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
John Godfrey
CISO
State of Kansas
Andy Draper
CIO (Continental Division)
HCA
EVENT DETAILS
March 21, 2023
Agenda
3:00 PM-4:15 PM
Stay One Step Ahead of Growing Cyber Threats: Conquer Any Security Challenge With Next-Gen Solutions
Cyber threats have always been serious. But these days, they're becoming more complex and volatile. Organizations around the world are struggling to keep up with the volume and complexity of these growing threats. Hear best practices and leave with actionable recommendations to help ensure your organization is always a step ahead of adversaries.
Panelists
Chair
David Cass
CISO
GSR
David Cass is a senior partner at Law & Forensics LLC where he leads the Cryptocurrency and Digital Banking Practice and is a member of the Cyber Security and Forensics Practice. He has extensive experience in financial services regulation, cryptocurrency, digital assets, blockchain, cloud, and digital banking.
He most recently served as a lead regulator for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York where he was a member of the Large Institution Supervision Committee (LISCC). Prior to this appointment, David was the CISO & Global Partner of IBM’s Cloud Security Service Unit where he was responsible for its security practices, processes, and policies.
He has been an active contributor of the FS-ISAC and the European Banking Federation on Cloud Compliance and Security for financial services firms and has worked closely with US and international regulators. He was part of the team that introduced the first financial services blockchain initiative utilizing public cloud supported by 10 major international banks.
Previously, he served as SVP & CISO for Elsevier where he led an organization of experienced legal, risk, and security professionals who provided data protection, privacy, security, and risk management guidance on a global basis. He also served as Elsevier’s HIPAA officer.
David has an MSE from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from MIT. He is a frequent speaker at high-profile conferences and served on a public corporation’s Board of Directors. He also is an editorial board member for The Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare and serves as a board member for the UCLA Extension Silicon Beach Innovation Lab. He is a faculty member for the non-profit Global Cyber Institute, and an adjunct faculty member for Harvard and at the Rutgers Law School. He is a member of the New York City Cyber Critical Services & Infrastructure team organized by the NYPD and the office of the NY District Attorney.
In his free time, David is a volunteer firefighter & Swiftwater Rescue Technician.
Speaker
Uma Mahesh Reddy
CISO
Prime Healthcare Services
CISO and Director of Telecommunications in the healthcare industry. Skilled in Healthcare Information Technology (HIT), Security, Management, Business Strategy, Vendor Management, Software development. Strong information technology professional with a Master's degree focused in Information Technology (Security) from Central Queensland University, Melbourne Campus.
Speaker
Jim Petrassi
Divisional Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Health Care Service Corporation
Jim is the Chief Technology Officer of HCSC (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas). HCSC is the country’s largest customer-owned health insurer with nearly 17 million* members across our five states with 20,000 employees in 60 plus offices. As a technology strategist and advisor to senior business executives, Jim has a remarkable ability to understand the latest technology trends/disruptions and their potential impact on business. This unique blend of skills allows Jim to function as a technology thought leader with a proven ability to transform strategy into operations. He has a track record of using technology to better enable business process and create new opportunities. Whether a small team of strategists, a large change program of 100+ developers, or a global organization of 1300 consultants, Jim has become known as a strong leader that gets results.
Speaker
Hans Vargas-Silva
Data Protection Lead- Cybersecurity Governance
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Speaker
Imran Bashir
Director Technical Product Management
Palo Alto Networks
Director Technical Product Management at Palo Alto Networks and leads Identity and access initiatives and Decryption. He has been in the Information and Cyber Security domain for over 15 years and has spent most of his time in addressing strategic development of customer’s Cyber-Security initiatives, business plans and road-maps by introducing world-class Cyber-Security solutions.
Speaker
Jim Petrassi
CTO
Health Care Service Corporation
Jim is the Chief Technology Officer of HCSC (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas). HCSC is the country’s largest customer-owned health insurer with nearly 17 million* members across our five states with 20,000 employees in 60 plus offices. As a technology strategist and advisor to senior business executives, Jim has a remarkable ability to understand the latest technology trends/disruptions and their potential impact on business. This unique blend of skills allows Jim to function as a technology thought leader with a proven ability to transform strategy into operations. He has a track record of using technology to better enable business process and create new opportunities. Whether a small team of strategists, a large change program of 100+ developers, or a global organization of 1300 consultants, Jim has become known as a strong leader that gets results.
Speaker
John Godfrey
CISO
State of Kansas
Speaker
Andy Draper
CIO (Continental Division)
HCA
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