We will explore the evolution of Generative AI, from its inception to its transformative impact across various industries. Experts will discuss the disparity between the media-driven hype and the technology's real-world capabilities, sharing case studies and addressing current challenges. The conversation will also cover the economic and ethical implications of Gen AI, providing insights into its future advancements and regulatory landscape. Attendees will gain a nuanced understanding of Gen AI's potential and the strategic considerations necessary for its successful integration into diverse sectors.
The Future of IT & Cybersecurity
CIO & CISO Think Tank
Visionaries
Keyur Patel
President / CTO
Skyline Technology Services
Damion Walker
MD Technology Practice
Gallagher
About Me
With almost 20 years of financial and insurance experience, I strive to provide strategic analytical and consulting services to clients and prospects seeking to mitigate credit, political, financial, property/causality and human capital risks. My professional expertise encompasses a broad portfolio of critical business development and organizational risk categories for both large and middle sized corporations especially those with international exposures. Industries of specialization include Retail, Technology& Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Automotive, Banking and Finance, among others.
Mex Martinot
VP & Global head of Industrial Cybersecurity
Siemens Energy
About Me
Mex Martinot is the Vice President and Global Head of Industrial Cybersecurity at Siemens Energy. He is
responsible for setting the direction of Siemens Energy’s worldwide industrial cybersecurity strategy. He
collaborates closely with the industry leaders, governments, and associations to identify emerging market
trends and best-in-class solutions which empowers the energy sector to achieve resilience beyond
compliance. He is particularly focused on solving the cyber security challenge of the critical energy
infrastructure sector by bringing innovative solutions to address the growing operational security risk
exposure. He frequently speaks on topics such as, cyber governance, risk management, and organizational
transformation of critical operational infrastructure.
Previously Mex Martinot lead the managed security services practice in Asia for EY & SecureWorks
Jason Nicholls
Former Chief Data Officer
InvestCloud, Inc.
Patelco Union
Chief Risk Officer
Patelco Credit Union
About Me
Mani is currently serving as executive vice president and chief risk officer. He oversees the Bank’s risk management, compliance, model risk, market risk, member and counterparty credit, and related governance frameworks. He has over 20 years of experience in risk management, internal audit, banking, capital markets, and technology. Before joining the Bank, Mr. Massoomi was the head of operational and enterprise risk at SoFi in San Francisco. Prior to his tenure at SoFi, he was the audit executive for the domestic and international asset management and enterprise risk management functions at TIAA. His experience also includes positions at Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets, Millennium Management Hedge Fund, General Motors, and Morgan Stanley. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Certified Investment and Derivatives Auditor, and holds a Certification in Risk Management Assurance. He received his B.S. from Tufts University and has completed post-graduate work at the Wharton School and Cornell University.
Mel Reyes
CEO, Leadership Advisor
Elite Technical Concierge
Stephen Alford
CIO
Worldwide Environmental Products
About Me
Experienced Technology Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the computer and network security industry. Skilled in Computer Security, Information Security Management, Start-ups, Security, and Project Management. Strong information technology professional graduated from UCLA.
Josh Orenstein
Cto
LA 6721
About Me
With close to 25 years in advertising, broadcast media, live event production, experiential, news, and film/television from pre- to postproduction, Josh also works as a CTO, Director of Technology as well as Operations Manager. Josh implements innovative and creative solutions resulting in a track record that shows increased productivity and cost reduction. He works in system design and integration, design and installation of large technological infrastructures, and data distribution systems (internet: wired and wireless) for private and commercial construction. He has extensive experience customizing information and technology for diverse client needs, encoding systems, digital asset management, and collaborative software. He demonstrates skills as a maintenance technician, transmission specialist, video hardware engineer, and as project manager/coordinator/supervisor.
Mariana Danilovic
Head of Production
Hollywood Portfolio
Amit Tank
Head of AI / Senior Director - Solutions Architecture, Gen AI
MediaKind
About Me
As a Senior Technology Executive and Product Leader, Amit Tank enjoys building business and product opportunities for Fortune 500 customers at the intersection of Media, Entertainment, Live Sports, Ad Tech, Cloud, DAI, and Generative AI / ML on AWS, Azure and GCP. Amit has led high-impact teams to create significant value for organizations and millions of their customers by unlocking new growth opportunities, and by growing product portfolio revenue and adoption.
In recent years, Amit Tank has led high-impact product and architecture teams (with direct and indirect reports) at AT&T DirecTV and was responsible for helping design, build, and launch the AT&T DirecTV Stream Live Streaming OTT Product with Cloud DVR. Amit and his team helped create the OpenVideo Platform powering these products. And drove key strategic initiatives and NDA projects by building consensus with multiple Orgs., and defining and driving product MVPs to launch.
Feroz Merchhiya
CIO & CISO
City of Santa Monica
About Me
I am an accomplished business and technology executive with a broad range of experience in enterprise technology. My vast experience in business applications and enterprise systems has enabled me to adapt to diverse and dynamic environments — the ability to form motivated teams that overcome complex challenges. Strong background in driving programs and services, I strive to manage technology initiatives effectively by orchestrating the contribution of diverse groups across the enterprise.
I am experienced in establishing a technology governance mechanism, a realizable value proposition that should demonstrate capability enhancement at a reduced cost and risk. I subscribe to an integrated portfolio management approach looking at Infrastructure rationalization roadmaps aligned to application consolidations, Process standardization, and efficiency improvement strategies.
Specialties: CRM/CEM/MDM: Siebel, Oracle CRM, Microsoft CRM, RightNow, Peoplesoft, Pivotal, Salesforce.com, SAP, Guidewire, Oracle WebCenter ECM, Portal
ERP: Oracle, MS Dynamics-Great Plains, Lawson, SAP, Ariba
HCMS: Oracle, Peoplesoft, Workday, Callidus
CWS: Beeline
BI: OBIEE, SAP Business Objects
QA: HP ALM-Quality Center, Jira
IT Governance, Demand and Delivery Management, Project and Portfolio Management HP PPM, Clarity, IT Strategy, Cloud Computing, Strategic Planning
Six Sigma, Lean, Process Excellence, TPS
Marketing Automation: Siebel Marketing, Eloqua, Aprimo
SAP SRC, Hyperion, GRC
Enterprise Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Incident Response, Information Security
EMC, NetApp, Cisco, VMware, Cloud (Public, Private, and Hybrid) Mobility(MDM), Delphix
AWS, Azure, Oracle, and GCP
Allen Ohanian
CISO
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
Vijay Nair
Director, R&D IT; Head of Research IT
Gilead Sciences
Eduardo Angeles
EVP, Infrastructure and Cyber Security
HSF
David Lin
CISO/CTO
Able Advisory Services SO
About Me
As a technology and information security executive, I have shepherded the transformation of many organizations from crisis state to steady, led recovery from a nation-state cyberattack, and strengthened global security resiliency through creative, data-driven solutioning. As a strategic partner and transformation agent, I enable businesses to find stability in environments characterized by security risks and challenges.
Jeffrey Aguilar
CISO
County of Los Angeles
Bryan Willett
Former Cyber Task Force Leader / Special Agent
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Howard Park
VP, Data Governance & Data Quality
Moxy Analytics
Keyur Patel
President / CTO
Skyline Technology Services
Jason Nicholls
Former Chief Data Officer
InvestCloud, Inc.
Mel Reyes
CEO, Leadership Advisor
Elite Technical Concierge
Mariana Danilovic
Head of Production
Hollywood Portfolio
Allen Ohanian
CISO
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
Vijay Nair
Director, R&D IT; Head of Research IT
Gilead Sciences
Eduardo Angeles
EVP, Infrastructure and Cyber Security
HSF
Jeffrey Aguilar
CISO
County of Los Angeles
Bryan Willett
Former Cyber Task Force Leader / Special Agent
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Howard Park
VP, Data Governance & Data Quality
Moxy Analytics
EVENT DETAILS
September 5, 2024
Agenda
9:00 AM-9:45 AM
Registration
9:45 AM-10:30 AM
Morning Networking
10:30 AM-10:45 AM
Opening Remarks
10:45 AM-11:45 AM
Keynote Panel
Next-Level Innovations: Unveiling GenAI - The Hype, The Reality, and The Future
Panelists
Chair
Mel Reyes
CEO, Leadership Advisor
Elite Technical Concierge
Speaker
Amit Tank
Head of AI / Senior Director - Solutions Architecture, Gen AI
MediaKind
As a Senior Technology Executive and Product Leader, Amit Tank enjoys building business and product opportunities for Fortune 500 customers at the intersection of Media, Entertainment, Live Sports, Ad Tech, Cloud, DAI, and Generative AI / ML on AWS, Azure and GCP. Amit has led high-impact teams to create significant value for organizations and millions of their customers by unlocking new growth opportunities, and by growing product portfolio revenue and adoption.
In recent years, Amit Tank has led high-impact product and architecture teams (with direct and indirect reports) at AT&T DirecTV and was responsible for helping design, build, and launch the AT&T DirecTV Stream Live Streaming OTT Product with Cloud DVR. Amit and his team helped create the OpenVideo Platform powering these products. And drove key strategic initiatives and NDA projects by building consensus with multiple Orgs., and defining and driving product MVPs to launch.
Speaker
Feroz Merchhiya
CIO & CISO
City of Santa Monica
I am an accomplished business and technology executive with a broad range of experience in enterprise technology. My vast experience in business applications and enterprise systems has enabled me to adapt to diverse and dynamic environments — the ability to form motivated teams that overcome complex challenges. Strong background in driving programs and services, I strive to manage technology initiatives effectively by orchestrating the contribution of diverse groups across the enterprise.
I am experienced in establishing a technology governance mechanism, a realizable value proposition that should demonstrate capability enhancement at a reduced cost and risk. I subscribe to an integrated portfolio management approach looking at Infrastructure rationalization roadmaps aligned to application consolidations, Process standardization, and efficiency improvement strategies.
Specialties: CRM/CEM/MDM: Siebel, Oracle CRM, Microsoft CRM, RightNow, Peoplesoft, Pivotal, Salesforce.com, SAP, Guidewire, Oracle WebCenter ECM, Portal
ERP: Oracle, MS Dynamics-Great Plains, Lawson, SAP, Ariba
HCMS: Oracle, Peoplesoft, Workday, Callidus
CWS: Beeline
BI: OBIEE, SAP Business Objects
QA: HP ALM-Quality Center, Jira
IT Governance, Demand and Delivery Management, Project and Portfolio Management HP PPM, Clarity, IT Strategy, Cloud Computing, Strategic Planning
Six Sigma, Lean, Process Excellence, TPS
Marketing Automation: Siebel Marketing, Eloqua, Aprimo
SAP SRC, Hyperion, GRC
Enterprise Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Incident Response, Information Security
EMC, NetApp, Cisco, VMware, Cloud (Public, Private, and Hybrid) Mobility(MDM), Delphix
AWS, Azure, Oracle, and GCP
Speaker
Jeffrey Aguilar
CISO
County of Los Angeles
11:50 AM-12:10 PM
Coffee Break
12:10 PM-12:55 PM
Fireside Chat
Cyber Arms Race: Fortifying Cyber Readiness Against Ransomware Attacks
Let's dive into the intersection of AI, the cyber arms race, and ransomware resilience. Ransomware attacks continue to escalate, inflicting substantial financial losses, data breaches, and tarnished reputations across sectors. As we navigate through 2024, businesses must comprehend the true implications of these attacks within their operational context. Despite achieving cybersecurity compliance, vulnerabilities persist, necessitating a deeper understanding of ransomware's impact and broader strategies for mitigating overall cyber risk exposure. Advanced AI technologies are shaping both offensive and defensive cyber strategies, offering proactive threat detection, comprehensive risk management frameworks, and insights to fortify cybersecurity posture against ransomware and beyond. Don't miss this opportunity to fortify your defenses and stay ahead in the AI-powered cyber landscape.
Panelists
Chair
Howard Park
VP, Data Governance & Data Quality
Moxy Analytics
Speaker
Josh Orenstein
Cto
LA 6721
With close to 25 years in advertising, broadcast media, live event production, experiential, news, and film/television from pre- to postproduction, Josh also works as a CTO, Director of Technology as well as Operations Manager. Josh implements innovative and creative solutions resulting in a track record that shows increased productivity and cost reduction. He works in system design and integration, design and installation of large technological infrastructures, and data distribution systems (internet: wired and wireless) for private and commercial construction. He has extensive experience customizing information and technology for diverse client needs, encoding systems, digital asset management, and collaborative software. He demonstrates skills as a maintenance technician, transmission specialist, video hardware engineer, and as project manager/coordinator/supervisor.
Speaker
Allen Ohanian
CISO
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
Speaker
Mariana Danilovic
Head of Production
Hollywood Portfolio
12:55 PM-2:00 PM
Lunch & Networking
2:00 PM-2:25 PM
Vision Voices Keynote
Real-World Applications of Generative AI and Machine Learning
Generative AI (GenAI) and Machine Learning (ML) are driving innovation across numerous industries by enabling advanced data analysis, automation, and creative processes. In healthcare, ML algorithms enhance diagnostic accuracy and personalize treatment plans, while GenAI contributes to drug discovery and patient care through predictive models and simulation of biological processes. The finance sector benefits from ML's capabilities in fraud detection, algorithmic trading, and personalized financial recommendations, improving both security and client satisfaction. Customer service is revolutionized by GenAI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants, which offer efficient, real-time support and automate routine tasks. Additionally, the creative industries leverage GenAI to produce tailored content, including art, music, and text, meeting specific audience demands and fostering new forms of artistic expression. As these technologies advance, their real-world applications continue to expand, offering transformative solutions and driving progress across diverse fields.
Panelists
2:30 PM-3:15 PM
Panel
Data Empowerment: A CIO's and CISO's Guide to Unlocking Strategic Value Safely
CISOs are challenged to redefine their role not only as guardians of security but also as enablers of responsible and innovative data utilization. This directive emphasizes the importance of striking a balance between data protection and leveraging the full potential of organizational data assets. CISOs must collaborate with stakeholders to establish robust data governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations while facilitating the ethical and strategic use of data. By unlocking the value of data, CISOs contribute to the organization's competitiveness, innovation, and overall digital transformation. This session explores strategies for CISOs to harness the power of data responsibly, thereby positioning cybersecurity as an integral driver of business success in the data-driven era.
Panelists
Chair
Jason Nicholls
Former Chief Data Officer
InvestCloud, Inc.
Speaker
David Lin
CISO/CTO
Able Advisory Services SO
As a technology and information security executive, I have shepherded the transformation of many organizations from crisis state to steady, led recovery from a nation-state cyberattack, and strengthened global security resiliency through creative, data-driven solutioning. As a strategic partner and transformation agent, I enable businesses to find stability in environments characterized by security risks and challenges.
Speaker
Keyur Patel
President / CTO
Skyline Technology Services
Speaker
Patelco Union
Chief Risk Officer
Patelco Credit Union
Mani is currently serving as executive vice president and chief risk officer. He oversees the Bank’s risk management, compliance, model risk, market risk, member and counterparty credit, and related governance frameworks. He has over 20 years of experience in risk management, internal audit, banking, capital markets, and technology. Before joining the Bank, Mr. Massoomi was the head of operational and enterprise risk at SoFi in San Francisco. Prior to his tenure at SoFi, he was the audit executive for the domestic and international asset management and enterprise risk management functions at TIAA. His experience also includes positions at Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets, Millennium Management Hedge Fund, General Motors, and Morgan Stanley. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Certified Investment and Derivatives Auditor, and holds a Certification in Risk Management Assurance. He received his B.S. from Tufts University and has completed post-graduate work at the Wharton School and Cornell University.
3:15 PM-3:35 PM
Networking Break
3:35 PM-4:35 PM
Panel
CIO CISO Mastery: The Nexus of Seamless Business-Technology Harmony
In 2024 the spotlight is on CIOs and CISOs and their role in fostering this critical harmony. Emphasizing the need for both discipline and balance, CISOs are called upon to take ownership of challenges, acknowledging that when technology encounters failures, shared responsibility extends beyond individual roles.
Navigating the evolving landscape between business and technology demands a strategic blend of discipline and equilibrium, particularly as we enter 2024. Recognizing that, for many organizations, technology is the business itself, this session underscores the imperative of understanding technology as a critical enabler across all facets of the organization. From the front lines to the back office, technology serves as a potent tool for creating value by processing data, driving innovation, and challenging traditional business models.
Panelists
Chair
Mel Reyes
CEO, Leadership Advisor
Elite Technical Concierge
Speaker
Mex Martinot
VP & Global head of Industrial Cybersecurity
Siemens Energy
Mex Martinot is the Vice President and Global Head of Industrial Cybersecurity at Siemens Energy. He is
responsible for setting the direction of Siemens Energy’s worldwide industrial cybersecurity strategy. He
collaborates closely with the industry leaders, governments, and associations to identify emerging market
trends and best-in-class solutions which empowers the energy sector to achieve resilience beyond
compliance. He is particularly focused on solving the cyber security challenge of the critical energy
infrastructure sector by bringing innovative solutions to address the growing operational security risk
exposure. He frequently speaks on topics such as, cyber governance, risk management, and organizational
transformation of critical operational infrastructure.
Previously Mex Martinot lead the managed security services practice in Asia for EY & SecureWorks
Speaker
Damion Walker
MD Technology Practice
Gallagher
With almost 20 years of financial and insurance experience, I strive to provide strategic analytical and consulting services to clients and prospects seeking to mitigate credit, political, financial, property/causality and human capital risks. My professional expertise encompasses a broad portfolio of critical business development and organizational risk categories for both large and middle sized corporations especially those with international exposures. Industries of specialization include Retail, Technology& Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Automotive, Banking and Finance, among others.
Speaker
Bryan Willett
Former Cyber Task Force Leader / Special Agent
Federal Bureau of Investigation
4:35 PM-4:45 PM
Closing Remarks & Raffle Giveaway
4:45 PM-5:30 PM
Cocktail Networking
Together With
