Speakers

Prashanth Naidu is a a strategic technology and security executive with 20+ years leading cross-functional teams in building business-aligned enterprise solutions and cybersecurity capabilities. He is focused on building global high performance teams to drive technology innovation and elevate security posture in highly regulated industries while driving business growth.

Ailbhe (Alva) Clardy is the Assistant Deputy Director, Innovation and Technology at The City of San Diego, where she leads OT, IT, and cybersecurity architecture across the entire San Diego Public Utilities Department, supporting all water and wastewater infrastructure citywide.

Robert Clark is a ISO and Interim Segment CISO at Daimler Truck North America.

John Ballentine has worked in OT cybersecurity in the industrial sector for more than 20 years, specializing in auditable compliance with NIST CSF and IEC 62443 on behalf of North American and European organizations that operate critical assets in both public and private sectors.

Rachel Bondi is the Deputy Director of NAVWAR Cyber Security Directorate and Acting Chief Technology Officer of PMW 160 Tactical Networks.

Umang Barman focuses on OT and industrial cybersecurity, working closely with manufacturing and critical infrastructure organizations. His work centers on reducing operational risk in complex factory and plant environments. With experience across network, identity, data, and SecOps, he brings a unique perspective that helps align network, security, and OT teams.

Hands-on leader leveraging over 15 years of IT, engineering, and security experience fostering strong partnerships and building a high-performing team. I am willing to take ownership of issues until they are fully resolved and committed to my teams continuous education, certification, and self-improvement. I am a fully qualified professional and have extensive hands-on knowledge of information security domains covering network systems and security, security, and risk management, asset security and endpoint security, and incident response. In my recent and past positions, I have worked in large complex computing environments where I was charged with leading and motivating a team of engineers and technicians.

Fred Chang serves as VP of Product & Operations at Dispel, delivering secure remote access and real-time data streaming for industrial OT and CPS environments.

As the VP of Solutions at AMDT, Greg leads the Americas team, focusing on delivering advanced OT Security solutions. His expertise covers OT security, data protection, and manufacturing resilience, helping minimize operational downtime while optimizing organizations’ digital infrastructure and ensure both operational safety and compliance.

Korey Wallace is a Global Program Manager in the OT Security space, lead a cross-functional team in planning, executing, and closing IT/OT projects aligned with organizational goals. Korey is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, and also holds his MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas Austin.

Michael Cole leads multiple cybersecurity engineering and operations teams covering cloud, enterprise IT, OT, IAM, and an integrated IT/OT security operations center. Focused on strategic cybersecurity outcomes, cross-team collaboration, and defending cloud, hybrid, and industrial environments through strong attack-path analysis and proactive security architecture.

Eric Casteel is a seasoned OT security expert, currently serving as OT Cybersecurity Engineering Manager at Westinghouse Electric Company.

Bryan Supak is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with over 30 years of experience across multiple industries. For the past 16 years, he has supported the utility and energy sectors from San Diego. Most recently, he built a Cyber Fusion Center in Houston to provide centralized monitoring and security for both IT and OT operations.

Christopher Nourrie is a threat hunter at Southern California Edison (SCE). He specializes in IT and OT threat hunting while supporting the Red Team program. His expertise includes penetration testing, network security assessments, and adversary emulation. Before joining SCE, Chris was a Principal Penetration Tester at Dragos, Inc.

Matt brings 25+ years of Industrial Automation experience from Water/Waste Water and Food & Bev industries. He has been directly involved with High Speed machine vision, Industrial Wireless communications, and design of control systems for Biological OEM equipment. Matt’s work in the Municipal water Market has let him work on Design Build projects for multiple green field projects.

Abhishek Pathak is a Sr. OT Infrastructure & Security Analyst at Chevron, where he focuses on OT cybersecurity, vulnerability management, and automation to enhance operational efficiency and system resilience.

Fernando Barcelo is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Ping Identity, specializing in the company’s SaaS portfolio and helping enterprises modernize identity across complex environments. With more than 20 years of experience in Identity and Access Management, Fernando brings deep expertise spanning on-premises, hybrid, and cloud architectures, and has supported customers in both pre-sales and post-sales roles throughout his career.

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Corbin Jarms is the Lead OT/ICS Cybersecurity Engineer at Avista Utilities. He advises, architects, and implements controls across generation, transmission, distribution, and AMI systems, as well as the enterprise-OT boundary. At Avista’s Energy Innovation Lab, he collaborates with national laboratories, universities, and energy startups, employing advanced grid simulation to design, validate, and improve grid detection and protection capabilities.