Steering Committee

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.

Alexander Bermudez is a Sr. Director, Cyber Security Operations & Design (IT/OT) at Onsemi.

Michael Best is serving as BISO for Data Center Global Operations, collaborating with the OT teams across the globe to reduce risk vulnerability. He provides guidance on asset management, OT & IoT vulnerabilities, third party security assessments and reporting.

Patrick began his career in the security industry in 2005. Prior to that he was a CNC programmer. His professional experience includes OT and IT as a network architect that designed and built network and security infrastructure for multiple automated facilities for global manufacturing companies.

Greg Early is an experienced cyber security leader and former Interim CISO, with deep expertise in IT and OT security. He is currently serving as a Senior Strategist for OT Security within Raytheon Technologies.

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 experience has let him work on Design Build projects for multiple green field projects.

Markus is a passionate OT cybersecurity leader and practitioner. Throughout his career, he has worked to develop secure and functional solutions that facilitate industrial operations. He believes in collaborative work to create the right mix of people, technology, and processes that enable organizations to secure and enhance their industrial environments.

Darren Lensky is an ICS/OT/IT security professional with +20yrs experience. Focused principally on the BioPharma industry, his career spans a global portfolio of Industrial, Enterprise, and Networking projects highlighting strong Leadership, Operational, Technical, and Business competencies.

Kam Chumley-Soltani serves as Managing Director, OT Security at Armis, where he specializes in industrial cybersecurity. His expertise lies in designing secure and resilient network architectures for critical infrastructure environments.