Koos Lodewijkx

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Koos Lodewijkx is the CTO for IT Risk in the Office of the IBM CISO. His obligations incorporate the multi-year specialized methodology for Cybersecurity for the IBM Corporation specialized engineering IT chance evaluation and the different IT Risk approaches and guidelines. Until 2010 he was system lead for the security item portfolio in IBM Software Group. Koos joined IBM in 2007 with the procurement of Consul Risk Management where over his 8-year residency he held different administration positions remembering for item the executives backing and administrations and programming advancement. A Dutch national Koos emigrated to the USA in 2005 with his significant other and two girls where they live in the Washington DC region.

Lance James

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Session: Defeating Emerging Threats: Taking Back Control of the Digital World

Lance James is an internationally renowned information security specialist. He has more than 25 years of experience in programming, network security, digital forensics, malware research, cryptography design, cryptanalysis, counterintelligence, protocol exploitation, and executive leadership. He provides advisory services to a wide range of government agencies and Fortune 500 organizations including North America’s top financial services institutions. Credited with the identification of Zeus and other malware, James is an active contributor to the evolution of security practices and counterintelligence tactics and strategies. Over the years, he has championed several FBI-led takedown operations of criminal organizations through his strategic alliances with industry, academia, and law enforcement.

James has contributed to a number of industry publications including Phishing Exposed (Syngress, 2005), Emerging Threat Analysis (Syngress, 2006), and Reverse Deception (McGraw Hill Professional, 2012). He is regularly sought out as a keynote speaker worldwide, has been a frequent commentator on MSNBC, was featured on an episode of USA Network’s hit television series “Mr. Robot,” and recently delivered a powerful Ted Talk on “How Attackers Can Use Your Brain Against You in Psy-Ops.”

Arve Kjoelen

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Session: The Future of Business is Cyber: Risk Leaders Driving Business Directions

Arve Kjoelen is Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at McAfee, providing strategic and day-to-day leadership to McAfee’s security teams. Kjoelen has 25 years’ experience assessing, designing, building and operating security capabilities in financial services and technology. Kjoelen joined McAfee from a position as Chief Security Officer of a Denver-based technology firm. Kjoelen’s interests include cyber ecosystem modeling, controls optimization and effective information sharing. Kjoelen holds Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Electrical Engineering.

Beth Burgin Waller

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Session: The Future of Business is Cyber: Risk Leaders Driving Business Directions

Beth Burgin Waller is a cybersecurity and data privacy attorney who uses her considerable experience in technology to counsel clients on cybersecurity risk management, incident response, and privacy laws.

As chair of the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice at Woods Rogers, Beth’s practice is fully devoted to cybersecurity and data privacy. Clients ranging from local government and state agencies to mid-market firms and Fortune 200 companies depend on Beth for advice and counsel. Her clients span industries such as banking, healthcare, manufacturing, high-tech, and energy.

Beth’s credentials in the field are extensive. She is a certified Privacy Law Specialist by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), which is accredited by the American Bar Association. In addition, she is a Certified Information Privacy Professional with expertise in both U.S. and European law (CIPP/US & CIPP/E) and a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), also from the IAPP.

In addition to client work, Beth contributes thought leadership across the cybersecurity and data privacy communities. In 2022, Beth was appointed to Virginia’s incident reporting work group, assisting the development of incident reporting guidelines for local and state governments under Virginia legislation. Beth writes extensively for OneTrust Data Guidance on the nuances of Virginia’s new data privacy law as a OneTrust Data Privacy Expert. Beth is also a frequent contributor to the national cybersecurity journal Dark Reading, where she writes about the intersection of law, privacy, cybersecurity, and technology.

Beth has been recognized repeatedly in lawyer-ranking publications including Best Lawyers in America, Virginia Super Lawyers, and Virginia Business. In 2017, she was named a Virginia Lawyers Weekly “Up & Coming Lawyer.” In 2022, she was named to the Virginia Lawyers Weekly “Influential Women in Law,” one of only a handful of women attorneys selected from across the Commonwealth for this distinction. In 2021, she was featured as a data privacy expert by OneTrust Data Guidance in their international magazine spotlighting global privacy professionals.

Beth’s reputation as a leader in technology and the law is further shown by her appointment and election to leadership positions in both major bars of the Commonwealth: the Virginia State Bar and the Virginia Bar Association. In 2021, she was named to the Virginia Bar Association’s Intellectual Property and Information Technology Section Council where she currently serves on the executive leadership team. She also taught for eight years as an adjunct law professor at Washington and Lee University Law School, leading technology-analytics-focused classes for law students.

Beth graduated magna cum laude from Hollins University, with academic honors in creative writing, where she was also student body president. Beth attended the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia before earning her law degree from the College of William & Mary.

Stanley M. Meador

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In March 2021, Stanley M. Meador assumed the role as Special Agent in Charge of the Richmond Division. He came to that position after serving as Chief of Staff for the Deputy Director.

Prior to his role as Chief of Staff, SAC Meador served as Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Philadelphia Division. There he led the division’s largest branch, Administrative and Special Operations, overseeing 12 programs including crisis management.

SAC Meador previously managed criminal and national security programs as the Supervisory
Senior Resident Agent of the Wilmington Resident Agency, Charlotte Division.
SAC Meador formerly oversaw 12 Legal Attaché Offices and an FBI headquarters substantive unit as the Unit Chief of the Asia Unit in the International Operations Division (IOD). His IOD experience also includes serving as the Supervisory Special Agent program manager in the Middle East Unit for Legal Attaches in Pakistan, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.
Earlier in his career, SAC Meador worked violent gangs, criminal enterprises and public corruption in the Las Vegas Division. His first assignment following the Academy was to the Spokane Resident Agency, Seattle Division, where he worked violent crime, gangs, Indian Country and spearheaded the creation of the Safe Streets and Safe Trails task forces. He has also served as a crisis negotiator and firearms instructor.

SAC Meador entered on duty with the FBI as a special agent in 2002 and holds a bachelor’s degree from Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia and a master’s from The American University in Washington, D.C. Prior to his employment with the FBI, SAC Meador served as a Special Agent for the Virginia Department of Alcohol Beverage Control for over five years. SAC Meador was the recipient of a Declaration of Valor for his response to the Pentagon during 9/11. He is married and has a daughter and twin sons.

Mike Watson

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Session: The Future of Business is Cyber: Risk Leaders Driving Business Directions

Michael Watson is the Chief Information Security Officer for the Commonwealth of Virginia at the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA). With over 17 years of experience working in the information security field, he leads the Commonwealth Security and Risk Management team which provides security governance, oversight, and risk management for the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of government in Virginia.

Michael holds a graduate degree in telecommunications with a focus on security and management from the University of Pennsylvania and earned his undergraduate degree from James Madison University. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), incident handler, intrusion analyst, penetration tester, and information systems auditor.

Sean Stalzer

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Session: The Future of Business is Cyber: Risk Leaders Driving Business Directions

Mr. Stalzer is responsible for working across all areas of Dominion Energy and its external partners to establish and implement cyber security, policies and best practices to keep the company protected a constantly changing threat landscape. He oversees cyber incident response, cyber security-based regulatory compliance programs and the company’s Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC). The Dominion Energy CSOC team actively monitors and reacts to cyberthreats and malicious electronic actions directed towards Dominion Energy assets.

Stalzer first came to the company in 1994 as DBA consultant working on Customer Billing Management System (CBMS) project. After working as a consultant, he transitioned to Dominion Energy full-time in 2000. Since then, he has served in a variety of roles with the Information Technology organization including the Manager of Risk Management where he had direct responsibility for cyber security compliance programs and led the company through a highly successful NERC CIP Audit in 2013. He has also served as Manager of the IT Business Account for Electric Transmission where he was responsible for technical administration and support of the Energy Management System (Electric SCADA) at the company’s Electric Transmission System Operations Center (Magnolia).Stalzer holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech.

Chris Cope

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Session: The Future of Business is Cyber: Risk Leaders Driving Business Directions

Chris is the Supervisory Special Agent of FBI Richmond Division’s Cyber Squad. Chris began his career as a Special Agent in 2009, investigating criminal computer intrusions, in the New York field office. Following a promotion to FBI’s Cyber Division, Chris accepted his current position with the Richmond Division in 2019. Chris holds a Master’s degree in Cyber Security from Penn State University

Robert Hankinson

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Session: Zero Trust – What It Means and How to Drive Adoption as a Leader

Mr. Hankinson has over 25 years’ experience in the cybersecurity and IT field. Currently a Cybersecurity Architect leading Zero Trust efforts at numerous agencies, most of his experience is as a federal employee for the U.S. Department of State. At the Department of State, Mr. Hankinson was the Director for a large, IT office consisting of over 15 global IT programs such as the Enterprise ICAM, PKI, HSPD-12/PIV, Global IT Modernization, and AV/End Point Protection Programs.

Chris Snively

Session: Zero Trust – What It Means and How to Drive Adoption as a Leader

Chris Snivley is Enterprise Cybersecurity Architect for CarMax. A technology professional for nearly 20 years, Chris has worked in a variety of industries and has a myriad of experience across industrial, defense, retail, and finance. His work has included roles as a system administrator, field engineer, and technical auditor. His background in cybersecurity includes engineering, analytics, and architecture.
In his current role, Chris is responsible for securing CarMax’s most complex and business-critical Technology solutions, as well as driving cybersecurity architecture practices for a nationwide retailer and finance company while maintaining a focus on risk and threat-based assessments.

Charles Tango

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Session: The Future of Business is Cyber: Risk Leaders Driving Business Directions

Charles Tango is the Chief Information Security Officer at Sysco, a Fortune 60 global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food and non-food products to customers around the world. Tango is a Venture Partner at Bloccelerate, one of the largest blockchain focused VC funds, and holds advisory board positions with several companies including Scanta an AI cybersecurity platform, and OptimEyes, an AI risk management platform. Additionally, he is a member of IBM Security’s Advisory Board. Prior to his role at Sysco, Tango held the Chief Information Security Officer position at Altria as well as senior level Information Security positions including Chief Information Security & Risk Officer for Sterling National Bank and Senior Vice President, IT & Operational Risk at Citigroup.

Jason Ancarrow

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Session: Zero Trust – What It Means and How to Drive Adoption as a Leader

Jason Ancarrow is AVP of Enterprise Cybersecurity for CarMax where he leads Cybersecurity Operations and Architecture with responsibility for CarMax’s Cybersecurity Strategy and Roadmap. In addition, Jason serves as the President of the CarMax Foundation, which directs the CarMax Foundation’s work to promote the causes CarMax Associates care about to impact the communities where they live and work. His Technology career spans over 20 years in program management, information security operations, and consulting with organizations such as AOL, Capital One, IBM, US Army, and the FBI.

He holds a BA in Economics from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and a MS in Information Security and Assurance from Norwich University. Jason also serves on the Board for the American Red Cross Capital Region and the Advisory Board for the Virginia Cyber Security Partnership (VCSP), the VCU Cybersecurity Center, and Torchlight.ai.