Joe Sagona is a senior cybersecurity executive with 25+ years of experience building strategic security programs for emerging growth and Fortune 200 companies across the energy, utilities, media, and consumer industries. A graduate of the FBI's CISO Academy, Joe brings deep expertise in risk management, corporate governance, and cybersecurity in highly regulated environments. He has chaired EPRI's Power Delivery and Utilization Cybersecurity and Privacy program and earned recognition for his work in developing cybersecurity risk assessments and metrics.

Brian Cox serves as Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Cox Enterprises (parent company of Cox Communications and Cox Automotive). Prior to this role, Brian held multiple leadership positions at Cox Communications, including Executive Director of Information Security and Director of IT Security Operations, overseeing critical functions such as customer security, incident response, and threat detection. Brian holds an MBA in General Management and Leadership from the University of Georgia.

Scott Merrifield is the Chief Information Security Officer at Quikrete Companies, where he brings a business-first approach to cybersecurity that goes well beyond infrastructure to encompass every action, transaction, and decision across the organization. With a career spanning security leadership roles at Quikrete and One Digital, Scott is a trusted executive advisor and strong advocate for treating security not as an IT function, but as a discipline woven into the fabric of every department. He brings global experience and thought leadership to his work helping organizations reduce both the frequency and magnitude of security events and believes that the modern security practitioner must be equal parts leader, consultant, engineer, and architect.

Steven Kellerhals is a Senior Engagement Manager of Incident Response at Arctic Wolf, where he leads IR engagements and oversees client, carrier, counsel, and partner satisfaction throughout incident investigations and remediations. Steven began his career in digital forensics and incident response with Tetra Defense in 2020, rising to Team Lead before Tetra Defense joined Arctic Wolf in 2022 as its Incident Response Division. He has since become one of the lead Engagement Managers for the Arctic Wolf IR team, bringing firsthand experience navigating some of today's most complex ransomware cases.

Will Bracker is a founding partner at Bracker & Holder and a nationally recognized thought leader in privacy, cybersecurity, and AI law. He advises clients on privacy programs, incident response, risk assessments, and daily legal counsel on security matters. Before entering law, Will spent more than two decades working across the software development lifecycle. He is a past Chair of the Privacy and Technology Section of the Georgia Bar and serves as an adjunct professor at Georgia State University College of Law, teaching Privacy Law, Cybersecurity Law, and Mass Media and Communications Law.

Craig Sekowski is CEO and Co-Founder of CYBERISKIQ and a recognized subject matter expert in cyber financial risk. With 25+ years of experience spanning IT infrastructure, security architecture, FinTech, and regulatory compliance, Craig specializes in translating technical threat exposure into measurable business and financial impact. A trusted advisor to the U.S. Secret Service Cyber Fraud Task Force and a Global Cyber Forum speaker, he works with Fortune 1000 organizations to align cyber risk directly with business performance and financial accountability.

Ralph Pasquariello is Co-Founder of CYBERISKIQ and a seasoned cyber liability specialist with 17+ years advising organizations on cyber risk, data breach response, and insurance strategy across both OT and IT environments. A trusted advisor to the FBI and U.S. Secret Service Cyber Fraud Task Force, Ralph has led education initiatives for the Tech400 Cyber Symposium and the Georgia Tech Research Institute. In 2024, he launched CYBERISKIQ's quantification platform, purpose-built to help organizations measure cyber exposure and quantify financial risk with clarity.