The ISE® Lions' Den
When you enter The ISE® Lions’ Den, you have TEN minutes with our panel of leading CISOs. Our ISE® Lions represent the brightest minds in security and they are hungry for emerging technology solutions to implement within their enterprises. They will score your pitch for a chance to win a high-value prize package. Do you have the courage to go head-to-head with our ISE® Lions? Survival could mean endless possibilities for future success.
The ISE® Lions
![Steve Adegbite](/participants/images/Adegbite_Steve.jpg)
Steve Adegbite
Chief Information Security Officer
eTrade
Biography
![Joe Bennett](/participants/images/Bennett_Joe.jpg)
Joe Bennett
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Adient
Biography
![Michael Dierickx](/participants/images/Dierickx_Michael.jpg)
Michael Dierickx
Director PSIRT
Raytheon
![Dave Estlick](/participants/images/Estlick_Dave.jpg)
Dave Estlick
CISO
Chipotle Mexican Grill
![Jamil Farshchi](/participants/images/Farshchi_Jamil.jpg)
Jamil Farshchi
Chief Information Security Officer
Equifax
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2011
Biography
![name](/participants/images/Halota_Stacey.jpg)
Stacey Halota
Vice President, Information Security and Privacy
CyberVista | Graham Holdings
ISE® Mid-Atlantic Commercial Executive Award Winner 2009
Biography
![Ray Hawkins](/participants/images/Hawkins_Ray.jpg)
Ray Hawkins
Chief Information Security Officer
Genesis HealthCare Corporation
Biography
![Talvis Love](/participants/images/Love_Talvis.jpg)
Talvis Love
SVP eCommerce, Enterprise Architecture & Chief Information Security Officer
Cardinal Health
Biography
![Dr. Yonesy F. Nunez](/participants/images/Nunez_Yonesy.jpg)
Dr. Yonesy F. Núñez
Chief Information Security Officer
Jack Henry & Associates
ISE® East Executive Award Winner 2023
Biography
![Clarke Rodgers](/participants/images/Rodgers_Clarke.jpg)
Clarke Rodgers
CISO - Director, Cybersecurity & Privacy
Velogica - SCOR Global Life Americas
Biography
![](/participants/images/Sait_Sameer.jpg)
Sameer Sait
CISO, Whole Foods Market
Amazon
Biography
![](/participants/images/Towers_Mike.jpg)
Mike Towers
Former Chief Digital Trust Officer
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
ISE® Northeast Executive of the Year Award Winner 2015
ISE® North America Executive: Health Care Award Winner 2015
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Winner 2020
ISE® North America Executive: Health Care Award Winner 2020
Biography
Masters of Ceremonies
![Marci McCarthy](/participants/images/McCarthy_Marci.jpg)
Marci McCarthy
CEO and President
T.E.N.
Biography
![Larry Whiteside Jr.](/participants/images/Whiteside_Larry.jpg)
Larry Whiteside Jr.
VP, Healthcare and Critical Infrastructure
Optiv Inc.
Biography