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
![Phil Agcaoili](/participants/images/Agcaoili_Phil.jpg)
Phil Agcaoili
SVP, Product & Security Innovation
Elavon, Inc.
ISE® Central Executive Award Winner 2009
ISE® of the Decade Southeast Award Winner 2012
Biography
![](/participants/images/Chronis_Pete.jpg)
Pete Chronis
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
WarnerMedia
![Michael Dierickx](/participants/images/Dierickx_Michael.jpg)
Michael Dierickx
Director PSIRT
Raytheon
![Max Garcia](/participants/images/garcia_max.jpg)
Max Garcia
CISO, Digital First Banking
NCR Voyix
Biography
![John Graham](/participants/images/Graham_John.jpg)
John Graham
CISO
EBSCO Industries
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2012
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Winner 2016
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2016 - Commercial Category
![Paul Huesken](/participants/images/Huesken_Paul.jpg)
Paul Huesken
Chief Information Assurance Officer
The Coca-Cola Company
ISE® Southeast & ISE® North America Judge
Biography
![Keever_Kim](/participants/images/Keever_Kim.jpg)
Kim Keever
CISO and Senior Vice President of Security, Analytics & Technology Services
Cox Communications
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Winner 2019
ISE® North America Executive: Commercial Award Winner 2019
Biography
![Kevin McKenzie](/participants/images/McKenzie_Kevin.jpg)
Dr. Kevin McKenzie
Former SVP of Information Technology & Enterprise CISO
Dollar Tree Inc., Family Dollar Inc.
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Winner 2013
ISE® North America Academic Executive Award Winner 2013
Biography
![Carl Scaffidi](/participants/images/Scaffidi_Carl.jpg)
Carl Scaffidi
CISO
VyStar Credit Union
Biography
![Bob Varnadoe](/participants/images/Varnadoe_Bob.jpg)
Bob Varnadoe
VP, Technology Risk Management
Kaiser Permanente
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2018
ISE® East Executive Award Finalist 2023
Biography
Masters of Ceremonies
![Marci McCarthy](/participants/images/McCarthy_Marci.jpg)
Marci McCarthy
CEO and President
T.E.N.
Biography
![Pace_Robert](/participants/images/Pace_Robert.jpg)
Robert Pace
VP, Information Security & CISO
Invitation Homes
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2022
Biography