Judges, Speakers and Presenters 2019

The ISE® Awards are judged by qualified industry leaders, experts, practitioners, previous ISE® Award nominees, winners and finalists. Our judges represent diverse backgrounds from different industry sectors and are individuals of influence in the information security and technology industries. Judges may also be industry analysts and members of the media. Our presenters represent a diverse cross section of attendees from the private, public, government and academic sectors.

Judges

Selim Aissi
Chief Information Security Officer
Blackhawk Network
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2015
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2015 - Commercial Category

Ajit Gaddam

Ajit Gaddam
Sr. Director / Chief Security Architect
VISA
ISE® West Executive of the Year Award Winner 2017
Biography

Al Ghous

Al Ghous
Chief Information Security Officer
Envision Digital

Ralph Johnson

Ralph Johnson
CISO
Los Angeles Times
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2014
Biography

Kannan Perumal

Kannan Perumal
CISO
Applied Materials
Biography

Singer_Steven

Steven Singer
Director of Information Security
LegalZoom
Biography

P Subrahmanyam

P Subrahmanyam
Chairman & Chief Security Officer
Stanford University

Speakers

Selim Aissi
Chief Information Security Officer
Blackhawk Network
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2015
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2015 - Commercial Category

Cindy Carson

Cindy Carson
Sr. Director, Enterprise Security Operations
T-Mobile
Biography

Alex Ciurczak
SVP/CISO
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants

Brett Cumming
Director, Information Security Officer
Skechers USA
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2019
Biography

Michael Dierickx

Michael Dierickx
Director PSIRT
Raytheon

Dave Estlick

Dave Estlick
CISO
Chipotle Mexican Grill

Suzanne Hall
Global Head of Infrastructure and Chief Information Security Officer
Alimentation Couche-Tard/Circle K Stores, Inc.

Wenxiao He
Senior Director Technology Operations
Vuclip
Biography

Kanwal_Shadaab

Shadaab Kanwal
Managing Director Digital, Data, and Analytics Transformation
Charles Schwab & Co.
Biography

Jishnu Kinwar
VP of Technical Operations
Vuclip
Biography

William Lidster William Lidster
Chief Information Security Officer
AAA Washington
Biography
Marci McCarthy

Marci McCarthy
CEO and President
T.E.N.
Biography

Steele_Frank

Frank Steele
Senior Manager, Information Security Governance & Compliance
Albertsons Companies
Biography

Koveh Tavakkol

Koveh Tavakkol
Sr. Manager – IAM Architecture & Controls
T-Mobile
Biography

Jeff Trudeau

Jeff Trudeau
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Chime
ISE® North America Health Care Executive Award Winner 2013
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2019

Masters of Ceremonies

Bernie Cowens

Bernie Cowens
Executive Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Utility Technology Solutions
Biography

Maria Shaw

Maria Shaw
VP & CISO
Varian Medical Systems
Biography

Awards Presenters

Dave Estlick

Dave Estlick
CISO
Chipotle Mexican Grill

Al Ghous

Al Ghous
Chief Information Security Officer
Envision Digital

Suzanne Hall
Global Head of Infrastructure and Chief Information Security Officer
Alimentation Couche-Tard/Circle K Stores, Inc.

Saikat Maiti

Saikat Maiti
Chief Information Security Officer
Upstart Networks
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2016
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2016
Biography