With 10 patents and a track record as the 1st 'Chief Data & AI Officer' appointed in 2016, Sol has earned accolades that include “Top 100 Thought Leaders in AI”, "Top 75 Innovators", “Forbes AI Maverick & Visionary of the 21st Century”, “50 Most Powerful Women in Tech”, “Global 100 Data Power List”, “CDO of the Year”, “CAO of the Year”, and “Top 100 Innovators in Data & Analytics”. Known for her balance of visionary thinking ("The Art of the Possible") and pragmatic solutions ("The Art of the Practical") Sol has a knack for driving innovation while helping companies stay grounded in their mission.

Featured on Forbes, CNBC, Fast Company, MIT Review, and other media channels, Sol has built a reputation as a business leader who can combine her technical depth with storytelling abilities to simplify complex ideas, outline a clear strategic vision, and follow through with delivery excellence. She has a knack for getting into the details while keeping the strategic intent in mind to uncover opportunity and value.

Jason joined Anthropic in April 2023 after more than a decade at Google, where he led Chrome infrastructure security. While at Google, he also worked on ChromeOS and Android Pay. At Anthropic, Jason oversees all security operations including detection and response, compliance, physical security, security engineering and IT. Jason leads the security organization’s work to uphold Anthropic’s Responsible Scaling Policy framework, ensuring that the company has appropriate security safeguards in place for the responsible development and deployment of AI models. He is also the author of “Ruby Phrasebook”.

With a passion for technology and its transformative potential, Russell has dedicated her career to helping organizations uncover the possibilities of AI and traverse the intricacies of AI adoption. Russell is an award-winning technologist who has led innovative tech teams at Accenture, NPR, Microsoft, IBM, AWS, and Amazon Alexa. She is among the world’s leading voices on data and AI literacy. Her recent accolades include the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award for Artificial Intelligence, as well as VentureBeat’s Women in AI Responsibility and Ethics award.

In 2023, she was named one of DCA Live’s “New Power Women of DC Tech” and one of the Association of Latino Professionals for America’s “Latinas to Watch."

Joshua Saxe leads efforts at Meta to integrate security into its large language models (LLMs), to utilize AI for the security of Meta's billions of users, and to ensure AI is integrated securely into Meta’s applications. Before joining Meta, he served as Chief Scientist at Sophos, Principal Investigator on multiple DARPA programs at Two Six Labs, and led machine learning security research at Applied Minds. Joshua co-authored the book "Malware Data Science" with Hillary Sanders, published by No Starch Press. He has published numerous papers and patents on security AI, and has presented at conferences including Defcon, Blackhat and RSAC.

Matt Knight serves as Chief Information Security Officer at OpenAI, where he leads the company's security, privacy, and IT engineering and research programs. His teams protect the organization, its users, and its technology while advancing the frontiers of AI and cybersecurity. Matt directs AI and security research to advance their respective sciences, capture their benefits, and measure their risks. His teams at OpenAI are at the forefront of applying AI for cyber defense, leveraging AI to enhance security operations and address emerging threats. Additionally, Matt's program oversees the OpenAI Cyber Grant Program, whose mission is to improve cyber defense by supporting the research community and initiatives at the intersection of AI and cybersecurity.

Before joining OpenAI, Matt co-founded Agitator LLC, a startup focused on cybersecurity and radio frequency research. His expertise across the full spectrum of security informs his approach. Matt holds an engineering degree from Dartmouth and remains hands-on.

As a Dell Fellow and Vice President in the Office of the CTO, David Konetski has spent over 30 years at the forefront of predicting and shaping the future of the computing ecosystem, with expertise in de-risking emerging technologies, identifying new business opportunities, and driving research agendas to deliver business value. David has delivered technology strategy, core architecture, and technology partnerships across numerous areas, including Security, Future Client Compute Paradigms, Systems Management, Communications, and Audio/Video ecosystems. With 65 issued patents to his name, David is a driving force behind Dell’s innovation pipeline. Prior to his current role, David led engineering and marketing organizations at both startups and large enterprises, honing his expertise in technology development and strategy.

As founder, CEO, and editor-in-chief of Techstrong Group, Alan manages a broad array of businesses and brands including Techstrong Media, Techstrong Live, Techstrong Research, Devops.com, Security Boulevard, Techstrong TV, and Techstrong Learning. To do so and succeed, Alan has to be attuned to the world of technology, particularly DevOps, cybersecurity, cloud-native and digital transformation.

With almost 30 years of entrepreneurial experience, Alan has been instrumental in the success of several organizations.

Shimel is an often-cited personality in the security and technology community and is a sought-after speaker at conferences and events. In addition to his writing, his DevOps Chat podcast, TechStrong TV and Digital Anarchist audio and video appearances are widely followed.

Alan attributes his success to the combination of a strong business background and a deep knowledge of technology. His legal background, long experience in the field and New York street smarts combine to form a unique personality.

Mr. Shimel is a graduate of St. John's University with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics, and holds a JD degree from NY Law School.

Mitch Ashley is VP and Practice Lead of DevOps and Application Development for The Futurum Group. Mitch has over 30+ years of experience as an entrepreneur, industry analyst, product development and IT leader, with expertise in software engineering, cybersecurity, DevOps, DevSecOps, cloud, and AI. Mitch comes to The Futurum Group through the acquisition of Techstrong Group (devops.com, securityboulevard.com, and techstrong.tv), where he serves as CTO and founder of Techstrong Research.

As a Chief Technology Advisor, CTO, CIO, and head of engineering, Mitch led the creation of award-winning cybersecurity products utilized in the private and public sectors, including the U.S. Department of Defense and all military branches. Mitch also led managed PKI services for broadband, Wi-Fi, IoT, energy management and 5G industries, product certification test labs, an online SaaS (93m transactions annually), the development of video-on-demand and Internet cable services, and a national broadband network. He began his career creating large banking and telecom applications and building AI expert systems.

Having led his first of three introductions of DevOps in 2014 and the modernization of three IT organizations, Mitch shares his experiences as an analyst, keynote and conference speaker, panelist, host, moderator, and expert interviewer. His talks cover some of the most in-demand topics, including CIO/CTO leadership, product and software development, DevOps, DevSecOps, containerization, container orchestration, AI/ML/GenAI, platform engineering, SRE, and cybersecurity. He publishes his research on FuturumGroup.com/ and TechstrongResearch.com/resources. He hosts multiple award-winning video and podcast series, including DevOps Unbound, CISO Talk, and Techstrong Gang.

Mark Miller is the co-founder of “AI and Security: Transforming Modern AppDev”. He is an active organizer of community events including All Day DevOps (Co-Founder), DevSecOps Days (Founder), and Editor in Chief of the LinkedIn DevOps Group (400,000+ members). His current project is as Co-Founder of the “Artificial (Un)Intelligence Conference”,  a live online, 24 hour global event on May 8, 2025. When not supporting community events, you can find Mark tucked away in the corner of out-of-the-way bookstores, pouring through the history and archives of South American Magical Realism, or working on his upcoming cookbook, “New Mexico Plant Based Cuisine: Innovative Recipes for the Home Cook”. 

Naomi Buckwalter, CISSP CISM, is the Senior Director of Product Security for Contrast Security and author of the LinkedIn course: “Training today for tomorrow’s solutions – Building the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Professionals”. She has over 20 years’ experience in IT and Security and has held roles in Software Engineering, Security Architecture, Security Engineering, and Security Executive Leadership. A dynamic speaker and mentor, her passion is to cultivate the next generation of cybersecurity leaders through education and mentorship. Naomi has two Masters degrees from Villanova University and a Bachelors of Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.

Tyler Warden leads the product strategy and vision for Sonatype’s platform that helps engineering teams develop and maintain secure, quality and innovative software at scale. He joined Sonatype in 2022 after serving as SVP of Product and Engineering at Syniti, a data management company. He has over 15 years of experience in product and engineering roles.

Leslie Grandy is a global, first-to-market product executive, startup advisor, and author with over 25 years of experience innovating and delivering game-changing products in publicly traded Fortune 500 companies, including T-Mobile, Apple, Best Buy, and Amazon. She has launched multiple first-to-market products, such as the first Android phone and the earliest digital media subscription service from major content brands like MLB, NASCAR, and CNN, for which she co-authored a patent acquired by Intel.

Leslie advises startups and consults with large publicly traded companies, including Oracle, Starbucks, and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, to empower individuals at all levels to identify innovative solutions and think expansively through her company, The Product Guild.

She is the Lead Executive in Residence for the Product Management Leadership Accelerator, a program she co-created with the University of Washington Foster School of Business Executive Education team. Her book, Creative Velocity: Propelling Breakthrough Ideas in the Age of Generative AI, will be released by Wiley in May 2025.

Moran Ashkenazi leads security at JFrog as CSO and VP Security Engineering. She has over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, with deep knowledge in strategy, architecture, and technical product management. Moran was previously the CISO of Playtika – one of the largest social gaming companies, where she established the cybersecurity vision and department. She serves on the advisory board of selected startups in the DevSecOps & Cloud area, where she brings her vast knowledge, passion, and experience.

Steve Boone is a product leader with over 15 years of experience guiding global organizations through their secure DevOps transformations. As a trusted advisor, Steve specializes in modernizing software delivery through Application Security, DevSecOps, Value Stream Management, and Agile best practices. Currently serving as the Director of Product Growth at Checkmarx, he partners with clients to tackle the evolving challenges of modern application security from Open Source and APIs to Software Supply Chain and GenAI. Steve is passionate about fostering trust and collaboration between developers and AppSec teams, empowering organizations to deliver secure, high-quality software at speed.

Rami Sass is co-founder and CEO of Mend.io, a company that enables organizations to accelerate the development of secure software at scale with automated tools that help bridge the security knowledge gap. Since the company’s founding in 2011, Rami has grown Mend.io from a small Israeli startup to a global business with over 300 employees across several countries and hundreds of enterprise customers including Microsoft and IBM.

With more than 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity, networking, software, and service provider industry, I am a seasoned technology marketing leader passionate about AI (Generative AI, LLM, Deep Learning, Machine Learning models), cyberthreat innovation, and new challenges that arise when AI and cyber are combined.

10+ years w.e. with 6+ years in Product Management and Product Marketing.
Focus areas - cloud, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - compute, cloud security, SaaS.

Dr Katie Paxton-Fear is a Principal Security Researcher at Traceable by Harness, and Cyber Security Content Creator. She has a PhD in Natural Language Processing and Cyber Security. She is passionate about education and teaches over 180,000 people about security through her YouTube channel, webinars, talks and writing. She co-leads the ASPEN security research group at Harness, which publishes cutting edge application and api security research for the community. She has presented at a number of world-leading conferences, such as RSA, APIDays, and has been been a featured expert in the Wall Street Journal, Telegraph, BBC Panorama and BBC News.