SecureWorld Financial Services Virtual Conference 2026

Marina engages Google Cloud’s financial services customers in the Americas on security topics throughout their cloud journey, focusing on regulatory compliance, risk management, governance and oversight, cybersecurity and privacy.

Prior to joining Google, Marina held Legal and Compliance roles on Wall Street, overseeing the broker dealer compliance program at Thomson Reuters (now Refinitiv), leading US Compliance for the Technology, Human Capital Management and Corporate Services divisions at Goldman Sachs, and most recently, running the Digital Compliance team at BNP Paribas where she specialized in advising on emerging technologies including AI/ML and digital assets, and oversaw programs related to cybersecurity, data privacy, and cloud digital transformation initiatives.

Aaron works with large financial institutions in North America, Europe, and the UK to ensure they are able to safely and securely use Google Cloud for their critical workloads. Aaron has significant experience in the implementation and configuration of Google Cloud security products, and leads the development of security artifacts to meet stringent customer requirements. Aaron has been at Google for seven years, beginning in the Professional Services Organization, specializing in security. Prior to Google, Aaron worked as a data scientist in Cyber Risk at Deloitte.

Aaron also holds a PhD in experimental condensed matter physics from the University of Toronto, in Toronto, Ontario, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

With a tenure spanning 15 years in law enforcement and digital forensics, Jared Lobato's journey led in his current role as a Network Intrusion Forensic Analyst with the United States Secret Service. This position allows him to dig into the intricacies of cyber-crime, encompassing activities such as digital forensic analysis, mobile data recovery, and malware analysis/identification.  Jared supports various local, state, and federal agencies, bringing to the table his expertise in both detailed lab evaluations and on-the-ground analysis of computer systems and networks. Internationally, Jared has volunteered across borders with the State Department, teaching on subjects like cyber exploitation in El Salvador, network investigations in Mongolia and digital evidence for judges in Hungary. A consistent thread in his work has been his focus on financial crimes, to include network intrusions and skimming.

Dr. Fredrick Dande is a senior IT platform manager and doctoral scholar with more than 15 years of leadership experience deeply rooted in highly regulated financial services environments spanning modern fintech, global tax, wealth management, and banking. Currently serving as the Sr. Manager of IT Platform Services at Circle Internet Financial, he manages enterprise AI governance within the ITSM platform strategy for global 24x7 operations. As Circle’s ITSM AI Ambassador, he partners directly with Security, Legal, and Compliance to ensure the scalable and ethical adoption of AI assisted automation.

Dr. Dande’s career is defined by his ability to bridge the gap between complex infrastructure management and executive business strategy. Prior to Circle, he served as IT Director for Global Tax at Ernst & Young (EY), where he led ITSM modernization for over 10,000 global users, improving SLA compliance by 20%. His extensive financial sector tenure also includes Technical Services leadership at Janney, where he oversaw multi-million-dollar IT budgets and managed critical Disaster Recovery data center migrations, as well as NOC Management for PFFCU. Throughout roles at Comcast and PHH, he built resilient operational frameworks, championing rigorous "5 Whys" root-cause analysis to mitigate high-severity incidents.

A dedicated educator, Dr. Dande has over 10 years of college-level teaching experience as an Adjunct Professor, specializing in Security Essentials, Cloud Computing, and Disaster Recovery. He recently completed his PhD in Technology Management from Indiana State University, focusing his research on CMDB adoption within complex IT environments. A certified PMP and ITIL practitioner, Dr. Dande is recognized for his ability to translate high-velocity technical challenges into clear, actionable, ROI-based risk frameworks that empower executive decision-making.

Javier Inclan is an experienced information security specialist and technologist with more than 20 years of expertise. Throughout his career, he has held key positions in professional services, SOC incident response, and security solutions architecture at leading companies such as McAfee, VMware, and Cisco. He is dedicated to educating clients on how to mitigate emerging threats using the latest technology. Javier has also contributed to various YouTube technical channels, blogs, and publications, focusing on technology adoption in cloud architectures and cybersecurity operations.

Dr. Eric Cole, DPS is a cybersecurity expert, entrepreneur, public figure, and best-selling author. Dr. Cole has built a solid reputation in the cybersecurity industry over the last three decades. His career has advanced from starting as a professional hacker for the CIA to becoming the 44th President's com-missioner on cyber security to currently advising companies and teaching professionals on how to implement security measures that serve as a business enabler. His accomplishments have earned him an in-duction into the Information Security Hall of Fame and have awarded him as a Cyber Wingman from the US Air Force. His recognition has caught the interest of current clients, who include international banking institutions, Fortune 500 organizations, Bill Gates, and Saudi Aramco. His entrepreneurial accomplishments include three successful exits building eight-, nine-, and ten-figure organizations. Se-cure Anchor Consulting is his fourth cyber security business venture. Aside from his seasoned technical expertise, Dr. Cole is a well-known public figure and author of various publications. He recently released his eighth book, Cyber Crisis, which debuted at #1 on the Wall Street Journal's bestseller list. Dr. Cole is currently focusing on fulfilling his purpose of being on this planet to end suffering in cyber-space and his mission to secure cyberspace, by making cyberspace a safe place to live, work and raise a family.

Charles Hartley is a lead information security analyst with TIAA. His focus is on researching and creating compelling AI/cybersecurity content. He has a master's degree in business administration and journalism, and he has 30-plus years in the high-tech industry.

Jordan L. Fischer, founding partner and owner of Fischer Law, LLC, is a self-proclaimed privacy and technology legal nerd and entrepreneur. With her background in owning and operating businesses, and her experience working across the globe, Jordan brings extensive experience and practical knowledge to the global intersection of law and technology. Jordan understands the many demands on businesses, and works to create a balanced approach to privacy and data security compliance.

Jordan works with businesses to continually evaluate and assess legal and business opportunities and risks to provide public and private sector clients with practical data privacy and cybersecurity counsel and business strategic advice. Jordan’s goal is to understand your business, your approach, your risks, and then work with you to create effective, long-lasting solutions to your data privacy and technology legal challenges.

With more than ten years of experience in data privacy, cybersecurity, and technology law, Jordan advises clients on a variety of regulations, including but not limited to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)/California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA). Additionally, she provides counsel on biometric data laws, global data breach standards, and federal and state unfair business practices acts and privacy frameworks such as International Standards Organization (ISO) 27001 and 27701, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Payment Credit Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

Jordan regularly represents clients in contractual negotiations pertaining to technology, data management, security, and privacy, and she assists in the development of customized, right-sized compliance programs to address numerous regulatory requirements and industry best practices. She also advises clients on cross-border data management and information governance, developing business-oriented and cost-effective strategies for information security, data privacy, and technology compliance.

Jordan’s experience provides her the opportunity to represent clients in a wide range of industries, gaining valuable insight into sectors including agriculture, adtech, emerging technologies (blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), and Artificial Intelligence (AI), gaming, healthcare, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical. She advises clients on third-party management, addressing the privacy and security of their supply chain. She also collaborates with clients to develop business solutions that incorporate privacy-by-design and security-by-design principles, fusing regulatory requirements with practical, real-world solutions.

In addition to her private practice, Jordan is a Cybersecurity Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley. Her academic research investigates the convergence of law and technology, as well as the practical implications of regional data protection regulations in the context of the global economy.

Jordan is a globally recognized speaker on a wide range of technology and privacy law topics. In addition, she hosts the podcast Cybersecurity and Data Privacy: The New Frontier for the American Bar Association, which concentrates on data security, privacy, and related legal topics. On the podcast, Jordan discusses a variety of topics focused on law, technology, privacy, and cybersecurity from the perspective of various industries.

Jordan is a Certified Information Privacy Professional for Europe (CIPP/E) and a Certified Information Privacy Professional for the United States (CIPP/US), as well as a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), as certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. She is a certified trainer for the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

HONORS & RECOGNITIONS
Lawyer on the Fast Track, The Legal Intelligencer (2023)
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® Rising Star honoree (2019-2022)
Main Line Today – Top Lawyers – Cybersecurity (2021, 2022)
ABA ‘On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers’, 2022 Honoree
SC Media – 2022 Women In IT Security, Honoree in the Advocate Category
Exeleon Magazine – 30 Most Transformational Leaders to Follow in 2022
Host, American Bar Association’s ‘Cybersecurity and Data Privacy: The New Frontier’ Podcast
European Union ERASMUS Grant Recipient, 2020

ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association, Business Law Fellow, 2020-2022
American Bar Association, Vice Chair of the Big Data Committee, 2022-2023
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Chair of the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Committee
California Bar Association
New Jersey Bar Association
Forbes Business Council Member, 2022
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Member
University of California, Berkeley, Cybersecurity Lecturer
former Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Drexel University, Law Professor
former Chestnut Hill College, Adjunct Professor
West Chester Friends School, Board Member
Appointed Fulbright Specialist in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy

CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) for United States law (US) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) for European law (E) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

Tom has been part of the SecureWorld team for more than 14 years, having launched several of the regional conferences we hold today. Tom is currently responsible for SecureWorld Digital, which provides educational content to the SecureWorld audience. He produces, executes, and moderates the majority of the "Remote Sessions" webcasts while also working closely with the SecureWorld event directors to build relevant agendas at the regional conferences.

Tom Grimes is the Senior Director of Global Security Engineering for Infoblox. Tom brings over 25 years of networking and security experience. Previously, Tom has worked as a networking/security specialist for Cisco, Proofpoint, Carbon Black and Forsythe. Tom has a Masters in Cybersecurity with a concentration in Malware Analysis. With over 25 years of experience in developing security solutions for Service Providers, Public Sector and Enterprise customers, Tom helps customers not only understand the technical, but also the business impacts of cyber-attacks and how to help mitigate those threats, specifically with a focus on DNS.

Cedric Leighton is a CNN Military Analyst and a retired United States Air Force Colonel. On CNN, he has provided incisive commentaries on the Israel-Hamas War, the War in Ukraine, the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and numerous other conflicts around the world. His analysis has been seen by millions of viewers around the world and provided much needed context to some of the most pressing national security issues of our time. As a U.S. Air Force officer, Colonel Leighton served at U.S. Special Operations Command, the Joint Staff, and the National Security Agency, where he helped train the nation's cyber warriors. A Middle East combat veteran, he is the recipient of numerous military awards, including the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Bronze Star. After serving 26 years as a U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officer, Col. Leighton founded a strategic risk consultancy and became the co-founder of CYFORIX, where he advises multinational businesses on developing better cyber strategies designed to reduce risk and unpredictability.

VJ Viswanathan is a global technology and security executive with more than 25 years of experience spanning AI, cloud and enterprise platforms, cybersecurity, privacy, and technology risk. He has held senior executive roles at large enterprises, including Keurig Dr Pepper, Comcast, HD Supply, and GE, where he led technology, cybersecurity, privacy, and risk programs across highly complex and distributed environments.

Today, VJ works with boards and executive teams on the security challenges created by AI, automation, and digital sprawl—helping leaders understand where traditional security models fall short and how to adapt. He currently serves as Founding Partner of CYFORIX and CEO of TORQE, focused on strategic defense and enterprise transformation.

Kip Boyle is the Virtual Chief Information Security Officer of Cyber Risk Opportunities, whose mission is to help executives become more proficient cyber risk managers. He has over 24 years of cybersecurity experience serving as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and in other IT risk management roles for organizations in the financial services, technology, telecom, military, civil engineering, and logistics industries.

James Wheeler is a fractional CFO and the founder of kept.pro, which provides an outsourced accounting department model for growing companies with $2M–$50M in annual revenue. He brings 15+ years of executive finance leadership across services and technology businesses and was twice a finalist for the San Diego Business Journal’s CFO of the Year. James holds a BA in Economics and an MBA from UC San Diego, completed executive education at MIT Sloan, and has served on nonprofit and for-profit boards.

Stephanie Aceves is a cybersecurity executive and international keynote speaker focused on AI-driven threat disruption, executive impersonation defense, and digital risk protection. As Global Head of Sales Engineering at Doppel, she leads the worldwide presales organization helping global enterprises detect and disrupt deepfakes, brand abuse, and social engineering attacks. Steph began her career in red team operations leading adversary simulations across financial services, retail, and insurance, and has spoken at Gartner Risk & Security Conference, Mandiant mWISE, AISA Australian Cyber Conference, and ANDICOM Cartagena.

What happens when you let a tech architect loose on ambitious business goals for more than 20 years? You get Yan Bellerose, Cyber Security Architect at Google! He has been turning ambitious business strategies into technical realities (and ensuring they don't become IT nightmares). His playground is cloud computing, cybersecurity, telecom and AI, where he crafts future-proof solutions that are as elegant as they are secure. As a leader, Yan fosters a culture of innovation, empowering his teams to not just fix today's problems, but to predict and neutralize tomorrow's digital bogeymen. He's a passionate believer in automation—because the best security is the kind that works tirelessly while the humans are out getting coffee.

Tim is a visionary leader and an IT and cybersecurity expert, with decades of experience across industries. He joined Tanium after retiring from Wells Fargo, where he was an SVP and led several teams in cyber operations, engineering, and research. He holds 24 U.S. patents and has written many articles on cybersecurity topics. He is also a trusted source of insights and opinions for major publications and web shows, where he shares his knowledge and passion for the field.

Tim started his IT career as a developer and sysadmin in manufacturing, then moved to banking, where he did software packaging, scripting, active directory administration, and M&A projects. He has been dedicated to cybersecurity since 2009, specializing in areas such as detection and response, systems and patch management, vulnerability assessment, web-content filtering, malware analysis, red-teaming, and digital forensics.

Alex Orleans is the Head of Threat Intelligence at Sublime Security. With more than a decade of experience in cyber threat intelligence, including senior roles at CrowdStrike—where he managed the company's Targeted Intrusion mission—and FireEye, his work has included tracking state-nexus cyber espionage and supply chain compromises targeting financial sector entities. He is a frequent presenter at cybersecurity conferences, lectures as an adjunct at Johns Hopkins SAIS, and was recently published in CIA's Studies in Intelligence.

Shwetha Babu Prasad is a data security and privacy professional, speaker, and author with nearly a decade of experience in information security. Her work focuses on advancing practical, engineering-driven approaches to protect sensitive data and reduce systemic data exposure risks. She has experience implementing data protection controls across enterprise systems to mitigate the risk of sensitive data exposure. She is the author of "Why Websites Fail at Data Protection" and "Privacy and Data Security in the Age of AI."

An active member of ISC2 and the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), she contributes to industry initiatives aligned with National Institute of Standards and Technology frameworks through the ISSA Resilience Special Interest Group. Her work advances practical, engineering-driven data protection and privacy capabilities, strengthening cyber resilience across enterprise and critical infrastructure environments.

Piyali Das is a highly-accomplished cyber risk leader with two decades of experience driving enterprise-wide technology and cyber risk initiatives. Certified with CRISC, CCSK, CCAK, and PMP, she aligns risk management with strategic business objectives. Her expertise covers information security risk and compliance frameworks, cloud security, third-party risk, and AI/ML risk assessment. Piyali holds an MS in IT and Cybersecurity, specializing in data protection and risk management, complemented by a BTech in Computer Science and Engineering, which provides a strong foundation in algorithms and system architecture.

Sam Masiello has been working with email, messaging, and fighting internet pollution for over 25 years. Prior to The Anschutz Corporation, he served as the CISO at Gates Corporation, where he was responsible for the company's data security, risk, and global compliance initiatives. Before that, he was CISO at TeleTech, where he oversaw the protection of employee, consumer, and customer data for all of the organization's clients, which included many Fortune 500 companies.

Sam has also been the Chief Security Officer, Head of Application Security, and Head of Security Research at companies such as Groupon, Return Path, and McAfee. He currently serves as Director-at-Large of The Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email (CAUCE), National Advisory Board Member for SecureWorld, and is an Executive Board Member of Colorado Cyber. He has previously served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Messaging, Malware, and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG), the Steering Committee of the Online Trust Alliance (OTA), and a member of the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG).

Cameron Malin, JD, CISSP, is the founder of Modus Cyberandi, a bespoke Cyber Behavioral Profiling consultancy specializing in the assessment of cyber threat actor decision making, adversary tradecraft, cyber deception, and cognitive vulnerabilities. As a retired Behavioral Profiler with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), he has more than 22 years of experience investigating, analyzing, and profiling cyber adversaries across the spectrum of criminal to national security attacks.

During his tenure in the FBI, he was the founder of both the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit's (BAU) Cyber Behavioral Analysis Center (CBAC), the FBI BAU's methodology and application of science-based behavioral profiling and assessment to national security and criminal cyber offenders—and the BAU’s Deception and Influence Group (DIG), a uniquely trained and experienced cadre of Behavioral Profilers specialized in analyses and countermeasures to adversary cyber deception campaigns and influence operations.

He is a co-author of the authoritative cyber deception book, "Deception in the Digital Age: Exploiting and Defending Human Targets Through Computer-Mediated Communications" (published by Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc.), and co-author of the Malware Forensics book series: "Malware Forensics: Investigating and Analyzing Malicious Code," "Malware Forensics Field Guide for Windows Systems," and "Malware
Forensics Field Guide for Linux Systems" (all published by Syngress, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc.).

Mike Muscatell is a seasoned IT veteran with more than 21 years in the Information Security field. He is a certified ethical hacker (CEH). Was honored as top 100 professionals in the Information Security field by Strathmore's for 2014. Member of a number of security organizations, including InfraGard and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Cyber Committee.

Dylan DeAnda is the Field CTO at Doppel, where he works with enterprise and federal organizations to defend against modern social engineering threats. A former U.S. Army Military Intelligence Signals Intelligence Analyst and Korean Linguist, Dylan combines deep cybersecurity expertise with applied AI to help organizations combat phishing, deepfakes, and executive impersonation attacks. He focuses on building and deploying LLM and agentic AI systems that help security teams detect and disrupt multi-channel social engineering campaigns targeting global brands and their executives.