Law & Regulation

Legal experts and regulators who drive the discourse in law, governance, and policy-making, shaping the legal landscape with their knowledge and experience

Tudor Damian

Tudor Damian

Tudor Damian is a Certified Ethical Hacker and Microsoft MVP with 20+ years in IT. In his day-to-day role, he advises advises organizations on Cybersecurity, AI and Cloud governance - aiming to help them improve their security posture, and move them past “paper tiger” compliance.

His current focus is on what AI does to three things: how people think, how systems get attacked, and how the world is governed. He often speaks about cognitive surrender and the erosion of judgment, AI agents running real intrusions, and the gaps in the rules meant to contain it. Throughout hundreds of talks and trainings, the goal has always remained the same: helping IT professionals make sound decisions on AI-driven threats, post-quantum cryptography, Zero Trust, and the move from traditional software development to the probabilistic world of AI development and the security challenges that come along with it, all under a growing pile of EU regulation.

Tudor Damian is a Certified Ethical Hacker and Microsoft MVP with 20+ years in IT. In his day-to-day role, he advises advises organizations on Cybersecurity, AI and Cloud governance - aiming to help them improve their security posture, and move them ... Show more

Tiffany Songvilay

Tiffany Songvilay

Tiffany Songvilay is a Microsoft MVP and Manager of Solution Architecture at Avanade, specializing in AI governance, adoption, and workforce transformation. She helps organizations move from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale adoption by establishing governance frameworks, operating models, enablement programs, and Centers of Excellence that balance innovation with security and compliance.

As a leader in Avanade's AI and Copilot initiatives, Tiffany helps organizations navigate AI readiness, governance, value realization, and responsible adoption. Known for translating complex AI concepts into practical business strategies, she equips leaders and practitioners with actionable frameworks for scaling AI responsibly while delivering measurable business outcomes.

Tiffany Songvilay is a Microsoft MVP and Manager of Solution Architecture at Avanade, specializing in AI governance, adoption, and workforce transformation. She helps organizations move from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale adoption by establis... Show more

Sharon Juwah

Sharon Juwah

Sharon Juwah is a lawyer, AI practitioner and emerging AI governance researcher working across artificial intelligence, legal technology, organisational transformation and responsible AI implementation. She holds an MBA in Artificial Intelligence and Automation with distinction, with a 4.0/4.0 CGPA and recognition in the top 10% worldwide.

Her professional experience spans legal practice, corporate governance, technology, AI-enabled operations and organisational systems. She has worked on technology transactions, governance and compliance matters, AI-enabled legal systems and the implementation of technology-driven workflows within organisations.

Sharon is a Nigerian Ambassador for Legal AI Talks, a former Global AI Hub AI Thought Leader, AI writer and speaker, and contributor to the Compendium of Laws on AI and the Metaverse in Africa. Her current work focuses on AI governance, responsible AI, agentic AI, AI infrastructure and the institutional capacity required for African organisations and governments to govern increasingly capable AI systems.

Sharon Juwah is a lawyer, AI practitioner and emerging AI governance researcher working across artificial intelligence, legal technology, organisational transformation and responsible AI implementation. She holds an MBA in Artificial Intelligence and... Show more

Ahlam Shakeel Ahmed

Ahlam Shakeel Ahmed

Ahlam Ansari has spent 17 years asking an uncomfortable question: Why do organizations trust AI systems they cannot explain? That question drives everything she does—from her PhD research in trustworthy and responsible AI to her work training professionals who have inherited AI tools they did not choose and do not fully understand. She is a member of MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) and a Google Certified Educator, and her practice sits at the intersection of Explainable AI, data governance, and the kind of privacy-preserving design that actually holds up under GDPR scrutiny. Over 17 years she has moved between academia and applied technology—mentoring award-winning innovation teams, leading digital transformation efforts, and building methodologies for auditing AI outputs and tracing how automated decisions get made. The technical work matters, but what she is really doing is helping people stop taking AI on faith. Her sessions don't offer hype. They offer frameworks educators and leaders can use the week they return to school—grounded in research, tested in practice, and built around one belief: that AI is only as trustworthy as the people who understand it.

Ahlam Ansari has spent 17 years asking an uncomfortable question: Why do organizations trust AI systems they cannot explain? That question drives everything she does—from her PhD research in trustworthy and responsible AI to her work training profess... Show more

Catherine (Cat) Karow

Catherine (Cat) Karow

Cat Karow spent two decades securing some of the world's most complex institutions, including Apple, the White House, Fortune 100 companies, and large-scale research infrastructure. Then her mother became the target of a sophisticated scam, and she realized the biggest security problem wasn't in the systems she was protecting. It was in the people using them.

Today, Cat is the CEO and Technical Co-Founder of ZoraSafe, an AI-powered platform helping individuals identify and avoid scams, fraud, and digital manipulation before harm occurs. Her work focuses on the rapidly evolving intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, social engineering, consumer protection, and human behavior.

A TEDx speaker, cybersecurity leader, and founder, Cat explores how emerging technologies are reshaping trust, influence, and decision-making in modern society. Her talks examine topics ranging from AI-enabled fraud and human risk to data brokers, behavioral prediction, digital rights, and the growing influence of invisible systems on everyday life.

Cat is a founding member of Hack The Box, a Global Startup Awards North America Regional Finalist, author of *The Shield* cybersecurity publication, and the forthcoming author of *SOLD: How America Built a Legal Market for Human Beings*, a book examining the hidden economy behind personal data.

A self-taught technologist, disabled founder, and former theater performer, Cat brings a rare combination of technical depth, storytelling, and systems thinking to conversations about the future of technology and its impact on people.

Cat Karow spent two decades securing some of the world's most complex institutions, including Apple, the White House, Fortune 100 companies, and large-scale research infrastructure. Then her mother became the target of a sophisticated scam, and she r... Show more

Raphael Koellner

Raphael Koellner

RAPHAEL KÖLLNER
Compliance Manager

Raphael Koellner combining the law and the information technology in particular the cloud computing. He worked for universities, Microsoft Germany (DX) and Microsoft Partner as consultant.

As CEO for KöllnService GmbH he works for huge international companies to migrate and implementate cloud solutions on a technical and a contract/law way.

Since 2019 Raphael Köllner is Microsoft Regional Director. He is the community guy, MVP for Office Server & Services, Windows 10 Insider MVP, MCT, Microsoft Student Partner Evangelist and become an attorney in Europe. He is the lead of the Office 365 Usergroup Germany, the Office 365 DACH, Leader of the Office 365 conference Germany, the SharePoint Saturday Cologne and one of 30 Windows 10 Top Insiders. Moreover he is member of the TEAMS Elite Team and the organizer of the TeamsCommunityDay. In this connection he leads the biggest Windows 10 Insider Community in Germany.

MVP: https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/mvp/Raphael%20%20Koellner-5000185

Microsoft Regional Director: https://rd.microsoft.com/en-us/raphael-koellner

RAPHAEL KÖLLNER Compliance Manager Raphael Koellner combining the law and the information technology in particular the cloud computing. He worked for universities, Microsoft Germany (DX) and Microsoft Partner as consultant. As CEO for KöllnSe... Show more

Yunseong Choi

Yunseong Choi

Yunseong Choi is the founder and lead of the Korea Open Source Security Community (K-OSSC), a first-cohort OpenSSF Global Ambassador, and an adjunct professor at Kyonggi University. He currently lectures at Korea University, where his SW supply chain security research is based. With 20 years in national cybersecurity strategy and policy, he is a pioneer of software supply chain security and SBOM policy and standardization in Korea, and is currently drafting a CRA preparedness playbook for Korean stakeholders — bridging Korean industry and government with the global open source security community.

He has directed 20 national e-Government security projects, launched the 'Best of the Best (BoB)' program that has produced Korea's top white-hat talent, and pioneered OT/ICS converged security education, establishing graduate programs in the field. He delivered the keynote at OpenSSF Community Day Korea 2025 and speaks internationally on open source security, SBOM, and CRA readiness.

- Member, Presidential Council on National AI Strategy, Korea (Special Committee on Security)
- WG Leader, Korean Government-wide 'SW Supply Chain Security TF'
- WG Chair, Korean MSIT's 'SW Supply Chain Security Forum' (Policy)
- Member, Korean Financial Security Advisory Committee
- Member, US CISA's SBOM Community Working Group
- First-cohort Global Ambassador, Linux Foundation OpenSSF

Yunseong Choi is the founder and lead of the Korea Open Source Security Community (K-OSSC), a first-cohort OpenSSF Global Ambassador, and an adjunct professor at Kyonggi University. He currently lectures at Korea University, where his SW supply chain... Show more

Arthit Suriyawongkul

Arthit Suriyawongkul

I’m a Research Ireland funded PhD candidate at Trinity College Dublin researching AI accountability standards and semantic web technology. An SPDX core contributor, I co-lead its AI working group, review specification, and maintain the NTIA Conformance Checker, spdx-python-model, and SPDX online tools.

I also created Pitloom, an AI SBOM generator creating SPDX 3 SBOM from Python projects and various AI model formats. Alongside my regulatory technology research, I volunteer with the Thai Netizen Network, a Bangkok-based digital rights group.

I’m a Research Ireland funded PhD candidate at Trinity College Dublin researching AI accountability standards and semantic web technology. An SPDX core contributor, I co-lead its AI working group, review specification, and maintain the NTIA Conforman... Show more

Roman Zhukov

Roman Zhukov

Roman is a cybersecurity expert, engineer, and leader with 20 years of hands-on experience securing complex systems and products at scale. Currently Principal Architect at Red Hat, he leads open-source security strategy, upstream collaboration, and cross-industry initiatives focused on building trusted ecosystems. He has built and scaled programs across security architecture, threat modeling, secure development, vulnerability management, incident response, and security education - for both engineers and senior leadership. His work spans trusted AI, privacy, compliance, and secure software supply chains. Previously, Roman led Product Security & Privacy for Data Center and AI software at Intel. He is a Security Champion for several open-source projects and an active contributor to working groups under the OpenSSF, Eclipse Foundation, and other global initiatives. He is an official member of CEN/CLC and ETSI standardization groups, contributing to the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).

Roman is a cybersecurity expert, engineer, and leader with 20 years of hands-on experience securing complex systems and products at scale. Currently Principal Architect at Red Hat, he leads open-source security strategy, upstream collaboration, and c... Show more

Daniel Garrie

Daniel Garrie

Daniel B. Garrie is the Founder and Managing Partner of Law & Forensics LLC, a specialized legal engineering firm focused on cybersecurity, digital forensics, and e-discovery. He is also a Neutral (arbitrator, mediator, and Special Master) with JAMS, and Adjunct Faculty at Harvard University, where he teaches courses on computer forensics, cybersecurity law, cryptocurrency, and blockchain.

Daniel holds a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law and an M.A. in Computer Science (Honors) from Brandeis University. This dual fluency in law and technology has defined his career. He co-created the JAMS Artificial Intelligence Dispute Resolution Rules—the first arbitration framework purpose-built for AI conflicts—and holds four U.S. patents in cybersecurity forensic technology. He has served as a court-appointed expert and special master in hundreds of federal and state proceedings, including serving as Special Master for In Re: Facebook, Inc. Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation.
A prolific author and educator,

Daniel has published over 400 legal and technical articles, co-authored books including Cyber Warfare: Understanding the Law, Policy and Technology and Understanding Software, the Internet, Mobile Computing, and the Cloud, and his scholarship has been recognized by Supreme Court Justices and cited in over 500 articles and judicial opinions. He has delivered 600+ keynotes and seminars to judges, executives, attorneys, and government officials worldwide, and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare.

Prior to founding Law & Forensics, Daniel built and sold three technology startups. He currently advises AI safety and blockchain analytics companies including Reality Defender and AnChain.ai, and is a Ponemon Fellow at the Ponemon Institute for Information Privacy.

Daniel B. Garrie is the Founder and Managing Partner of Law & Forensics LLC, a specialized legal engineering firm focused on cybersecurity, digital forensics, and e-discovery. He is also a Neutral (arbitrator, mediator, and Special Master) with JAMS,... Show more

Jorge Litvin

Jorge Litvin

Jorge Litvin is a criminal lawyer turned cybersecurity strategist — author, international speaker, university professor, Founder & CEO of Safe-U, and board advisor.

He works at the intersection of cybersecurity, business risk, AI and organizational culture, translating technical complexity into decisions that executives and boards can act on.

Author of Hackeados (200,000+ downloads across 35 countries), he has spoken at more than 300 events in 10+ countries and 30 universities across 15+ countries, in Spanish and English.

As a regional media reference, he reaches 100,000+ professionals across social media and publishes columns in FORBES, Infobae, La Nación, El País, and CNN, among others.

His thesis: cybersecurity needs judgment, not fear.

Jorge Litvin is a criminal lawyer turned cybersecurity strategist — author, international speaker, university professor, Founder & CEO of Safe-U, and board advisor. He works at the intersection of cybersecurity, business risk, AI and organizatio... Show more

Chris Lloyd-Jones

Chris Lloyd-Jones

I'm VP of AI Consulting Transformation at Kyndryl, where I created the Forward Deployed Engineering capability - engineers embedded with clients to build, ship, and own outcomes, not just advise; now scaling to 22,000. I focus on agentic AI, open source, and governance that ships rather than stalls.

I've been recognised six times as a Microsoft MVP in Artificial Intelligence, and I'm a contributor to ISO/IEC 21031:2024 (Software Carbon Intensity) through my work with the Green Software Foundation, where I formerly served as Steering Committee Vice-Chair. I'm currently pursuing a doctorate in Green Software Engineering at the University of East London (2022-2027) and was an OpenUK New Year's Honours 2025/26 recipient for contributions to open source.

I co-host Securing the Realm, a D&D-inspired podcast on AI governance and AI-driven development (securing.quest). My background spans law, engineering, and open source leadership - I think about regulation, liability, and compliance as design constraints, not afterthoughts. I stay hands-on, building with agentic AI, open source tooling, and green software.

I'm VP of AI Consulting Transformation at Kyndryl, where I created the Forward Deployed Engineering capability - engineers embedded with clients to build, ship, and own outcomes, not just advise; now scaling to 22,000. I focus on agentic AI, open sou... Show more

Dionysis Karamitopoulos

Dionysis Karamitopoulos

I am an Enterprise Security Risk & Resilience Architect specializing in cybersecurity risk assessment, risk management, security architecture and cyber resilience. My professional focus is identifying, evaluating and reducing security risks across enterprise environments, combining technical analysis, risk-based methodologies and practical security solutions.

My approach covers the entire security risk lifecycle, from asset identification, threat and vulnerability assessment, and qualitative and quantitative risk analysis to control effectiveness evaluation, risk treatment and remediation planning. This includes both digital security risks and physical threats directly affecting IT infrastructure, critical systems and information assets.

With a technical background in Microsoft 365 Security, Microsoft Entra ID, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Defender XDR and enterprise security architecture, I bridge the gap between risk assessment and technical implementation. I focus on translating identified security exposures into actionable controls, secure architectural designs and measurable improvements in organizational security and resilience.

My expertise is supported by information security governance, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 internal auditing, ISO/IEC 27701:2025 privacy auditing, regulatory alignment and structured risk management practices. I apply these disciplines to ensure that security decisions are technically sound, risk-informed and aligned with business objectives.

Currently pursuing an MBA, I am further strengthening the connection between cybersecurity, enterprise risk management, strategic decision-making and business resilience.

My professional objective is to help organizations move beyond compliance-driven security towards a proactive, risk-based approach that identifies real exposure, prioritizes effective controls and builds sustainable cyber resilience.

I am an Enterprise Security Risk & Resilience Architect specializing in cybersecurity risk assessment, risk management, security architecture and cyber resilience. My professional focus is identifying, evaluating and reducing security risks across en... Show more

Andrea Elliott

Andrea Elliott

Andrea Elliott is the CEO, Founder, and Managing Partner of EMG Advisory, the AI-native governance, risk and strategy practice serving regulated, high-stakes industries including Quantum Computing and Financial Services. She most recently served as Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer at a publicly traded global payments technology company, where she led a global risk and compliance transformation, built the company's AI governance framework, and led the outstanding CFPB & State AG Consent Orders to full regulatory compliance, with zero reportable incidents during her tenure. She also designed and led the GRC technology transformation to drive internal risk intelligence, transparency, and enterprise accountability, providing an end-to-end, 360 perspective on risk throughout the enterprise. With 15-plus years across risk, compliance, governance, ethics, and legal, Andrea brings a foresight practitioner's perspective to AI governance failures and mitigation. She is the author of (1) The Deadline on Implicit Governance, (2) The Proportionality Problem, (3) The Architecture of Intuition, (4) The Quiet Rewiring, (5) Bounded Autonomy, (6) The Compounding Bet, and (7) The Missing Middle. She holds a JD from Emory Law [Bankruptcy Journal & Transactional Certificate], an MBA from UGA [Finance focus with an emphasis in Consulting], and the AIGP credential from IAPP. Her undergraduate studies at Auburn University included Architecture, Industrial Design, and Business Administration.

From Andrea: "AI is rewriting what industries can do, and the leaders who govern it with seriousness and imagination will reshape theirs rather than scramble to catch up. I help those leaders imagine beyond what AI makes possible today, then usher them through the transformation for the betterment of the people their industries serve.

It starts with something deceptively simple: helping organizations make sound AI decisions they can stand behind, quickly and confidently. Done right, that discipline is not a brake on ambition. It is what lets a company reimagine what is possible with AI.

My work sits at the intersection of law, risk, ethics, strategy, and systems design. After 15+ years in risk and compliance roles, most recently as Chief Compliance Officer where I built the company's AI governance framework from the ground up, I founded EMG Advisory on a conviction: AI does not need more hype. It needs structure, accountability, and leaders who treat risk as a strategic discipline.

That is the part most people miss. Governance, Risk, and Compliance, done well, is not what slows AI down. It decides where you can afford to move fast and where you cannot, and it is inseparable from strategy; your AI strategy does not survive without it.

The other half of how I work is AI-native wiring. I think in systems, synthesize fast, and collaborate with AI at the conceptual layer as a cognitive partner, translating complexity into strategic clarity. It is also how EMG itself is built: I practice the responsible, operationalized AI I help my clients deploy.

I work with organizations that want to use AI strategically, responsibly, and with foresight. I help leaders:

Turn AI risk and compliance into strategic advantage
Make defensible AI decisions at the speed of business
Translate regulatory ambiguity into operational clarity
Anticipate second- and third-order effects before they surface
Design governance that works in practice, not just on paper

The regulatory landscape shifts faster than most AI roadmaps, and the patchwork of overlapping laws and standards leaves even willing organizations unsure what they must comply with. Pair that with AI that stalls in committee and governance impeccable on paper that no one operates by, and the gap becomes clear. Closing it is where I do my best work.

But closing the gap is the floor, not the ceiling. The organizations that govern AI with seriousness and imagination will not just keep up; they will transform what their industries can do for the people who depend on them. That is the future I am building toward."

Andrea Elliott is the CEO, Founder, and Managing Partner of EMG Advisory, the AI-native governance, risk and strategy practice serving regulated, high-stakes industries including Quantum Computing and Financial Services. She most recently served as C... Show more

William Janssen

William Janssen

William Janssen is founder, CTO & Head of Engineering at TrustEngine. He has spent his career on the supplier side of software: he founded and ran companies that built patient portals for healthcare and a platform-as-a-service, and worked at Red Hat. He has seen what shipped software costs to support over its lifetime. He is the author of Einde van het MVP-tijdperk, a Dutch-language book on the EU Cyber Resilience Act, and speaks on the regulation at events including the Linux Foundation Member European Forum in Prague and Code & Compliance in Brussels. He also writes about it, most recently in IAM 360 magazine.

William Janssen is founder, CTO & Head of Engineering at TrustEngine. He has spent his career on the supplier side of software: he founded and ran companies that built patient portals for healthcare and a platform-as-a-service, and worked at Red Hat.... Show more

Francisca Ramón Fernández

Francisca Ramón Fernández

Catedrática de Derecho civil en la Universitat Politècnica de València
Licenciada y Doctora en Derecho por la Universitat de València
Investigadora principal de distintos proyectos competitivos
Premio UPV a la transferencia de conocimiento

Catedrática de Derecho civil en la Universitat Politècnica de València Licenciada y Doctora en Derecho por la Universitat de València Investigadora principal de distintos proyectos competitivos Premio UPV a la transferencia de conocimiento Show more

Ugne Fink

Ugne Fink

Founder of Firm&Fair, international negotiation agency

Ugne Fink-Jensen is an international business negotiator, tech counsel, and speaker with more than 15 years of experience. She has worked across both SMEs and multibillion-dollar conglomerates, consistently operating at the intersection of technology, business, and law, including as Lead Negotiator on complex tech and digital transformation initiatives.

Today, she supports businesses in navigating strategic deals and strengthening their governance capabilities, with a focus on negotiation excellence, responsible AI, and the advantage of human skills in a technology-driven world. In addition, Ugne works closely across the Microsoft Dynamics ecosystem, supporting partners and contributing to Microsoft-led initiatives such as BC Talent.

Founder of Firm&Fair, international negotiation agency Ugne Fink-Jensen is an international business negotiator, tech counsel, and speaker with more than 15 years of experience. She has worked across both SMEs and multibillion-dollar conglomerates... Show more

Ross Saunders

Ross Saunders

Twenty years in technology have not made Ross Saunders more trusting, but they have made him harder to fool.

A self-proclaimed Nerd with Trust Issues, Ross is a Toronto-based privacy and cybersecurity consultant and professional keynote speaker who has spent 15 years working in privacy, cybersecurity, and technology risk. His background runs from SaaS product management and software development through a decade of GRC consulting, delivering for technical and non-technical audiences across Canada, South Africa, India, and beyond.

CIPP/E certified (IAPP), with credentials in ethical hacking, data analytics, and paralegal practice, he holds a Master of Science in Management of Technology and Innovation, Cum Laude, President's Award, from the Davinci Institute. He serves on the National Board of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and is a Past-President of the Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa.

Twenty years in technology have not made Ross Saunders more trusting, but they have made him harder to fool. A self-proclaimed Nerd with Trust Issues, Ross is a Toronto-based privacy and cybersecurity consultant and professional keynote speaker wh... Show more

Victoria van Roosmalen

Victoria van Roosmalen

Victoria van Roosmalen focuses on empowering a brighter future. She drives to foster safety and the right to privacy in the ever-evolving cyber realm by navigating others towards thoughtful outcomes and elegant solutions. Victoria invests in sharing and elevating her expertise in IT, security, and data protection—including the intersection with relevant laws and regulations.

She speaks at conferences across Europe, serves the IAPP, and sits on numerous boards as a trusted advisor. Victoria holds prestigious industry certifications, educates students in her areas of expertise, and helps forge (new) industry standards and materials—such as from NIST and the EDPB. In 2019, she was first recognised for making “significant contributions to the security and privacy sectors”.

Victoria fuels her passion for mastering her crafts by diving deep into various subject matters. It empowers her to uncover flaws rapidly, (fore)see adverse effects, and defend against threats and the dark arts—whether deeply technical or psychological. Although playing safe doesn’t allow us to flourish, Victoria is determined to help others stay ahead of the curve and reveal the seemingly impossible yet possible.

https://victoriavanroosmalen.com

Victoria van Roosmalen focuses on empowering a brighter future. She drives to foster safety and the right to privacy in the ever-evolving cyber realm by navigating others towards thoughtful outcomes and elegant solutions. Victoria invests in sharing ... Show more

Joanna Kulesza

Joanna Kulesza

Joanna Kulesza is Assistant Professor of International Law at the University of Lodz, Poland, and Executive Director of the Lodz Cyber Hub research center. Her research focuses on sovereignty, jurisdiction, due diligence, and fundamental rights in cyberspace, with a particular emphasis on internet governance and the role of private actors in international norm development. She is a founding member of the Sino-European Expert Working Group on the Application of International Law in Cyberspace, serves as Governmental Advisory Committee Liaison at ICANN, and is a member of the Oxford Process on International Law Protections in Cyberspace. She served on the Scientific Committee of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (2019–2024). She serves as Course Director for "Cybersecurity and International Law" at the European Security and Defence College and is the author of International Internet Law (Routledge, 2012) and Due Diligence In International Law (Brill, 2016).

Joanna Kulesza is Assistant Professor of International Law at the University of Lodz, Poland, and Executive Director of the Lodz Cyber Hub research center. Her research focuses on sovereignty, jurisdiction, due diligence, and fundamental rights in cy... Show more

Jamie Katzen

Jamie Katzen

Jamie Katzen has established a legal career centered on helping families preserve their wealth, organize their estates, and prepare for future generations. Based in Dallas, Texas, he brings more than fifteen years of experience in trusts and estates law, offering guidance on legal and tax matters that affect individuals, families, and their long-term financial plans. As a partner at Katzen Fooshee, PLLC, he works with clients to develop practical strategies that address both present needs and future goals.

Jamie believes estate planning should never be treated as a routine legal process. Every family has different priorities, financial circumstances, and personal objectives that deserve careful attention. He approaches each client relationship by listening first and then providing advice tailored to those individual needs. By creating an environment where clients feel comfortable asking questions, he helps make complicated legal matters easier to understand and navigate.

Jamie's legal practice covers a broad range of trusts and estates services. He regularly assists clients with trusts and estates, asset protection, family wealth preservation, estate and trust administration, probate administration, and tax mitigation. This experience enables him to guide clients through every stage of estate planning, from preparing legal documents to administering estates when the need arises. His work is focused on helping clients protect what they have built while planning responsibly for the future.

Jamie recognizes that successful estate planning involves more than legal documents alone. It requires thoughtful conversations about family goals, financial security, and long-term planning. Rather than relying on a single approach, he develops recommendations based on each client's circumstances. His commitment to individualized service has become an important part of the relationships he builds with the families he represents.

Education has played an important role in preparing Jamie for the legal and tax issues involved in estate planning. He earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law in 2012. Earlier, he received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from St. Mary's University School of Law in 2008 after completing a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Kansas in 2005. This academic background provides valuable insight into the tax considerations that often influence estate planning decisions.

An important milestone in Jamie’s career was celebrating five years as a partner at Katzen Fooshee, PLLC. The achievement reflects years of dedication to his clients, his colleagues, and the firm's continued growth. It also represents the confidence that clients have placed in his legal judgment throughout his career.

Outside the office, Jamie believes in giving back through community involvement. He has volunteered with Meals on Wheels, the North Texas Food Bank, and Operation Kindness. He also serves as a board member of Congregation Shearith Israel, contributing his time and leadership to support his local community. These activities demonstrate his belief that professional success should be accompanied by meaningful service.

Born in London, England, and raised in Dallas, Texas, Jamie has built both his personal life and legal career in the community he proudly calls home. He and his wife are raising twin boys, and he enjoys spending time with family whenever possible. Away from work, his interests include golf, tennis, skiing, travel, cooking, history, historical fiction, and cheering for the Dallas Cowboys.

Jamie Katzen continues to help clients navigate trusts and estates matters with professionalism, careful planning, and personalized attention. By combining legal experience with a commitment to clear communication and practical solutions, he helps families protect their assets and prepare for the future with greater confidence. His dedication to thoughtful representation remains the foundation of the service he provides to every client.

Jamie Katzen has established a legal career centered on helping families preserve their wealth, organize their estates, and prepare for future generations. Based in Dallas, Texas, he brings more than fifteen years of experience in trusts and estates ... Show more

Khadija Assbai

Khadija Assbai

Ex Global Black Belt at Microsoft, I am currently working as a Risk, Compliance and AI solution engineer in that same company.
In previous roles, I was Corporate legal advisor, DPO and Information security advisor. At Microsoft, I am here to participate in building bridges between our customers’ Compliance challenges, AI secure implementation and the Microsoft solutions.
I hold various masters (ICT and Law) and certifications, the most recent ones being Azure Data Scientist Associate (DP-100) and Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect (AB-100)

Ex Global Black Belt at Microsoft, I am currently working as a Risk, Compliance and AI solution engineer in that same company. In previous roles, I was Corporate legal advisor, DPO and Information security advisor. At Microsoft, I am here to partic... Show more

Alberto Daniel Hill 🇺🇾🏴‍🏴‍☠️

Alberto Daniel Hill 🇺🇾🏴‍🏴‍☠️

Cybersecurity researcher, digital dissident, and founder of Cybermidnight Club. First person wrongfully imprisoned in Uruguay for a computer crime (2017). His case was documented in episode 25 of Darknet Diaries. Specialist in forensic analysis, quantification of investigative failures, and defense of radical transparency against narratives fabricated by state and corporate actors. Creator of the Forensic Risk Indicator (FRI).

Cybersecurity researcher, digital dissident, and founder of Cybermidnight Club. First person wrongfully imprisoned in Uruguay for a computer crime (2017). His case was documented in episode 25 of Darknet Diaries. Specialist in forensic analysis, quan... Show more

Mark Wiener

Mark Wiener

Mark Wiener is an international speaker, author, board advisor, and entrepreneur who helps leaders prepare for disruptions before they become crises.

For more than 30 years, Mark has worked at the intersection of leadership, operational performance, business continuity, technology, cybersecurity, compliance, and organizational resilience. Throughout his career, he has helped organizations navigate cyber incidents, operational disruptions, mergers, compliance challenges, leadership transitions, and countless unexpected business events.

What he has learned is simple:

Organizations rarely struggle because the initial event was bigger than expected. They struggle because the consequences spread further than anticipated.

That observation became the foundation for his book, When Plan B Fails, and much of his speaking, advisory, and leadership work today.
As Founder and CEO of BizCom Global, Mark works with organizations to improve operational resilience, strengthen business continuity, reduce risk, and align technology decisions with business objectives. His clients span professional services, healthcare, legal, financial, insurance, engineering, manufacturing, and other industries where productivity, trust, continuity, and operational performance are critical.

Throughout his career, Mark has advised executive teams, worked alongside boards, guided crisis response efforts, supported operational transformation initiatives, and led organizations through significant change. His experience extends beyond technology to the operational, leadership, communication, and governance challenges that emerge when organizations face uncertainty.

Mark has delivered keynotes, executive workshops, board briefings, leadership retreats, crisis simulations, panel discussions, and conference sessions throughout North America and Europe.

Although many of the examples come from technology, cybersecurity, compliance, and operational events, these are not "cyber talks."

These are business leadership sessions focused on resilience, decision-making, communication, accountability, operational performance, and organizational readiness, built around lessons learned from disruptions that have already happened to organizations just like yours.

His presentations focus on:

• Leadership during disruption
• Organizational resilience
• Business continuity and operational readiness
• Executive decision-making under pressure
• Crisis management and communication
• Governance, risk, and accountability
• Aligning technology with business outcomes
• Productivity, continuity, and long-term business success

Whether speaking to a conference audience, executive team, board, retreat, association, or leadership group, Mark's goal remains the same:

Helping leaders make better decisions before, during, and after disruption.

Mark Wiener is an international speaker, author, board advisor, and entrepreneur who helps leaders prepare for disruptions before they become crises. For more than 30 years, Mark has worked at the intersection of leadership, operational performanc... Show more

Mário Junqueira

Mário Junqueira

Mário Junqueira, MD, ML, is a physician and medical-legal strategist working at the intersection of clinical medicine, health law, patient safety, and responsible AI governance. He earned his Master in Law from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where he received the Dean's Scholarship and the 2026 Matt Parker Award for Excellence in the Master in Law Program.

As founder and CEO of PericialMed and PericialMed USA, Mário has led more than 1,000 expert analyses for courts, law firms, organizations, and patients, translating complex medical records and disputed scientific evidence into clear opinions on causation, liability, disability, damages, and risk. His work has contributed to national anesthesia-safety reforms affecting more than 400,000 practitioners, Brazil's Monocular Vision Law, a forensic-ethics framework incorporated into national judicial policy, and a bodily-harm standard cited in more than 1,400 court decisions.

A former president of ABMLPM-DF and former disciplinary and governing council member of the Federal District medical board, he brings firsthand experience in medical ethics, professional accountability, regulation, and health policy. He also develops applied AI systems for healthcare and legal workflows and helps professionals and organizations use AI with clear goals, responsible implementation, and measurable results. Based in Philadelphia and working across the United States and Brazil, Mário speaks on medical-legal strategy, patient safety, health policy, trustworthy AI in healthcare, AI governance, and practical AI for leaders, organizations, and entrepreneurs.

Mário Junqueira, MD, ML, is a physician and medical-legal strategist working at the intersection of clinical medicine, health law, patient safety, and responsible AI governance. He earned his Master in Law from the University of Pennsylvania Carey La... Show more

Kenya Tyson

Kenya Tyson

Kenya Tyson, JD is a higher education executive, legal and policy strategist, and founder of The Black Massacre Project. She has held senior leadership roles at major universities including Dartmouth College, where she advised on institutional governance, compliance, innovation, and strategic initiatives. A former criminal justice professor and nationally recognized speaker, her work focuses on justice systems, race, institutional power, historical accountability, and public policy.

Kenya Tyson, JD is a higher education executive, legal and policy strategist, and founder of The Black Massacre Project. She has held senior leadership roles at major universities including Dartmouth College, where she advised on institutional govern... Show more

Crux Conception, M. Psych

Crux Conception, M. Psych

CRUX IS AN EXPERT ANALYST ON CBS, THE REAL CSI: MIAMI.
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Crux resides in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and has over 20 years of law enforcement experience (Now retired), criminal profiling, and teaching experience (adjunct professor). Crux has now taken his years of experience, education research, and training; to incorporate novel methods of teaching/learning. Crux has utilized his background in Psychology, Team Building, and Behavioral Profiling to implement said methods to take out the law-enforcement aspect and make these skills people/civilian practical.

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Law Enforcement experience:

•Homicide Detective
•Criminal Profiler
•Gang Unit Specialist Detective
•Hostage Negotiator
•Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Officer
•School Resources Officer (SRO)
•Five years as a Special Agent with the DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND (DHS)

Now retired, Crux worked as a Homicide Detective, Criminal Profiler, and Hostage Negotiator with the Fort Wayne (Indiana) Police Dept.

Teaching experience:
Currently, Crux is an Adjunct Professor:

•Psychology
•Business Psychology
•Social Media Psychology
•Criminal Profiling
•Criminal Behavior
•Computer Psychology
•Sociology (Group Dynamics)

Education:

•Bachelor of Science degree; Criminology (Ball State University, 1994).

•Master’s degree; Forensic Psychology (Walden University, 2012).

•Currently, a Ph.D. Candidate (Forensic Psychology) at Walden University

CRUX IS AN EXPERT ANALYST ON CBS, THE REAL CSI: MIAMI. Click The Link To See Crux in The Real CSI: MIAMI https://youtu.be/UsVswWyyFZg?si=L9lca4H98xypbGRz&t=49 Crux resides in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and has over 20 years of law enforcement experi... Show more

Thiago Vieira

Thiago Vieira

I am a specialist in cybersecurity, digital law, and forensic investigation, with a career built at the intersection of technology, justice, and the protection of society in a world increasingly vulnerable to digital risk.

Started my career in networking and computer engineering, but recognizing the growing complexity of threats in the digital environment, I made a strategic transition to law, specializing in cybersecurity. Today I am a licensed attorney registered with the Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB) and the Ordem dos Advogados de Portugal — a combination that allows me to work on both the technical and legal aspects of investigations, which led me to be officially appointed as a digital forensic expert by the Tribunal da Relação do Porto (Portugal), the Tribunal de Justiça de Minas Gerais (TJMG) and the Tribunal de Justiça de Santa Catarina (TJSC).

With 60+ judicial cases involving deepfake investigation, digital manipulation, and forensic source code analysis, I bring courtroom-tested expertise to every keynote — translating real evidence, real rulings, and real attacker behavior into actionable insight.

Created 4 companies and failed 2× before I co-founded Incubou, today with an international presence in the United States and Portugal.

I serve as a global advisor to cybersecurity companies through CyberTech Acceleration, supporting cyber and security-tech companies internationally on strategy, growth, and go-to-market.

Research: author of “Capability without Initiative: Unprompted Autonomous Self-Replication in Large Language Models” on ResearchGate — a literature review and case study on AI safety.

I also act as an angel investor in 18+ startups, dedicating myself to a critical and urgent reflection: developing collective digital immunity and preparing people, organizations, and societies to face what is already considered one of the greatest silent threats of our time — the cyber pandemic.

I am a specialist in cybersecurity, digital law, and forensic investigation, with a career built at the intersection of technology, justice, and the protection of society in a world increasingly vulnerable to digital risk. Started my career in net... Show more

Abdel Aziz Oumar EL-bashi

Abdel Aziz Oumar EL-bashi

Abdel Aziz Oumar El-Bashi is a digital communications specialist and elections observer, currently serving as Communications Officer at the Policy Lab for Civic Innovation and Community Solutions. Trained in law, with over six years of experience in digital marketing, branding, and strategic communications, he is a member of the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Alliance and a participant in the 2026 UNESCO MIL Hackathon challenge, where he contributed to technology-driven responses to disinformation. As an election observer, he has witnessed several elections firsthand, gaining direct insight into how disinformation, online harassment, and toxic digital environments shape civic discourse, voter confidence, and participation. He previously served as Chapter Executive Vice President of JCI Yaoundé Universities, was named Best Member of JCI Cameroon for the first half of 2020, and is a Gold Award holder of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, a member of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), and an alumnus of the Aspire Institute Training Program. His advocacy centers on digital literacy, safe civic spaces, and inclusive participation, ensuring that women, youth, and marginalized voices can engage in democratic processes without fear or harm.

Abdel Aziz Oumar El-Bashi is a digital communications specialist and elections observer, currently serving as Communications Officer at the Policy Lab for Civic Innovation and Community Solutions. Trained in law, with over six years of experience in ... Show more

Teddy Ramanakasina

Teddy Ramanakasina

Teddy Ramanakasina is a Cybersecurity, AI Governance & Technology Audit Executive, EY Distinguished Technologist and ISACA Global Trainer with more than 25 years of international experience across audit, cybersecurity, technology risk, digital trust and regulation.

He works at the intersection of technology, risk and governance, helping organizations navigate complex cybersecurity, AI and regulatory challenges in highly regulated environments. His experience spans financial services, telecommunications and global professional services, with perspectives ranging from hands-on assurance to executive and board-level decision-making.

Teddy is an experienced international trainer and lecturer, working with professional organizations, universities and business schools. He holds CISA, CISM, CRISC, CDPSE, CRMA and ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor credentials.

He is currently writing a forthcoming book on auditing and governing AI systems, with a focus on turning AI investment, governance and regulation into auditable evidence and better decisions.

His speaking topics include cybersecurity, AI governance, technology and internal audit, digital trust, resilience, risk management and technology regulation, particularly in regulated environments.

Teddy Ramanakasina is a Cybersecurity, AI Governance & Technology Audit Executive, EY Distinguished Technologist and ISACA Global Trainer with more than 25 years of international experience across audit, cybersecurity, technology risk, digital trust ... Show more

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