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

Marc van Neerven

Marc van Neerven

With more than 25 years of experience in the field of Enterprise Software Development, Marc now offers CTO-as-a-Service consultancy to Startups, Scaleups and Solution Providers, helping them with all aspects of cloud software development.

Marc has founded software development companies, developed award-winning Enterprise Software, designed the architecture of highly scalable, global solutions, created and lead agile teams, change-managed companies into lean cloud-born (SaaS) development, and helped startups and scaleups in getting recognized as high potentials in the VC world and in the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. Marc has led multiple companies into Microsoft Sponsoring programs, and to Microsoft Azure Hipo (high potential) status.

With more than 25 years of experience in the field of Enterprise Software Development, Marc now offers CTO-as-a-Service consultancy to Startups, Scaleups and Solution Providers, helping them with all aspects of cloud software development. Marc has... Show more

Maria Olsen

Maria Olsen

Maria Leonard Olsen is a biracial woman whose parents were forbidden by law to marry in their home state of Maryland in the early 1960s. She is the mother of two children, a lawyer, journalist and author of two children's books. She leads writing/empowerment retreats for women, and is a co-host of the Inside Out radio show on WPFW-fm, 89.3, in Washington, D.C.
Maria graduated from Boston College and the University of Virginia School of Law, served in the Clinton Administration's Justice Department, fostered newborn babies awaiting adoption, and has been on the boards of Children's National Medical Center BOV, the Catholic Coalition for Special Education, GirlsUp and the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Washington.
She has written for The Washington Post, Washingtonian, Bethesda Magazine, Parenting, BabyTalk and Washington For Women, and is a regular contributor to Thrive Global and Up Journey. She recently returned to practicing law now that her children are launched. Mommy, Why's Your Skin So Brown? is her first children's book. Healing for Hallie is her second children's book. Not the Cleaver Family--The New Normal in Modern American Family, was released in November 2016. Her latest book, 50 After 50--Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life, was published in June 2018. See www.MariaLeonardOlsen.com for additional information.

Maria Leonard Olsen is a biracial woman whose parents were forbidden by law to marry in their home state of Maryland in the early 1960s. She is the mother of two children, a lawyer, journalist and author of two children's books. She leads writing/emp... Show more

Fern Karsh

Fern Karsh

Fern Karsh is a consultant and lawyer focused on blockchain, cryptoassets and frontier technologies. She serves as General Counsel and blockchain technologies lead at Catalystic AI, an artificial intelligence and blockchain consultancy, incubator, angel investor and AI Academy, that takes start-ups, scale-ups and large enterprise to the next frontier. Fern is responsible for internal legal and corporate secretarial needs, as well as running the blockchain and crypto-assets group, providing risk-managed, multi-disciplinary, end-to-end project management and advice. Fern has consulted various types of blockchain and cryptoasset businesses, with a focus on managing legal and regulatory risk, public policy research and advocacy. Fern has served on for profit and not-for-profit boards. She blogs and speaks on blockchain legal and regulatory issues and is actively involved in the technology community. Previously, her background was in asset management as a General Counsel with legal, compliance and operational responsibilities. Fern spent over ten years in the practice of law. Fern received her J.D. from the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto and her B.A. in Economics and ACS (Finance) from the University of Western Ontario.

Fern Karsh is a consultant and lawyer focused on blockchain, cryptoassets and frontier technologies. She serves as General Counsel and blockchain technologies lead at Catalystic AI, an artificial intelligence and blockchain consultancy, incubator, an... Show more

Greg Karch

Greg Karch

Greg Karch is the founder and managing shareholder of DLT Law Group, P.A. in Tampa, Florida. He is a business transactions attorney practicing corporate law, business entity formation, governance, and restructuring along with mergers and acquisitions and securities regulation. Greg represents clients with legal issues surrounding digital currency, emerging blockchain applications, and smart contracts. Greg also possesses knowledge and expertise in equity crowdfunding, private equity transactions, capital markets, and securities regulation. Greg works with public and private corporations, closely held businesses, and start-up and emerging tech companies. Greg graduated cum laude from Florida A&M University School of Law, where he served as a senior editor on the Florida A&M Law Review and was name Senior Editor of the Year. Greg achieved an LL.M. in Business Transactions from the University of Alabama in 2017. Prior to law school, Greg graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colorado State University in 1993 and earned a Master of Public Administration degree from Troy University in 1994 while serving in the United States Navy. Greg published several scholarly articles related to business transactions, touching on digital currency, blockchain, smart contracts, due diligence, risk management and cost controls. Greg is a member of the Florida Bar. Originally from Colorado, Greg has lived the Tampa area since 1999.

Greg Karch is the founder and managing shareholder of DLT Law Group, P.A. in Tampa, Florida. He is a business transactions attorney practicing corporate law, business entity formation, governance, and restructuring along with mergers and acquisition... Show more

Gert Gabriëls

Gert Gabriëls

As CRM, BI and DATA are interwoven disciplines and data privacy is an important challenge nowadays, Gert has worked on data protection projects and obtained his DPO certification to be able to address his customer’s need for insights on data privacy.

As CRM, BI and DATA are interwoven disciplines and data privacy is an important challenge nowadays, Gert has worked on data protection projects and obtained his DPO certification to be able to address his customer’s need for insights on data privacy. Show more

Ognyan Guglev

Ognyan Guglev

Combining the knowledge he earned from his experience and the certifications in many different areas, he is focused in bringing value to the Business presenting the best practices in the protection of personal and corporate data. He is also providing key strategic and tactical activities with a view to improving the overall maturity of privacy controls.

Combining the knowledge he earned from his experience and the certifications in many different areas, he is focused in bringing value to the Business presenting the best practices in the protection of personal and corporate data. He is also providing... Show more

Muhammad Ihsan Ilham

Muhammad Ihsan Ilham

In this session, I will guide participants through a comprehensive journey into Cloud and DevOps tools, tailored to provide practical insights and hands-on experience. We will cover essential tools like Azure DevOps, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, and other technologies such as Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, and Promtail for monitoring and observability.

We'll also explore infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform and harness the power of Azure and AWS services like ECR, ECS, and Azure Key Vault for secure deployments. Additionally, we'll discuss the critical aspects of DevSecOps with tools like SonarQube, OWASP ZAP, Trivy, and Synk to ensure robust security practices.

The session will include live demonstrations and practical examples, offering attendees a hands-on experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines integrated with Terraform for multi-cloud deployments.

In this session, I will guide participants through a comprehensive journey into Cloud and DevOps tools, tailored to provide practical insights and hands-on experience. We will cover essential tools like Azure DevOps, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, and othe... Show more

Scott Roloff

Scott Roloff

Scott Roloff is the President of IntegerHealth Technologies, which combines advanced analytics with medical expertise to quantify healthcare outcomes‒Driving down the costs while improving the care for health plans, wellness programs and workers’ compensation. Scott is both a CPA and a lawyer, uniquely blending financial, legal and operational experience; and he is also a Certified Management Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, and Chartered Global Management Accountant. Before joining IntegerHealth as one of its co-founders, he was the CFO or General Counsel for companies in the healthcare, software and telecom industries, and he also led a wireless technology start-up in the Caribbean. Prior to going into industry, Scott was a Corporate Partner at the international law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld where he focused on M&A, SEC and general corporate matters. He holds a BBA in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin‒Whitewater, an MBA from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a J.D. from Southern Methodist University (SMU), where he was the valedictorian of his law school class.

Scott Roloff is the President of IntegerHealth Technologies, which combines advanced analytics with medical expertise to quantify healthcare outcomes‒Driving down the costs while improving the care for health plans, wellness programs and workers’ com... Show more

Chris Dyer

Chris Dyer

Chris Dyer is a recognized company culture and remote work expert. As a former CEO managing thousands of people, his companies consistently were named a best place to work. They have also been named a fastest growing company by Inc Magazine 5 times. Chris routinely consults and speaks, and Inc Magazine ranked him as the #1 Leadership Speaker on Culture. He has two bestselling books The Power of Company Culture and Remote Work, and has been named #5 on the Leadershum Power List, a Top 50 Voice in Leadership, a Top 40 Change Management Guru, a Top 50 Global Thought Leader, and a Top 50 leadership podcast just this year.
As a leadership speaker his goal is to inspire audiences with a straightforward delivery, insightful candor, and engaging humor. His talks leave audiences permanently transformed, offering innovative perspectives on leadership to improve company culture, and empower organizations to discover new successes. Countless companies have unlocked productivity, performance, and profits by implementing his 7 Pillar Strategy.

Chris Dyer is a recognized company culture and remote work expert. As a former CEO managing thousands of people, his companies consistently were named a best place to work. They have also been named a fastest growing company by Inc Magazine 5 times. ... Show more

Scott Kikkawa

Scott Kikkawa

Scott Kikkawa is the author of Kona Winds (2019), Red Dirt (2021) and Char Siu (2023), noir detective novels set in postwar, pre-statehood Honolulu, all published by Bamboo Ridge Press. He is the crime columnist and an associate editor for The Hawai‘i Review of Books and a federal law enforcement officer.

Scott Kikkawa is the author of Kona Winds (2019), Red Dirt (2021) and Char Siu (2023), noir detective novels set in postwar, pre-statehood Honolulu, all published by Bamboo Ridge Press. He is the crime columnist and an associate editor for The Hawai‘... Show more

Suzette Lovely

Suzette Lovely

Dr. Suzette Lovely is the Managing Director of Education
Support Services (ESS), a strategic partner of the law firm AALRR. Before joining ESS, Dr. Lovely spent 35 years serving K-12
schools in every capacity from instructional aide to teacher
to principal to central office administrator to Superintendent.
Suzette is a sought-after author, practitioner and presenter
who supports districts across California with board governance, leadership coaching, professional development, and executive searches.

Dr. Suzette Lovely is the Managing Director of Education Support Services (ESS), a strategic partner of the law firm AALRR. Before joining ESS, Dr. Lovely spent 35 years serving K-12 schools in every capacity from instructional aide to teacher to ... Show more

Chioma Esuabom N/A

Chioma Esuabom N/A

A lawyer with more than half-decade experience helping startups scale market and regulatory issues. Also a Venture Capital Fellow and Private Equity and Capital Markets Solicitor

A lawyer with more than half-decade experience helping startups scale market and regulatory issues. Also a Venture Capital Fellow and Private Equity and Capital Markets Solicitor Show more

Ivan David Ivković

Ivan David Ivković

Završen Pravni fakultet u Zagrebu, mag. iur.
Odvjetnik u Čakovcu.

Završen Pravni fakultet u Zagrebu, mag. iur. Odvjetnik u Čakovcu. Show more

Stephan Dalal

Stephan Dalal

Stephan is as much an engineer as he is a lawyer. He works with world-leading web 3.0 founders on a broad spectrum of corporate and regulatory matters, and advises projects on decentralization efforts, scaling, and governance.

Stephan is as much an engineer as he is a lawyer. He works with world-leading web 3.0 founders on a broad spectrum of corporate and regulatory matters, and advises projects on decentralization efforts, scaling, and governance. Show more

Kenneth Eichler

Kenneth Eichler

Ken Eichler is a Workers Compensation and healthcare program expert with 30+ years of hands-on experience. His career has spanned licensure as a multi-line adjustor, principle of an IME company, Treatment Guidelines & Drug Formulary expert and currently represents the AMA Impairment Guides on advocacy and product development; supporting Physicians, Medical Providers, Insurers, Employers, Regulators, Legislators and other system stakeholders.

Ken Eichler is a Workers Compensation and healthcare program expert with 30+ years of hands-on experience. His career has spanned licensure as a multi-line adjustor, principle of an IME company, Treatment Guidelines & Drug Formulary expert and curre... Show more

Roxy Ndebumadu

Roxy Ndebumadu

Roxy Ndebumadu is a visionary leader and angel investor, acclaimed for her groundbreaking work in ethical AI, modernization of government technologies, and assessing the impacts of customer experience and online harms on consumer behavior. Mayor Pro Tem Ndebumadu is the youngest female and first African American woman to be elected as a Councilwoman for Bowie, MD. Recently, Roxy cofounded Spry AI (www.spry-ai.com), a company focused on nimble products and services leveraging AI to optimize customer experiences in critical infrastructure.

Roxy Ndebumadu is a visionary leader and angel investor, acclaimed for her groundbreaking work in ethical AI, modernization of government technologies, and assessing the impacts of customer experience and online harms on consumer behavior. Mayor Pro ... Show more

Isaac Ijuo

Isaac Ijuo

Isaac Ijuo | Attorney and Product Manager
Isaac Ijuo is an effervescent Product Manager with a strong passion for blockchain and fintech solutions. He has successfully led teams in these domains to build valuable products using remote work and agile methodologies. Isaac's expertise lies in taking products from concept to market, covering revenue generation, product design, customer support, customer development, and go-to-market strategies. He excels in
problem-solving, team collaboration, and interpersonal skills, enabling effective communication with development teams and stakeholders.

Isaac is a graduate of Law, but with an unmatched passion for Tech, and he is laser-focused on Technology Management. Over the years, he has honed his skills as a Product Manager in the dynamic and rapidly evolving blockchain and fintech space.
His experience encompasses working with globally distributed teams, utilizing agile methodologies, and driving innovation in the industry.

In recent times, Isaac has further contributed to the growth of product knowledge through his bi-weekly insightful articles on product management on his dedicated blog, attracting a wide audience and fostering knowledge sharing within the community.

Isaac Ijuo | Attorney and Product Manager Isaac Ijuo is an effervescent Product Manager with a strong passion for blockchain and fintech solutions. He has successfully led teams in these domains to build valuable products using remote work and agile... Show more

Chris Buckridge

Chris Buckridge

Chris Buckridge is an independent advisor, consultant, and commentator more than two decades of experience in the Internet technical governance space. Currently a member of the Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group and an incoming member of the ICANN Board of Directors, he is involved in discussions around global digital cooperation and EU digital policy.

Chris Buckridge is an independent advisor, consultant, and commentator more than two decades of experience in the Internet technical governance space. Currently a member of the Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group and an incoming... Show more

Arsalan Ayub

Arsalan Ayub

Arsalan is a Tactical Change Enthusiast leveraging his 15 plus years in the industry to impact lives globally by ensuring business ideas are turned into reality. Currently Evangelizing Fintech, Security, Web3, Digital Trust, Privacy and DeFi.

Possessing global work experience with large corporations and communities. Been awarded Microsoft Most Valuable award in 2007/2009. Participated in development and review of various frameworks and manuals at ISACA, NIST, IASA and MS. Technical Head of the founding member of the Bahrain Fintech Bay. A passionate mentor, digital trust advocate and SME for privacy at ISACA international. Held various director positions at ISACA Bahrain Chapter focusing on Membership at the moment.

Arsalan is a Tactical Change Enthusiast leveraging his 15 plus years in the industry to impact lives globally by ensuring business ideas are turned into reality. Currently Evangelizing Fintech, Security, Web3, Digital Trust, Privacy and DeFi. Pos... Show more

Anifowoshe Noah

Anifowoshe Noah

Anifowoshe Noah is a positive-minded and talented professional in the field of Information Technology and project management with 7 years of industry experience. Team player with courage and good leadership skills. Experienced project manager, systems and network administrator. Possessing an in-depth understanding of relevant legislation, procedures and techniques required to assist with the day-to-day running of an IT department and its business IT systems. Extensive knowledge of monitoring and controlling data security within guidelines to ensure compliance and report on possible improvements. Extensive knowledge of social work principles, techniques and practices and their application to complex cases, group work, and community issues. Skilled in teaching and demonstrating advanced first-aid techniques.

Experienced in providing first aid training to community groups and corporate organizations. Holds a Bachelor of Information Technology and Business Information Systems from Middlesex University and A Master of Project Management from Lagos State University. Passionate about volunteering and making a positive impact in the world.

Anifowoshe Noah has received training from various international organizations, including Queens University, ICRC, UNESCO, NIIT, APTECH EDU, AFIDFF, IFRC, World Safety Organization and First Aid Services Nigeria among others. He is trained in Advocacy and Resource Mobilization, Community Early Warning Systems (CEWS), Information Management and more.

Driven by a passion to alleviate human suffering, Noah has directed his experiences and training to promote involvement in humanitarian endeavours through efficient volunteer management in Nigeria and emergency response. He actively engages with professional organizations and associations, contributing to thought leadership and research activities.

As an emerging professional, Noah brings unparalleled expertise and insight to his work, delivering exceptional results to his clients and stakeholders.

Anifowoshe Noah is a positive-minded and talented professional in the field of Information Technology and project management with 7 years of industry experience. Team player with courage and good leadership skills. Experienced project manager, system... Show more

Scott Ellis

Scott Ellis

Creator ~ Maker ~ Designer | I noticed things for a living and try to point them out to people. I'm a teacher. I've started a couple companies more than a couple. I do projects and I try to make a ruckus.

Creator ~ Maker ~ Designer | I noticed things for a living and try to point them out to people. I'm a teacher. I've started a couple companies more than a couple. I do projects and I try to make a ruckus. Show more

Omar Yehia

Omar Yehia

Omar is the Managing Partner of the Fund and acts as both the CEO and CIO of Prudentia Digital. He was formerly the head of research and due diligence at Arrington Capital. Omar is responsible for the ultimate management of the funds, oversight of the investment committee, deal structuring, technical due diligence, and technical research at the Fund. He is also a former research fellow at: Birck Nanotechnology Center, Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories, and Princeton-ExxonMobil E- ffiliates, Princeton University (Guggenheim Foundation fellowship, Harari fellowship), where he published 17 peer-reviewed journal articles and 17 conference proceedings on topics including: thermophotovoltaics, flame dynamics, combustion chemistry, fluid mechanics, turbulence, and solid rocket propellants.

Omar is the Managing Partner of the Fund and acts as both the CEO and CIO of Prudentia Digital. He was formerly the head of research and due diligence at Arrington Capital. Omar is responsible for the ultimate management of the funds, oversight of th... Show more

Barry Weber

Barry Weber

Barry Weber is an information security and privacy consultant and a partner at AssuredSPC. His experience uniquely combines decades as a CIO/CTO crossing multiple industries including Wholesale/Distribution, Retail, Financial Services, Market Research and Technology SaaS. These leadership roles are combined with years of experience leading technology and security consulting services to organizations in financial services, healthcare, hi-tech, power, ecommerce, and HR industries. He is a member of the Society of Information Management (SIM), ISACA, ISSA and IAPP and participates in the FBI InfraGard program.
When Barry isn’t consulting on reasonable ways that organizations can implement security and privacy programs or reading up on the rapid changes in privacy laws, he enjoys officiating soccer games for all ages. He also teaches and mentors referees. He compares officiating soccer games as managing complex systems with as little impact as possible.

Barry Weber is an information security and privacy consultant and a partner at AssuredSPC. His experience uniquely combines decades as a CIO/CTO crossing multiple industries including Wholesale/Distribution, Retail, Financial Services, Market Resear... Show more

Wm Salt Hale

Wm Salt Hale

Salt is a Seattle local who has been involved with the Free Software movement since 1996. Currently, he volunteers as Impresario of SeaGL and Community Director of Snowdrift.coop. Open to opportunities, Salt has just begun a sabbatical after five years of graduate studies at the University of Washington where he focused on the intersection between communication, computer science, and law. Salt tries to be very approachable and will always be found wearing a kilt.

Salt is a Seattle local who has been involved with the Free Software movement since 1996. Currently, he volunteers as Impresario of SeaGL and Community Director of Snowdrift.coop. Open to opportunities, Salt has just begun a sabbatical after five yea... Show more

Ildomar Calçado

Ildomar Calçado

I have graduated in Eletrical Engineering - UFU then I´ve got my master degree in Eletrical Engineering - UnB. I worked in many companies in automation and telecommunications. In 2000, I have initiated my carreer in Anatel, where I worked with many subjects: (regulation of mobile services, satelites, strategic & intelligence). Nowadays, I worked with the development of products of software so as to supply the needs of many sectors in Anatel.

I have graduated in Eletrical Engineering - UFU then I´ve got my master degree in Eletrical Engineering - UnB. I worked in many companies in automation and telecommunications. In 2000, I have initiated my carreer in Anatel, where I worked with many s... Show more

Eboni Moss

Eboni Moss

CPA with 15 years of experience.

CPA with 15 years of experience. Show more

Manfred Edward Dossen

Manfred Edward Dossen

Studied computer Science from Harvard online.
Studied software architecture.
Studied Management, HR and project Management.
Certificate in computer Science From MIT university.
TSI assistant at Smart Liberia.
Software developer at Robo Africa.
Internship at kwagei group of company.
Studies Robotics software engineering.
Studied IOT and AI.
Full stack Developer.
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Studied computer Science from Harvard online. Studied software architecture. Studied Management, HR and project Management. Certificate in computer Science From MIT university. TSI assistant at Smart Liberia. Software developer at Robo Africa... Show more

Dennis E. Leber

Dennis E. Leber

Dennis is a proud Kentuckian, Father, Husband, Grand Father, and Veteran. Dennis started his Information Security career in the Military, and has worked in the Automotive Industry, Healthcare, Federal Government, and Finance Industries as an Information Security Leader. Dennis currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for The Cabinet of Health and Family Services (CHFS) for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Dennis has a passion for Information Security, and igniting that same passion in others to create future leaders. Dennis has taught Information Security courses at different colleges, and speaks regularly at conferences, and group events.

Dennis holds an Associate’s Degree in Business Management, a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Security, a Master’s of Information Systems, and working towards completing his PhD in Management-Information Technology.

Some of Dennis’ most recent accomplishments include:

The Chief Information Security Office received the Best of Kentucky Award for Most Innovative Security Program (2017 & 2018)
Dennis has been quoted in articles for Forbes Magazine, and chosen to speak at numerous conferences, and training sessions
Recently contributed to several cyber security books
The Language of Cybersecurity
Recent contribution to Cybersecurity articles
https://www.cshub.com/network/news/devops-in-need-of-a-security-champion
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidspark/2018/02/08/cisosecurity-vendor-relationship-15-ways-to-make-first-contact-with-a-ciso/#7f1245f3fb6f
https://www.cshub.com/security-strategy/news/defense-agenda-a-week-in-the-life-of-chfs-ciso

Dennis is a proud Kentuckian, Father, Husband, Grand Father, and Veteran. Dennis started his Information Security career in the Military, and has worked in the Automotive Industry, Healthcare, Federal Government, and Finance Industries as an Informat... Show more

Bharghava Bhogireddy

Bharghava Bhogireddy

Bharghava Vamsikrishna Bhogireddy, known as Vamsi, has been a pivotal figure in the L&G Technology teams for over a decade.
His dedication to enhancing efficiency, scalability, and innovation is matched by his commitment to empathy-driven engineering.
A staunch proponent of Sustainable IT and Green Operations, Vamsi has consistently aligned his work with the overarching business growth strategies of Legal & General (L&G).
As Technical Product Owner for Impala, Vamsi's role in the Mainframe SDLC Transformation stands out as a testament to his team's ability to drive significant change.
The Impala project, in particular, showcases their success in revolutionizing the mainframe software development life cycle at L&G.
By integrating modern engineering practices, cloud solutions, and data technologies, they have not only improved the developer experience but also greatly improved the Quantity,
Quality and Quickness of Mainframe changes. This strategic move is a forward-thinking approach to nurturing the next wave of technology experts.

Bharghava Vamsikrishna Bhogireddy, known as Vamsi, has been a pivotal figure in the L&G Technology teams for over a decade. His dedication to enhancing efficiency, scalability, and innovation is matched by his commitment to empathy-driven engineer... Show more

Marie Bewig

Marie Bewig

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