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

Nicola Chemello

Nicola Chemello

Nicola Chemello is the chairman and co-founder of SecurCube srl, a digital forensics company specialized in phone records investigation, BTS survey technology, and software development. The company cooperates with international Law Enforcement Agencies around the world.

He is an EnCE Encase®Certified Examiner, Physical analyst (CCPA), Mobile examiner (CCME), Ufed System specialist, Cellebrite Operator (CCO), former Oxygen and MSAB XRY forensic examiner.
Registered at the Italian Court as CTU Witness Expert for digital examinations for several Prosecutors’ offices on digital devices investigations.

Mr. Chemello has been performing annual training sessions for public Authorities, lawyers, consultants, and digital experts. He is active in participating in refresher courses organized by global organizations. His publications reflect the constant evolution of skills gained by working side-by-side with Law Enforcement Agencies.

The article “Correlating CDR with other data sources” published on the IEEE platform is based on his experiences in phone records and cell towers examination.

Nicola Chemello is the chairman and co-founder of SecurCube srl, a digital forensics company specialized in phone records investigation, BTS survey technology, and software development. The company cooperates with international Law Enforcement Agenci... Show more

Tim Moore

Tim Moore

Tim Moore’s career traversed institutions including the University of Louisville, Southern Methodist University, Dartmouth College, the University of Nebraska, Idaho State University, and Southwest Minnesota State University. Retiring from full-time roles in April 2023 after 42 years in student affairs, campus activities, and union administration, Tim has left an indelible mark on the profession. He has been honored with the Lifetime Membership Award from NACA and the Emeritus Award from ACUI. Tim remains active, presenting at professional association conferences and serving on project committees including the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS), the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA), and the Association of College Unions-International (ACUI). Additionally, he provides consultation for institutions, coaches professionals, and publishes articles. His current intellectual pursuits focus on campus expression, design thinking, innovation, brand development, service, experience creation, event management, organizational development, and the future of work.

Tim's extensive career centered on creative endeavors and impactful contributions, leading more than 175 educational sessions. The consistently high ratings in participant evaluations serve as a testament to the exceptional quality and profound impact of these sessions. Comments from participants have included:
Tim Moore's delivery is outstanding.
Fun, high-energy, great visuals
Excellent presentation that covered the why's how's and how-to's.
Mr. Moore's content was relevant, timely, and very up-to-date (within just a few days! Impressive!)
Great presenter who was engaging for the entire 2 hours.
Really liked the way Tim engaged with the audience and was very informative. 10/10!
Loved listening, very unique way of presenting and made learning fun.
Fantastic presenter. Engaging and obviously passionate about the work.
A professional at his craft, the material provided so much knowledge and insight into the strength of a brand.
It was a perfect kick off to the topic.

Feel free to follow Tim as he posts daily at https://www.linkedin.com/in/timpmoore/.

Tim Moore’s career traversed institutions including the University of Louisville, Southern Methodist University, Dartmouth College, the University of Nebraska, Idaho State University, and Southwest Minnesota State University. Retiring from full-time ... Show more

Shabari L S

Shabari L S

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Mary Hardy

Mary Hardy

Mary Hardy has more than a decade of specialized experience as an in-house open source attorney for large tech companies, advising on all aspects of the use of, creation of, and interaction with open source. She helps enable the responsible contribution to and adoption of open source AI. She has advised on large-scale Linux kernel contributions, merger and remediation strategies, and authored and delivered open source training to thousands of engineers.

Mary Hardy has more than a decade of specialized experience as an in-house open source attorney for large tech companies, advising on all aspects of the use of, creation of, and interaction with open source. She helps enable the responsible contribut... Show more

Donald Woodard

Donald Woodard

Donald Woodard is a nationally recognized transactional lawyer and trusted advisor to some of the most influential artists, producers, and executives in the music industry. As Managing Partner and co-founder of Carter+Woodard, an Atlanta-based boutique entertainment and sports law firm, he brings decades of experience navigating complex deals across recording, publishing, brand partnerships, and beyond.

His music roster includes Grammy Award-winning producers Tricky Stewart and D'Mile, Big Boi of OutKast, Emmy Award winning actress and recording artist Storm Reid, and platinum-certified rising star NLE Choppa, among many others. He is a leader in artificial intelligence in music, clearing the first sample of an AI generated song, Sexxy Red’s use of BBL Drizzy in her song “U My Everything”. His transactional work spans recording agreements, producer deals, sync licensing, publishing, and high-value brand partnerships across the full spectrum of the music business.

He also serves as trusted counsel to Central City Productions, the producers behind the Stellar Awards, Black Music Honors, and Black History Honors, reflecting a practice that extends from frontline talent to the institutions that shape Black music and culture.

Woodard has been recognized as a Top Music Lawyer by Billboard Magazine and a Top Hollywood Entertainment Lawyer by Variety on a recurring basis, and as a Georgia Super Lawyer. He holds degrees from Morehouse College and Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

Donald Woodard is a nationally recognized transactional lawyer and trusted advisor to some of the most influential artists, producers, and executives in the music industry. As Managing Partner and co-founder of Carter+Woodard, an Atlanta-based boutiq... Show more

Adeboro Odunlami

Adeboro Odunlami

Adeboro Odunlami is a lawyer and digital rights consultant with a special interest in technology trust and safety policy.

She serves as Executive Director of the Digital Initiative for Innovation and Development (DIID), a pan-African organisation promoting public-interest digital transformation, human rights safeguards, and democratic accountability. She also coordinates the African Internet Rights Alliance, supporting leading civil society organisations in advancing internet freedom and responsible platform governance.

She is the co-founder of Lawbrella; Nigeria tool that offers comprehensive legal support to victims of Image-Based Sexual Abuse in Nigeria and the Nigerian Research Consultant for the Freedom on the Net Report by Freedom House. (2022-2024). She also publishes regular policy commentary on online safety for children on ‘Minor Safety’

She has worked on a range of Internet rights and policy issues including data governance, digital inclusion, and platform accountability. She is a Mandela Washington Fellow, Internet Society Fellow and Mastercard Foundation Scholar at the Blavatnik School of Government (University of Oxford)

Adeboro Odunlami is a lawyer and digital rights consultant with a special interest in technology trust and safety policy. She serves as Executive Director of the Digital Initiative for Innovation and Development (DIID), a pan-African organisation... Show more

Maria Williams

Maria Williams

Maria Williams is a Corporate Compliance Consultant with extensive experience helping organizations navigate governance, risk management, and control frameworks in complex enterprise environments.
Her passion lies at the intersection of Microsoft Power Platform, AI adoption, compliance, and responsible innovation. Maria focuses on helping organizations enable makers, automate business processes, and adopt emerging technologies while maintaining appropriate governance, security, and regulatory oversight.
Drawing from real-world experience in compliance and enterprise controls, she shares practical approaches for Power Platform governance, citizen development programs, AI and Copilot oversight, audit readiness, and risk-informed decision making.
Maria enjoys connecting with technology professionals, business leaders, and makers who are working to balance innovation with accountability in today's rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Maria Williams is a Corporate Compliance Consultant with extensive experience helping organizations navigate governance, risk management, and control frameworks in complex enterprise environments. Her passion lies at the intersection of Microsoft Po... Show more

Justin Szczepaniak

Justin Szczepaniak

As organisations deploy AI systems and autonomous agents, new security risks are emerging around tool access, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and agent interaction with enterprise data and infrastructure.

My work focuses on understanding these risks through AI security research and practical work in regulated environments.

I help teams identify new AI attack surfaces and deploy AI systems more securely.

As organisations deploy AI systems and autonomous agents, new security risks are emerging around tool access, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and agent interaction with enterprise data and infrastructure. My work focuses on understanding these risks... Show more

Benjamin Smith Smith

Benjamin Smith Smith

Ben Smith is the Chief Business Officer and Head of Advisory at Coinsub, where he guides major financial institutions and payment providers on adopting stablecoins, programmable money, and tokenized asset infrastructure. With over 25 years of international experience, Ben spent more than 15 years as a Partner at BCG, Bain, and Oliver Wyman, alongside executive roles leading strategy for a Tier 1 US bank and launching the global banking vertical for a fintech unicorn. He holds an MBA from HEC Paris and speaks globally on the future of banking, digital asset regulation, and modern market infrastructure.

Ben Smith is the Chief Business Officer and Head of Advisory at Coinsub, where he guides major financial institutions and payment providers on adopting stablecoins, programmable money, and tokenized asset infrastructure. With over 25 years of interna... Show more

Guro Glærum Kleppe

Guro Glærum Kleppe

Juridisk embetseksamen fra Universitetet i Oslo.
Justisdepartementet, Lovavdelingen 1999-2007.
Spesialenheten for politisaker 2007-dd. Aktor i saker for Spesialenheten om bl.a. om korrupsjon og seksuallovbrudd.

Juridisk embetseksamen fra Universitetet i Oslo. Justisdepartementet, Lovavdelingen 1999-2007. Spesialenheten for politisaker 2007-dd. Aktor i saker for Spesialenheten om bl.a. om korrupsjon og seksuallovbrudd. Show more

David Cass

David Cass

Mr. Cass joined GSR.IO as the global CISO. David's experience includes being a Senior Partner at Law and Forensics responsible for the Crypto & Digital Banking practice and a key member of the Cybersecurity & Privacy practice. He served as a senior banking regulator, VP for Cyber & IT Risk for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. David specialized in large institution supervision, Fin-Tech, AI/ML, and cryptocurrencies. Previously, he served as the global CISO for IBM Cloud. He has extensive experience in cybersecurity, AI, risk, regulatory compliance, and business resiliency. David has an MSE from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from MIT. He is adjunct faculty for Harvard and is a frequent speaker at high-profile conferences, and served on several boards.

Mr. Cass joined GSR.IO as the global CISO. David's experience includes being a Senior Partner at Law and Forensics responsible for the Crypto & Digital Banking practice and a key member of the Cybersecurity & Privacy practice. He served as a senior b... Show more

Nikhil Bogam

Nikhil Bogam

Nikhil Bogam is a Functional Safety and Automotive Cybersecurity expert with over a decade of experience across safety engineering, vehicle security, and regulatory compliance. His functional safety expertise spans the complete ISO 26262 lifecycle, including safety planning, DIA, technical safety concepts, FMEA, FTA, FMEDA, confirmation reviews, audits, assessments, and safety case development.
In cybersecurity, Nikhil specializes in UN ECE WP.29 (R155), CSMS, and ISO/SAE 21434, supporting organizations in building compliant and resilient automotive security processes. He has represented Faurecia in Auto‑ISAC communications, contributing to collaborative threat intelligence sharing.
His domain experience includes BCM, PEPS, BMS, headlamp control modules, IVI, and instrument clusters. Nikhil is a frequent international speaker at leading conferences such as Hacktivity, ROOTCON, DefCamp, BSides, Automotive IQ, ANSYS Functional Safety Summit, and CS2AI.

Nikhil Bogam is a Functional Safety and Automotive Cybersecurity expert with over a decade of experience across safety engineering, vehicle security, and regulatory compliance. His functional safety expertise spans the complete ISO 26262 lifecycle, i... Show more

Folaranmi Umoru

Folaranmi Umoru

Folaranmi Umoru is a Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, and Compliance Analyst. Her work covers cybersecurity risk management, policy development, privacy, and data protection, and she has experience supporting national standards, cybersecurity frameworks, and digital policies at the National Information Technology Development Agency. She holds certifications in cybersecurity and is committed to securing digital rights and strengthening the digital world.

Folaranmi Umoru is a Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, and Compliance Analyst. Her work covers cybersecurity risk management, policy development, privacy, and data protection, and she has experience supporting national standards, cybersecurity framewor... Show more

Kayla Williams

Kayla Williams

Kayla Williams is a Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Risk Officer known for translating complex technical realities into clear, sustainable compliance strategies. With deep expertise in emerging technology governance, organizational communication, and regulatory interpretation, Williams helps enterprises build compliance and AI programs that actually work in real-world environments. She has led cross-functional governance initiatives spanning cybersecurity, IT, legal, and operations, specializing in frameworks such as NIST, ISO, and the emerging global AI regulatory landscape. Williams is recognized for her ability to identify organizational misalignment, reduce friction, and build governance and operational processes that support rather than obstruct innovation. Her work emphasizes pragmatic, human-centered approaches that keep enterprises compliant, agile, and secure.

Kayla Williams is a Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Risk Officer known for translating complex technical realities into clear, sustainable compliance strategies. With deep expertise in emerging technology governance, organizational commu... Show more

Faisal Al-Juburi

Faisal Al-Juburi

Faisal Al-Juburi is Co-CEO of RAICES, one of the nation’s leading immigration advocacy organizations and legal services providers. Faisal is extensively trained in anti-oppression dialogue facilitation, and is featured as a social-change activist in Focus on Social Problems: A Contemporary Reader (Oxford University Press, Third Edition, 2026), highlighting his two decades in the nonprofit sector. He received his MSc in Corporate Communication from NYU and his BA in History from UVA.

Faisal Al-Juburi is Co-CEO of RAICES, one of the nation’s leading immigration advocacy organizations and legal services providers. Faisal is extensively trained in anti-oppression dialogue facilitation, and is featured as a social-change activist in ... Show more

Kinga Kaiserin

Kinga Kaiserin

Diane R Jones

Diane R Jones

Diane R. Jones is the author of the AI Admissibility Framework and founder of Strategic GRC & Security LLC. She works on the security architecture problem created when AI systems move from producing outputs to taking consequential action through tools, APIs, workflows, and delegated authority. Her work focuses on agentic AI, non-human identity, execution boundaries, evidence, and control-intent-driven governance. Diane developed AI Admissibility as a practical model for determining whether an AI-driven action should be allowed, denied, deferred, or escalated before it affects a system. She holds CISSP and CCSP certifications and brings a background spanning software development, systems delivery, cybersecurity, cyber risk management, third-party risk, vulnerability management, and governance architecture.

Diane R. Jones is the author of the AI Admissibility Framework and founder of Strategic GRC & Security LLC. She works on the security architecture problem created when AI systems move from producing outputs to taking consequential action through tool... Show more

Helen Lalthanpari

Helen Lalthanpari

Helen Lalthanpari is the Founder & CEO of the Data & AI Governance Institute (DAIGI), a UK-registered professional institute bringing together lawyers, technologists, executives, consultants and founders to govern AI as one cross-disciplinary, cross-border community. She is also a Partner at Morgan & Colney, a Paris-based AI and cross-border strategy advisory.
Helen brings 18 years of experience spanning C-suite legal roles across multinationals, venture capital (including Plug and Play Tech Center), and consulting, with an EDHEC finance MBA and AIGP/CIPP/E certifications. Her independent research examines why AI governance structurally fails in financial services credit systems under the EU AI Act.

Helen Lalthanpari is the Founder & CEO of the Data & AI Governance Institute (DAIGI), a UK-registered professional institute bringing together lawyers, technologists, executives, consultants and founders to govern AI as one cross-disciplinary, cross-... Show more

Annette N/A

Annette N/A

Annette A. Opiyo is a digital rights and governance practitioner working at the intersection of
technology, inclusion and state accountability. She leads community-based advocacy on digital
ID and documentation with the Nubian Rights Forum in Kenya, focusing on equity safeguards
for minority and stateless populations. Her work bridges field research, policy engagement and
legal empowerment, grounding digital governance debates in lived realities. She has
contributed to regional dialogues on digital identity, social protection and civic participation
across East Africa.

Annette A. Opiyo is a digital rights and governance practitioner working at the intersection of technology, inclusion and state accountability. She leads community-based advocacy on digital ID and documentation with the Nubian Rights Forum in Kenya... Show more

Alexander Raif

Alexander Raif

I used to think my ADHD was a bug. It turns out, it’s a CISO’s best operating system.

In a world of non-linear threats, I thrive in chaos. My career is defined by transforming "messy" environments—rapidly scaling SaaS, the explosion of Agentic AI, and shifting regulatory landscapes—into lean, resilient structures that accelerate business instead of slowing it down.

What I do: I translate "Cyber Risk" into "Business Velocity." I don't speak in FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt); I speak in Revenue, Trust, and Resilience.

Core Pillars of my Impact:

🚀 Agentic AI Security: Pioneering the governance layer for the future of autonomous work. We’re not just securing code; we’re enabling AI to drive the business safely.

🛡️ Enterprise Resilience: Building identity-first Zero Trust architectures and maturing vendor risk management for national-scale environments.

📉 Operational Excellence: Proven track record in engineering-driven security, reducing MTTD from 19h to 2h and MTTR from 8h to 1h through SIEM/XDR automation.

🤝 Strategic Leadership: Briefing Boards on risk-to-roadmap alignment and delivering rapid compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001) to unblock multi-million dollar deals.

My Mission: From Zero to Hero I believe the cyber industry has a gatekeeping problem. I am actively building a mentorship initiative to turn non-traditional candidates into the next generation of defenders.

Let’s talk about: Agentic AI Security, Neurodiversity in Leadership, and building high-performance, resilient teams.

I used to think my ADHD was a bug. It turns out, it’s a CISO’s best operating system. In a world of non-linear threats, I thrive in chaos. My career is defined by transforming "messy" environments—rapidly scaling SaaS, the explosion of Agentic AI,... Show more

Lucie Fierdehaiche Maheas

Lucie Fierdehaiche Maheas

Lucie Fierdehaiche Mahéas is a procurement professional with experience across public and private sectors in multiple countries. Through her digital platform “Procurement 4.0” and involvement in a procurement professional association, she supports students and early-career professionals in understanding and entering the procurement field.

Lucie Fierdehaiche Mahéas is a procurement professional with experience across public and private sectors in multiple countries. Through her digital platform “Procurement 4.0” and involvement in a procurement professional association, she supports st... Show more

Aleksander Bjørkhaug

Aleksander Bjørkhaug

Aleksander Bjørkhaug is a digital forensic investigator with specialization in incident handling and malware analysis. With seven years of experience from the Norwegian Armed Forces Cyber Security Center, he now works in Defendable with digital investigation and incident handling. Aleksander is also co-responsible for the course "Malware Analysis and Reverse Engineering" at the NTNU university, where he does lecturing, planing and developing the curriculum, and creating and grading exams.
Through his work in Defendable, Aleksander has worked cases like ransomware, investigating sale of company information on the Dark Web, investigating unfaithful employees, system revision and other scenarios that require digital investigation.

Aleksander Bjørkhaug is a digital forensic investigator with specialization in incident handling and malware analysis. With seven years of experience from the Norwegian Armed Forces Cyber Security Center, he now works in Defendable with digital inves... Show more

Samuel Kelemen

Samuel Kelemen

Samuel is a Security Engineer currently working on Identity, Authentication, and Authorization systems.

Samuel is a Security Engineer currently working on Identity, Authentication, and Authorization systems. Show more

Shinoj Manikkoth Mundayayadan

Shinoj Manikkoth Mundayayadan

• Senior .NET Full-Stack Engineer with enterprise experience, designing
and delivering scalable, high-performance distributed systems.
• Proven expertise in cloud-native solutions, and building resilient, secure,
and maintainable applications.
• Expertise in developing Market data solution on Microsoft Azure. Hands
on in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Data Lake, Azure Service
Bus, building resilient, event-driven architectures.
• Extensive experience in C#, ASP.NET Core (.NET 1.1–8), and
microservices architecture, across financial services, Insurance, oil
trading, and payments domains.
• In depth knowledge in frontend development using Angular, and
TypeScript,- building modern, high-performance trading and data-driven
applications.
• Experience using GitHub Copilot and Claude Code to create custom skills,
build scalable software solutions, and accelerate development workflows.
• Designed and implemented AI-powered enterprise solutions, including
C#/.NET chatbots integrated with Azure AI, Semantic Kernel services and
prompt-engineered workflows to streamline onboarding and internal
knowledge systems.

• Senior .NET Full-Stack Engineer with enterprise experience, designing and delivering scalable, high-performance distributed systems. • Proven expertise in cloud-native solutions, and building resilient, secure, and maintainable applications. ... Show more

Wendy Amexo

Wendy Amexo

Wendy, a Data & Analytics Manager turned mentor, empowers women in tech with her journey from Law to Data Science. She advocates for female leadership regardless of their title in male-dominated fields, personal development, and well-being. Her talks offer strategies for career growth, inclusivity, and balance, inspiring actionable insights. Attendees leave motivated to excel and lead with confidence. As a result, Wendy's sessions ignite a transformation, spurring individuals to embrace leadership, innovate, and champion inclusivity in the tech industry.

Wendy, a Data & Analytics Manager turned mentor, empowers women in tech with her journey from Law to Data Science. She advocates for female leadership regardless of their title in male-dominated fields, personal development, and well-being. Her talks... Show more

Dylan Evans

Dylan Evans

Dylan is a recovering cyber enthusiast. He has held positions building, managing, teaching, and advising on cybersecurity of all flavors and now demystifies security for those worried about it.
He is the founder and CEO of Simple Salt, which provides focused threat advisory to professional services firms such as law, accounting, and engineering.
He enjoys reducing waste, aligning teams, and well-chosen metrics, and has a soft spot for long walks on the beach, NIST 800-63B rev 5, and asking people hard questions.

Read more at his personal blog, saltyonsecurity.net

Dylan is a recovering cyber enthusiast. He has held positions building, managing, teaching, and advising on cybersecurity of all flavors and now demystifies security for those worried about it. He is the founder and CEO of Simple Salt, which provid... Show more

Rajat Singh

Rajat Singh

Rajat Singh works as a Senior Security Consultant at KPMG Global Service. His area of interest including web application penetration testing.
He enjoys researching new attack methodology that can be used during external Network pentest activities.

Speaking Experience:
a) MCTTP 2025
b) OWASP AppSec Days Bangalore 2025

Rajat Singh works as a Senior Security Consultant at KPMG Global Service. His area of interest including web application penetration testing. He enjoys researching new attack methodology that can be used during external Network pentest activities. ... Show more

Dirk Seefeld

Dirk Seefeld

I am developing software and websites for more than 30 years. Since 2009 my focus is on Umbraco CMS solutions.

I am developing software and websites for more than 30 years. Since 2009 my focus is on Umbraco CMS solutions. Show more

Marius-Daniel Stratila

Marius-Daniel Stratila

Viewing systems and organizations through the lens of cyber security risk.‏‏

Viewing systems and organizations through the lens of cyber security risk.‏‏ Show more

Patrick Henley

Patrick Henley

Patrick Henley has served as the Director of Human Resources and Risk Management with the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority for more than seven years. He has worked in various HR and Risk Management leadership roles for more than 20 years. Additionally, he teaches courses in HR, Management, & Technology at the college level. Patrick earned his bachelor’s in psychology from Kennesaw State University, a master’s in business administration from Troy University, and recently earned a doctorate in business administration at the Florida Institute of Technology. He holds both the SPHR & SHRM-SCP certifications.

Patrick Henley has served as the Director of Human Resources and Risk Management with the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority for more than seven years. He has worked in various HR and Risk Management leadership roles for more than 20 years. Additio... Show more

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