View the 2026 Speaker Lineup so far!

I’m a senior marketing and editorial leader with 20+ years of experience building integrated, multi-channel programs for enterprise technology, cybersecurity, and B2B audiences. My focus is connecting brand, product, and demand gen to deliver measurable growth and storytelling that actually moves pipeline.

Alex Yakubov built her career in cybersecurity, SaaS, and media, growing quickly into a marketing leader known for sharp strategy, relentless execution, and a bias for building what lasts. She’s helped companies at every stage — from early-stage startups to IPOs and Fortune 500s — find their voice, win customers, and scale. Her experience includes leading programs at Palo Alto Networks, Expanse (acquired), Yubico (IPO), McAfee (acquired by Intel), and CNET Networks (acquired by CBS Interactive). Most recently, she served as the first true marketing leader at Vorlon, guiding the company from stealth through its Series A and laying the foundation for long-term growth.

Alex hasn’t just led — she’s learned. She’s had big wins, tough lessons, and the kind of fast growth that comes from being smart, direct, and deeply committed to excellence. She’s helped others grow along the way and matured into a leader who cares about people as much as performance.

Beyond her professional work, Alex serves as a Trustee of Randolph College and as a Board Member and Rec Program Coordinator for the Alameda Soccer Club. She holds a certification in Cybersecurity and Risk Management from Harvard Kennedy School and a BA in English Literature with a Minor in Philosophy from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College.

I've been the first marketing hire, the team builder, and the executive who comes in and says "we can do a lot better than this."Twenty years in cybersecurity, from Lookout to Carbon Black to Randori (acquired by IBM) to now leading global corporate marketing at Silverfort. I've spent my career finding the story inside deeply technical products and turning it into something the market can't stop talking about. Currently, I'm making identity security feel as urgent as it actually is. And if you've been paying attention lately, that bar is very high.

I've taken companies from unknown to acquired, from stealth to splashy, from a single product in one country to a global brand. I've built comms and marketing practices from scratch, revitalized ones that lost their spark, and grown revenue 300% with nothing but a sharp narrative and a relentless content engine.Security is serious. The way we talk about it doesn't have to be boring.

Amanda Crocker is a seasoned customer marketing and communications leader with over 20 years of experience driving global engagement and advocacy for enterprise SaaS and cybersecurity organizations, including Cisco, Splunk, and Oracle. She specializes in building scalable programs that foster long-term customer loyalty, accelerate product adoption, and drive revenue expansion through strategic storytelling and executive engagement. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Spanish from the University of Florida - and resides in Tampa, Florida, with her husband and three children.

First time head of marketing during the agentic world

Amy Heng is Head of Marketing at Straiker. Her career spans cloud security, security operations, and zero trust at companies like Palo Alto Networks, Splunk, and Zscaler, across product, partner, and growth marketing. She now leads marketing at the edge of agentic security.

Amy Tom is the Community Manager at D3 Security, where she connects security leaders, SOC teams, and practitioners across the industry. She runs the Let’s SOC About It podcast, shapes editorial strategy, and creates the spaces where vendors and practitioners have direct, honest conversations. Her background spans startups and global enterprises, with a consistent focus on making complex security topics approachable and accessible.

Andrea Bailiff-Gush is a collaborative and transformational leader with 15+ years of experience building marketing functions and teams in cybersecurity. She has led marketing teams across various growth milestones, from Seed to acquisition including Reco, AppOmni, and Kenna. She is currently the VP of Marketing at a cybersecurity startup in stealth mode. She brings a passion for growing businesses and teams to drive profitable outcomes and better well being for their customers.

Andre Piazza is an analyst relations strategist with over two decades of experience translating complex technical trends into practical strategies in marketing, product, and business. His background spans marketing, product strategy, engineering, and analyst relations, including pioneering five cybersecurity categories. A regular speaker at cyber industry events (CyberMarketingCon, BSides, SANS, Cybr.Hak.Con, Hou.Sec.Con), Andre believes that analyst relations is a tool for traction, growth, and market leadership.

Andres Botero is an enterprise software executive with two decades of experience scaling high-growth technology companies. He has led global go-to-market strategy, brand, and demand generation for category-defining cloud and cybersecurity organizations.Currently serving as CMO at Horizon3, leader in offensive security. Prior to this, Andres served as Chief Marketing Officer at Rubrik growing from $500m to $1.1B ARR. He was Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer at BlackLine, growing from $200m to $550m. Previously, he grew and sold CallidusCloud to SAP for $2.5B. Andres also held senior GTM positions at Aria Systems, SAP, and Siebel Systems. Andres holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BS from Universidad de Los Andes.

Angela brings over 27 years of experience across technology, media, and consumer goods, navigating environments ranging from agile startups to global enterprises. Currently leading the Splunk Customer Advocacy and Executive Customer Experience (ECX) team at Cisco, she specializes in cultivating high-value relationships with Fortune 500 executives. Angela partners with sales and marketing leadership to turn satisfied customers into influential advocates, driving retention, cross-sell opportunities, and renewals through authentic, trust-based connections.

Angela's recent industry awards include 5x Top 100 CMA Strategist, American Business Award (“The Stevies”), Advocate of the Year, BAMMIE, Top 50 Women in Tech, and more. Outside of work, she is an avid traveler and sports enthusiast, frequently seen cheering on the Atlanta Braves, her sons' baseball teams, and her beloved Northwestern Wildcats and Michigan Wolverines.

Anne Simpson is an international marketing and communications professional with over 12 years of experience. She began her career selling artwork, organizing events and designing marketing campaigns to support art openings. After building a career in Texas, she made the move to Norway where she joined security companye, Ava to grow the Field Marketing branch of the company. This quickly multiplied from EMEA regions to include APAC and the US. After 3 years, Ava would be acquired by the larger corporation of Motorola Solutions. Simpson now operates as the Director of Marketing and Communications at Omny, an industrial cybersecurity company based out of Oslo, Norway.

Annie Matthews is a senior sales executive passionate about helping technology companies accelerate growth through smarter, data-driven go-to-market strategies. As SVP of Sales, Security GTM at Informa TechTarget, she leads a global team supporting many of the world’s most innovative cybersecurity vendors—guiding them through customer acquisition, expansion, and long-term success.

During her tenure, Annie has helped drive TechTarget’s growth from $100 million to nearly $285 million in annual revenue, developing scalable sales and customer success models that align teams around shared outcomes. Known for blending strategic vision with hands-on execution, she leverages AI, insights, and collaboration to help people and businesses perform at their best.

Annie is deeply committed to mentorship and advancing women in sales, fostering inclusive, performance-driven cultures where talent thrives. She’s recognized for her ability to inspire confidence, simplify complexity, and create environments where teams consistently exceed expectations.

Outside of work, Annie enjoys family life and the ongoing (and often lighthearted) challenge of staying “cool”—a title regularly debated by her four kids. She’s also an active speaker and mentor, passionate about leadership, sales excellence, and the future of cybersecurity GTM.

Global Customer Marketing Executive | 4x TOP100 CMA Influencer & Strategist | Speaker 🎤 | Leading B2B Customer Advocacy, Community, Engagement, Events, and Lifecycle Management

Antu Buck is an accomplished and award-winning leader whose expertise seamlessly bridges the worlds of both Sales and Marketing. She currently is serving as the Senior Director of Customer Marketing, Advocacy, & Community at Cyera. With over a decade of experience at McAfee, Antu has demonstrated success in steering customer marketing initiatives through a unique blend of creativity and analytical expertise.

Antu is dedicated to fostering customer communities that drive advocacy, engagement, innovation, and overall success. As a forward-thinking visionary, Antu is committed to continuous improvement and innovation, making her a respected figure in the field of customer marketing in the security space. Antu’s work has also received industry-wide recognition, she’s been named a Top 100 Customer Marketing & Advocacy Influencer by Base.ai for four consecutive years, Customer Marketing Ambassador, and named Customer Marketing Team of the year in 2025.

Antu holds Bachelor of Science from University of California, Davis.

Ashish Malpani leadsProduct and Alliances Marketing at Corelight. In his 20 years of experience, hehas held marketing and product leadership roles at information security andsystems companies, including HID Global, Dell-EMC, and Gemalto (Thales). A passionatestoryteller and traveler, Ashish can be found exploring a new country orworking on his next novel in his free time. He holds M.B.A. from the Universityof Texas and M.S.E. from Purdue University.

‍

Augusto Barros is Principal Product Manager at Prophet Security. Augusto is a former Gartner analyst with 25 years of experience in different cybersecurity-related roles. Augusto has worked on a variety of information security projects and initiatives, from security awareness campaigns, to penetration testing, to security infrastructure design. The challenges of threat detection and response are his main interests and the focus of his research. He has also ventured into the application of behavior economics concepts to the security space. Augusto has taught courses and presented at numerous security conferences, including Black Hat Europe, RSA Conference, and Gartner security summits.

Beatriz Datangel Rodgers is Head of Product Marketing at Root, with 15 years of startup experience and 13 years in security with a developer focus. She's held product marketing leadership roles at PayPal, Chainguard, Resilience, and TruSTAR (acquired by Splunk). Her work spans building educational programs for thousands of developers, creating communication frameworks during major supply chain incidents like Log4j and SolarWinds, and shaping product vision through foundational personas. Beatriz serves as Board Chair at BEC and leads marketing for CNCF Merge Forward. She's passionate about making security accessible, building developer communities, and proving security careers can look wildly different from the traditional playbook.

Becca is a venture CMO, personal brand strategist, and longtime cybersecurity communications leader, also known as "Becca from LinkedIn." A veteran marketer turned venture executive, her no-BS take on brand, leadership, and personal branding reaches millions of people every month. Currently, Becca is the CMO at Scale Venture Partners, co-host of the acclaimed “Under Embargo” podcast, and an advisor to early-stage tech startups. She's also working to shift the conversation around neurodiversity in the workplace.

Brendan Hann is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Snyk, where he focuses on developer security tooling across Snyk's AI Security Platform including Snyk Open Source, Code, Container, and IaC. His career in security marketing spans almost a decade at Veracode and NowSecure. He's been living in AppSec, DevSecOps, and has consistently been tasked with explaining complex security products to developers, security teams, and the market at the same time.He's spoken at OWASP BASC, DevSecCon, DevOps World, Rocky Mountain InfoSec, and OWASP chapters in Austin, Los Angeles, and Columbus. He's based in Boston.

Brittany Cannon is on a mission to prove that IRL marketing is way more than just a fun flash-in-the-pan moment, it’s a real strategic marketing initiative that moves the needle. Over her 15+ years in the events industry, she has figured out how to take event line items that accounting hates and turn them into intentional GTM revenue and brand awareness drivers. Her background is a unique mix of building teams and creating impactful activations across live music, manufacturing, tech, and cybersecurity, giving her a pretty distinct view on what actually works in the physical marketing world. When she’s not fighting the good fight to showcase the actual merit of events, or building & scaling teams, you can find her bird watching in Florida or training and competing with her Australian Cattle Dog, Ruby, in various AKC dog sports.

Bronwen Hudson is a driven, creative marketing strategist who turns complex cybersecurity stories into clear, compelling narratives that people actually want to engage with. She has spent the last few years as a one‑person, full‑stack marketing team, owning everything from strategy and execution to analytics and stakeholder wrangling. But mostly, she plays roller derby.

Caitlin Sarian is one of the world’s leading cybersecurity influencers, recognized for making complex security topics understandable, relatable, and actionable. Through her engaging content, she empowers people to take simple, effective steps to protect their privacy and stay safe online. With over 11 years of global experience in cybersecurity, data protection, and privacy, Caitlin has established herself as both an expert and a trusted voice in the industry.

Before becoming a full-time creator, Caitlin led TikTok’s Global Cybersecurity Advocacy team, where she spearheaded initiatives to strengthen digital trust and public understanding of security practices. Today, through her platform @CybersecurityGirl, she educates millions on how to stay safe online, explores cybersecurity careers, and empowers more women to pursue STEM fields.

With a community of over 2.1 million followers across platforms, Caitlin has collaborated with global leaders including CISA Director Jen Easterly and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to advance cybersecurity awareness. Her work has earned her multiple honors, including Cybersecurity Woman of the Year (2024 & 2025) and a Webby Award nomination for Best Social Media in Education & Science (2025).

‍

As a four-time CMO, Charles brings more than 25 years of in-the-trenches marketing, product management, and business development leadership experience in high-growth cybersecurity, cloud, and infrastructure software companies. Charles has been instrumental in developing and executing growth strategies at category leaders like ThreatConnect Virtru, Sonatype, FireMon, Progress Software, Red Hat, and others.After ThreatConnect's recent $290M exit to Dataminr, he founded CyberG2M Advisors to help early and growth stage CEOs and revenue leaders to build durable, efficient go-to-market motions.

Christine Bartlett is SVP of Marketing at Hack The Box, championing a simple idea: great cybersecurity teams aren’t born in classrooms, they’re forged through continuous, community-validated skills development. She turns HTB’s mission into momentum, shaping the brand and driving growth. With 13+ years in cybersecurity, including senior roles at Cisco and SonicWall, Christine is known for sharp go-to-market leadership, crisp executive comms, and making marketing measurable, earning a spot on Pavilion’s “50 CMOs to Watch in 2024.”

Confidence Staveley is a multi-award-winning cybersecurity leader and Founder of CyberSafe Foundation, a nonprofit democratizing access to cybersecurity and AI education.She is also the bestselling author of API security for white hat hackers, and one of the most distinctive voices at the intersection of AI and security. Known for making complex technical concepts land with any audience, she is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Cybersecurity.Some of her accolades include Top 40 Global Thought Leader in Security and Safety (2024 & 2025), SANS Difference Maker Award: People's Champion of the Year (2024), SC Media’s Women in IT Security 2024 Power Player, Security Magazine’s 2024 Women In Cybersecurity and recognition among the "150 Fascinating Females Fighting Cybercrime."Confidence is also the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of AI Cyber Magazine, a practitioner focused publication on AI and cybersecurity, and hosts The AI Cyber Podcast.