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Yasmine Ozeri is the VP of Marketing at Orchid Security, where she leads the company's global marketing strategy, brand, demand generation, product marketing, communications, and events. She is passionate about building bold marketing programs that not only capture attention but also deliver measurable business impact.Prior to Orchid Security, Yasmine spent four years at Wiz, where she built and led the company's strategic events program during its hypergrowth journey. She was behind many of Wiz's most recognized conference experiences, transforming industry events into memorable brand moments that generated significant pipeline and became benchmarks for creative B2B marketing.With more than 15 years of experience in B2B technology marketing, spanning startups and global technology companies, Yasmine combines creativity with data-driven execution to help marketing teams rethink how events contribute to revenue.

Hi, I'm Jeanette! I'm passionate about all things signals-based GTM + ABX + demand gen. Building full-funnel strategies that consistently create demand, capture it, and convert it is my bread and butter.

Over my career, one thing has stood out: I love helping founders and early teams build demand gen engines from scratch. Ones that create sustainable pipeline, respect cybersecurity buyers, and does it all in a tasteful way.

My #1 on StrengthsFinder is belief. When I really believe in something, I embed it into everything I do. And I believe the now and future of marketing is signals-based GTM.

Jessica Ray is the Chief Marketing Officer at DTEX, where she leads global marketing strategy and growth for one of cybersecurity's leading innovators in behavioral intelligence and AI risk management. She has spent more than a decade building high-growth marketing organizations that transform technical innovation into compelling market narratives across the enterprise cybersecurity industry.

Before joining DTEX, Jessica held senior marketing leadership roles at Shift5, Tanium, and Armis, helping scale category-defining cybersecurity companies through brand strategy, go-to-market execution, and demand generation. Throughout her career, she has focused on translating complex technologies into differentiated market positions that accelerate growth and build lasting customer trust.

Jessica began her career with the U.S. Department of State, serving at U.S. embassies overseas and earning a Top Secret security clearance. That experience continues to shape her perspective on the intersection of national security, technology, and business. Today, she is passionate about helping cybersecurity companies simplify complex stories, build category-defining brands, and navigate the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

VP, Strategic Communications | B2B Tech, Cybersecurity & AI | Executive Advisor | Building Brands, Trust & Visibility Touchdown PR - a Ruder Finn company Central Michigan University

Jocelyn VerVelde is Vice President at Touchdown PR, where she leads communications strategy for cybersecurity, AI, and B2B technology companies. She works closely with founders and security leaders to turn complex innovation into credible, insight-driven narratives that resonate with media, buyers, and the market.

Joe Cicero led Microsoft engineering teams that scaled endpoint protection to over 10 million devices and built one of the company’s first managed security services. Now an alliance strategist and AI innovator, he bridges technical depth with business growth, driving $10M+ in new cybersecurity revenue through data-driven partnerships and emerging tech.

John Knightly is a seasoned marketing leader with 20+ years of experience in cybersecurity, AI, infrastructure software, and more. Before joining Netwrix, he served as Zscaler’s SVP Portfolio Marketing, leading their transformation from a product-centric organization to a leader in Zero Trust platform solutions and helping more than double ARR from $1B to $2.5B. He’s also held CMO and executive roles at BlueJeans, HPE, Adobe, and BEA. With roots in sales and product management, John blends marketing strategy with technical insight. He holds a bachelor’s in statistics from Princeton University and an MBA from UCLA. He’s worked all over the world, including the US, Europe, and Asia, but now calls San Francisco home.

I’m the Global Social Media Manager at Bugcrowd, where I’ve grown our social presence by 500%+ and turned cybersecurity stories into scroll-stopping, authentic content. Recognized by Sprout Social as one of the Top 3 brands “Getting It Right,” I focus on connecting hackers, executives, and the wider security community through data-driven storytelling that builds trust and sparks conversation. For me, social should always be fun, because life’s too short to scroll through boring posts.

Joseph supports security and risk professionals, helping clients develop security strategies and make informed decisions to protect against cyberattacks. As a research director for Forrester, he leads the analyst team researching security leadership, the role of the CISO, infrastructure and operations, detection and response, and Forrester’s Zero Trust model of information security. His own research focuses on insider risk management, security operations, and security management.

Joseph has presented at industry events, been quoted in the media, and written on a variety of security topics. His almost 20 years of cybersecurity experience include marketing leadership and product marketing roles at Solutionary, McAfee, Vigilar, and IBM (ISS), where he focused on managed security services, consulting services, email security, network security, and compliance. As a marketing leader, Joseph helped align client needs with marketing strategy, messaging, and go-to-market activities while educating users about security strategy.

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Joy Hays is an experienced speaker who has taken the stage at SXSW, the Social Media Practitioner Summit (socialmedia.org), and corporate events for Fortune 200 companies including AT&T, Texas Instruments, and Capital One. Her talks sit at the intersection of brand storytelling and digital strategy: translating complex marketing challenges into honest, actionable conversations that resonate with both practitioners and leaders. Known for blending sharp analytics with creative instinct, Joy brings the same candor to the stage that she brings to her campaigns: no theory, no fluff, just what actually worked and why.

Joyjit Roy is a technologyand program management leader specializing in digital transformation, cloudmodernization, and applied artificial intelligence. With over two decades ofexperience across financial, insurance, and eCommerce sectors, his work bridgeslarge-scale enterprise delivery with AI and ML-driven automation.

 He currently serves as aLead Principal Technical Program Manager and AI/ML Cloud certifiedprofessional, leading modernization initiatives that integrate machinelearning, automation, and agile delivery frameworks. His writing and researchexplore how emerging AI technologies such as generative models, multimodalsystems, and agentic architectures can optimize enterprise operations anddecision-making.

 His key interests includeapplied AI research, agentic systems, cognitive automation, cloud-nativearchitectures, and responsible AI adoption in large organizations.

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 Juliana Slye is theFounder and CEO of Government Business Results, LLC (GBR), a nationwide firmheadquartered in Virginia. Tech companies rely on GBR for the Go-To-Marketservices (strategy, marketing, content, enablement) and staffing support theyneed to more effectively market and sell to government agencies. Recently, GBRwas named one of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies by Inc.

   Juliana has 20 years ofexperience in various business, sales and marketing roles helping techcompanies achieve success in government markets. Prior to founding GBR in 2010she managed strategy, marketing, enablement and solution development for globalgovernment industry teams at tech titans like Autodesk, Adobe, Macromedia andSilicon Graphics (SGI). She is the current Chair of the GAIN 2026 ExecutiveCommittee and engaged in various leadership levels across different industryorganizations and communities. Juliana is a sought-after speaker, and regularlydelivers training, seminars and panels on government marketing and industrygrowth topics.

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As Chief Marketing Officer at Veracode, Karen Buffo brings more than 18 years of global security expertise, with a proven track record of developing and executing marketing strategies that deliver value to customers, partners, shareholders, and employees alike.Prior to joining Veracode, Karen held leadership positions at MixMode, Anomali, The Symantec Enterprise Division of Broadcom, and Oracle. Throughout her career, she has defined and implemented comprehensive global marketing initiatives that strengthen brands and drive worldwide growth. Karen’s multifaceted background in strategy, business enablement, and global marketing provides her with a holistic perspective on companies’ distinctive capabilities, opportunities, and growth drivers—resulting in sustainable business value.A recognized industry keynote speaker, mentor, and active contributor to the cybersecurity community, Karen holds a Bachelor’s degree in Consumer Science and Business Administration.

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Katelyn shapes strategic communications programs that help disruptive brands stand apart and lead their categories. With over two decades of PR experience, she has guided companies through milestone moments including acquisitions, national media recognition and executive visibility on some of the world’s biggest stages and publications. Her work has supported brands ranging from global enterprises to emerging technology innovators.

In addition to client leadership, Katelyn oversees V2’s content practice, helping teams integrate content strategy, executive thought leadership and social storytelling into campaigns that drive measurable impact.

I build revenue engines with a narrative-first approach

Kate Turchin is the Head of Marketing at Frame Security and an advisor to early-stage cybersecurity startups struggling to turn positioning into pipeline. She specializes in helping companies clarify what they do, who they serve, and how to translate that narrative into real revenue.

With experience building and fixing go-to-market strategies in cybersecurity, Kate has seen firsthand how poor positioning – not poor execution –holds companies back. Her work focuses on helping teams cut through “everything platform” messaging and define a sharp, differentiated position they can win with through campaigns, events, and programs.

Kat Lewis serves as Chief Marketing Officer at OPSWAT. In this role, she leads a team of 80 global marketers in field marketing, revenue marketing, creative and brand, and corporate communications teams, driving pipeline growth, elevating brand awareness, and aligning go-to-market strategies and campaigns across more than 60 countries.

With over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and corporate communications within cybersecurity and government organizations, Kat brings a proven track record of delivering measurable business results. She is recognized for her ability to translate detailed insights into strategic initiatives, her passion for excellence, and her skill in navigating the complexities of the evolving cybersecurity landscape.

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Keith Ward is a veteran technology journalist, editor, and analyst with over 17 years of experience documenting the rapid evolution of enterprise IT, data center environments, and cloud infrastructure. Known for his technical depth and engaging presentation style, he currently serves as a webinar moderator and analyst for ActualTech Media (a Future B2B company), where he bridges the gap between complex enterprise technologies and actionable business strategies.

As a Marketing Operations professional, I specialize in translating strategy into scalable systems and actionable insights. My work centers on optimizing processes, leveraging automation, and enabling teams to deliver high-impact marketing programs.

At Varonis, I’ve led key initiatives to improve efficiency, strengthen data governance, and align marketing and sales operations across global teams. I bring a structured, collaborative approach that balances technical precision with strategic thinking.

Krissy Camacho is a marketing strategist and GTM operator with more than 20 years of experience helping B2B companies turn buyer insights into predictable revenue. Known for blending creative storytelling with analytical rigor, she has built and scaled win/loss programs, ICP frameworks, and AI‑enabled workflows for startups and global enterprises alike.

Her recently published book, A Marketing Detective’s Guide: AI‑Powered Win/Loss Decoding for Modern GTM Teams, distills two decades of hands‑on experience into a practical, detective‑style system for understanding why deals are won or lost and how those insights can transform targeting, messaging, enablement, and growth.

Lexi Croisdale is a marketing leader whose passion is rooted in visual storytelling, B2B content marketing, and organic growth. As the Director of Global Content Marketing at Varonis, she has scaled the company's LinkedIn and YouTube channels, editorial engine, and creator/influencer marketing programs. She also leads an organic growth team and function that spans thought leadership, social media, video production, brand narrative, AEO, and more, including spearheading marketing for Varonis Threat Labs. YouTube program. She brings a fresh perspective on what it actually takes to lead creative teams and earn executive buy-in for “brand awareness” initiatives.

20+ years in marketing, specializing in B2B startups. Mentor, builder, and superhero mom to my daughter. :)

I love what I do, and I’m fortunate to be good at it too. I’m passionate about helping marketers succeed by combining human trust, practical strategy that works, and AI to create extraordinary growth in pipeline. I believe the simplest marketing principles still work: know your audience, build real relationships, earn trust, and use AI to scale what already works.

From law to venture capital to cybersecurity, Madeline Lawrence has taken the scenic route to securing the interwebs. Now, as CGO at Aikido Security, she’s on a mission to make security clear, accessible, and - in her own words - "no bullsh*t"

Maisa Fernandez is a global marketing leader with extensive experience across partner marketing, demand generation, ABM, and go to market strategy within the enterprise technology and cybersecurity markets. She currently serves as Senior Director of Global Partner Marketing at Palo Alto Networks, where she focuses on helping drive partner led growth and strengthening global ecosystem engagement.

Before joining Palo Alto Networks, Maisa spent more than seven years at ServiceNow in a variety of marketing leadership roles spanning global campaigns, ABM, partner marketing, and ecosystem strategy. Over the course of her career, she has built a reputation for creating collaborative marketing programs that align sales, partners, and marketing teams to drive measurable business impact.

Maisa is passionate about the future of partner marketing, AI driven engagement, and the growing role ecosystems play in helping companies build stronger customer relationships and accelerate growth.

I am the Head of Product Marketing at Hack The Box, leading the marketing and growth for our 4-million-strong global cybersecurity community. Throughout my career scaling international growth, building functions from scratch, and managing 8-figure revenue targets, I’ve learned that there is only one way of doing marketing: human-to-human. I'm here to talk about how community marketing can bring authentic communication and revenue goals together.

Mariana Padilla is the Community Evangelist at Harmonic Security, where she drives pipeline by creating authentic connections and standout events. She champions community-led growth as the B2B world’s most underrated—and most powerful—growth engine.

She is the former Co-Founder and CEO of HACKERverse.ai, a platform that is redefining how cybersecurity software is evaluated. Her authentic personal brand and ability to cultivate meaningful networks were the company’s strongest drivers of pipeline and growth.

Mariana’s work has earned her a spot on the front cover of the 2025 Most Innovative Cincinnati Startups to Watch and features on over two dozen industry podcasts. She was also named a “Woman to Watch in Cybersecurity” by Authority Magazine and received scholarships from WiCyS and WISP for her leadership in driving diversity in tech.

She specializes in go-to-market, sales strategy, and inclusive innovation—and is passionate about making the cybersecurity space more transparent, efficient, and engaging for both buyers and vendors.