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Founder and Chief Technology Officer

Nir Zuk brings a wealth of network security expertise and industry experience to Palo Alto Networks. Prior to co-founding Palo Alto Networks, Nir was CTO at NetScreen Technologies, which was acquired by Juniper Networks in 2004. Prior to NetScreen, Nir was co-founder and CTO at OneSecure, a pioneer in intrusion prevention and detection appliances. Nir was also a principal engineer at Check Point Software Technologies, and was one of the developers of stateful inspection technology.

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Seth Meyers is an Emmy Award-winning writer and host of “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”

Meyers hosted the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2014 and was Emmy nominated in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. In 2018 he hosted the 75th Golden Globe Awards, which was Emmy nominated for Outstanding Variety Special. In 2019, he released his debut standup special “Lobby Baby” on Netflix, which was Emmy nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special. In 2020, he won the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Talk Show. In addition, Meyers was named one of the 2014 TIME 100, Time magazine’s 100 most influential people.

Meyers began his TV career with “Saturday Night Live” in 2001, where he was a cast member for 13 seasons. Meyers served as head writer for nine seasons and “Weekend Update” anchor for eight. In 2011, Meyers won the Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for host Justin Timberlake’s musical monologue. In all, Meyers has garnered 26 Emmy nominations for his work in television.

Meyers currently executive produces the comedy “A.P. Bio” and the upcoming “The Amber Ruffin Show” on Peacock. He executive produced and lent his voice to Hulu’s animated superhero show “The Awesomes,” which ran for three seasons. In addition, Meyers has joined forces with “SNL” alums Fred Armisen and Bill Hader to create IFC’s Emmy-nominated docu-parody series “Documentary Now!”

 
Meyers hosted the 2010 and 2011 ESPY Awards on ESPN and headlined the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner to rave reviews.

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SVP, Products, Prisma Cloud

Palo Alto Networks

He brings over 14 years of experience helping organizations address their cloud security challenges. Prior to joining Palo Alto Networks, he was the founder and CEO of RedLock, a leader in cloud threat defense that Palo Alto Networks acquired in October 2018. Prior to that, Varun’s experience included founding a CASB company (CipherCloud) and spending 4 years leading the Force.com security team at Salesforce.com. Prior to salesforce.com, he was a Consultant within the Risk Advisory Services group at KPMG, where he advised Fortune 500 Clients on managing IT security and privacy, operational risks, and alignment with overall business strategy. Varun earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern California, and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and a Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT).

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VP Technology Operations

AutoNation

Alex Williams is founder and publisher of The New Stack, an online technology publication that explains and analyzes at scale application development and management. He was an editor at ReadWrite and TechCrunch before leaving in 2014 to start The New Stack. Alex hosts The New Stack Makers podcast and pancake breakfast, and livestreams from tech events around the globe with the generous support of more than 40 sponsors in the cloud native ecosystem.

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VP Technology Operations

AutoNation

Alex Jones is an Information Security professional who also has an extensive background in cloud security and media communications. He is currently the Information Security Manager for the leading Pentest as a Service Company, Cobalt.io. Prior to Cobalt, Alex has led security and compliance initiatives at Hudson’s Bay Company, Gainsight, Express Scripts and Cognizant.

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VP Technology Operations

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Brian Cababe has over 20 years of experience in IT and Information Security. Previously, he spent 18 years with KPMG as part of their US and Global firms. He currently works as a leader in Cloud Security. Brian is also a leader in and responsible for DevSecOps, Application Security, Vendor Solution Security, and Product and Platform Security. He leads a team of architects and security resources in security client facing products and their hosting environments.

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VP Technology Operations

AutoNation

Tyler has over 25 years of experience in Information Security, telecommunications, and IT. He has had a passion for Information Security since his Commodore 64 days, and enjoys all aspects of security. Tyler currently works as the Director of IT Security at Prologis which has been practicing a cloud first strategy for the last six years. He is a member of several security organizations, serves as President on the Board of Directors for CSA Colorado, and tries to teach people that cloud security isn’t that scary.

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Head of Cybersecurity Practice

BCG

Michael Coden is Head of the Cybersecurity Practice at BCG Platinion, the part of Boston Consulting Group that provides deep technical expertise. Michael has over 30 years of experience in cybersecurity strategy, organization, processes, technologies, research, product design, and markets for both users and producers of cybersecurity products in all industry and public sectors. He has advised clients in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and is the North America lead for Cybersecurity at BCG.

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CEO, Bank Policy Institute Protocol

Chris Feeney is EVP of the Bank Policy Institute and President of BITS, the technology policy division of BPI, where he collaborates with the largest financial institutions, regulators and policymakers to promote effective cybersecurity and operating practices for our industry. He is a frequent speaker on innovation, technology/operating policy, cybersecurity and risk management practices.

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President

Protocol

Tammy is the President of Protocol, a new media company focused on the people, power and politics of tech. Prior to Protocol, Tammy was a senior advisor to The RISE fund and Chief Operating Officer at EVERFI. She also worked on several key economic development projects for Price Waterhouse and the US Department of State.

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Assistant Special Agent in-Charge of Cyber

FBI

Richard Jacobs is the assistant special agent in-charge of the Cyber Branch in the FBI's New York office. The branch investigates national security and criminal cyber matters and responds to cyber incidents in the New York metropolitan area. In 2014, Mr. Jacobs helped establish the Financial Cyber Crimes Task Force, a multi-agency initiative targeting cyber crime and technology-based fraud schemes.