The ISE® Lions' Den and Jungle Lounge 2019

The ISE® Lions' Den

When you enter The ISE® Lions’ Den, you have TEN minutes with our panel of leading CISOs. Our ISE® Lions represent the brightest minds in security and they are hungry for emerging technology solutions to implement within their enterprises. They will score your pitch for a chance to win a high-value prize package. Do you have the courage to go head-to-head with our ISE® Lions? Survival could mean endless possibilities for future success.

The ISE® Lions

Phil Agcaoili

Phil Agcaoili
SVP, Product & Security Innovation
Elavon, Inc.
ISE® Central Executive Award Winner 2009
ISE® of the Decade Southeast Award Winner 2012

Biography

Pete Chronis
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
WarnerMedia

Michael Dierickx

Michael Dierickx
Director PSIRT
Raytheon

Max Garcia

Max Garcia
CISO, Digital First Banking
NCR Voyix
Biography

John Graham

John Graham
CISO
EBSCO Industries
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2012
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Winner 2016
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2016 - Commercial Category

Paul Huesken

Paul Huesken
Chief Information Assurance Officer
The Coca-Cola Company
ISE® Southeast & ISE® North America Judge
Biography

Keever_Kim

Kim Keever
CISO and Senior Vice President of Security, Analytics & Technology Services
Cox Communications
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Winner 2019
ISE® North America Executive: Commercial Award Winner 2019

Biography

Kevin McKenzie

Dr. Kevin McKenzie
Former SVP of Information Technology & Enterprise CISO
Dollar Tree Inc., Family Dollar Inc.
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Winner 2013
ISE® North America Academic Executive Award Winner 2013

Biography

Carl Scaffidi

Carl Scaffidi
CISO
VyStar Credit Union
Biography

Bob Varnadoe

Bob Varnadoe
VP, Technology Risk Management
Kaiser Permanente
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2018
ISE® East Executive Award Finalist 2023

Biography



Masters of Ceremonies

Marci McCarthy

Marci McCarthy
CEO and President
T.E.N.
Biography

Pace_Robert

Robert Pace
VP, Information Security & CISO
Invitation Homes
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2022
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2023
ISE® Central-West Executive Award Finalist 2024

Biography