The ISE® Awards are judged by qualified industry leaders, experts, practitioners, previous ISE® Award nominees, winners and finalists. Our judges represent diverse backgrounds from different industry sectors and are individuals of influence in the information security and technology industries. Judges may also be industry analysts and members of the media. Our presenters represent a diverse cross section of attendees from the private, public, government and academic sectors.
Judges
Joe Bennett
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Adient
Biography
Russell Eubanks
VP and CISO
Federal Reserve Bank of ATL
Biography
Lynda Fleury
Vice President and CISO
Unum
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Winner 2008
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2005
Biography
Elliott Franklin
Director of IT Governance & Security
Loews Hotels
Wes Knight
Chief Information Security Officer
Georgia Department of Revenue
ISE® Southeast People's Choice Award Winner 2018
ISE® Luminary Leadership Award Winner 2019
Biography
Speakers
Joe Bennett
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Adient
Biography
Jeremy Brooks
Information Security Architect
Aaron's
Biography
Justin Bumpus
Information Security Solution Architect
Tractor Supply Company
Biography
Julie Cullivan
Chief People & Technology Officer
ForeScout
Biography
Phani Dasari
Head of Business Security
TikTok
Biography
James Edgar
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
FleetCor
Biography
Matthew Harper
Director Cyber Crime Prevention, Global Security Architecture, and Product Security
Aflac
Biography
Joey Johnson
CISO
Premise Health
ISE® Southeast Executive of the Year Award Winner 2017
ISE® North America Executive: Health Care Award Finalist 2017
Biography
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
Shaun Khalfan
VP, Information Security
Freddie Mac
Biography
Ashley Lee
Manager, Software Engineering – Payments Solutions
Aaron's
Biography
Marci McCarthy
CEO and President of T.E.N.
CEO and Chairman of ISE® Talent
Biography
Michael Scobee
Cyber Security Director
Delta Air Lines
Biography
Dave Summitt
Chief Information Security Officer
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
ISE® Southeast People's Choice Award Winner 2017
Biography
Vladimir Svidesskis
Information Security Director
Georgia Lottery Corporation
Nir Valtman
VP, Head of Product & Data Security
Finastra
Bob Varnadoe
Corporate Vice President, Global CISO
NCR
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2018
ISE® East Executive Award Finalist 2023
Biography
Steven Zimmerman
SVP, Technology Security Operations
First Horizon Bank
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2006
Awards Presenters
Joe Bennett
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Adient
Biography
Wes Knight
Chief Information Security Officer
Georgia Department of Revenue
ISE® Southeast People's Choice Award Winner 2018
ISE® Luminary Leadership Award Winner 2019
Biography
Stoddard Manikin
CISO
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Biography
Bob Varnadoe
Corporate Vice President, Global CISO
NCR
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2018
ISE® East Executive Award Finalist 2023
Biography
Masters of Ceremonies
Pete Chronis
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
WarnerMedia
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