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.
ISE® West Executive Award Judges

Trina Ford
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
AEG
Biography

Ralph Johnson
CISO
Los Angeles Times
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2014
Biography

Chuck Markarian
CISO
PACCAR
ISE® West Executive of the Year Award Winner 2018
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2018
Biography

Jim Nelms
Chief Information Security Officer
Smithfield Foods
ISE® North America Executive: Health Care Award Finalist 2020
Biography
Product Security Executive Award Judges

Edna Conway
VP, Security, Risk & Compliance, Cloud Infrastructure
Microsoft
Biography

Malcolm Harkins
Chief Security & Trust Officer
Epiphany Systems
Biography

Troy Rydman
Senior Practice Leader - Global Strategic Accounts, Security, Risk, & Compliance
Development & Delivery Professionals
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Biography
Speakers

Alex Arango
Head of Cyber Threat Management, Deputy CISO
Mercury Financial
Biography

Vince Arneja
Chief Product Officer
GrammaTech
Biography

Sujeet Bambawale
Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
7- Eleven
Biography

Jon Brickey
SVP, Cybersecurity Evangelist
Mastercard

Mike Britton
CISO
Abnormal Security
Biography

Devon Bryan
Global Chief Information Security Officer
Carnival Corporation
Biography

James Chiappetta
Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity
Blackstone
Biography

Jason Christman
Vice President, Chief Product Security Officer
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Biography

Scott Deluke
Enterprise Solutions Architect Director
Abnormal Security
Biography

Kevin Dunn
Chief Information Officer / Chief Information Security Officer
U.S. Retirement and Benefits Partners
Biography

Travis Farral
VP & CISO
Archaea Energy
Biography

Stephen Ford
VP, Cybersecurity Operations
McKesson
Biography

Trina Ford
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
AEG
Biography

Cassio Goldschmidt
Chief Information Security Officer
ServiceTitan
Biography

Adam Maslow
Vice President IT Security and Infrastructure, Fry Cook & Cashier
Raising Cane's

Marci McCarthy
CEO and President of T.E.N.
CEO and Chairman of ISE® Talent
Biography

Dennis McDonald
Business Information Security Officer
Jack Henry and Associates
Biography

Kathleen Mullin
Chief Information Security Officer
Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Inc.
Biography

Robert Pace
VP, Information Security & CISO
Invitation Homes
Biography

Austin Paradis
Analyst, Blackstone Technology & Innovations
Blackstone
Biography

Thomas Ray
CISO
City of Berkeley
Biography

Richard Rushing
Chief Information Security Officer
Motorola Mobility
Biography

John B. Sapp Jr.
Vice President, Information Security
Texas Mutual Insurance Company
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2010
ISE® Central Celebrated Executive 2013
Biography

Jason Smola
Enterprise Security & Infrastructure Architect, Deputy CIO
Mercury Financial
Biography

Dan Solero
AVP, Cybersecurity
AT&T
Biography

Fred Spencer
VP and Chief Information Security Officer
Everest Re
Biography

Ross Wells
Information Security Officer - Castrol
BP
Biography
Awards Gala Host

Marci McCarthy
CEO and President of T.E.N.
CEO and Chairman of ISE® Talent
Biography

Devon Bryan
Global Chief Information Security Officer
Carnival Corporation
Biography