ISE Awards

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

Selim Aissi
Chief Information Security Officer
Blackhawk Network
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2015
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2015 - Commercial Category

Ajit Gaddam
Sr. Director / Chief Security Architect
VISA
ISE® West Executive of the Year Award Winner 2017
Biography

Al Ghous
Chief Information Security Officer
Envision Digital

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

Kannan Perumal
CISO
Applied Materials
Biography

Steven Singer
Director of Information Security
LegalZoom
Biography

P Subrahmanyam
Chairman & Chief Security Officer
Stanford University

Speakers

Selim Aissi
Chief Information Security Officer
Blackhawk Network
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2015
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2015 - Commercial Category

Cindy Carson
Sr. Director, Enterprise Security Operations
T-Mobile
Biography

Alex Ciurczak
SVP/CISO
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants

Brett Cumming
Director, Information Security Officer
Skechers USA
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2019
Biography

Michael Dierickx
Director PSIRT
Raytheon

Dave Estlick
CISO
Chipotle Mexican Grill

Suzanne Hall
Global Head of Infrastructure and Chief Information Security Officer
Alimentation Couche-Tard/Circle K Stores, Inc.

Wenxiao He
Senior Director Technology Operations
Vuclip
Biography

Shadaab Kanwal
Managing Director Digital, Data, and Analytics Transformation
Charles Schwab & Co.
Biography

Jishnu Kinwar
VP of Technical Operations
Vuclip
Biography

William Lidster
Chief Information Security Officer
AAA Washington
Biography

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

Frank Steele
Senior Manager, Information Security Governance & Compliance
Albertsons Companies
Biography

Koveh Tavakkol
Sr. Manager – IAM Architecture & Controls
T-Mobile
Biography

Jeff Trudeau
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Chime
ISE® North America Health Care Executive Award Winner 2013
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2019

Masters of Ceremonies

Bernie Cowens
Executive Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Utility Technology Solutions
Biography

Maria Shaw
VP & CISO
Varian Medical Systems
Biography

Awards Presenters