Cybersecurity Leaders Panel

Join us for a powerhouse panel, moderated by chapter president Richard Greenberg, featuring top minds in cybersecurity as they dissect today’s most pressing threats, emerging technologies, and strategies for safeguarding the digital future. From AI risks to nation-state attacks, these experts won’t hold back. Expect sharp insights, real-world experiences, and bold perspectives—from people who’ve been in the room when it mattered most.

If you're in the business of protecting data, people, or infrastructure, this event is for you. You’ll walk away with perspectives you can use to protect your organization.

Panelist One: Nicole Holmes is Scopely's SVP of Enterprise Technology and CISO. She has worked in the field of technology for over eighteen years. She has a Master’s Degree in Information Technology from the Florida Institute of Technology.

She has worked in various industries, including gaming, entertainment, consumer goods, decorative coatings, and financial and food services.

Panelist Two: Nikolay Chernavsky is CISO at ISSquared Inc., a provider of Cybersecurity, Cloud, Infrastructure, Consulting and Digital Transformation services.

Prior to joining ISSQUARED Inc., Mr. Chernavsky held numerous executive and senior leadership roles in Cybersecurity and IT at PennyMac, Amgen and National Oilwell Varco.

Nikolay has played an active role in the Cybersecurity community by serving on the H-ISAC Board of Directors, forming and leading the Mortgage Risk Council for FS-ISAC and co-chairing Southern California Evanta “CISOs for CISOs” .

Nikolay holds a MS degree in Computer Information Systems from Boston University and CISSP & CISM certifications.

Panelist Three: Steven Weil has been a security engineer, security architect, auditor, senior security consultant and CISO. He has assessed, designed and built cybersecurity programs for a wide variety of organizations. He has also designed and implemented pragmatic compliance programs for regulations such as SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS and CMMC.

Mr. Weil has expertise in creating security policies & standards, performing risk assessments, assessing and managing compliance and developing cybersecurity solutions for small and large organizations.

Mr. Weil has a Master's degree in Information Science and numerous certifications including CISSP, CISA, CISM and CCSK.

CPEs: There will be 2 CPE credits for the meeting.

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