The Definitive Guide for Leaders in Today's Digital World

Tom Farley is the former President of the NYSE Group, which includes the New York Stock Exchange and a diverse range of equity and equity options exchanges, all wholly owned subsidiaries of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE/ICE). Mr. Farley joined the NYSE when ICE acquired NYSE Euronext in 2013, serving as Chief Operating Officer. He held previous roles at ICE, including SVP of Financial Markets and President and COO of ICE Futures U.S., formerly the New York Board of Trade.

Prior to joining ICE, Mr. Farley was President of SunGard Kiodex, a risk management technology provider to the derivatives markets. He has also held various positions in investment banking at Montgomery Securities and in private equity at Gryphon Investors. Mr. Farley holds a BA degree in Political Science from Georgetown University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Gerd Leonhard is a widely-known and top-rated futurist, with over 1500 engagements in 50+ countries since 2004 and a combined audience of over 1 million people. Gerd focusses on near-future, ‘nowist’ observations and actionable foresights in the sectors of humanity, society, business and commerce, media, technology and communications. Gerd is also an influential author, a sought-after executive ‘future trainer’ and a trusted strategic advisor. He is the co-author of the best-selling book The Future of Music and the author of 5 other books including ‘The Humanity Challenge’ (June 2016). Gerd is also the host of the web-TV series TheFutureShow and the CEO of TheFuturesAgency, a global network of over 30 leading futurists.

Gerd is considered a leading voice on a wide range of topics including digital transformation and the opportunity-challenges of the coming exponential society, a sustainable business and cultural ecology, social media and communications, TV / film, radio and broadcasting futures, mobile content and commerce, innovation, leadership and entrepreneurship, ‘hard-future’ consumer trends, human-machine futures and AI, cognitive computing, the IoT, big data and automation, next-generation advertising, marketing and branding, as well as sustainability and related ‘green future’ topics. In 2006, The Wall Street Journal called Gerd ‘one of the leading Media Futurists in the World’. In 2015, Wired Magazine listed Gerd as #88 of the top 100 influencers in Europe. He’s #21 on the global list of futurists.

Gerd's keynotes, speeches and presentations are renowned for their hard-hitting and provocative yet inspiring, often humorous and always personal motivational style. Gerd is highly regarded as a global influencer and has advised many business leaders and government officials around the globe. His diverse client list of over 300 companies includes UBS, Mastercard, Unilever, Lloyds Bank, WWF, Nokia, The Guardian, Google, Sony, Telkom Indonesia, Siemens, RTL, ITV, BBC, France Telecom, Orange, Deutsche Telekom, MTN, The Financial Times, DDB, Ogilvy, Omnicom, IPG, The EU Commission, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, VISA, and many others.

Sherri Ramsay is currently a Consultant, engaged in strategy development and planning, coaching, partnership development, and marketing and development of security operations centers. She is a member of the Board of Advisors for the Hume Research Center at Virginia Tech and a member of the Board of Advisors for TruSTAR Technology.

Ms. Ramsay is the former Director of the National Security Agency/Central Security Service Threat Operations Center (NTOC) and a former member of the Armed Forces Communications Electronic Administration (AFCEA) Board of Directors. As the NTOC Director, she led discovery and characterization of threats to national security systems, providing situational awareness for those threats, and coordinating actionable information to counter those threats to the DOD, DHS and FBI. At NSA, she also served as a senior leader in the Signals Intelligence Directorate, the Technology Directorate and the Information Assurance Directorate. Prior to joining NSA, she taught high school mathematics.

Ms. Ramsay received the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award (the highest award given to a DoD civilian), the Exceptional Civilian Service Award (the highest award given to an NSA civilian), the NSA Meritorious Civilian Service Award twice (the second highest award given to an NSA civilian), the Presidential Rank Award, the National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation, the Louis Tordella Award, and the Armed Forces Communications Electronic Administration (AFCEA) Meritorious Service to the Intelligence Community Award. She received the Women’s Leadership Award from the Congressional Bipartisan SMART (Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow) caucus.

Ms. Ramsay graduated Magna Cum Laude with General Honors from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Education. She graduated with Honors from the Johns Hopkins University with a Master’s Degree in Computer Science. She graduated from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF), National Defense University, with a Master’s in National Resource Strategy. She received a Certificate in Leadership from the University of Virginia.

Ryan works with governments, companies and organizations around the world to develop and implement strategies, policies and operational partnerships that prevent successful cyberattacks. He oversees the company’s involvement in public-private cybersecurity exercises, and is responsible for expanding cyberthreat information sharing relationships with various government organizations. Additionally, Ryan leads the company’s global public policy efforts and oversees government affairs around the world.

Prior to joining Palo Alto Networks, Ryan spent nearly 15 years in government, and with technology and defense companies. Most recently, Ryan served as a cybersecurity official on the U.S. National Security Council staff at the White House, and more than a decade in various positions across the Department of Homeland Security during both Republican and Democratic administrations.

Ryan is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the World Economic Forum’s expert network supporting the growth of a secure and reliable Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). In 2016, he also served on the CSIS Cyber Policy Task Force to develop recommendations for the incoming U.S. administration, and he participated in the U.S.-Australia Diplomatic Track 1.5 Cyber Dialogue. Ryan is an elected member of the executive committee of the U.S. Information Technology Sector Coordinating Council. He is also a recipient of the National Security Council’s “Outstanding Service Award,” and the 2017 Federal Computer Week “Fed 100” award. Ryan is a graduate of Georgetown University.

Mark Gosling is the Vice President Internal Audit at Palo Alto Networks, where he leads the company’s internal audit, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and enterprise risk management programs. In addition to assessing risks, risk management practices and controls on behalf of the Company’s Board, Mark’s role requires close coordination of work with multiple stakeholder groups to develop and implement optimal risk management approaches across the enterprise.

Before joining Palo Alto Networks, Mark served as Vice President Internal Audit at NetApp and at VeriSign, and as a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers specializing in internal audit, compliance and risk management services for technology companies. His career spans over 30 years, with 22 of those spent in Silicon Valley.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in production engineering from the University of Birmingham, UK, and is a Chartered Accountant.

John Scimone serves as Sr. Vice President, Chief Security Officer for Dell, where he leads the company’s global corporate security program. John’s responsibilities span the full spectrum of strategy, planning, and operations, aiding Dell’s businesses in the management of security risk across the physical and cyber domains. He is also charged with the advocacy of business resilience, including crisis management, business continuity and disaster recovery.

Before joining Dell, John served as the Global Chief Information Security Officer for the Sony Group family of companies, where he was responsible for building Sony’s first global information security and privacy organization and leading strategy, policy, and operations. Prior to joining Sony, he also held a number of leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Defense, including as Director of Security Operations for the Secretary of Defense's communications office, where he led the facility, personnel, and cyber security programs. John formerly served as a member of a predecessor organization of U.S. Cyber Command, where he led the development of enterprise information security programs that protected information belonging to the DoD’s more than two million employees.

John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, with a specialization in Information Assurance, from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He also earned a Master of Arts degree in Strategic Intelligence, with a specialization in Counterintelligence, from the Institute of World Politics in Washington D.C.

Stephen Moore is the Vice President and Chief Security Strategist at Exabeam, focused on driving solutions for threat detection/response and advising customers on breach response. Prior to joining Exabeam, Stephen has held a variety of cybersecurity practitioner and leadership roles. He spends his free time advising industry-leading organizations, mentoring, and helping those in need.

Philipp is the Head of Strategy of the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3). EC3 Strategy is responsible for the delivery of strategic, situational and tactical cyber-related products such as the Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA). Other key areas of responsibility include prevention and awareness, outreach, stakeholder management, training management and internet governance.

Philipp regularly presents at major international conferences and events.

Prior to joining the EC3, he held management positions with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the International Criminal Court.

Philipp has more than 17 years of relevant working experience and hands-on skills in information and cyber security management, policy development, combatting cybercrime, electronic evidence management and the analysis and management of intelligence.

He has worked in various fields, including the financial sector, global disarmament and arms control, CBRNe, law enforcement and international law. He is also a member of ENISA’s Permanent Stakeholder Group and the program advisory board of the Cyber Akademie.

Philipp’s professional experience is complemented by a PhD degree and a Master’s degree in business informatics from the University of Vienna. He also holds an MSc in Forensic Computing and Cybercrime Investigation from the University College Dublin, where he graduated at the top of his class.

Named among The National Law Journal’s “100 Most Influential Lawyers,” Lisa Sotto chairs Hunton Andrews Kurth’s top-ranked Global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice and is the managing partner of the firm’s New York office. She also serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. She has received widespread recognition for her work in the areas of privacy and cybersecurity. Ms. Sotto was voted the world’s leading privacy advisor in all surveys by Computerworld magazine and has received top rankings for privacy and data security by Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500. She serves as the Chairperson of the Department of Homeland Security’s Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee.

Ms. Sotto was named one of Ethisphere Magazine’s 2015 “Attorneys Who Matter,” listing attorneys who “have risen to the top,” and was named among The National Law Journal’s 2015 “Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Trailblazers” and “Regulatory & Compliance Trailblazers.” Featured as “The Queen of Breach” in an article by New York Super Lawyers Magazine, Lisa provides extensive advice on cybersecurity risks, incidents and policy issues, including proactive cyber incident readiness. Since 2005, she has advised clients on more than 1,200 cybersecurity and data breach incidents in the U.S. and abroad, including many of the seminal events. A preeminent lawyer and dynamic problem solver, Lisa assists clients in identifying, evaluating and managing risks associated with privacy and data security practices. She advises clients on GLB, HIPAA, COPPA, CAN-SPAM, FCRA, VPPA, security breach notification laws, and other U.S. state and federal privacy and data security requirements, and global data protection laws (including those in the EU, Asia and Latin America). Ms. Sotto is the editor and lead author of the legal treatise entitled Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Deskbook, published by Aspen Publishers, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business.

Ms. Sotto was selected to represent the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to present a report, “Business Without Borders: The Importance of Cross-Border Data Transfers to Global Prosperity,” which the firm prepared in collaboration with the Chamber. The two-day workshop was hosted by AmCham Indonesia and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Jakarta, Indonesia. In addition, Ms. Sotto was selected to advise the Serbian government on global data protection law and to draft the country’s data security and breach notification laws. Her work in Serbia was sponsored by the USAID-funded Judicial Reform and Government Accountability Project.

Ms. Sotto is chair of the New York Privacy Officers’ Forum and former member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Ms. Sotto received her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she was an editor of the Law Review. She received her B.A. from Cornell University, with Distinction in All Subjects. She is admitted to practice in New York.

As executive vice president and chief security officer (CSO), Danny McPherson is responsible for all aspects of Verisign’s information systems and services, as well as information and corporate security. Additionally, he represents Verisign in key forums focused on critical infrastructure, engineering, research, security, and online trust. With over 20 years of experience in the internet network operations, security, and telecommunications industries, McPherson brings tremendous technical leadership and operational expertise to the company.

Prior to joining Verisign, McPherson was vice president and CSO at Arbor Networks, where he developed solutions to detect and mitigate cyberattacks. Before that, he held technical leadership positions in architecture, engineering and operations with Amber Networks, Qwest Communications, Genuity, MCI Communications, and the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

McPherson has actively participated in internet operations and standardization since the early 1990s. He is currently a member of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) and has served on the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), the Internet Research Steering Group (IRSG), the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC), and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity Subcommittee, as well as the Online Trust Alliance (OTA) Board of Directors. He has chaired an array of Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and other working groups and committees in these and related forums.

McPherson is an active contributor in the network and security operations and research communities and has authored several books, numerous internet protocol standards, network and security research papers, and other publications.

Member of the European Parliament since 2014, Vice-Chair of Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee, Member of Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Constitutional Affairs and Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, Substitute Member to Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee.

Michal Boni holds a PhD from the University of Warsaw where he lectured in the Department of Polish Culture for many years. Involved in the ‘Solidarity’ underground movement since 1980 and a member of the national authorities of ‘Solidarity’ since 1989, he became Chairman of the Mazowsze Region Management Board in 1990.

He served as Minister of Labour and Social Policy in 1991 and from 1992 until 1993 as Secretary of State in the same ministry responsible for labour market policy. Between 1998 and 2001 he was the Chief Advisor to the Minister of Labour and Social Policy. From 2008 he served as Minister- Head of Strategic Advisors to the Prime Minister Donald Tusk and from 2011 until 2013 as Minister of Administration and Digitisation of Poland.

In 2016 Michal Boni was awarded a MEP award in category research and innovation.

Ria co-leads Brunswick’s global cyber offer. She has deep expertise in private and public sector cybersecurity strategies and policies, including advising senior government leaders, Board members and C-Suite executives on enterprise-wide crisis preparedness, incident response and corporate resilience strategies in the face of significant cyber-attacks.

She joined Brunswick from Washington-based management consultancy, Obsidian Analysis, Inc., where she was Principal and Senior Director for Cybersecurity; she led the firm’s cyber practice, which advised senior government and corporate leaders on the development and execution of cyber-focused resiliency strategies. Prior to Obsidian, she was the Managing Director of Occid-Orient Strategies, which advised companies expanding within the Middle East and Asian cyber markets. Previously, Ria was Director, Cybersecurity and Counterterrorism, for Global Strategies Group, where she headed the practice advising select Middle East and Asian governments on critical national security issues.

Ria began her career with the U.S. Federal government, where she specialized in security, foreign policy, and counterterrorism. After leaving government service, she worked for Fabiani & Company, where she established the firm’s advisory capabilities on promoting advanced cybersecurity technologies in the defence and security market. Ria is an attorney licensed by the State Bar of New York, with a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and an undergraduate degree in Political Science and International Relations from American University.