Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Florida International University

Leads a division of more than 300 IT professionals, along with a culturally-diverse leadership team. Recently recognized one of the top 100 most influential Hispanic Professionals in IT by HITEC in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Chief Information Security Officer

Miami Dade County

Mr. Schmekel is responsible for directing the Enterprise Security Office, reporting to the CIO. As CISO, he has managed the County's information security and risk reduction programs and strategies including, policy, compliance, investigations and incident response, operational security services and identity & access management for the past 14 years. He and his team are responsible for the continued enhancement of information security capabilities for the County, serving approximately 26 departments and agencies with more than 28,000 employees, delivering services to over 2.5 Million constituents. 

Vice President of Cybersecurity

Lumu Technologies

David Sylvester is a bioengineer turned cybersecurity expert who has spent the last several years helping organizations find the right solutions for their challenges. David is currently responsible for defining and executing the global sales strategy for Lumu. Before Lumu, David led Easy Solution’s global expansion efforts from start-up through to exit, reaching more than 465 customers and 125 million protected users worldwide.

In his free time, David is busy as a father of three and passionate about ecology restoration. He recently won a Land Ethic award for converting cleared fields into healthy forests, having planted over 5000 trees in the last year, with another 10000 queued for the fall.

Chief Executive Officer
Cyvatar

Corey White is a proven security industry veteran with more than twenty-five years of success managing security practices and consulting teams. His work encompasses virtually every industry, including government, critical infrastructure, finance, healthcare, and manufacturing. Corey has created Cyvatar to enable vendor partners to deliver reliable, repeatable, and measurable business outcomes to clients. Corey also served as the SVP of Worldwide Consulting and Chief Experience Officer at Cylance as well as the Southwest Director of Consulting for Foundstone & McAfee/Intel Professional Services.

Chief Information Security Officer
Florida International University

Over her 20 years of experience in the field of information and network security, Helvetiella Longorias’s innovation and leadership have played a critical role in the development and enhancement of FIU’s network. Ms. Longoria is an advocate for spreading cybersecurity awareness, and truly believes that cybersecurity is a shared responsibility.

Directors of Sales Engineering

iboss

Marc Pergolizzi is a Senior Director of Sales Engineer at iboss. Marc has two decades of technical experience working in the cybersecurity industry, having previously worked at companies including Booz Allen Hamilton, Blue Coat, Symantec and Netskope. At iboss, Marc is responsible for leading a sales engineering team focused on the US East Coast, Canada and the Federal space. He works closely with the Sales and Channel teams to present cloud, web security and new threat technologies to prospects and customers. Marc also collaborates with a variety of internal functional areas to ensure iboss solutions are implemented and supported in-line with client expectations.