CONNECTING THE DOTS BETWEEN MARKETING, EVALUATION & IMPLEMENTATION

Born and raised in the Netherlands, but settled down in Alberta, Canada, Jaap has spent the last 20 years honing his expertise in the world of technology. With a background in Microsoft technologies and services, he has become an accomplished international speaker on topics such as Microsoft infrastructure, search, digital workspaces, data classification, AI readiness, data security and data compliance. Throughout his career, Jaap has been driven by a passion for helping businesses and organizations harness the power of technology to achieve their goals. He describes his super power as the ability to simplify complicated topics which can be used to streamline operations, reduce costs, and improve overall efficiency. Whether working with clients to implement new technology solutions, or sharing their knowledge with others through speaking engagements, Jaap is committed to helping others succeed in the digital age.

Alex Shan founded Jolera Inc. in 2001 with the goal to deliver high-end managed services along with security as-a-service to customers. It is with that same approach that Shan, today, leads Jolera as CEO into a new direction to empower the MSP community with state-of-the art as-a-service solutions that they can take to market. During his leadership at Jolera, the company has won multiple CDN Channel Elite Awards including Solution Provider of the Year as well as Dell Canada’s Partner of the Year award. Throughout his career, Shan has embarked on supporting many non-profits such as Worldvision, Canadian Special Olympics and the Scott Mission.

Founder and CEO of ADAMnetworks. Co-Founder of Nerds on Site (publicly traded). Operating Internationally (10 Countries). Independent Consultant for technology investor groups.

Mike founded DeepCove in 2022 with the goal of providing industry-leading solutions to organizations in need of cybersecurity. With over two decades of experience in cybersecurity, Mike has held multiple leadership roles throughout the private and public sector. Mike previously spent time with Google, New York City Cyber Command, and Mandiant. Mike holds a M.Sc in Information Security from the University of London, Royal Holloway along with various industry certifications.

Rick is the CSO, Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow at N2K Cyberwire. His prior jobs include CSO for Palo Alto Networks, CISO for TASC, GM for iDefense, Global SOC Director for Counterpane, and Commander for the U.S. Army’s Computer Emergency Response Team (ACERT) where he coordinated network defense, network intelligence and network attack operations for the Army's global network. He was one of the founding organizers of the Cyber Threat Alliance (an ISAC for security vendors) and he also created and still participates in the Cybersecurity Canon Project; a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for cybersecurity books. Rick holds a Master of Computer Science degree from the Naval Postgraduate School and an engineering degree from the US Military Academy. He also taught computer science at the Academy from 1993 to 1999. He has published one book on cybersecurity and has been the editor for two others.

Vivek Ramachandran is a security researcher, book author, speaker-trainer, and serial entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in offensive cybersecurity. He is currently the founder of SquareX, building a browser-native security product focused on detecting, mitigating, and threat-hunting web attacks against enterprise users and consumers. Prior to that, he was the founder of Pentester Academy (acquired in 2021), which has trained thousands of customers from government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and enterprises from over 140+ countries. Before that, Vivek’s company built an 802.11ac monitoring product sold exclusively to defense agencies.