20+ years in Information Security in a variety of client facing and management roles.
Developed several incident response practices from the ground up.
Subject Matter Expert in Network and Host forensics.
International consulting experience, enabling a wide view of unique cultural and legal issues.
Architect, implement, and operate incident detection and response programs for several Fortune 500 customers across the world.
Managing threats from Cyber Criminals and Nation States

Colin is an internationally recognized cyber security, resilience, and intelligence expert. He was appointed the first Chief Cyber Officer of the State of New York in June of 2022. As Chief Cyber Officer he oversees all cyber threat assessment, mitigation, and response efforts and leads cross-agency efforts to protect New York State from cyber threats.
In his previous role as First Deputy Director of New York City Cyber Command and later as Acting Chief Information Security Officer of New York City, Colin led the transformation of a small team into a charter backed city agency with more than 800,000 endpoints under management across more than 100 departments and offices throughout New York City government. Colin also led the creation of the city’s first cloud-based, zero trust environment, enabling New York City Cyber Command to pivot to a remote work posture during the COVID-19 pandemic while still processing billions of events per day to ensure that city services were defended from cyber threats. Before working at the City, Colin worked in cybersecurity in the financial services industry.
Colin began his career in the Army, enlisting in the reserves after 9/11. He was later selected for an ROTC scholarship and served on active duty, including two year-long tours in Afghanistan. He was promoted to multiple leadership roles and ended his Army career as a company commander in the Army Cyber Brigade, where he oversaw the creation of a specialized cyberspace operations organization. His military decorations include the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Unit Commendation with 2 oak leaf clusters, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with 3 campaign stars, and the Knowlton Award.
Colin has taught at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs as an Adjunct Associate Professor and is a guest lecturer at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. Colin has given numerous keynote addresses to academic, public, and private sector audiences, and frequently engages with the media. His academic and professional writing has been widely published, including by the Advanced Computing Systems Association and the Association for Computing Machinery. Colin is also a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations and a certified information systems security professional. Colin received his bachelor's degree from Tulane University and his MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.
Colin’s family has been in New York City for more than four generations. He enjoys surfing, skiing, and hockey, and lives with his wife and two children in Brooklyn.

Rob Aragao is Chief Security Strategist at OpenText Cybersecurity, where he is responsible for driving innovation and growth, by developing and executing OpenText’s strategic plans, optimizing go-to-market, while collaborating with customers and partners globally. Rob brings over 20 years of experience focused on cybersecurity and having previously held leadership roles with HPE, Symantec, CenturyLink and Siemens. He provides thought leadership and insight regarding the ever-changing global threat landscape and is a frequent speaker and panel member, presenting at conferences such as Black Hat, International Conference on Cyber Security, SC Congress, Harvard IT Summit and has been featured in Dark Reading and the Wall Street Journal.

Phil Bertolini is a senior vice president for Government Technology, the premiere event and thought leadership content provider for state and local government technology professionals. Previously, he served as deputy county executive and CIO for Oakland County, Michigan. During his 31-year tenure, Phil built a world-class IT organization in the second-largest county in Michigan, just north of Detroit. As Oakland County CIO, he oversaw more than 150 employees serving over 1.2 million residents. In 2005, he was also promoted to deputy county executive, holding dual positions until his retirement. Phil’s efforts earned the county national attention, winning numerous awards for technology innovation and excellence. He was named Governing Magazine’s Public Official of the Year and Government Technology Magazine’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers. He was also honored by the President Obama White House as a Champion of Change.

John Capello plays an instrumental role directing Nasuni’s product strategy and can often be found working with customers and technology partners to understand their requirements and identify new use cases for Nasuni’s global file system.
Before joining Nasuni, John was Vice President of Product at fast growing startups Abuzz (acquired by The New York Times) and Tabblo (acquired by Hewlett-Packard). He also served as a general manager for The New York Times Digital and as a consultant for McKinsey and Company.
Earlier in his career, John worked as an independent consultant for a leading pharmaceutical company, an innovative CAD developer, and a green energy monitoring startup, helping them make greater use of analytics in their respective businesses.
John earned his MBA degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he was the recipient of the McKinsey Award. He also graduated from Harvard University with a BA degree in Social Studies and Music.

Mr. Casson serves as a Consulting Leader for Mandiant’s Global Government Services Consulting Practice, and currently manages Mandiant’s engagement and support of NYC Cyber Command.
Prior to joining Mandiant in 2022, Mr. Casson spent 22 years as a Special Agent and leader in the FBI. From 2016 to 2019, Mr. Casson was a lead case agent on a squad that focused on cybercrime. In 2019, Mr. Casson became the supervisor of a national security cyber squad that focused on nation state sponsored cyber actors targeting the United States.

Gail Galusha is the Administrator of Data Privacy and Security Services for the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex (WSWHE) Board of Cooperative Educational Services. In this capacity at WSWHE BOCES, she provides leadership, guidance, and oversight to 30+ public school districts on data privacy and security. She supports the development and implementation of policies and procedures mandated by education privacy laws, collaborates with district technology committees to develop strategic plans for data management, incident response, and disaster recovery, and also negotiates vendor data privacy agreements on behalf of her districts. Prior to her current role, Gail has worked for the NYS Education Department in the Office of Higher Education in Program Research; Binghamton University as a Designated School Official of Information Technology and Data Management; Ballston Spa Central School District as the Chief Information Officer, District Data Coordinator, Medicaid Compliance Officer and State Testing Coordinator; and for the Northeastern Regional Information Center as the Data Warehouse Program Coordinator.
Gail has a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Mathematics, and Technology with an Information Systems Major, a Master’s Degree in Policy, and graduate-level certificates in Advocacy, Compliance and Risk Management, and Data Security and Privacy Policy.

Jacob is the Deputy Commissioner for the Office of Central and Information Services, County of Dutchess. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Marist College with a B.S. in Information Systems (2004). Jacob has over 19 years of government service to Dutchess County as well as 19 years of service as a volunteer firefighter.
He is a member of Dutchess County’s internal cybersecurity team. And has authored several organization-wide cybersecurity policies and department-level cybersecurity standards. Jacob assisted in planning 2020 and 2023 Hudson Valley Cybersecurity Summits.

John currently serves as Rubrik's Field CISCO. Prio to joining Rubrik John held positions at BNY Mellon where he was the Global Head of Cybersecurity Strategy and Architecture for the bank’s Cybersecurity Program and Deutsche Bank where he focused on delivering commercial and custom cybersecurity solutions. In addition to his industry experience, John holds a Ph.D. in Technology Management from Stevens Institute of Technology and has authored articles on technology investment, technology decision making frameworks, and the core need to increase IT credibility through value-driven delivery that supports business innovation and time to market.

Dru Rai was appointed New York State Chief Information Officer and Director of the Office of Information Technology Services. In this position, Rai is responsible for leading New York’s ongoing digital transformation, enhancing the state’s cyber posture to defend New York against evolving cyber threats, and working with Executive Branch agencies to create digital interactions between state government and residents that are simple, seamless and straightforward.
A highly skilled leader with more than 30 years of experience in Digital Product Management, Information Technology and eCommerce, Rai most recently served as Chief Digital and Information Officer of Quaker Houghton Company. He previously served as Global CIO for the Ball Corporation, DuPont Coatings and GE Advanced Material (a Division of GE) and began his career at Ernst & Young.
Rai also led and volunteered as CIO for Goodwill Industries International and the American Cancer Society, helping each organization set and execute their digital strategies, and make significant technology operational improvements. Rai earned an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a Bachelor of Technology from GB Pant University in India.</p

Scott Rogler is the Chief Information Security Officer for the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. As CISO, Mr. Rogler is charged with providing advice and guidance on all issues involving information governance, security, and compliance risks. Mr. Rogler works closely with all stakeholders, including OTDA leadership, NYS ITS, and the local Social Service Districts (SSDs), to identify, mitigate, manage, and monitor information governance, security and compliance risks and obligations involving the privacy, confidentiality, compliance, security applicable to the agency. Prior to working at OTDA, Mr. Rogler was the Manager of Secure Architecture and Engineering for the New York State Enterprise Information Security Office (EISO), a position he held since January 2013. Mr. Rogler holds numerous security and industry technical certifications and actively participates in state, local, and national committees focusing on information security and emerging technology trends.
Mr. Rogler has over 30 years’ of experience in information technology in both the public and private sectors. Prior to working for NYS, Mr. Rogler was the Chief Technology Officer at Albany College of Pharmacy and the Director of Technology for a multi-national professional services consulting company.

Peter Romness is a Cybersecurity Principal for CISO Advisors at Cisco Systems. For over 30 years, he has been devoted to helping government and education organizations securely accomplish their goals. He is honored to be able to help leaders understand and implement the latest cyber strategies to defend against threats, maintain individuals’ privacy, protect sensitive information, and secure government intellectual property. Peter brings Cisco’s advanced cybersecurity solutions to departments and agencies at Federal, State, and Local Governments, and Educational Institutions. He works with NIST and the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) and has contributed to their 1800-Series Special Publications. Peter helps the broader IT community understand the very latest cyber capabilities and risk mitigation methods to effectively address cyber threats. His technical background and passion for clearly conveying high-tech topics allows him to explain advanced concepts to all audiences from engineer to business leader. Prior to Cisco Systems, Peter held leadership positions at Hewlett-Packard, AT&T and Panasonic. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University.

I am an Assistant Professor of Information Security and Digital Forensics the State University of New York at Albany. My research integrates text mining methods with behavioral theory to measure the information contained in text documents.
I completed my PhD in Management Information Systems at the University of Arizona.

Bindu Sundaresan provides strategic and tactical cybersecurity consulting services in the public and private sector with specialization in collaborating with clients on cybersecurity, technology transformation, cyber-risk, compliance, and data governance initiatives. She leads a team of security professionals responsible for providing consultative services specific to Trusted Advisor engagement, Incident Response, Forensics, Threat/Vulnerability Management services, & compliance assessments. Bindu’s experience, which spans more than 20 years, has been shaped by the opportunity to work with some of the world’s most innovative companies. She has worked with industry frameworks, including NIST/ISO/HITRUST, regulatory requirements including PCI, NERC, and HIPAA. Bindu has led dozens of cyber-risk engagements for Fortune 500 clients from strategy to technology implementation to breach response. Achievements include CISSP, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and recent publications and speaking engagements span National Association of Counties, Healthcare and Cybersecurity for Assembly Plant.