Joshua Davis \ Director of Information Security & Compliance, Qualcomm, Inc.

Joshua Davis serves as head of Qualcomm's global information security and compliance organization, responsible for information security across all of the company's diverse business units. He participates in many key solutions for employees and partners including identity & access management, critical infrastructure, litigation support, product security, and physical security. Previously, Joshua was manager of Qualcomm's IT engineering systems group and a systems administrator at the University of Southern California. Joshua is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and has a BS in Information Systems from the University of Redlands. He was also 2005 & 2006 President of the San Diego chapter of Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and regularly participates on industry panels and committees.

Dennis Kavanaugh \ CISSP, CISM, Director of Information Security and Risk Management, Palm, Inc.

Dennis Kavanaugh and his team are responsible for Information Security and Risk Management at Palm, Inc., a pioneer in the field of mobile and wireless Internet solutions and a leading provider of handheld computers. Kavanaugh has over 30 years of IT experience, the last 10 of which have been focused on protecting information resources. Prior to Palm, Dennis was the Director of Architecture and Risk Management at Solectron, a worldwide provider of electronic manufacturing services. Before Solectron, Dennis held positions at Intel and SBC where he was involved in all aspects of Information Security, Risk management and other areas in IT. A CISSP and CISM, Dennis also earned a B.S. in mathematics and computer science from the University of California at Davis.

David Mortman \ Chief Security Officer, Echelon One

David is a thought leader in the information security community and provides his counsel to Echelon One's clients. Previously, David was Chief Information Security Officer for Siebel Systems, Inc., where he was responsible for Siebel Systems' worldwide IT security program and led Siebel's product security and privacy efforts. He also worked closely with Siebel's product groups and the company's physical security team.

Prior to Siebel, David was Manager of IT Security at Network Associates where, in addition to managing data security he deployed and tested all of their security products before they were released to customers. Prior to Network Associates, Mortman was a Security Engineer for Swiss Bank.

A CISSP, member of USENIX/SAGE and ISSA, and an invited speaker at RSA 2002, 2005, and 2007 security conferences, Mr. Mortman is a past member of the Executive Security Action Forum and has been a panelist at InfoSecurity 2003. He has spoken at Blackhat and Defcon several times.

Mr. Mortman sits on a variety of advisory boards including Qualys, Applied Identity, and Reflective. In 2005 David was a nominee for the National Information Security Executive of the Year award. He holds a BS in Chemistry from the University of Chicago.

Mike D. Schiffman \ Director of Security Architecture, @stake

Mike Schiffman, CISSP, is Director of Security Architecture with @stake, the world's leading digital security consultancy. @stake applies industry expertise and pioneering research to design and build secure business solutions. Previous to @stake, Schiffman was the Director of Research and Development at Guardent, Inc., where he was responsible for the integration of R&D into other business units inside the company, including delivery, forensics, and managed security services. Before that Schiffman held senior positions at Internet Security Systems and Cambridge Technology Partners. He is the original co-author of well-known network security tool firewalk, as well as author to the ubiquitously used low-level packet shaping library libnet. A sought after speaker, he has presented to industry professionals and government agencies, such as the NSA, CIA, DOD, FBI, NASA, AFWIC, SAIC, and Army intelligence. He has authored or co-authored several books on computer security, including Building Open Source Network Security Tools, Hacker's Challenge series, Hacking Exposed, and Hack Proofing Your Network: Internet Tradecraft.

Ira Winkler \ President, Internet Security Advisors Group

Ira Winkler, CISSP is President of the Internet Security Advisors Group. He is considered one of the world's most influential security professionals, and has been named a "Modern Day James Bond" by the media. Winkler began his career as an analyst at the National Security Agency and later supported other US and overseas government military and intelligence agencies. After leaving government service, he served as president of the Internet Security Advisors Group and director of technology of the National Computer Security Association. He was also on the faculties of the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland. A noted author, Winkler has written Corporate Espionage, Through the Eyes of the Enemy, and Spies Among Us. He has also written more than 100 professional and trade articles. He has been featured and frequently appears on TV on every continent. He has also been featured in magazines and newspapers including Forbes, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, Planet Internet, Business 2.0 and is a regular contributor to ComputerWorld.com.