Conference: IT Security Track

VP Marketing, Embotics Corporation A dynamic, successful and well rounded 30 year veteran of the high tech marketplace with international expertise, David has spent the past 11 years in the security industry, working and writing about security technologies and trends ranging from authentication and access control to security middleware, Public Key Infrastructure, virtual private networks, deperimeterization, and compliance. Prior to Embotics Corporation, David previously held VP Worldwide Marketing roles at Apani Networks, Array Networks, Rainbow Technologies and Kyberpass Corp, and was President of Cablecom International. A long time member of Mensa, Mr. Lynch holds degrees in Nautical Science (City of London), Computer Technology (Montreal) and an MBA from the University of Toronto.

Keven W. Marier is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of IP Video Security Magazine (IPVS). In a year since its launch, IPVS has over 20,000 subscribers, offers award winning content, and is accelerating the adoption of IP video security. Mr. Marier has nine years of enterprise IT consulting, management and technology instructor experience, with an emphasis in technology infrastructure and convergence of voice, video, and data networks. Prior to establishing IPVS, his consulting practice led to the successful acquisition and deployment of 40 million dollars of technology over the past five years. He is an accomplished technical college instructor, has taught over 250 students and lead over 4,000 hours of lecture and hands-on-training classes. Mr. Marier attended the University of St. Thomas and the Control Data Institute. He holds several technical certifications.

Marcus Sachs is the Director of the SANS Internet Storm Center, an all-volunteer watch dog organization focused on early warning and analysis of developing Internet threats and vulnerabilities. He has been the SANS ISC director since September 2003 and is also one of SANS? top rated instructors. He is currently employed by Verizon where he is an Executive Director of Government Affairs for National Security Policy in Washington, D.C. He is also a member of the CSIS Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency. Mr. Sachs' professional experience includes a 20 year military career as an officer in the United States Army followed by two years of federal civilian service at the White House and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. After retiring from the military in 2001 he was appointed by the President to serve concurrently on the staff of the National Security Council as the Director for Communication Infrastructure Protection, and on the staff of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. Mr. Sachs joined the National Cyber Security Division of the US Department of Homeland Security in June 2003, where he was responsible for developing the implementation plan for the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace. While working for DHS, he developed the initial concept and strategy for the creation of the United States Computer Emergency Response Team. Mr. Sachs holds a Master of Science in Computer Science with a concentration in Information Security from James Madison University, a Master of Science in Science and Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of the Army's Command and General Staff College, the Army Engineer School, the Army Computer Science School, and the Army's Airborne and Air Assault schools. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Policy from George Mason University.

Michael O'Reirdan is a Comcast Distinguished Engineer with a particular interest in the issues of Spam, Bots and associated network abuse. Michael is also Chairman of the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG). Michael has been with Comcast since 2003 and in that time has also been responsible for the introduction of the residential network provisioning platform as well as the core X.500 platform which is at its core. Prior to working with Comcast, Michael held a number of positions with Cable and Wireless in the United Kingdom, USA and Australia. These mainly related to ISP platform design and prior to that, Michael was involved with a variety of messaging platforms such as X.400, ccMail and Fax delivery. Michael is an Irish citizen, a diver, a pilot and a resident of New Jersey.

Fredrik Nilsson currently serves as the General Manager for Axis Communications Inc., overseeing the company?s operations in North America. Mr. Nilsson has been with Axis for More than 10 years and has been general manager of the North American region since 2003. In that time, he has helped the company increase the revenue five fold and has been instrumental in leading the industry shift from analog closed circuit television to network video. Mr. Nilsson also serves on the SIA (Security Industry Association) Board of Directors. He is a trusted industry speaker and has spoken at more than 20 conferences, including the keynote address at TechSec Solutions, the premier conference on IP-ready security technology. He has spoken at influential shows such as Securing New Ground, ASIS Emerging Trends in Security, ISC West ISC East, and Interop. Mr. Nilsson has been in top publications such as The New York Times, USA Today and the Washington Post. He has also appeared on television shows such as CNN Headline News, CNBC?s ?Wake Up Call? and the Fox News Channel?s ?Fox & Friends.? He has written articles for, and been quoted in, many publications in the security industry, including Access Control & Security Systems, Security Products & Technology, Security Management and Security Systems News. He is also a regular columnist for SecurityInfoWatch.com.

LEE CASWELL Pivot3 Founder and Chief Marketing Officer Lee is an experienced technology executive with more than twenty years of marketing and management experience in the storage, networking, and digital video markets. Prior to Pivot3, Lee was a corporate officer at Adaptec, where he was VP and General Manager of Adaptec's $350M Storage Solutions Group. Lee managed Adaptec's relationships with OEM customers, led Adaptec's acquisition of IBM's ServeRAID business and launched Adaptec's external storage product line. Prior to Adaptec, Lee was VP Sales and Marketing at Parallax Graphics where he successfully closed funded development relationships with HP and IBM. Lee was a co-founder and Director of Marketing at Kodiak Technology, a LAN startup, and was a marketing analyst at SEEQ Technology, an Ethernet semiconductor company. He spent the first five years of his career in management programs at GE. Lee has a BA from Carleton College where he was a Wingspread Fellow and an MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth College where he was a Tuck Scholar.

Val Oliva is the Director of Product Management for Foundry?s Enterprise Business Unit. Oliva is also the President and a board member of the Ethernet Alliance Organization. Before 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) was a standard, Oliva lead the 10 Gigabit Ethernet efforts at Foundry. Oliva was a 10GEA Vice President, a Member of the Board of Directors with the 10GEA, and the Chair of the 10GEA Technical Committee. Oliva led the efforts to demonstrate the first and the largest 10GbE network vendor interoperability. Prior to Foundry, Oliva held a Product Line Management position at Network Equipment Technology. Oliva also spent 10 years building IP networks since 1988, and was employed as a Network Architect and Network Manager at Hewlett-Packard and Bay Networks, respectively.