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Mike Coogan
Brinks Home
VP, IT Services & CISO
Doug Rinehart
Marigold
CISO
Anthony Souza
Corteva Inc
VP & CISO
Genady Vishnevetsky
Stewart Title Company
CISO
Joy Wangdi
LyondellBasell
Cybersecurity Trust Officer
Cornerstone Building Brands
Director, Cyber Security
Noble Corporation
CISO
Navitus Health Solutions
CISO
CB&I
Director, Cyber Security
APA Corporation
CyberSecurity Advisor
SLB
Schlumberger Fellow
Sempra Infrastructure
CISO
Katy Independent School District
Cybersecurity Manager
Crane Worldwide Logistics
VP, IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity
Baker Hughes
CISO
TPx Communications
VP, IT Security
AECOM
CISO
UTHealth Houston
AVP & CISO
San Jacinto College
CISO
UTMB Health
CISO & AVP, Information Security
Medtronic
VP & Global CISO
DistributionNOW
Director, Information Security
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
Manager, IT Security Operations
Occidental Petroleum
Director, Cyber Security
Mattress Firm
Senior Director, Cyber Security
Woodforest National Bank
SVP & CISO
Fort Bend Independent School District
Information Security Advisor
MRC Global
CISO
Enterprise Products Partners
Manager, IT Security
IBM
Global Head of OT Security X-Force
San Jacinto College
Chief Data Management Officer
CVR Energy
Global Director, Cyber Security
Crate & Barrel
CISO & VP, Information Security
NOV
CISO
Phillips 66
CISO
Houston Methodist
VP & CISO
Invesco
Head of Security Architecture & GRC
Fertitta Entertainment
VP & CISO
Shell
US CISO
Invesco
Technical Information Security Officer
MolyCop
Director, Global Information Security
Genesis Energy
CIO & CISO
Rice University
CISO
Westlake Chemical
CISO
City of Bryan
Chief Information Security Officer
Baylor College of Medicine
Director, IT Information Security
PROG Holdings
EVP & CISO
The Friedkin Group Inc
CISO
CommonSpirit Health
Cybersecurity Officer, South Region
Tricon Energy
Global Director, Infrastructure & Security
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Bosscat Kitchen & Libations
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Hyatt Regency Houston West
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