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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
Syensqo
Global Security Program Management
ENGIE
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
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
Eastdil Secured
Information Security Officer
TPx Communications
VP, IT Security
AECOM
CISO
University of Texas Health Science Center at 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
NOV
Director, IT Security
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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Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria
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Bosscat Kitchen & Libations
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Hyatt Regency Houston West
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