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Michael Erickson
Baptist Health
CISO
Lisa Heckler
CareSource
CISO
Ryan Kean
Total Quality Logistics
CIO
Nick Ritter
Worldpay
Chief Information Security Officer
Fifth Third Bank
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
University of Cincinnati
CISO
Liberty Mutual
Information Security Leader
Sazerac
CISO
Bath & Body Works
AVP, Information Security
ADM
Director Global Information & Cyber Security
ADM
CISO
Trinity Health
Regional Director - Enterprise Information Security - Western Region Trinity Health
Battelle
CISO
The Kroger Co.
CISO
Emory Healthcare
CISO
Valvoline
Sr. Director Information Security
The E.W. Scripps Company
Chief Information Security Officer
Leonardo DRS
Director, Corp Security - Cyber Security & SOC Ops
Belcan
Chief Security and Data Officer
Bath & Body Works
CISO
The Christ Hospital
Chief Information Security Officer
Great Lakes Cheese
Information Security Officer
Hillenbrand
VP & CISO
The Ohio State University
AVP & CISO
UofL Health
CISO
Serta Simmons Bedding
CISO
Klöckner Pentaplast
CISO
Munich Re
Global Head Information Security Office
Whataburger Restaurants
Director, Infrastructure & Cybersecurity
Cardinal Health
CISO
Lexmark
CISO
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