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Ryan Permeh

Prior to co-founding Cylance, Ryan was the Chief Scientist at McAfee. He worked with the Office of the CTO to envision how to protect against the threats of today and tomorrow. In addition he led…

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Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson is co-founder and CTO of Obsidian Security, a stealth startup based in Southern California. Prior to Obsidian, Ben co-founded and was CTO of Carbon Black, a next-generation endpoint security leader, after working in…

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Andrea Hoy

Andrea received her initiation into the information security community when her hard work and dedication earned her the role of Assistant Venue Manager/Supervisor at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. This position exposed…

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Scott Gicking

Mr. Gicking is a Director with PWC’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Solutions practice. He has 30 years’ of information security, national security and investigative experience with subject matter expertise in cybersecurity matters. Scott is a former…

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Gerald Solomon

Gerald R. Solomon has served as the Samueli Foundation’s Executive Director since April, 2008. Prior to the Samueli Foundation, he served as CEO of Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE) for seven years where he transformed…

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Constance Steinkuehler

Constance Steinkuehler is a Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine where she researches the cognitive, intellectual, and social aspects of esports and multiplayer online videogames. Current projects include esports analytics and survey…

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Daniel Gibson

Daniel Gibson is a partner in the firm’s Orange County office. He provides intellectual property counseling in various technologies, including computer software, computer hardware, e-commerce, medical devices, optics, and automotive technologies. He also assists clients with…

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Heidi Pease

A leader in the Los Angeles blockchain ecosystem, Heidi promotes blockchain technology.  She is cofounder of the Los Angeles (UCLA/USC/City of LA) Blockchain Labs — a collaborative community of universities, government, startups, enterprise, nonprofits, and…

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Alex Marquez

Alex is currently VP/MD, Global Head of Experian Ventures. As a leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to our clients around the world, Experian broadly invests in the financial services ecosystem…

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Sean Goodwin

Sean Goodwin is a Technical Generalist and a Blockchain Evangelist. Previous Tech Director of a Medical Health Tech Platform Sean is the Founder of SoCal Blockchain and an advisor for Blockchain at UCI. Sean is often…

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