Alex is currently the CISO of Kraken bringing vast Cybersecurity and Cloud security experiences that support Kraken’s continued innovation and customer trust to accelerate energy transition for a sustainable future.

Previously, as EY Americas Cloud Cybersecurity Leader, Alex focused on engineering; architectural controls and processes; and security solutions for public cloud, and container platforms.

She holds a PhD, MSc and BSc in Computer Science from Tel Aviv University, has multiple patents and is cited in over 30 scientific publications.

Tsvi has over 25 years of technology and operations experience mostly in financial services, media and telecom and is known across the industry for his technology leadership, innovation and business acumen.

At MSKCC, Tsvi leads technology services as well as the High performance Computing technology enabling AI, genomic sequencing as well as major transformation using EPIC, divisional Agile & DevOps transformation and the changes to the ways of work in technology, workforce strategy, and front-to-back initiative.

Prior to MSKCC, Tsvi served as CTO of Morgan Stanley’s shared services (infrastructure & data), Tsvi had been responsible for transforming the bank into a modern, efficient and effective organization. He completed a hundreds of million net cost reduction initiative while productivity and satisfaction improved.

Working collaboratively with the leaders of business technology, Tsvi led the creation and implementation of Morgan Stanley’s multi-year strategy and target state architecture along with the standards, guidelines, blueprints and use patterns that made it actionable to the engineering and development communities, broke the silo mentality and aggressively reduced technology debt.

Tsvi’s work helped position the bank as a leader in algorithmic trading/ ultra-low latency, migration to public cloud and containers, AI & machine learning, cyber security, mainframe optimization, data center consolidation, modern client experience, global network and near-fault tolerant operations.

Tsvi also oversaw the governance and regulatory compliance work with internal and external auditors and examiners.

Tsvi is the winner of the Einstein Award for technology excellence and known as a provider of strategic thought leadership and excellence in execution and transformation.
His experience ranges from traditional (server, storage, networks, operations, mainframes) to modern (public and private cloud, containers, cyber security) infrastructure as well as application development and Agile/DevOps transformation, with the focus on creating business value.

Greatest achievements are rooted from understanding and enabling the business to deliver both existing and new offerings in a combination of efficiency (cost), delivery focus (execution) and future-proofing (innovation).

Kate joined WWT in early 2024. She brings more than 25 years of experience leading and advising cyber security, technology, innovative AI strategies and teams to help shape the industry with better business security and risk decisions.

Kate is passionate about developing new ways to enhance and secure our world through emerging technologies and also developing world-class people and companies. Her love for the industry is reflected through her career journey. She has strived for comprehensive understanding of all facets of the cyber ecosystem, purposefully executing multiple roles across her career from CISO, CEO, Board of Director, Advisor, CRO, and CTrO (Chief Trust Officer). Across her career she has worked for companies including Aon, BT Group plc, Verizon, and a number of cyber security early stage companies. In addition, she currently serves on the Board of Directors for HYAS, the Cybermaniacs, and the NTSC. The culmination of her experience ensures Kate always brings expertise and a fresh perspective on emerging trends within technology.

Early in her career, she had the opportunity to work with and lead some of the most innovative technologies that have shaped our industries. She led some of the industry’s first projects in DDOS, Ethernet as a network (CPA), SaaS and IaaS, and was on the front line with some of the earliest attacks against the financial services markets. This early exposure to the impact cyber has on our global community shaped her quest for making the world a safer place, which is still at the core of her professional journey.

Kate is a trusted advisor, thought leader, speaker, published author, and mentor. Currently, her main area of expertise focuses on the collaboration of Risk Executives and Boards to achieve a successful and secure integrated cyber risk management program in this new normal of ever-changing regulations in this elevated threat landscape. Kate also has expertise in the correlation between security, traditional IT initiatives and the implications of AI.

Kate and her family split time between Tucson, Arizona and Long Lake, Illinois. She is an avid hiker and sailor, and she and her family can usually be found outdoors, when she is not behind the wheel of her trusty minivan taking her five children to multiple sports practices and games.

Eric Hanselman is the chief analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence. He coordinates industry analysis across the broad portfolio of technology, media and telecommunications research disciplines, with an extensive, hands-on understanding of a range of subject areas, including information security, networks and semiconductors and their intersection in areas such as AI, 5G and edge computing. Eric helps S&P Global’s clients navigate these turbulent waters and capitalize on potential outcomes. He is a member of the IEEE, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a VMware Certified Professional. He is also a frequent speaker at leading industry conferences and hosts the Next in Tech technology podcast.

Brian joined EY-Parthenon from the US Department of Justice (DOJ), where he served as the National Coordinator for more than 300 federal prosecutors focused on investigating and prosecuting computer crime and intellectual property crime. He also served as a federal prosecutor and senior counsel with the DOJ’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section.

Vishwas Manral is the Founder & CEO of Precize Inc, creating the System of Actions for assets and identities in the AI-native, agentic world. Precize delivers the real-time context – ownership, purpose, and impact that are needed for safe, autonomous workflows, enabling environments to be self-healing with invisible governance.

A repeat founder, engineer, and inventor, Vishwas has built and scaled products at the intersection of cloud, security, and AI. Previously Chief Technologist and Head of Cloud Native Security at McAfee, he has authored IETF standards, holds multiple patents, and successfully exited prior startups.