Featured Speakers


Rana el Kaliouby
Co-founder and General Partner
Blue Tulip Ventures


Alex Stamos
Chief Product Officer
Corridor


Michael Rasmussen
Principal Analyst
GRC 20/20


Paul McKay
VP and Principal Analyst
Forrester


Alejandro Chang
Head of IT Risk
OpenAI


Frances Skulas
Risk Management Principal
Humana


Jack Jones
Strategic Advisor
Black Kite


Joe Bonifaz
Director, Cybersecurity GRC
Boston Scientific


Katie DeLeon
Chief Compliance Officer
BHN


Kristin Colburn
Director, Data & AI Governance
Dayforce


Mergim Noci
Head of Risk and Controls
Priceline


Nancy Yuen
Senior Director, Finance & SOX Governance
SoFi Technologies


Olabode Olaoke
Lead, Cybersecurity Risk Governance, Vulnerability Management, and Vendor Security
Block


Olusegun Ajiboye
Cybersecurity Risk Manager
Block


Tara Mavrovitis
Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance and Head of Internal Audit
Collibra


Renee Murphy
Principal Analyst and Founder
Renee Murphy & Co


Raul Villar Jr.
CEO
Optro


April Crichlow
Chief Marketing Officer
Optro


Haibei (Happy) Wang
Chief Product & Technology Officer
Optro


Justin Greenberger
Chief Customer Officer
Optro


Richard Chambers
Senior Advisor, Risk & Audit
Optro


Jeff Doll
SVP, Product & Engineering
Optro


Guru Sethupathy
GM, AI Governance
Optro


Kieran Taylor
VP, Head of Analytics & Autonomous Solutions
Optro
Breakout session speakers

Aaron Orloski
Director, IT Audit, FINRA

Alejandro Chang
Head of IT Risk, OpenAI

Alex Stamos
CISO, Cognition

Alfonso Pinto
Senior Director, Global Audit, CBRE

Ali Ziaee
Managing Director, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Andrew D'Angelo
Director, Protiviti

Andy Deas
Managing Director, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Angelo Poulikakos
Managing Director, Protiviti

Bob Maley
Chief Security Officer, Black Kite

Carmen Lam
VP of Internal Audit & Compliance, Klaviyo

Charles King
Partner, KPMG LLP

Cory Lunn
Director | Governance, Risk & Compliance, Lambda

Daniel Stone
Director, Cyber & Business Resilience, Protiviti

Denise Dombay
Chief Audit Executive, FINRA

Dr. Rana el Kaliouby
Co-founder and General Partner, Blue Tulip Ventures

Drew DiBiase
Director, Internal Audit, Reddit
Elizabeth Simon
Managing Partner, C2C Strategies

Emmanual Benton
Director of Audit Innovation (Professional Practices Group), Verizon

Erika Ray
Managing Director, Protiviti

Erin Dempsey Heuwetter
Head of Risk & Compliance, Stash

Frances Skulas
Risk Management Principal, Humana

Henry Gardener
Chief Risk Officer, Markel Insurance

Jack Jones
FAIR Founder, Black Kite

Jack Wooldridge
Senior Manager, Risk Consulting, EY

Jake Panek
Senior Director, Global Audit & Advisory, Nike

Jill Sylwester
VP of Internal Audit, Fortive

Jonathan St. Vincent
Senior IT Auditor, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Joseph Fontanazza
AI Governance Leader, RSM US LLP

Katie DeLeon
Chief Compliance Officer, BHN

Kristin Colburn
Director, Data & AI Governance, Dayforce

Leslie Girsch
Vice President Internal Audit, Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Marc Heon
Principal - Financial Services Office | Global Regulatory Compliance Solution Leader, EY

Martin Preedy
Chief Audit Executive, Reddit

Matt Mabel
Vice President - Internal Audit Practices and Product Management, American Express

Melissa Kandel
Managing Director, Protiviti

Melissa Pici
Global Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance, Syniverse

Mergim Noci
Head of Risk and Controls, Priceline

Michael Rasmussen
Analyst & Pundit, GRC 20/20 Research

Nancy Yuen
Senior Director, SOX, Reg Reporting & Financial Data Governance, SoFi Technologies

Naohiro Mouri
Professional Advisor - GRC, MS&AD Insurance Holdings, Inc.

Natalia Scoles
GRC Manager, Medallia

Olabode Olaoke
Director, Cyber Risk Vulnerability and Vendor Security Assurance, Block

Olga Cuevas Gomez
Managing Director, EY

Olusegun Ajiboye
Cybersecurity Risk Manager, Block

Paul McKay
VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester

Ranae Jonsson
PISO Director for Infrastructure and Cybersecurity, Albertsons

Regine Bonneau
Founder/CEO, RB Advisory LLC

Renee Murphy
Principal Analyst and Founder, Renee Murphy & Co, Renee Murphy & Co

Rich De Guzman, MBA
Director, Head of Global Enterprise Risk Management, Gallagher

Ryan Yee
Senior Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Sat Jagerdeo
SR Director Audit Technology, FINRA

Scott Cronin
Managing Director- Central Controls, Citibank

Tara Mavrovitis
Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance and Head of Internal Audit, Collibra

Telia Peter
Director Internal Audit, A. O. Smith Corporation

Trent Russell
Founder, Greenskies Analytics

Vincelle BonCamper
Internal Audit Director, DTCC

Vlado Gjorgjioski
VP, Internal Audit, CVS Health

Alan Gouveia
IT Risk & Compliance Practice Leader, Optro

Alanna Cornelius
Customer Enablement Manager, Optro

Alex Kim
Customer Success Manager, Optro

Alex Sudeora
Senior Manager, Implementation, Optro

Amanda Rivero
Software Training Lead, Optro

Amrit Bains
Senior Customer Success Manager (EMEA), Optro

April Crichlow
Chief Marketing Officer, Optro

Ariba Iqbal
Manager, Implementation, Optro

Arsh Kaur
Director of Product Management, Optro

Ashlee Holt
Director Technical Account Management, Optro

Bailey Avery
Implementation Manager, Optro

Brent Simmonds
Senior Manager, Implementation, Optro

Bulut Ersavas
VP, Product, Optro
Celene Ennia
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Optro

Chris Rotante
Strategic Customer Success, Optro

Christian Burich
Product Solutions Manager, Optro

Cynthia Pai
Manager, Implementation, Optro

Darwyn Thiele
Sr. Technical Account Manager, Optro

Derek Morey
Senior Manager, Implementation, Optro

Elinni Veliz
Customer Success Manager, Optro

Ender Baykal
Product Solutions Manager, Optro

Guru Sethupathy
VP, AI Governance, Optro

Haibei "Happy" Wang
Chief Product and Technology Officer, Optro

Husein Nurbhai
Senior Manager, Implementation, Optro

Jeff Doll
SVP, Product & Engineering, Optro

Jennifer Zackoff-Handler
Staff Product Manager, Optro

Judson Aiken
Head of Global Markets, Optro

Justin Greenberger
Chief Customer Officer, Optro

Kara Killingsworth
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Optro

Kevin Bick
Sr. Technical Account Manager, Optro

Key Perry
Senior Manager, Product Solutions, Optro

Kieran Taylor
VP of Analytics & Autonomous Solutions, Optro

Kira Wolak
Strategic Customer Success Manager, Optro

Kyle Jasuta
Manager, Technical Implementation, Optro

Lisa Goldman
Sr. Director, Product (AI Governance), Optro

Liz Russo
Customer Success Manager, Optro

Lorsine Lai
Senior Manager, Implementation, Optro

Madison Dreshner
Principal of Growth, Cyber GRC, Optro

Mike Wych
Sr Manager, Product Solutions (Strategic), Optro

Mitchell Nazarov
Senior Manager, Professional Services, Optro

Natalie Dytrych
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Optro

Rachel Feldkamp
Senior Manager, Implementation, Optro

Raul Villar Jr.
Chief Executive Officer, Optro

Ricardo Martinez
Staff Product Manager, Agentic Internal Audit, Optro

Richard Chambers
Senior Advisor, Risk and Audit, Optro and Former President & CEO of The IIA, Optro

Richard Marcus
Chief Information Security Officer, Optro

Sam Blank
Implementation Project Lead, Optro

Sam Collier
Senior Business Value Architect, Optro

Sarah Goff
Principal of Growth, Operational Resilience, Optro

Sean Wright
Customer Success Manager, Optro

Sheena Kapadia
Customer Success Manager, Optro

Stacey Waitz
Sr. Customer Success Manager, Strategic, Optro

Stephanie Parrish
Sr. CS Practice Lead - Audit, Optro

Victor Vazquez
Customer Success Manager, Optro

Weston Prohaska
Product Manager, Optro

Zoscha Partos
Senior Product Manager - AI Governance, Optro
In-person experience
- Attend keynote, breakout, and training sessions
- Earn up to 17 CPE credits
- Expand your network
- Get a first look at new Optro technology
- Access to Optro product experts
- Unwind with epic live entertainment
- October 13-15, 2026
- Passes start at $2,095

Virtual experience
- Attend virtual keynotes
- Earn up to 5 CPE credits
- Get a first look at Optro innovations
- October 14-15, 2026
- Free to attend
