Overview
Moderator
Alex Grohmann – Founder, Sicher Consulting
Alex Grohmann has over two decades of experience in technology-related information security, risk management and data privacy. During his career, he has worked at both the state and Federal level, and his private sector involvement has spanned from energy to financial services. He is the founder and operator of Sicher Consulting, LLC. Mr. Grohmann holds industry certifications of CISSP, CISA, CISM and CIPT. He holds two undergraduate degrees from Florida State University as well as an MBA from UMUC.
Mr. Grohmann is a Fellow at the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), an international organization of information security professionals. He is the recipient of their international ‘Honor Roll’ for his lifetime contributions to the information security community. He has served on the board of directors for the Northern Virginia chapter of ISSA for over ten years, including as president for three. During his time, the chapter won the Chapter of Year.
He is a graduate of the FBI’s Citizens’ Academy and served on the board of directors for the Washington DC chapter of InfraGard for four years. Currently Mr. Grohmann serves on the board directors of Northern Virginia Community College’s Workforce Development taskforce, NOVA Cybersecurity Advisory Board and is a mentor at MACH 37, the Virginia cyber security accelerator. He also sits on the IT sector coordinating council (IT-SCC).
Speaker/s
Christopher Hoesly – Field CTO, BigID
Chris Hoesly is the Field CTO at BigID, where he helps enterprise organizations redefine their approach to data security, privacy, and AI governance. With 10+ years in engineering and go-to-market roles, Chris operates at the intersection of technical strategy and revenue growth — working with customers and partners to turn data risk into competitive advantage. He leads BigID’s Field CTO practice, focused on enabling scalable, outcome-driven data intelligence programs across some of the world’s most complex environments.
See Christopher Hoesly‘s full profile.
Yonatan Striem Amit – Co-Founder & CTO, 7AI
An innovative tech founder and executive focused on cybersecurity and AI, Striem-Amit’s passion for creative problem solving led to the invention of numerous groundbreaking technologies. With 25+ years of experience, he has successfully driven early-stage startups to scale. Prior to 7AI, he was co-founder and CTO at Cybereason where he was instrumental in developing a proprietary platform that uncovers malicious operations (Malops™) and reconstructs them into a clear image of cyberattacks in context.
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