SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
SPEAKERS AT THE IDENTITY ACCESS MANAGEMENT (IAM) – REDUCING RISK AND GIVING
BETTER CX TO USERS CONFERENCE – APRIL 1, 2025
Zee Alsayag, Sr. Sales Engineer, Ping Identity
Zee Alsayag is a Senior Solution Engineer specializing in Identity and Access Management. With over a decade of experience in the corporate security space, Zee is an expert in Identity and Access Management. Holding a CISSP certification, she has been a trusted advisor to some of the world’s largest organizations, skillfully navigating the complex intersection of robust security and ever-changing business objectives. Zee is adept at creatively balancing the most stringent security challenges and has earned a reputation as a thought leader in the industry.
Matt Chiodi, Chief Trust Officer, Cerby
Matt Chiodi has over two decades of security leadership experience and is the Chief Trust Officer at Cerby. Before Cerby, he was the Chief Security Officer of Cloud at Palo Alto Networks. Chiodi is a frequent blogger, podcaster, and speaker at industry events such as RSA. He is also on the faculty at IANS Research.
Karim Dhanji, Sr. Solutions Engineer, Descope
Karim Dhanji is an experienced solutions engineer that has been specializing in CIAM platforms for over 5 years. In his time at Auth0, Okta, and now Descope, he has helped enterprise organizations design and implement scaleable, user-friendly, and secure authentication journeys for every industry and vertical.
Alex Flores, Senior Solutions Engineer, Astrix Security
Alex Flores is the lead for solutions engineering & architecture for Astrix security, the only security company focused on securing non-human identities. Alex has spent the past decade designing and deploying solutions to help protect some of the world’s largest organizations against attack. Prior to Astrix, Alex was a senior member of Okta’s identity security solutions engineering team as well as the Lead SE for CyberArk’s Central US solutions engineering team. Alex holds a bachelor’s of science from Illinois State University in the field of Information Security, Assurance, & Applied Cryptography.
David Lee, Field CTO, Saviynt
18 years typing letters and numbers into a computer screen and waiting for the magic to happen. Most of that time the magic was helping enterprises figure out how to manage all the accounts and access they have in a reasonable manner, by yelling at software created by a number of companies. Frustrated with that process I decided to work for one of the companies that actually made the software so I could yell at actual people that made the software. Now I help teams build the software so people implementing can spend their time yelling at me. Life is such a vicious circle. Additionally, I host a podcast where I discuss topics in security and identity and the meaning of life. Not fond of the term Identity Guru, but Identity Jedi has a nice ring to it.
Stephen Mai, Director, Identity Security, Clarios
Bio coming soon!
Shan Moosa, Enterprise Security Leader of Cybersecurity & GRC, West Monroe
Shan Moosa oversees the entire security and GRC posture at West Monroe, with a specialization in Identity and Access Management (IAM). With a strong focus on modern authentication, security hardening, and governance, Shan has driven key IAM initiatives, including Privileged Identity Management (PIM) implementation to enforce just-in-time access, reduce standing privileges, and enhance role-based access controls (RBAC). His work ensures robust access controls, compliance alignment, and risk mitigation, supporting West Monroe’s broader cybersecurity strategy
Art Poghosyan, Cofounder & CEO, Britive
Art Poghosyan is an entrepreneur and InfoSec expert with over 20 years in cybersecurity. He excels in building high-performance teams and fostering collaborative, accountable cultures. Prior to founding Britive, a pioneering cloud privileged access management (CPAM) platform, he co-founded Advancive, an Identity and Access Management (IAM) consulting firm acquired by Optiv in 2016. Art is a mentor, speaker, and contributor to industry events and (ISC)2 CISSP-ISSAP exam development, deeply committed to advancing cloud security innovations.
George Roberts, Director, Global Identity and Access Engineering, McDonald’s Corp
George Roberts is the Director of Identity Governance and Administration at McDonald’s, where he leads a global team responsible for building and delivering the enterprise identity and access platform to support over 2 million employees, partners, franchisees, and restaurant staff users worldwide. George has over 25 years of experience delivering secure, scalable, and user-friendly solutions that help McDonald’s to accelerate its business
Troy Stairwalt, CISO and Adjunct Faculty, State of Wisconsin and University of Akron
November of 2003, Troy Stairwalt was named Chief Information Security officer for the State of Wisconsin. His tenure as CISO started in 2019 when Stairwalt was named Chief Information Security Officer at Westfield, a leadership role responsible for setting strategy and overseeing daily operations of the property & casualty insurance company’s cyber security program for all facets of the organization.
With more than 25 years of information security experience, his expertise ranges from Cybersecurity Strategy, Program management, Information Security analysis and engineering, risk assessment and architecture to cyber forensic investigations. Looking for ways to empower others and give back by sharing his knowledge, Stairwalt spent several years volunteering with international experts to write, review and revise CISM and the CRISC certification exam questions, answers and plausible distractors to help the next generation of experts remain current with industry best practices. Stairwalt was also asked to provide mentorship for SANS 504 course, Hacker Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling. In addition, Stairwalt began teaching Information Systems Security and Audit and Control courses, 554 & 454 courses respectively at University of Akron in January of 2022.
Piotr Topor, Director of Information Security and Governance, LSC Communications
Piotr J. Topor, is a cybersecurity leader with over a decade of hands-on experience protecting organizations through robust information security and governance. As the Director of Information Security and IT Governance at LSC Communications, he leads initiatives to safeguard data, secure digital infrastructures, and prepare for emerging risks in today’s high-stakes environment. Over the years, Piotr has driven efforts in M&A cybersecurity, vulnerability management, and incident response, working across diverse industries to deliver security strategies that meet both business and regulatory demands. Certified as a CISSP, C|CISO, CISM, and CCSP, he’s dedicated to building resilient security that empowers organizations to innovate confidently.
Bill Verzal, Principal Cybersecurity Engineer, Discover Financial Services
I’ve been in IT since the 1980’s and have been in many roles. Networking, Infrastructure, real-time payments, and now Cyber. I’ve been on the engineering side and the management side, but I prefer engineering. Most of my background is in unix/linux engineering. CISSP September 2024. We use Delinea/Centrify for provisioning. Good background in Vulnerability Management, remediation, compliance and audit.
