CIOarena Virtual

Career in the development and deployment of software systems and hardware for machine vision,  hyper spectral imaging, storage systems and embedded computing systems. 

Riaz Yusuff is the Chief Information Officer at William Rainey Harper College. Before joining Harper College, Riaz was the Chief Information Officer of OHR at the University of Minnesota. Riaz has started his career as a developer and played various roles including project manager, IT manager, and IT director. Before the University of Minnesota, Riaz has worked at Capella University and Computer Science Corporation. During his two and a half decades of experience in IT, Riaz has implemented several on-premise and cloud applications. With his dual Master's Degree in IT and Business Administration, combined with broad IT experience, Riaz has developed strong business acumen and skill to align IT’s culture to business culture.

Wayne Sadin has had a 30-year IT career spanning Logistics, Financial Services, Energy, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Direct-Response Marketing, Construction, Consulting, and Technology. He’s been CIO, CTO, CDO, advisor to CEOs/Boards, Angel Investor, and Independent Director at firms ranging from start-ups to multinationals. His current interests include Board IT governance, especially the ‘Qualified Technology Expert’ Director Driving Digital Transformation: Reimagining culture, products, processes, and customer/employee experiences Leading Digital Optimization projects: making your business better, faster, cheaper Mitigating IT risks including Technical Debt (the undocumented, off-balance-sheet liability created by years of deferred IT maintenance & modernization) IT Hygiene (defining, then automating, day-to-day processes & controls that improve quality and security) Cybersecurity (from the Board's perspective) Major Project Risk (justifying, selecting, implementing projects that improve business processes plus software tools: ERP, CRM, EHR, etc.) ‘Augmented Employees’ that combine AI (‘Augmented, not ‘Artificial’ Intelligence), Robotics (‘Augmented Muscles’), and AR (‘Augmented Reality’) to make workers smarter, stronger, faster, safer, and more productive) Rethinking IT culture, processes, structure to support Digital Transformation & Optimization: Cloud (especially SaaS ERP/CRM/EHR), RPA, DevSecOps, Low-Code ‘Citizen Developers’ Credentials: BS in Business Administration & Computer Science (dual degree) (Boston University); MS in Management of Technology (University of Texas); National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) ‘Certified Director’ ‘Delivering Information Services’ program at Harvard Business School; ‘Cybersecurity: Technology, Application & Policy’ program at MIT; Named a ‘Board Governance Fellow’ by the National Association of Corporate Directors; ‘Qualified Technology Expert’ Director certification from Digital Directors Network; ‘Cybersecurity Oversight’ Director certification from NACD/Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute Member of the FBI’s Infragard program, an FBI/private sector alliance for Critical Infrastructure Protection Computerworld named him a ‘Premier 100 IT Leader’ and an Honors Program’ Laureate.’ He is a ‘Top 100 CIO,’ one of ’21 CIOs to Follow on Twitter,’ a ‘Cloud Global Power 100 Influencer,’ and a ‘Cloud Top 100 Influencer.’ In 2020 he was named #2 on the new ‘IT Leader Power 100’ global list. In 2018 Wayne began a monthly video column for Cloud Wars titled ‘Sadin on Digital’ that explored technology issues of importance to C-Suites & Boards. In 2021 Cloud Wars merged with Acceleration Economy, and Wayne was asked to write a monthly ‘Tech From the Top Down’ column and serve as an Analyst covering C-Suite/Board issues, IT Governance, Industry Clouds, Cybersecurity, and the Metaverse.

Michael Keane is a product marketer for Cloudflare’s security portfolio with career experience in both software and hardware, having written for audiences across IT, security, engineering, and research. Prior to Cloudflare, Michael drove GTM content for identity and access management at IBM. Before IBM, he marketed a large test and measurement portfolio at NI. He holds an engineering degree from Duke University.

Ahmed is a product marketing manager with a wealth of experience exceeding 20+ years in technology solutions. He has 5+ years of experience at Sitecore and is presently London based. Prior to this, he established his professional career in Cairo, Riyadh, and Dubai. Ahmed has a deep interest for modern marketing strategies including a huge passion for Gen-AI and customer understanding/value co-creation.

Ivan Tsarynny is the Co-Founder and CEO of Feroot Security Inc., the world’s only company solely focused on securing the online customer experience. Its award-winning software analyzes and secures real-time behavior of code in the front end of websites and web applications, empowering companies to prevent breaches and data loss. Feroot’s data protection capabilities take the pain and ambiguity out of the client-side security lifecycle. Under Ivan’s guidance, Feroot has developed proprietary technology that detects third-party scripts, and their level of access to mission critical data entered by users on the web, such as on registration and payment pages, and website logins. Feroot partners with companies to detect and protect against these often-hidden scripts to secure customers’ experiences, ensuring that users’ confidential information is not harvested and used for malicious means.  Feroot is the culmination of 25 years of dedication by Ivan, earning him a reputation for thought leadership within industry councils, the private sector and government agencies for inventing, rolling out and improving solutions that reflect the always-evolving threat landscape.

For over 40 years David has always been on the forefront of innovative technology. His deep experience encompasses Software Development, IT Consulting, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Software-defined networking, Business Continuity Planning, VoIP, and Sales Leadership. His passion in the industry has allowed him to witness and experience the digital transformation of technology and delivery of services in this emerging market.

Brett is a cybersecurity sales professional that specializes in cyber fraud, SIEM/SOC, cloud security, MSP's and compliance and regulatory consulting. With a focus on SMBs, Brett has successfully served a number of cybersecurity clients during his many years in the industry. His knowledge and wealth of experience allows him to help organizations reach their unique cybersecurity goals with the help of BlackFog’s ADX technology.

Heidi Craun, VP of Customer Experience, has over 15 years of experience working in or leading customer experience teams in startups—and the companies that acquired them.