Why Identity is key to Zero Trust. Moving from theory to practical.

Hamish Taylor, Inspirational Speaker & Broadcaster

Hamish Taylor has an award winning record of driving innovation and change in a number of very different environments.

Hamish was trained in Brand management at Procter and Gamble, a Management Consultant at Price Waterhouse, Head of Brands at British Airways, CEO of Eurostar, and CEO of Sainsburys Bank – all before he was 40! In each case, he left behind a record of significant growth/turnaround triggered by a willingness to challenge industry/organisation norms and place the customer at the core of all activities.

He has also been dubbed the “master thief” by the Inspired Leaders Network due to his record of “stealing” ideas from one environment to use in another (including Yacht designers for aircraft interiors, Disney to help with airport queuing, and rugby referees for new approaches to risk/compliance).

Prashant Mascarenhas, Vice President and Global Head, IAM Solutions - CyberSecurity & GRC Services

Prashant is a technologist with expertise across both the business and technology practice in the cybersecurity domain. He has worked with companies across the US, as well as within the emerging markets of APAC, ANZ, India, and MEA. He has invaluable experience designing and deploying IT solutions, particularly in the fields of cybersecurity, enterprise networks, cloud, and datacenter transformation across major industry verticals.

Heather Gantt-Evans, Chief Information Security Officer, SailPoint

Heather Gantt-Evans was recently appointed the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at SailPoint. Previously, she was Senior Director of Security Operations and Cyber Resilience at the Home Depot, where she was responsible for leading security engineering, application security, vulnerability management, network security and the security operations center.

Gantt-Evans has worked with many companies during her security career, including consulting with Ernst and Young to help the organization shape cybersecurity programs around industry best practices.

She is a veteran who served in the U.S. Army Reserves as an all-source threat intelligence analyst. She supported Air Force Cyber Command as a contractor for three years, focusing on cyber threat intelligence and integration of threat intelligence into security operations. Throughout her career, she has served in various cyber analyst roles and applied this experience to consult with multiple Fortune 100 companies on the design and operationalization of fusion centers and cyber exercise programs.

Brian Chappell, Chief Security Strategist

Brian has more than 30 years of IT and cybersecurity experience in a career that has spanned system integrators, PC and Software vendors, and high-tech multi-nationals. He has held senior roles in both the vendor and the enterprise space in companies such as Amstrad plc, BBC Television, GlaxoSmithKline, and BeyondTrust. At BeyondTrust, Brian has led Sales Engineering across EMEA and APAC, Product Management globally for Privileged Password Management, and now focuses on security strategy both internally and externally. Brian can also be found speaking at conferences, authoring articles and blog posts, as well as providing expert commentary for the world press.