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Dr. Rebecca Homkes is a high-growth strategy specialist with the London Business School’s Dept of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, an Educator at Duke Corporate Education, and a previous Fellow at the London School of Economics’ Centre for Economic Performance. With her boutique consultancy, she advises CEOs and executive teams of top global companies and fast-growing enterprises on developing and executing growth strategies through extreme uncertainty.
Homkes is the director of the global Active Learning Programme for the Young President’s Organization; a partner with GrowthX, a Silicon Valley investment ecosystem and innovation consultancy; and is the faculty lead of two large Fintech scaling and accelerators. A global keynote speaker, she is a member of several advisory boards, directed the joint McKinsey & Co and LSE Centre for Economic Performance Global Management Project since 2007 and has written for publications such as the Harvard Business Review, Businessweek, Fortune, and Forbes.
A Marshall Scholar, she received her Ph.D. and MSc from the LSE in International Economy.
Before LSE, Homkes received two degrees at Indiana University: BS (Honors) in business administration and a BA (Honors) in Political Science. She was a Wells Scholar and graduated as the school’s top graduate in 2005 and its sole Herman Wells Scholar.
She previously served as a Fellow at the White House’s President’s Council of Economic Advisors and has worked in strategy consulting with Bain & Co.
Make Your Organization
Unstoppable
If you look at the recent rise in cyber attacks, bad actors are successfully breaching various security layers, at a terrifying rate, and getting through to the data.
Traditional infrastructure security is absolutely essential but no longer enough for achieving cyber resiliency and securing your data. Attacks can’t be 100% prevented. When adversaries breach your networks and encrypt data, how do you maintain operational continuity?
Rubrik delivers data protection and cyber resilience on a single platform for enterprise, cloud, and SaaS applications.
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Matt Bisceglia is a technology sales and GTM leader serving in the space for 15+ years. Starting his career in 2007 at EMC in the Inside Sales program, Matt quickly progressed to field sales managing data protection portfolios for the Mid-Atlantic Commercial region achieving President’s Club every year. He later went to an IoT startup that was eventually purchased by Google and broadened his experience in the IoT middleware space. Prior to his current roles at Rubrik, Matt was an Enterprise Account Executive at MongoDB working through the IPO and the launch and GTM efforts of MongoDB Atlas. Currently, Matt serves at Rubrik where he leads the GTM for new strategic products. He became a sales leader in 2021, leading the Rubrik Security Product Line Sales team for North America. 100% of the team overachieved attainment. Last Fiscal Year, Matt led Rubrik’ most important product to over $100M ACV within 18 months and 60% of revenue mix. His team is now focused on launching the next new innovations from Rubrik.
Navigating the Risks of Prompt Injection in
Cybersecurity AI Integration
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integral to cybersecurity practices, the emergence of prompt injection poses a critical threat that demands the attention of cybersecurity professionals. This session will explore the nuanced dangers associated with prompt injection, emphasizing its unique implications for cybersecurity experts and detailing strategic approaches to mitigate these risks.
In response to these dangers, cybersecurity professionals must adopt proactive measures. Dr. Lisa Palmer will address the specific challenges posed by prompt injection and how cybersecurity professionals can fortify their organizations against potential threats, ensuring the secure integration of AI technologies into cybersecurity frameworks. This session will serve as a call to action for technology experts to stay vigilant, informed and proactive in navigating the evolving landscape of AI-related vulnerabilities.
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Noted as an “AI visionary pragmatist", Dr. Lisa Palmer is the Founder and Chief AI Strategist for Dr. Lisa AI, a boutique advisory and consulting firm. Her unique background as a seasoned IT practitioner, enterprise software leader, and researcher gives her the edge needed to transform businesses. She inspires Fortune 500 executives, board directors, product leaders, and revenue owners to boldly "question everything" to tackle the unforeseen risks and untapped opportunities brought by generative AI. Lisa was previously the Vice President and Americas Regional Manager for Gartner Executive Programs leading advisory services for 900+ commercial and state/local government c-suite executive accounts. She also previously held go-to-market leadership roles at Microsoft and was a CIO in Financial Services.
Lisa is determined to ensure that AI both well-serves humanity and drives international business competitiveness. A respected speaker both nationally and internationally for diverse audiences ranging from tech companies and universities to government organizations and industry groups, Lisa’s AI expertise is frequently sought and has been featured in media venues including Forbes, NBC, Fox News, Newsy, Global Finance, CIO Magazine, and the Financial Times, among others. Lisa holds a Bachelor’s in Engineering, an MBA, and recently received her doctorate in Artificial Intelligence. She is also an active proponent for women in technology.
Fun facts about Dr. Lisa:
• Grew up on a farm and the first vehicle that she ever drove was a combine
• Made the college varsity softball team by hitting a run-scoring triple during open try-outs
• Rode a roller coaster to disembark from the Great Wall of China
• Caught a spoonbill (fish) nearly as long as she is tall
• Treasures time with her kids - human and fur
Today’s Evolving Cyberthreat Landscape + Communicating the Cloud Security Advantage
Join us, as we explore the dynamic changes in the cyberthreat landscape. Top experts from Google Cloud will discuss the most recent cybersecurity developments and the primary factors fueling cyber threats for businesses worldwide. You’ll discover how enhancing your security posture can drive value for your organization. We’ll also dive into the influence of eight security megatrends that are facilitating the widespread embrace of cloud technology.
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Eric joined Google in August 2019 and he leads the Cloud Value & Transformation Advisors for North America. Through a holistic methodology, the CVTA team enables customers to realize differentiated business value and competitive advantage by leveraging technology as an enabler to business transformation.
Prior to Google, he held a wide range of value engineering, services, customer success, and alliances executive roles at Limeade, Workday, and SAP. Earlier in his career, Eric worked in the software and strategy consulting industries, including various management roles at Siebel Systems and consulting roles at Ernst & Young and Accenture.
Eric holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, skiing, working out, and coaching Little League baseball teams. He is based in Sunnyvale, CA.
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Usman Chaudhary has 15+ years of experience in Cyber Security, Tech & Management Consulting. At GCP, he helps his customers understand the business value of their security investments with Google. Prior to Google he served in various GTM, Consulting and Product roles in Palo Alto Networks, Accenture, KPMG, and Ericsson.
Usman holds an MBA from Chicago Booth and an MS Engineering from University of Michigan. He lives in Chicago with his wife and two daughters; and enjoys spending his spare time running, and trying out new restaurants.
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