Michael is an experienced cybersecurity professional with over 20 years of industry experience. He is the co-founder and CEO of Kobalt.io, a rapidly growing cloud-focused security services provider. Kobalt.io works with over 500 cloud-focused technology companies to help develop their cyber security programs and ensure the security of their organization.

About Kobalt.io

Kobalt.io is a rapidly growing company that manages all aspects of cybersecurity programs for small and medium-sized, cloud-native businesses. Our team acts as an extension of our clients, considering their unique limitations and needs and supporting them with services ranging from security program-as-a-service to privacy management and 24/7 monitoring. Ensuring our client’s security and helping drive their business growth are our top priorities.

Amir Feizpour is the founder of Aggregate Intellect (https://ai.science/), building a generative business brain for service and science based companies. Amir has built and grown a global community of 5000+ AI practitioners and researchers gathered around topics in AI research, engineering, product development, and responsibility. Prior to this, Amir was an NLP Product Lead at Royal Bank of Canada. Amir held a research position at University of Oxford conducting experiments on quantum computing resulting in high profile publications and patents. Amir holds a PhD in Physics from University of Toronto.

About Aggregate Intellect

Aggregate Intellect (A.I.) offers "fractional generative AI labs." This allows customers to tap into an on-demand pool of over 5,000 AI engineers and researchers. A.I. vets and mobilizes these technical experts who understand the critical need for ROI. A.I.'s focus lies on seamlessly integrating AI into clients' sales and customer success workflows, optimizing their business processes. A.I. empowers companies across industries to unlock the potential of generative AI without the burden of hiring and managing a full-time AI staff.

Dr. James Stewart is CEO of TrojAI, which provides risk management and security protections for AI/ML/LMM systems. Prior to this role, James held the position of SVP of Video Analytics at Patriot One Technologies (TSX:XTRA), a Canadian AI company that acquired his video analytics company, EhEye. James brings a necessary blend of deep learning and cybersecurity experience having held positions as Lead Data Scientist with Raytheon Cyber, Research and Development Manager with the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity, and Senior Network Intelligence Analyst with Bell. Notably, James also pioneered intelligence-led policing with the Saint John Police Force as their first ever crime analyst where he developed advanced analytical techniques for crime reduction, in addition to his 20-year commitment as an auxiliary police constable. James received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of New Brunswick and currently serves as an international expert representing Canada for ISO/IEC SC 42 (AI).

About TrojAI

Protecting AI systems is not a trivial task and neither is doing so in a way that scales to the enterprise. At TrojAI, we’ve been building these AI protections since 2019 and are helping some of the largest organizations on the planet to protect their model portfolios. It is impossible to “eliminate risk” but our solutions can help you mitigate and manage it. Since day one, our focus has been on cybersecurity of AI. Contact us and we’ll help you navigate through the hype. 

Matt leads the Privacy, Risk and Compliance team at Vanta. He has spent his 20+ year career in security and information technology. Prior to joining Vanta, Matt was the US Director for the Cyber, Risk & Advisory practice at BSI where he led an information security consultancy providing risk management and readiness consulting for common industry frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC2, HIPAA, and PCI. Matt also led the US Data Privacy practice and worked as a contract Data Protection Officer (DPO) for customers in ad-tech, healthcare, and marketing, helping customers comply with ever changing global data privacy regulations including GDPR and CCPA.  At Vanta Matt manages the organization's privacy and compliance team, advises customers on privacy, compliance, and audit,

About Vanta

Thousands of fast-growing companies trust Vanta to help build, scale, manage and demonstrate their security and compliance programs and get ready for audits in weeks, not months. By offering the most in-demand frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and more, Vanta helps companies obtain the reports needed to mitigate risks, prove security, and build trust to accelerate growth.