2022 HTCIA International Conference & Expo Sessions

9/27/2022 9:00 AM

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• Alan McConnell - Head of Customer Success
  Prior to joining Cyacomb, Alan spent 15 years with Police Scotland (the UK’s 2nd largest force) where he became one of the unit’s leading digital forensics analysts. He also played an integral role in the design, testing and roll out of Cyacomb’s main tool, Cyacomb Examiner into UK policing through the UK Government’s Home Office. As Head of Customer Success at Cyacomb, Alan is passionate about enabling the successful deployment of Cyacomb’s suite of digital forensics tools and supporting CSAM and CT investigators. Alan is also Cyacomb’s principal trainer and leads Cyacomb’s training and support teams. Outside of work, Alan is a passionate rugby supporter (Ireland and Ulster), keen home brewer (and taster) of hoppy ales, avid Triumph motorcyclist, and collector of guitars.

9/27/2022 11:00 AM

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• Blaine Davison - Technical Sales & Support
  Blaine is a retired Forensic Video Analyst and Digital Evidence Administrator from the Norman, Oklahoma Police Department. He joined the team at Amped Software in March, 2021 after over 23 years of commissioned service. He is also a LEVA certified Forensic Video Technician and served on the LEVA board of directors as President, Corporate Vice President and Webmaster. He also served for several years as a member of the video subcommittee of the Scientific Working Group for Digital Evidence (SWGDE).

9/27/2022 12:00 PM

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• Dave Good
  Dave is retired from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, May 2022, Special Operations Division, Digital Forensics Branch. As a program manager he was responsible for the support of daily activities of field Special Agents in the areas of device collection and analysis, equipment/software updates, test and evaluation, analysis, testifying, and general program support, software licensing, vendor liaison, contracts, and hardware and software inventories, implementation of new program initiatives, deployment of services for large scale collections. Dave was also the Mobile Device Exploitation (MDX) Program Manager, responsible for daily processing of IOS and Android devices for exploitation. Services include Graykey, XRY, Cellebrite Premium, AWS Cellebrite Pathfinder and Social Media Warrant Returns.

9/27/2022 1:00 PM

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• Anthony Knutson

9/27/2022 1:15 pm

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• Julie Lewis
  Julie Lewis, President, CEO and Founder of Digital Mountain, has over 30 years of experience working in the high technology industry and has been a long-time user of social media. One of the key focus areas of her company is on social media investigations, preservations and monitoring. Prior to founding Digital Mountain, Julie worked at VERITAS Software with next-generation storage, security and search companies. At VERITAS, she managed operations for new product releases across sales, marketing, product management, legal, engineering and customer support. Before joining VERITAS, Julie worked in the venture capital and investment banking industries in both the Silicon Valley and Boston areas focusing on the Internet Infrastructure, security and software sectors. In addition, Julie worked for two of the Big 4 accounting firms doing financial and IT auditing, as well as M&A due diligence as a CPA. She also worked for Applied Magnetics, a publicly traded provider of disk and tape drive components. Julie earned an MBA under fellowship from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and a BA in both Business Economics and Sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She is a member of the High Tech Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA), American Bar Association, Sedona Conference's Working Groups on E-mail Management and Archiving (WG1) and Data Security and Privacy Liability (WG11), Cloud Security Alliance and has received her EnCE (Encase Certification in Computer Forensics). Julie is founding Director of the Silicon Valley Chapter of Women in eDiscovery and co-author of “The Sedona Conference Primer on Social Media”.

9/27/2022 2:00 PM

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• Charles Giglia
  Charles M. Giglia has been in the field of computer forensics since 2000 concentrating primarily on the research and development of computer forensic investigative techniques and training curriculum. Charles has an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Canisius College and a graduate degree in forensic science from the University of New Haven. He currently serves as Vice President of Training for Digital Intelligence, Inc.

9/27/2022 3:00 PM

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• Nick Popovich
  Nick Popovich's passion is learning and exploring technology ecosystems, and trying to find ways to utilize systems in unexpected ways. His career has focused on adversarial threat simulation, offensive and defensive security, and advanced technical security assessments. Nick's mission is to help individuals and organizations involved with defensive security operations to have an opportunity to observe the mechanics and methods of the attackers they’re defending against, and to assist in realistically testing those defenses. He's a lifelong learner and loves finding new ways to get under the hood of systems and networks. He is a father of three and a husband to one.

9/27/2022 4:00 PM

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• Brandon Wilkins - Customer Success Manager
  Brandon is an OSINT specialist and an experienced trainer. As a key member of Skopenow's Customer Success team, Brandon ensures that Skopenow's customers know how to utilize Skopenow to its limits to obtain actionable intelligence every time.

9/28/2022 7:00 AM

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9/28/2022 8:00 AM

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9/28/2022 8:30 AM

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• Warren Kruse - President
  Chambers and Partners Ranked eDiscovery Expert, five years in a row (2018-2022). Warren has experience working in law enforcement and as a consultant, supporting law firms and corporations globally with incident response, computer forensics and Electronic Discovery. He is a co author of Computer Forensics: Incident Response Essentials. Warren was ranked as a top Professional Adviser in the 2018, 2019 and 2020 Chambers Litigation Support guide: https://www.chambersandpartners.com/guide/professional-advisers-litigation-support/58 Highlights: - Served as the expert for AMD in AMD vs. Intel antitrust litigation. - Testified as a Computer Forensic Expert for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on in the SEC vs. vFinance Investment Inc. matter. -Named an independent Court expert in the NetJapan, Inc., et al. v. StorageCraft Technology Corporation matter. - Led a team of computer forensic experts in a three year engagement in support of a fraud investigation task force at the world’s largest international cooperative organization. - Conducted the computer and network forensics in the billion dollar "Comtraid" theft of Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets, for which he received the High Tech Crime Investigation Association’s Case of the Year Award. - Led the investigation in a reported intrusion and reported theft of over 55,000 customer records - Conducted forensics in support of several Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA) investigations in Saudi Arabia, Cairo, Japan and Hong Kong. - Conducted ITC investigations in Japan. - Expert witness in the case In re Tyson Foods, Inc. Fair Labor Standards Act Litigation, MDL Warren is a frequent lecturer on computer forensics, incident response, and cybercrime. He has lectured internationally for groups including: SANS, MIS Institute, Certified Fraud Examiners, ISSA, HTCIA, IR Italy, etc.

9/28/2022 9:30 AM

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• David Lacquement - General
  MG (Ret) David Lacquement is Arete’s Senior Vice President for Government Relations and Operational Intelligence Sharing. Prior to this he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection, where he led a team focused on safeguarding the private financial services sector from cyber threats that could impact U.S. national and economic security. He has also led a team at Booz Allen Hamilton, that supported U.S. Cyber Command with technical and operational planning cyber support. MG (Ret) served in the U.S Army for over three decades as an intelligence officer retiring as the Director of Operations, J-3, USCYBERCOM. As the first Director of Operations, he played a lead role in the framing and establishment of the Command and was responsible for directing the operations and defense of all Department of Defense’s networks, and for the planning and executing of offensive cyber operations for the Department of Defense. His military assignments included tours as Commanding General of the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command at Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Chief of Staff for Intelligence, C-2, Multi-National Force-Iraq supporting OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM during the surge, Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, J-2, United States Southern Command, Miami, Florida, and Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, G-3, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Belvoir, MG (Ret) Lacquement holds Masters Degrees from National Intelligence University, U.S. Army Command & General Staff College, School of Advanced Military Studies, and the National Defense University. He completed his undergraduate studies and graduated from Western Maryland College (now, McDaniel College).

9/28/2022 10:30 AM

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• Frank Amat

9/28/2022 11:00 AM

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• Heather Mahalik - Author, Cellebrite, SANS
  https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-mahalik-3615535/

9/28/2022 11:00 AM

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• Steve Gemperle - Forensic Consultant
  Forensic Consultant with Magnet Forensics. Retired United States Secret Service Senior Special Agent with a demonstrated history of working in the law enforcement industry. Skilled in Computer Forensics, Incident Response, Homeland Security, Firearms Instruction, and Physical Security. Strong computer forensic and protective services professional with a Master of Business Administration - MBA focused in Finance/Marketing from Texas State University and a Bachelor's degree in Marketing from TCU.

9/28/2022 11:00 AM

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• Teagan Kavanagh - Digital Forensic Examiner
  Teagan brings seven years of former law enforcement experience to Ace Computers and Defense Forensic, where he now works as a digital forensic examiner. The majority of his time in law enforcement was spent as a detective investigating financial crime, identity theft, and internet crimes. Over the last five years, Teagan has become a subject matter expert in cryptocurrency and digital forensic investigations.

9/28/2022 11:00 AM

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• John Pizzuro - President JP Consulting & Speaking
  Before creating his own consulting & speaking business John spent 22 out of his 25 years investigating, managing, and leading complex investigations such as Terrorism, Cartels, Organized Crime, Corruption, Fraud, Cyber, Child Exploitation & Child Trafficking. John's approach always has been on making the impossible, possible. John has a penchant for vision and strategy and finding solutions.

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• Bobby Kruse - President
  Chambers and Partners Ranked eDiscovery Expert, five years in a row (2018-2022). Warren has experience working in law enforcement and as a consultant, supporting law firms and corporations globally with incident response, computer forensics and Electronic Discovery. He is a co author of Computer Forensics: Incident Response Essentials. Warren was ranked as a top Professional Adviser in the 2018, 2019 and 2020 Chambers Litigation Support guide: https://www.chambersandpartners.com/guide/professional-advisers-litigation-support/58 Highlights: - Served as the expert for AMD in AMD vs. Intel antitrust litigation. - Testified as a Computer Forensic Expert for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on in the SEC vs. vFinance Investment Inc. matter. -Named an independent Court expert in the NetJapan, Inc., et al. v. StorageCraft Technology Corporation matter. - Led a team of computer forensic experts in a three year engagement in support of a fraud investigation task force at the world’s largest international cooperative organization. - Conducted the computer and network forensics in the billion dollar "Comtraid" theft of Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets, for which he received the High Tech Crime Investigation Association’s Case of the Year Award. - Led the investigation in a reported intrusion and reported theft of over 55,000 customer records - Conducted forensics in support of several Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA) investigations in Saudi Arabia, Cairo, Japan and Hong Kong. - Conducted ITC investigations in Japan. - Expert witness in the case In re Tyson Foods, Inc. Fair Labor Standards Act Litigation, MDL Warren is a frequent lecturer on computer forensics, incident response, and cybercrime. He has lectured internationally for groups including: SANS, MIS Institute, Certified Fraud Examiners, ISSA, HTCIA, IR Italy, etc.
• Warren Kruse - President
  Chambers and Partners Ranked eDiscovery Expert, five years in a row (2018-2022). Warren has experience working in law enforcement and as a consultant, supporting law firms and corporations globally with incident response, computer forensics and Electronic Discovery. He is a co author of Computer Forensics: Incident Response Essentials. Warren was ranked as a top Professional Adviser in the 2018, 2019 and 2020 Chambers Litigation Support guide: https://www.chambersandpartners.com/guide/professional-advisers-litigation-support/58 Highlights: - Served as the expert for AMD in AMD vs. Intel antitrust litigation. - Testified as a Computer Forensic Expert for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on in the SEC vs. vFinance Investment Inc. matter. -Named an independent Court expert in the NetJapan, Inc., et al. v. StorageCraft Technology Corporation matter. - Led a team of computer forensic experts in a three year engagement in support of a fraud investigation task force at the world’s largest international cooperative organization. - Conducted the computer and network forensics in the billion dollar "Comtraid" theft of Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets, for which he received the High Tech Crime Investigation Association’s Case of the Year Award. - Led the investigation in a reported intrusion and reported theft of over 55,000 customer records - Conducted forensics in support of several Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA) investigations in Saudi Arabia, Cairo, Japan and Hong Kong. - Conducted ITC investigations in Japan. - Expert witness in the case In re Tyson Foods, Inc. Fair Labor Standards Act Litigation, MDL Warren is a frequent lecturer on computer forensics, incident response, and cybercrime. He has lectured internationally for groups including: SANS, MIS Institute, Certified Fraud Examiners, ISSA, HTCIA, IR Italy, etc.

9/28/2022 1:30 PM

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• Rameez Meerasahib - Global CTO
  Rameez MeeraSahib is the Global CTO for Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence products at Micro Focus. In this role, he leads the development of new solutions and market offerings based on the Micro Focus Artificial Intelligence platform - IDOL as well as provides technology, strategy, and thought leadership for data analytics and AI use cases. Rameez brings more than 20 years of expertise in data analytics, machine learning, and the AI software industry. Under his leadership, Micro Focus translates complex customer business problems into effective software solutions by leveraging data, advanced analytics, and machine learning technologies. His solution engineering, market, and product expertise spread across large-scale business intelligence systems, enterprise data warehouses, data products, real-time analytics, machine learning, IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things), artificial intelligence, and prescriptive and predictive analytics. Rameez joined Micro Focus as part of the spin-merge with the Hewlett Packard Enterprise software business. Previously, he led global corporate strategy for Thomson Reuters. Earlier in his career, Rameez held leadership positions in software engineering, business strategy, product management, and technology consulting at HP, GlaxoSmithKline, Autonomy Corporation, and Wipro Technologies. Rameez graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunication from MS University, India. He also holds an M.B.A from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, USA.

9/28/2022 1:30 PM

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• Richard Frawley

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• Kristien Siemons - Community Manager
  Kristien Siemons is part of the Netherlands Forensic Institute and concerned with the development of the Hansken Platform. As Community Manager, she is involved in all-round processes, like the necessary software development, the connection with users and important stakeholders, and identifying new needs and future developments, so that the platform remains innovative and able to fight crime.

9/28/2022 3:00 PM

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• Scott Johnson
  Scott served 25 years with the New Jersey State Police where he was among the first members of the new High Technology Crimes Unit, eventually moving on to establish a dedicated Cyber Crime unit focused on fraud and information security related crimes. He retired as a Lieutenant detailed to the FBI as the Deputy Laboratory Directory for the New Jersey Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory. Following retirement, he was hired to establish a digital forensics laboratory for a large accounting firm, served as Director for Incident Response and Investigations at Prudential Financial and then transitioned to Nuix USG as a Principal Solutions Consultant, where he remains today.

9/28/2022 3:00 PM

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• Krešimir Hausknecht
  Krešimir is the head of Digital Forensics Department in INsig2, privately held company from Croatia. He has extensive experience in both public and private sector where he has contributed to various programmes and clients. Main tasks involve team and project management, working on cases and being a professional trainer in the field of digital forensics. He is an expert in live data forensics, malware and mobile forensics, open source intelligence and cryptocurrency investigations and has held over 1000 hours of trainings all over the globe on these subjects. In addition, he also teaches digital forensics classes on Zagreb university of applied science in Croatia.

9/28/2022 3:00 PM

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• Brandon Epstein - Chief Forensic Officer - Medex Forensics
  Brandon Epstein has served in law enforcement since 2007 and has been a digital forensic examiner since 2014. Brandon holds a Master of Science degree in Recording Arts – Emphasis Media Forensics and is a Certified Forensic Video Analyst (CFVA) and Certified Forensic Video Examiner (CFVE). He is the chair of the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence and is a member of the IAI’s Forensic Video Certification board, IACP Cybercrime and Digital Evidence committee, the American Academy of Forensic Science, and the NIST/OSAC Video/Imaging Technology and Analysis Subcommittee. Brandon is an adjunct professor in the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Forensic Science Program and regularly provides digital forensic instruction to local, state, and federal law enforcement officers nationwide and internationally.

9/28/2022 4:00 PM

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• Amanda Mahan - Director of Training
  Amanda joined the Oxygen Forensics, Inc. Training team in 2018 and is currently the Director of Training. Before her Oxygen career, Amanda specialized in mobile forensics and data analysis for Autauga County Sheriff’s Office in Prattville, Alabama. In that role, Amanda built extensive experience and a successful conviction record as an online undercover investigator. She also orchestrated law enforcement and Board of Education collaboration in an effort to educate children against potential online threats. She was a Board Member of Central Alabama Crime Stoppers, and a previous ICAC Task Force member who worked alongside the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, FBI, Alabama Attorney General’s Office, and HSI. Amanda’s knowledge quest includes participation in training events with the National White Collar Crime Center, the National Computer Forensic Institute, and the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists. She is a graduate of Troy University with a Bachelor in Science in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Digital Forensics.

9/28/2022 4:15 PM

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• Jason Jordaan
  South Africa, Digital Forensics, Incident Response, and Cyber Crime Investigation Specialist I am a passionate Digital Forensics, Incident Response, eDiscovery, and Cyber Crime Investigation professional that strongly believes in finding the facts and solving problems, that often have a very real human cost. I served for 18 years in law enforcement as a detective and digital forensics examiner, before moving into the private sector, which has allowed me to continue making a difference in a bigger operational area.

9/28/2022 4:15 PM

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• Scott Johnson - Principal Solutions Consultant
  Scott served 25 years with the New Jersey State Police where he was among the first members of the new High Technology Crimes Unit, eventually moving on to establish a dedicated Cyber Crime unit focused on fraud and information security related crimes. He retired as a Lieutenant detailed to the FBI as the Deputy Laboratory Directory for the New Jersey Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory. Following retirement, he was hired to establish a digital forensics laboratory for a large accounting firm, served as Director for Incident Response and Investigations at Prudential Financial and then transitioned to Nuix USG as a Principal Solutions Consultant, where he remains today.

9/28/2022 5:30 PM

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• Lesley Carhart - Director of Incident Response
  Lesley Carhart is the Director of Incident Response for North America at the industrial cybersecurity company Dragos, Inc., leading response to and proactively hunting for threats in customers’ ICS environments. Prior to joining Dragos, Lesley was the incident response team lead at Motorola Solutions. Following four years as a Principal Incident Responder for Dragos, Lesley now manages a team of incident response and digital forensics professionals across North America who perform investigations of commodity, targeted, and insider threat cases in industrial networks. Lesley is also a certified instructor and curriculum developer for Dragos’ incident response and threat hunting courses. Lesley is honored to be retired from the United States Air Force Reserves, and to have received recognition such as “DEF CON Hacker of the Year”, “SANS Difference Maker”, and “Power Player” from SC Magazine.

9/29/2022 10:00 AM

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• Nicholas Dubois

9/29/2022 10:30 AM

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• Robert Schmicker - Co-Founder and CSO
  Robert Schmicker is Co-Founder and CSO of Raven Works LLC, specializing in reverse engineering, forensic examination, and exploit development/modification of mobile and embedded systems. Robert applies his expertise to develop boutique embedded system and UAS solutions for various national defense customers. Prior to Raven Works, Robert was a senior cybersecurity engineer at The MITRE Corporation reverse engineering and decrypting mobile chat application data, providing cyber operation support, aiding law enforcement and seizure of cryptocurrency. Robert holds a Masters degree from Johns Hopkins in Cybersecurity and a Bachelors in Computer Science from the University of New Haven. Robert has presented at DFRWS and AAFS.

9/29/2022 10:30 AM

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• Michael Ciesliga
  Michael Ciesliga is the Sales Director in North and South America for Micro Focus LEMA (Law Enforcement Media Analysis), one of the leading AI technology platforms in the world. Prior to joining Micro Focus, Michael was a police officer for 15 years, 12 of which were spent working local, regional and international drug trafficking and money laundering investigations. Michael was assigned to an International Investigation Team while assigned to the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Task Force Officer. Michael worked closely with the Special Operations Division and law enforcement counterparts from Guatemala, Mexico, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland and Australia. Michael is also certified as an Expert Witness in drug trafficking in multiple courts of law. In addition to being the Sales Leader for LEMA, Michael also assists Micro Focus’s Research and Development team to help create the next generation of law enforcement investigative software, using Micro Focus’s cutting edge AI and ML analytic tool, IDOL. Michael holds a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from Adrian College, where he played NCAA Division III football.

9/29/2022 10:30 AM

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• Victor De La Pena
  As part of the OpenText Solutions Consulting team, Victor is a key contributor to helping digital forensics customers solve real-world digital forensic investigation problems. Victor engages with customers and prospects to understand their current architectural landscape, processes, environments and ecosystems. He helps customers understand how and why the capabilities offered by EnCase Forensic, EnCase Mobile Investigator and Tableau Forensic solutions will help them conduct more reliable and efficient investigations. Prior to joining the OpenText SC team, Victor worked at the Customer Support Help Desk, in Systems Administration and in Technical Support. This experience helps Victor bring a deep, hands-on understanding of the challenges customers face to his solutions consultant role. When Victor is not helping solve customer problems, he is actively involved in after-school activities with his kids. Victor’s idea of a perfect evening is enjoying a nice surf and turf meal and kicking back with a glass of whiskey and a cigar by an open fire.

9/29/2022 10:30 AM

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• Russel Chubon
  Task Force Agent Russell Chubon has more than 25 years of experience as police officer and detective and joined the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office as a senior detective. He is assigned to the REACT Task Force located in the San Francisco Bay Area which specializes in investigating complex technology and internet-based crimes. Detective Chubon holds a master’s degree in criminal justice from San Jose State University and is a United States Air Force veteran as an aircrew member on C141 Starlifter and KC10 Extender aircraft.

9/29/2022 11:15 AM

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• Jessica Hyde - Founder/Owner - Hexordia

9/29/2022 1:00 PM

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• Justin Tolman - Forensic Subject Matter Expert
  Justin Tolman is the Forensic Subject Matter Expert at Exterro. He was formerly the Director of Training for North America at AccessData prior to and after the acquisition by Exterro. Justin has been developing written and video programs and training AccessData clients worldwide for almost 6 years. He also consults with clients on investigations and problems related to forensic issues and procedures. In his new role, Justin will be creating content related to forensic processes, technologies, and workflows, including those related to Forensic Toolkit (FTK). He will also interface with forensic professionals’ industry-wide to produce better tools and workflows that will help investigators be more successful in their work. Prior to working for AccessData, Justin worked as a Computer Forensic Specialist for the state of Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigations. Justin has a master’s degree in Cyber Forensics from Purdue University and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Technology from Brigham Young University—Idaho.

9/29/2022 1:00 PM

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• Bob Brown - CEO

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• Cynthia Hetherington - Founder and President
  Cynthia Hetherington, MLS, MSM, CFE, CII is the founder and president of Hetherington Group, a cyber investigations consulting, publishing, and training firm. With over two decades of expertise, Ms. Hetherington is a leader in due diligence, corporate intelligence, and cyber investigations. She is the author of three books on conducting cyber investigations and annually trains over 7,200 investigators, security professionals, attorneys, accountants, auditors, military intelligence professionals, and federal, state, and local agencies on best practices. She shares her expertise in this increasingly data-intensive, cyber focused-world through the publication of an industry newsletter, an online blog, and by hosting the annual OSMOSIS Conference. Ms. Hetherington leads national and international investigations in corporate due diligence and fraud, personal asset recovery, and background checks. With a specialization in the financial, pharmaceutical, and telecommunications industries, her cyber investigations have recovered millions of dollars in high profile corruption cases—assisting on the investigations of the top two Ponzi cases in United States history. Ms. Hetherington shares her experiences and expertise as a keynote speaker and contributor at women-focused technology events and conferences across the U.S. She is an active member in the Women in Security Forum, the Women’s President Organization, and collaborates with The National Center for Women and Information Technology on drawing young girls into the field. Ms. Hetherington serves as a lecturer and mentor to CybHER.org and RocketGirls at CyberSpace Camps held at the Kennedy Space Center. In 2021, Ontic Center for Protective Intelligence honored Ms. Hetherington with the Protective Intelligence Pioneer Award. In 2019, she was honored with the Enterprising Woman of the Year Award by Enterprising Women Magazine and the CybHER Warrior Award by Dakota State University Madison Cyber Labs. Also in 2019, she was shortlisted for the coveted Women in IT New York’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award and named a finalist in the esteemed Ernst & Young LLP New Jersey Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Ms. Hetherington is a recipient of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ James Baker Speaker of the Year Award.

9/29/2022 2:30 PM

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• Jesse Spangenberger - Senior Security Developer
  Jesse Spangenberger has 20 years of information technology experience expanding government, military and civilian work; 20 years of military experience; and Iraq and Afgan war veteran. Currently, he works for Arctic Wolf Labs developing and implementing network detections across a wide range of complex environments. Jesse holds degrees in Cyber Security, Electronic Repair, and a Master's in Digital Forensics Science from Champlain College.

9/29/2022 2:30 PM

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• Bertram Lyons
  Bertram Lyons has over 20 years of experience in digital assets and data, specializing in the acquisition, management, and preservations of evidential, documentary, research, and other critical data types. Bert’s extensive experience include previous roles at the Library of Congress as well as projects for organizations including the FBI, Smithsonian Institute, HBO, Paramount Pictures, Facebook and Spotify. Bert is an Associate Member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) and an active member of the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE). He has received certification from the Academy of Certified Archivists and is a graduate of the Archives Leadership Institute. He holds an MA in museum studies with a focus in American studies and archival theory from the University of Kansas.
• Brandon Epstein - Adjunct Professor
  Brandon Epstein has served in law enforcement since 2007 and has been a digital forensic examiner since 2014. Brandon holds a Master of Science degree in Recording Arts – Emphasis Media Forensics and is a Certified Forensic Video Analyst (CFVA) and Certified Forensic Video Examiner (CFVE). He is the chair of the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence and is a member of the IAI’s Forensic Video Certification board, IACP Cybercrime and Digital Evidence committee, the American Academy of Forensic Science, and the NIST/OSAC Video/Imaging Technology and Analysis Subcommittee. Brandon is an adjunct professor in the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Forensic Science Program and regularly provides digital forensic instruction to local, state, and federal law enforcement officers nationwide and internationally.

9/29/2022 2:30 PM

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• Thomas Yohannan - VP, Enterprise Client Relations
  Risk [Cyberinsurance | Security | Forensics | Law] I live where technology meets business and law. As an attorney with sales & technical partnerships skills, I focus on security, forensics and law (with a pinch of cyberinsurance). My passion for bringing products & services to market through a mix of strategy, research analysis and an understanding of risk and regulatory frameworks for high touch verticals helps enterprises companies succeed. From early stage tech firms (Cvent), to international leaders (UBS & Goldman Sachs) and industry giants (Cisco & Aon), I have been fortunate to spend my career crafting messages and growing bottom lines for some of the world's best IT solutions corporations. Education: USC J.D. | NYU M.B.A | Binghamton Univ. B.A.

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• Andy Lister - Managing Director
  Andy Lister had a military career spanning nearly 20 years, including 10 years in UK Special Forces. He has vast experience of the full spectrum of direct and sensitive operations. He has been commended by SO15 Command, and other agencies, for his contribution to counter-terror policing and Sensitive Site Exploitation (SSE) development. He spent the last four years in his government role as the organisational lead for Digital Media Exploitation (DOMEX) capability including conventional overt and covert forensics. Nearing a further decade of commercial experience, Andy rapidly moved from special projects to Business Development Director and is now leading the great team at Detego Global as Managing Director.
• CJ Hamidi - Director of Business Development
  C.J Hamidi, Director of Business Development for Detego in North America, has over two decades of experience in delivering tailored software solutions for customers in the law enforcement, military and corporate spheres. CJ works closely with customers to understand their pain-points and with Detego's team to deliver unique solutions that help address them.
• Mike Bates - Sales Engineer
  Mike Bates is Detego Global's Sales Engineer for North America. Bringing close to 30 years of experience in law enforcement, his last post was as a Sergeant supervising a detective unit. Mike headed a team of investigators carrying out digital forensics investigations to uncover evidence in order to solve homicide investigations. Following his retirement, Mike ran his own Digital Forensics company before joining Detego Global.

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• Devon Ackerman - Regional Managing Director
  Devon Ackerman is Kroll Cyber's North America Practice Lead and Head of Incident Response services. His background is as a hands-on digital forensic and incident response investigator engaged by Clients and Law Firms globally to consult on matters ranging from corporate espionage to network intrusions to ransomware to data breaches. He draws extensive experience in the investigation and remediation of cyber-related threats, trends and tactics from his prior career with the FBI, but also from involvement in Kroll's nearly 3,000 annual investigations. Devon founded and manages AboutDFIR.com, one of the internet's leading Digital Forensic and Incident Response repositories of related knowledge and information sharing.

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• Amanda Mahan - Director of Training
  Amanda joined the Oxygen Forensics, Inc. Training team in 2018 and is currently the Director of Training. Before her Oxygen career, Amanda specialized in mobile forensics and data analysis for Autauga County Sheriff’s Office in Prattville, Alabama. In that role, Amanda built extensive experience and a successful conviction record as an online undercover investigator. She also orchestrated law enforcement and Board of Education collaboration in an effort to educate children against potential online threats. She was a Board Member of Central Alabama Crime Stoppers, and a previous ICAC Task Force member who worked alongside the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, FBI, Alabama Attorney General’s Office, and HSI. Amanda’s knowledge quest includes participation in training events with the National White Collar Crime Center, the National Computer Forensic Institute, and the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists. She is a graduate of Troy University with a Bachelor in Science in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Digital Forensics.

9/29/2022 4:00 PM

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• Matt Danner - Founder
  Matt Danner is the Founder of Monolith Forensics and the creator/developer of Monolith, a case and evidence management platform for digital forensics teams. Prior to Monolith, Matt spent 10 years as a digital forensics professional and has worked for various public and private organizations.

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• Anthony Reyes - Managing Director
  Anthony is a former Detective of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) Computer Crimes Unit. He responded to and led investigations on numerous complex cases on behalf of the NYPD. Anthony's specific areas of focus include Cybersecurity risk management assessments and audits, incident response, digital forensics, cyber terrorism, data encryption, malware detection, cybersecurity, intellectual property theft, and financial crimes. He assisted in one of the largest intellectual property theft cases committed by foreign nationals in U.S. history.

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• Danielle Ponce de Leon
• Jessica Hyde - Founder
  Jessica is the founder of Hexordia and Adjunct Professor at GMU. She’s involved in community efforts including HTCIA, Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary, DFIR Review, Cyber Sleuths Lab, SWGDE, OSAC, & FSI: Digital Investigations. Previous employment includes Magnet Forensics, Basis Technology, EY, American Systems, and proud veteran of the Marine Corps.
• Romy Haas - Crime Analysts
  Romy Haas and Danielle Ponce de Leon are crime analysts at the Homicide Bureau on a large Southern California based law enforcement agency, and have over 30 years of service combined. For over ten years each, Romy and Danielle have provided investigative support in hundreds of homicide, missing person, and fugitive apprehension cases. Their work for Homicide Bureau allowed them to develop an expertise in the areas cell phone activity analysis and mapping, social media, and Google data analysis. They have testified as expert witnesses in over 60 murder trials and preliminary hearings. They introduced the Google reverse location search warrant their Homicide Bureau, and work tirelessly to keep the bureau up-to-date on ever changing digital evidence technology. Romy and Danielle have taught classes on digital evidence for detectives, and have presented at trainings and international conferences for crime analysts and homicide detectives on cell phone analysis, Google data analysis, and courtroom testimony. They have each received several awards and commendations for their hard work and dedication. Recently, Romy and Danielle have started their own law enforcement training company, R & D Investigative Support. At this time, they offer an 8-hour Google for Law Enforcement class. They will be offering a Cell Phone Investigations training in the near future.

9/30/2022 9:00 AM

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• Michael Ciesliga - Sales Director
  Michael Ciesliga is the Sales Director in North and South America for Micro Focus LEMA (Law Enforcement Media Analysis), one of the leading AI technology platforms in the world. Prior to joining Micro Focus, Michael was a police officer for 15 years, 12 of which were spent working local, regional and international drug trafficking and money laundering investigations. Michael was assigned to an International Investigation Team while assigned to the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Task Force Officer. Michael worked closely with the Special Operations Division and law enforcement counterparts from Guatemala, Mexico, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland and Australia. Michael is also certified as an Expert Witness in drug trafficking in multiple courts of law. In addition to being the Sales Leader for LEMA, Michael also assists Micro Focus’s Research and Development team to help create the next generation of law enforcement investigative software, using Micro Focus’s cutting edge AI and ML analytic tool, IDOL. Michael holds a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from Adrian College, where he played NCAA Division III football.

9/30/2022 9:00 AM

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• Christian Lees - Chief Technology Officer
  Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Resecurity, Inc. Lees brings over 35 years of experience in the cybersecurity and information technology (IT) industry, with a proven track record of building technology for vulnerability assessment, intrusion detection, network security and DDoS mitigation at Trustwave, Level 3, MCI and IBM. Before joining Resecurity, Lees served as the CTO for InfoArmor, Inc. (acquired by AllState) for 12 years and most recently served as the CTO for Vigilante ATI (acquired by ZeroFox).
• Selene Giupponi - Managing Director
  Selene holds a University Degree in Computer Engineering (University of Rome "La Sapienza", 2008), then she post-graduated in Computer Forensics & Digital Investigations (University of Camerino, 2009) along with the Ministry of Interiors (Italian Postal and Communications Police). Since 2008 she is a member of the Engineers Association in the Latina Province, and in 2009 she became member of its ICT Board of Directors. In 2012 she was among the core founders the Security Brokers. She operates as Witness Expert for the Digital & Mobile Forensics subject since 2008 (Technical Assessor at Civil Court and Criminal Court), working on domestic and international cases, and investigations.

9/30/2022 9:00 AM

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• Ilia Lvovsky - Senior Computer Forensics Investigator
  Data Recovery and Digital Forensics specialist with over 15 years of experience in private and federal sectors. Sr. Specialist, Digital Forensics at Bell Canada, full-time digital forensics Instructor with BCIT – Digital Forensics and Cyber Security program and President of HTCIA West Canada chapter. Ilia took part in large-scale investigations and joint operations on the federal level as part of the Canada Revenue criminal investigations division and worked with private clients from around the globe. Specializes in civil and criminal digital forensics investigations, data recovery and extraction from severely failed digital devices.

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• Brian Carrier - CTO
  As CTO at BasisTech, Brian Carrier leads the Cyber Triage digital forensics team, which builds software for incident response, digital forensics, and custom mission needs. He is the author of the book, File System Forensic Analysis—used as a textbook in many college-level forensics classes—and developer of several open-source digital forensics analysis tools, including The Sleuth Kit and Autopsy. Brian is an active practitioner in the field of digital forensics and continues to develop new techniques for incident response and forensics. He implements his broad and deep practical experience in open source software, which makes that knowledge available to incident response and law enforcement professionals, saving them time in the field. Brian has a Ph.D. in computer science from Purdue University and worked previously for @stake as a research scientist and the technical lead for their digital forensics lab and incident response team. Brian is the chairperson for the Open Source Digital Forensics Conference (OSDFCon). Besides OSDFCon, Brian has spoken at conferences including DOD Cyber Crime Conference (as keynote speaker), High Tech Crime Investigators Association (HTCIA), Digital Forensics Research Workshop (DFRWS), American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), National Cyber Crime Conference (NCCC), and Techno Security.

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• Kim Bradley - Forensic Consultant
  Kim Bradley retired from the Commonwealth of Kentucky where she worked the last nine years of her career as a Forensic Computer Examiner with the Kentucky State Police (KSP). Her state service before moving into digital forensics included positions in software development and database management. In addition to holding several certifications, Kim has degrees in Early Childhood Education, Computer Science and a Master of Science degree in Digital Forensic Science from Champlain College.

9/30/2022 10:30 AM

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• Victor De La Pena

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• Herbert Joe
  Managing Partner Herbert Joe, M.A., J.D., LL.M., B.C.F.E., C.F.C., D.A.B.F.E., D.A.B.L.E.E., F.A.C.F.E. Attorney Joe has 5 degrees, including 3 science degrees (B.S., M.A., M.S.) and 2 law degrees (J.D., LL.M.). His 34-year involvement in the area of forensic audio/video includes expert testimony in state and Federal courts in civil and criminal cases throughout the U.S., as well as overseas, giving regional, national and international (many CLE-approved) presentations, conducting research and authoring peer-reviewed publications and being interviewed or consulted with by various news and entertainment entities domestically and overseas.

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• Chester Hosmer - Assistant Professor of Practice
  Chet serves as an Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona in the Cyber Operations program where he is teaching and researching the application of Python and Machine Learning to advanced digital investigation challenges. Chet is also the founder of Python Forensics, Inc. a non-profit organization focused on the collaborative development of open-source investigative technologies using Python and other popular scripting languages. Chet has made numerous appearances to discuss emerging cyber threats including NPR, ABC News, Forbes, IEEE, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Government Computer News, Salon.com and Wired Magazine. He has 7 published books with Elsevier and Apress.

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• Justin Tolman - Forensic Subject Matter Expert
  Justin Tolman is the Forensic Subject Matter Expert at Exterro. He was formerly the Director of Training for North America at AccessData prior to and after the acquisition by Exterro. Justin has been developing written and video programs and training AccessData clients worldwide for almost 6 years. He also consults with clients on investigations and problems related to forensic issues and procedures. In his new role, Justin will be creating content related to forensic processes, technologies, and workflows, including those related to Forensic Toolkit (FTK). He will also interface with forensic professionals’ industry-wide to produce better tools and workflows that will help investigators be more successful in their work. Prior to working for AccessData, Justin worked as a Computer Forensic Specialist for the state of Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigations. Justin has a master’s degree in Cyber Forensics from Purdue University and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Technology from Brigham Young University—Idaho.

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• Savina Gruičić
  Savina graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, where she obtained a bachelor's and master's degree in Information and Communication Technology, Information Processing profile. Savina works in INsig2 as a senior consultant in the digital forensics department and is a certified EnCase, Oxygen, MCFE, CHFI, and CCME examiner, where she is primarily responsible for forensic training and client education and also for support during demanding and complicated investigations. Savina was involved in equipping and setting up several digital forensics laboratories. She has excellent knowledge of forensic tools and great experience with consulting in digital forensics investigations.

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• Keven Hendricks - Detective
  Keven Hendricks is the founder of the Ubivis Project (UbivisProject.org / StopDarkwebDrugs.com). Serving in law enforcement since 2007, Keven has been on the front line of combating cybercrime since 2014, being a member of an Internet Crimes Against Children FBI Task Force from 2014 to 2018, and a member of a DEA cybercrimes Task Force from 2018 to 2021. He is a published author with the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin on VoIP investigations as well as an instructor on dark web and cyber crimes for Street Cop Training and Federal Resources. He is an 3CE and 3CI by the NW3C, CCI by the Blockchain Intelligence Group, and is recognized as a Subject Matter Expert in the field through the CSIAC and previously presented at OSMOSISCon 2021

9/30/2022 2:00 PM

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• Richard Frawley
  Richard Frawley is the Director of Training with ADF Solutions and is responsible for all training content globally. Richard started with ADF in 2016 as a Digital Forensic Specialist and quickly took charge of creating the content to build confidence in the use of the ADF suite of tools. Richard has successfully transformed the in-person classes of old to a dynamic online and virtual experience. Richard spent 22 years in Law Enforcement as a a Certified Forensic Computer Examiner and Cybercrime investigator before retiring and joining ADF Solutions

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