Keynote Speakers

This year's speakers arrived at some of the information security industry's most provocative insights and led some of its boldest initiatives. For more specific information on each speaker's presentation, please check the detailed agenda.

	The Cryptographers Panel Moderated by Burt Kaliski, Chief Scientist, RSA, The Security Division of EMC Confirmed Panelists: Whitfield Diffie, Chief Security Officer, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Adi Shamir, Professor, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. For many years this panel has emphasized the importance of building in security, a trend happily seen in the increased focus on data encryption among IT companies. There has been relatively less discussion lately on who will hold the encryption keys – a particularly important question due to the globalization of the IT market. Are the crypto wars of the 1990's coming back? Can we achieve universal data encryption – without universal key escrow? Join the panel for a dialogue a return visit to this controversial topic.
	Pandora's Box: Youth and the Internet Moderator: David Kirkpatrick Confirmed Panelists: Dr. Sharon Cooper, CEO of Developmental and Forensic Pediatrics, PA, Chris Kelly, Chief Privacy Officer, Facebook, Drew Oosterbaan, Senior Executive Service position of Chief of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Kevin Poulsen, Senior Editor, Wired News. The Internet has become such a vital part of our culture that it is difficult to imagine how we ever functioned without it. There are generations of youth who have never known what life was like before the Internet and all that it brings: collaboration, convenience, commerce, communication, and research. But the Internet has also opened up a Pandora's Box for youth. In a recent study, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) found that youth is increasingly exposed to unwanted pornography and online harassment and cyber-bullying. What will this mean for our future? What can we do as information security professionals to protect the next generation and our families? This panel of experts will share their insights into investigating and preventing these types of abuses.
	Truth, Lies and Perceptions Featuring "Phish or No Phish" LIVE! Moderator: Herbert Thompson, Chief Security Strategist, Security Innovation Panelists: David Sigel, Director of Account Management, Fallon Minneapolis, Howard Schmidt, President & CEO, R & H Security Consulting LLC; Former White House Cyber Security Advisor Banks actively advertise identity theft protection. Copier companies market keeping internal documents safe. Internet service providers compete on the strength of their virus protection. Welcome to the new world of the security discriminating consumer, where perceptions of safety and security are driving how dollars are spent. During a special audience-interactive panel session, you'll learn more about the subtle psychology of "trust" and the changing cultural perception of security. You will also be challenged to match wits against some of the most intriguing scams - successfully navigate murky "phish" filled waters, and your group could be crowned champions.
	Town Hall Meeting Identity Theft and Cyber-crime: Where Thieves, Victims, Industry and Government Intersect Featuring Ms. Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission Join The Business Software Alliance (BSA) for a timely and informative discussion featuring Ms. Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission and co-chair of the President's ID Theft Task Force, and other leaders from government and law enforcement. They will discuss how government, industry and the public can work together to fight identity theft and on-line fraud and fix your information in-security!
	Town Hall Meeting A Conversation with Greg Garcia, America's first Assistant Secretary for Cyber Security and Telecommunications Join this interactive discussion with Assistant Secretary Garcia. Hear his vision for safeguarding America's cyber and telecommunications infrastructure, and share your thoughts on how we can collectively address the evolving cyber and telecommunications risks we face. Read the remarks from Assistant Secretary Garcia at RSA Conference 2007
	Art Coviello Executive Vice President, EMC & President, RSA, The Security Division of EMC Art Coviello is responsible for RSA's strategy and day-to-day operations as it delivers EMC's global vision of information-centric security. Mr. Coviello was Chief Executive Officer of RSA Security prior to its acquisition by EMC in 2006. He joined the company in 1995 and was a driving force in its rapid growth, increasing revenue from $25 million in 1995 to more than $310 million in 2005. Under his stewardship, RSA Security became acknowledged as the de facto standard for two-factor authentication and encryption, and as a leader in identity and access management.
	Larry Ellison Chief Executive Officer, Oracle Corporation Lawrence J. Ellison has been Oracle's Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors since he co-founded the company in June 1977. Mr. Ellison served as Chairman of the Board from May 1990 until October 1992 and from May 1995 until January 2004. He served as President from May 1978 to July 1996. Mr. Ellison has been a member of the Executive Committee since December 1985.
	Ze Frank Conference Moderator Ze Frank brings audiences an experience they will never forget, a truly entertaining and yet insightful look at how technology and creativity intersect, especially on the web, marketing and new forms of media. Ze has unique experience doing new media design and marketing for important customers, helping them understand viral marketing and the contagious media in which it takes place, and to think about creative development in general. He also teaches a graduate course on The Creative Act at New York University.
	Bill Gates Chairman of the Board, Microsoft Corporation William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Under Gates' leadership, Microsoft's mission has been to continually advance and improve software technology, and to make it easier, more cost-effective and more enjoyable for people to use computers.
	Gene Hodges Chief Executive Officer, Websense, Inc. Gene Hodges is CEO of Websense, Inc. He joined the company in early 2006 to drive the organization's growth, set the strategic vision, and manage global operations. Previously, Hodges was president of McAfee, Inc. Under Mr. Hodges' direction, McAfee posted significant growth and dramatically improved profits by focusing on technology leadership and excelling in channel execution.
	Tom Kelley General Manager, IDEO Tom Kelley knows how to foster a culture of creativity and develop processes for continuous innovation. Tom is the general manager of IDEO, the widely admired design and development firm that brought us the Apple mouse, the Palm V and hundreds of other cutting edge products and services. His widely acclaimed books, "The Art of Innovation," and "The Ten Faces of Innovation" reveal strategies, ideas, and invaluable tools for teamwork, product creation, and successful management skills.
	David Kirkpatrick Senior Editor for Internet and Technology, FORTUNE David Kirkpatrick specializes in the computer and technology industries, as well as in the impact of the Internet on business and society. His Fast Forward column appears weekly on fortune.com, CNNMoney.com and through free e-mail subscription. He has also spearheaded the development of Brainstorm, a multi-disciplinary conference which brings together global leaders from business, technology, government, NGOs, and other fields to interact and discuss the future.
	Ray Kurzweil Ray Kurzweil was the principal developer of the first CCD flat-bed scanner, the first omni-font optical character recognition, the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind, the first text-to-speech synthesizer, the first music synthesizer capable of recreating the grand piano and other orchestral instruments, and the first commercially marketed large-vocabulary speech recognition. He has received thirteen honorary Doctorates and honors from three U.S. presidents.
	Craig Mundie Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft Corporation Craig Mundie works closely with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates to assume responsibility for the company's research and incubation efforts. Mundie also partners with General Counsel Brad Smith to guide Microsoft's intellectual property and technology policy efforts. Mundie previously worked to develop comprehensive technical, business and policy strategies for Microsoft on a global scale. In addition, he worked with government and business leaders in Washington, D.C., and across the globe to address the technology and policy issues of security, privacy, telecommunications regulation, intellectual property and software procurement standards.
	Thomas Noonan General Manager, IBM Internet Security Systems Thomas Noonan is General Manager of IBM Internet Security Systems, the leading security company protecting global enterprises and world governments against Internet threats. Under Noonan's leadership, ISS revenue soared from $250,000 dollars to over $250 million dollars in just 10 years. Mr. Noonan also serves on President Bush's National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC).
	General Colin Powell Former Secretary of State One of the most admired men in America, General Colin Powell has been a leader for most of his life, having led troops as both a military leader, as chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff and as Secretary of State. But Gen. Powell believes a leader is more than just his or her title. Drawing on examples garnered from experience as both a leader on the world stage and as eyewitness to leadership in action, Gen. Powell illustrates for audiences precisely what it takes to be a leader, providing strategies for "taking charge" during times of great change and great crises. Gen. Powell demonstrates how to remain focused, take responsibility and work towards improving processes, organizations and people.
	Stratton Sclavos Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, VeriSign, Inc. Stratton Sclavos, Chairman, President and CEO of VeriSign, leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services that enable and protect the Internet and telecommunications networks, joined the company as one of its first employees in 1995. Mr. Sclavos has helped establish VeriSign as a global corporation relied upon every day by millions of consumers and businesses as they interact on the world's voice and data networks.
	Brian Smith Chief Architect, 3Com Corporation Brian Smith is Chief Architect for 3Com Corporation. Previously, he was a founder of TippingPoint, where he served as Chief Architect. Prior to TippingPoint, Dr. Smith received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley in 1994, and was the Xerox Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University until 1998. He is the author of 18 journal and book articles, 12 patents, and is a fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan foundation.
	John Swainson Chief Executive Officer, CA John Swainson is president and chief executive officer of CA, Inc. and serves on the company's Board of Directors. Under John's leadership, CA has taken the lead in a maturing and evolving IT marketplace, focusing on its core strengths in systems, networks, security and storage management for the enterprise. John has leveraged CA's deep expertise and broad product portfolio to define a unique vision, Enterprise IT Management (EITM), to unify and simplify the management of IT across the enterprise.
	John Thompson Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Symantec Corporation John W. Thompson is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Symantec Corporation. Under Mr. Thompson's leadership, Symantec has grown from a small consumer software publisher to the market leader for security and availability solutions to help customers manage their rapidly growing digital assets.
	Joe Tucci Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, EMC Corporation Since becoming CEO in 2001, Tucci has led EMC through a period of dramatic revitalization, continued market share gains, and sustained double-digit growth, transforming EMC into the world’s leading provider of information infrastructure products, solutions and services.