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WiCyS Delaware Valley Affiliate | NICE Conference & Expo 2026

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iCyS is proud to partner with the NICE Conference & Expo in Philadelphia. Connect with the local affiliate, WiCyS Delaware Valley, on-site. This year’s theme, 'From Foundations to the Future: Transforming the Cybersecurity Workforce', honors historical roots while looking boldly ahead. The event highlights ongoing workforce development and the connection be…

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30Voices
1Underwriters
0Exhibitors
0On the bill · sessions
25Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at WiCyS, in alphabetical order.
Bill Newhouse
Cybersecurity Engineer & Project Lead · NIST
Brian Hansen
Chief Security Officer Americas · Mastercard
Bridget Chan
Fellow · New America
Christina Morillo
Senior Director of Information Security · New York Football Giants
Donald McFarlane
Lead Technical & Strategic Advisor, Office of the CISO · Microsoft
Dr. Aunshul Rege
Professor · Temple University
Dr. Barrett Haga
Senior Advisor · U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
Dr. Brian Fonseca
Vice Provost for Defense & National Security Research · FIU
Dr. Calvin Nobles
Portfolio Vice President / Dean, School of Cybersecurity and IT · University of Maryland Global Campus
Dr. Colin Soutar
Global Quantum Cyber Readiness Leader · Deloitte
Dr. Donavon Johnson
Associate Professor · FIU
Eric Amador
Creator of PQC Today · Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration Hub
Errol Weiss
Chief Security Officer · Health-ISAC
Hila Hanif
Principal, Cybersecurity Public Policy · Amazon Web Services
Jayati Dev
Researcher · Comcast
Jessica Hoffman
Deputy CISO · City of Philadelphia
Julie Haney
Computer Scientist & Human-Centered Cybersecurity Researcher · NIST
Karen Wetzel
NICE Director and Lead, NICE Framework · NIST
Kerry-Ann Barrett
Chief of Section, Cybersecurity Section · Organization of American States
Leanne Sperry
CREST International
Madison Slater
Director of Cybersecurity · Tepper Sports and Entertainment
Matthew Isnor
Chief, Cyber Workforce Development · DoW, Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)

— and 8 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
JHConference Bag Sponsor
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 25 companies, parsed from the program.

25 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
24Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

50% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite723%
  • Founder / Owner13%
  • VP-level27%
  • Director / Head of517%
  • Manager / Lead27%
  • Engineer · IC13%
  • Research / Science27%
  • Marketing / Brand13%
  • Advisor / Investor13%
  • Other roles827%

Of 30 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01NIST4V
  2. 02FIU3V
  3. 03JHSp·C
  4. 04City of Philadelphia2V
  5. 05Apogee Global RMS1V
  6. 06AWS1V
  7. 07Comcast1V
  8. 08CompTIA1V
  9. 09CREST International1V
  10. 10Deloitte1V
  11. 11DoW, Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)1V
  12. 12Health-ISAC1V
  13. 13ICTC-CTIC1V
  14. 14Mastercard1V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
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