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DONOVAN FARROW

CISO – Chief Information Security Officer

He brings over twenty years of experience working for Schlumberger Oilfield Services, Loves Travel Stops, Chesapeake Energy and NTT Security in the fields of Information Technology, Information Security, Digital Forensics, and Incident Response. He has provided digital forensic analysis in over 2,100 court cases, 160 Incident Response engagements, 250 penetration tests, appointed Special Master by the Court, sits on the OCCC Advisory Board, and he is ACE, PCE,CCE and GCFA certified. Mr. Farrow was awarded the “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” Award at the Tulsa Small Business Summit and Awards Ceremony in 2018.

TONY ZIRNOON

Strategic Advisor

Tony is a trusted advisor to cybersecurity startups, incubators, and accelerators in Silicon Valley with extensive experience defining growth strategies and building and nurturing successful Strategic Partnerships and Technical Alliances.

Tony has proven track record defining security strategies, OEM and GTM plans while exceeding goals as security sales overlay leader, delivering solutions and consulting services across key industry vertical Financial Services, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Medical Devices, Cloud Services, and IoT. He has in-depth cybersecurity domain expertise driving security risk assessments, Data Protection and DLP, GRC, CASB, Enterprise and Cloud security architecture, go-to-market strategy, sales enablement, technology alliance integration & business development for emerging cybersecurity startups as well as Fortune 500 IT technology and security solution providers.”

BRET HARTMAN

Security Expert

Bret Hartman has over thirty years of experience building information security solutions for major enterprises. His expertise includes cloud, virtualization, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web Services security, policy development and management, and security modeling and analysis. Mr. Hartman has spoken at dozens of security and privacy industry events and is a recognized authority on distributed systems security.

As Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Bret Hartman was responsible for defining the corporate security technology strategy for Cisco, as implemented by the Security Business Group. Prior to Cisco, Bret Hartman was Chief Technology Officer of RSA and an EMC Fellow, where he defined the security technology strategy for EMC. This strategy drove the acquisitions of RSA Security, Network Intelligence, Tablus, Archer, and NetWitness; and the creation of RSA, the Security Division of EMC, now generating $1B of revenue.

Bret Hartman’s previous roles include Director of Technical Services for SOA Appliances at IBM Corporation; Vice President of Technology Solutions at DataPower Technology Inc. (acquired by IBM); Chief Technology Officer at Quadrasis Security (Hitachi Computer Products); Vice President, e-Security Services and Chief Security Architect at Concept Five Technology; President and Co-Founder of BlackWatch Technology Inc; and Director of Information Security at Odyssey Research Associates. Mr. Hartman began his distinguished career as a U.S. Air Force officer assigned to the U.S. National Security Agency. At the U.S. National Security Agency Mr. Hartman helped to create the “DoD Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria” (Orange Book). Mr. Hartman was a co-author of Object Management Group’s CORBA Security specification and co-edited the Security Scenarios document produced by the WS-I Basic Security Profile Working Group. Mr. Hartman also co-authored “Mastering Web Services Security” (Wiley 2003), “Enterprise Security with EJB and CORBA” (Wiley 2001), and US patent 6,807,636: “Methods and Apparatus for Facilitating Security in a Network”.

Bret Hartman holds a B.S. in Computer Science & Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland.

CYNTHIA BLANCHARD

Co-Founder/President of HeraSoft

Noted business leader, entrepreneur, author and artist

• Co-founder of Anthem Vault and board member, Anthem Holding Company
• Formerly owned Harry Max Music Publishing Company
• Authored the novel Humanville and sang background vocals on numerous albums, including for Reba McEntire and Mindy McCready
• Bachelor of Science from Oklahoma State University and master’s studies in Arts Administration

CRAIG ALAN BRAND, ESQ.

Special Cyber & Legal Counsel HeraSoft/Hercules

30+ Year Global Legal and Policy Expert With Disciplines Surrounding All Aspects Of Crypto-Currencies, Cyber-Security, AI, Robotics, Blockchain and Other Emerging Technologies

• Senior Partner at the Brand Law Firm P.A., Mystic Law, P.A., and Mystic Enterprises, Inc.
• Shareholder & Special Counsel for HeraSoft. Specializing in Crypto and Cyber laws and technologies
• Practiced within multiple State and Federal Courts throughout the USA.  Member of the Trial Bar
• Vice-President and board member, Los Sueños, Del Mar: Jaco, Costa Rica
• Former CEO of Farmacia Express, Rx, Ltd;  Florida Office of the State Attorney; Corporate Counsel for Larkin Community Hospital and its subsidiaries; Chief General Counsel for Whole Hemp Company, LLC d/ba/ Folium Biosciences and Folium Equity Holding, LLC
• Expert legal areas of practice include: Cyber-Security, Blue Gas Technologies, Crypto, Pharmaceutical, Financial/ White-collar crimes and/or torts, RICO, Regulatory practices such as FINRA, SEC, IRS, Complex Litigation and Intellectual Property laws. International Practice with heavy Trial Skills in all Courts

SHIRA RUBINOFF

Chief Strategy Officer

Recognized cybersecurity and blockchain executive/advisor/author

• Global keynote speaker and influencer who has built two cybersecurity product companies and led multiple women-in-technology efforts
• Published author (Cyber Minds – Packt Publishing) and articles on cybersecurity, blockchain and related topics
• Holds patents in areas related to the application of psychology to improve information technology and cybersecurity

UBI NETO

Chief Technology Officer

Open source software contributor and technologist enthusiast, helping companies build, scale and deliver software solutions

• Software engineer experience across gaming, banking, mobility and cybersecurity

GIL GILLIAM

Chief Customer Officer

30+ year veteran of major telecom, cable, internet and cybersecurity companies

• Early innovator in the development and launch of internet services
• Decades of technology-focused product and customer management experience
• Seasoned start-up business operations executive

AUSTIN DAVIS

Chief Revenue Officer

Expertise in building technology companies; engineering, consulting and education in digital media and blockchain technologies, energy and decarbonization; Bitcoin pioneer

• Founder of CommunityElectricity.io, Plouton Group Renewable Datacenter and Blockchain Beach and other technology ventures
• Strategic advisor to top companies such as MeWe.com and CasperLabs

LOGAN GOLEMA

Chief Innovation Officer

Provider of innovative digital solutions for platforms operating on the cutting edge of blockchain technology

• Founding CTO of Hercules protocol
• Decade-long Bitcoin and blockchain entrepreneur
• Partner of MetaverseMinds Web3 Research Accelerator & Think Tank
• Chairman and head coach, Cayman Islands Olympic Fencing Federation

JOSH GUNTER

Chief Administrative Officer

Experienced operations manager with a demonstrated history of working in the precious metals and blockchain industries

• Blockchain innovator since 2010
• 20 years of sales experience

DALE D. TAKIO

Special Cyber Projects and Business Development Advisor

Entrepreneur and senior-level sales and marketing executive with 20+ year proven track record

• Founder and CEO, Taktik Enterprises, Inc., THAT Travel Solution, LLC, THAT Travel Solution Mobile, LLC d/b/s SmartSIM USA, Circle Concepts, LLC and Circle Management, LLC
• CMO, Mystic Enterprises, Inc.
• Former senior sales director at the fastest growing company in history, Groupon, where he initiated and led the launch of Groupon Getaways in partnership with Expedia
• Former national director of sales and operations at Sysco, Inc. and Sysco Brand Ventures, where he developed a new technology division with an integrated fulfillment process leveraging real-time point of sale analytics

MARK HEATWOLE

Co-Founder and the President/Chief Operating Officer of TheraMind Services

• Formerly served as president of Priva Technologies, a technology company engaged in the design and development of a unique platform for securely accessing and transferring confidential medical records and secure computer chips
• Formerly a capital partner at Winston & Strawn, LLP, specializing in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions in high technology industries, including pharmaceuticals and medical devices
• Graduate of Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA, with a Bachelor of Arts and a Doctor of Law, specializing in banking, corporate, finance and securities law

COOPER COLLINS

CEO of Dominion Aesthetic Technologies

• Biotech hedge fund manager for Sigma Bleyzer
• Chairman of the board for Fortis BioPharma
• Formerly CEO and president of Pernix Therapeutics
• Member of YPO Houston

CHAD KOEHN

President and Founder of United Capital Management, Inc.

• Almost 30 years of investment industry experience
• Entrenched in the world’s largest barter system (Bitcoin) for the past five years
• Business Economics degree with an emphasis in accounting from Tabor College

ANTHEM BLANCHARD

Co-Founder and CEO

Entrepreneur and pioneer in utilizing public blockchain protocols to solve business problems

• Board member of Pernix Therapeutics
• Director of strategy and marketing, GoldMoney; increasing total value held from $1M to $400M
• Rare coin and bullion in his family, Blanchard & Company was once the world’s largest