Expert Guest

John Newsome – Subject Matter Expert

John is a 30-year industry veteran in IT and Cybersecurity and has worked for some of the most recognizable brands in Cybersecurity, such as Palo Alto Networks, Cisco Systems, Blue Coat (now Symantec), and Websense (now Forcepoint).

John has been a guest speaker and panelist at numerous industry events and trade shows and has served as a subject matter expert in advanced threat detection and remediation techniques.

Agenda:

1. Discussion Topics
   • Introduction of the parties
   • Business challenges related to integrating IT and OT
   • Have you integrated IT with OT?
   • Is the process still ongoing?
   • What is your endgame?
   • Does OT as an organization still exist, or has IT absorbed it?
2. Networking with Peers
3. Conclusions

Expert Guests

Bryan Gillson – Subject Matter Expert

Bryan is a cybersecurity and connected-device security expert with deep experience in technical strategy, product integration, and security solutions for complex enterprise environments. At Ordr, Inc., he works with advanced network security technologies that deliver AI-powered visibility, classification, behavioral analysis, and automated policy enforcement for IT, IoT, IoMT, and OT devices across enterprise networks. Before Ordr, Bryan led product management and business operations for encryption and information protection technologies at Symantec, managing technical integration of acquisitions such as PGP Corporation and GuardianEdge into broader security portfolios. His earlier roles included shaping technical alliances and integrations with system integrators and technology partners, enhancing interoperability of security solutions across platforms.

Across his career, Bryan has bridged technical product strategy with real-world implementation of cybersecurity controls, focusing on visibility, device behavior analysis, and automated enforcement in increasingly distributed and complex networks.

Agenda:

1. Introduction of the parties
2. General discussion regarding the topic
3. Conclusions
4. Networking with Peers

Expert Guest

Shannon Friedman – Subject Matter Expert

Shannon specializes in the industrial sector. He has over 10 years of experience in the operational technology (OT) space and has worked across various verticals. His background includes roles as a Field Service Engineer and Systems Integrator before transitioning into Solution Engineering.

More recently, Shannon has focused on OT cybersecurity and change management. He is a certified electrician specializing in industrial automation and holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Agenda:

1. Introduction of the parties
2. Discussion Topics
   • Business challenges related to integrating IT and Clinical Engineering
   • Have you integrated IT with Clinical Engineering?
   • Is the process still ongoing?
   • What is your endgame?
   • Conclusions
3. Networking with Peers

Expert Guest

Zane Blomgren – Subject Matter Expert

Zane Blomgren is an industrial cybersecurity leader focused on protecting cyber-physical and OT environments, with 20+ years of experience helping organizations strengthen security programs around the world. He currently serves as a Sales Engineer for State & Local Government and Education (SLED) at Claroty, and previously held the role of Director, Industrial Cybersecurity at Belden.

Earlier in his career, Zane spent 15 years at Tripwire in roles spanning pre-sales, post-sales professional services, and solutions leadership—work that blended building foundational controls with hands-on support after incidents began. Across sectors such as energy, transportation, and manufacturing, he’s known for bridging IT/OT priorities and translating best practices into practical, reliable security improvements.

Agenda:

1. Discussion Topics
   • Introduction of the parties
   • Business challenges related to integrating IT and OT
   • Have you integrated IT with OT?
   • Is the process still ongoing?
   • What is your endgame?
   • Does OT as an organization still exist, or has IT absorbed it?
2. Networking with Peers
3. Conclusions

Expert Guests

Harris Thomas – Subject Matter Expert

Harry Thomas is a cybersecurity leader who progressed from conducting offensive penetration tests to leading Dragos’s R&D organization, developing security features for industrial control systems, and then pioneering AI/ML-driven behavioral analytics at AWS Security. As CTO at Frenos, he leads the development of Frenos’ digital twin technology and adversary AI agent that enables simulated OT penetration testing without disrupting critical infrastructure operations.

Brian Proctor – Subject Matter Expert

Brian is Co-Founder and CEO of Frenos. He has over 13 years of experience designing and implementing cybersecurity programs for California utilities serving millions of customers, with a focus on protecting natural gas and electric infrastructure. His work has included applying simulation and adversary-based testing approaches to better understand OT risk without disrupting operations. He is a co-inventor of GPS anti-spoofing technology recognized by R&D Magazine and holds GICSP, CISSP, and CRISC certifications.

Agenda:

1. Introduction of the parties
2. General discussion regarding the topic
3. Conclusions
4. Networking with Peers

Expert Guest

Randy Guerette – Subject Matter Expert

Randy has 30 years of experience with a broad range of technology solutions, working for Cabletron Systems, Ascend Communications, Lucent Technologies, ADC Telecommunications, Strix Systems, Proxim Wireless, 3Com, Sonus Networks, Bradford Networks, Check Point, and Medigate/Claroty for the last 4 ½ years.

Agenda:

1. Introduction of the parties
2. Discussion Topics
   • Business challenges related to integrating IT and Clinical Engineering
   • Have you integrated IT with Clinical Engineering?
   • Is the process still ongoing?
   • What is your endgame?
   • Conclusions
3. Networking with Peers

Expert Guest

John Newsome– Subject Matter Expert

John is a 30-year industry veteran in IT and Cybersecurity and has worked for some of the most recognizable brands in Cybersecurity, such as Palo Alto Networks, Cisco Systems, Blue Coat (now Symantec), and Websense (now Forcepoint).

John has been a guest speaker and panelist at numerous industry events and trade shows and has served as a subject matter expert in advanced threat detection and remediation techniques.

Agenda:

1. Discussion Topics
   • Introduction of the parties
   • Business challenges related to integrating IT and OT
   • Have you integrated IT with OT?
   • Is the process still ongoing?
   • What is your endgame?
   • Does OT as an organization still exist, or has IT absorbed it?
2. Networking with Peers
3. Conclusions

Expert Guest

Keith Walsh – Subject Matter Expert

Keith has been working in the OT/ICS field since 2010, focusing on safeguarding and strengthening the lifecycle of critical infrastructure devices across sectors such as our electrical grid, healthcare and medical devices, transportation, aerospace, national defense, smart cities, and critical manufacturing.

Over the years, Keith has designed and implemented some of the world’s most significant and most secure IoT and OT device networks. As part of 1898 & Co., he is now dedicated to addressing the challenges organizations face in delivering on the promises of securing OT networks.

Agenda:

1. Introduction of the parties
2. Discussion Topics
   • Deployment Reality Check
   • Data without direction
   • Asset Discovery versus Asset Management
   • Micro-Segmentation & Architecture Challenges
   • Ownership, Skills & Process Gaps
   • Measuring Success
3. Conclusions
4. Networking with Peers

Expert Guest

Randy Guerette – Subject Matter Expert

Randy has 30 years of experience with a broad range of technology solutions, working for Cabletron Systems, Ascend Communications, Lucent Technologies, ADC Telecommunications, Strix Systems, Proxim Wireless, 3Com, Sonus Networks, Bradford Networks, Check Point, and Medigate/Claroty for the last 4 ½ years.

Agenda:

1. Introduction of the parties
2. Discussion Topics
   • Business challenges related to integrating IT and Clinical Engineering
   • Have you integrated IT with Clinical Engineering?
   • Is the process still ongoing?
   • What is your endgame?
   • Conclusions
3. Networking with Peers

Expert Guest

John Newsome– Subject Matter Expert

John is a 30-year industry veteran in IT and Cybersecurity and has worked for some of the most recognizable brands in Cybersecurity, such as Palo Alto Networks, Cisco Systems, Blue Coat (now Symantec), and Websense (now Forcepoint).

John has been a guest speaker and panelist at numerous industry events and trade shows and has served as a subject matter expert in advanced threat detection and remediation techniques.

Agenda:

1. Discussion Topics
   • Introduction of the parties
   • Business challenges related to integrating IT and OT
   • Have you integrated IT with OT?
   • Is the process still ongoing?
   • What is your endgame?
   • Does OT as an organization still exist, or has IT absorbed it?
2. Networking with Peers
3. Conclusions