Looking back at 2025’s conference speakers

Gartner experts and global cybersecurity thought leaders delivered the latest insights at Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2025, in National Harbor, MD.

Keynote Speakers

Our keynotes are the foundation of every Gartner conference. Meet visionaries and tech innovators who’ll inspire moments of clarity and address your mission-critical priorities.
Featured Speaker

Adam Grant

Organizational Psychologist at Wharton, Bestselling Author and host of the podcasts WorkLife & Re:Thinking
Featured Speaker

Evy Poumpouras

Former Secret Service Special Agent and Interrogator, NBC Law Enforcement Analyst
Featured Speaker

Katell Thielemann

Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Featured Speaker

Leigh McMullen

Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Featured Speaker

Alicia Mullery

VP Analyst
Gartner
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Guest Speakers and Executive Stories

Learn from guest speakers bringing best practices from years of success in their fields.
Featured Speaker

Peter Coroneos

Founder
Cybermindz
Featured Speaker

Leslie Stevens

Chief Compliance Officer
Agilent
Featured Speaker

Saman Zonouz

Associate Professor Cyber-Physical Security Lab (CPSec), Director, Cyber-Physical Systems Track Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech, Cyber-Physical Security Lab
Featured Speaker

David Tugwell

AVP/CISO
Agilent Technologies
Featured Speaker

Jeff Hahn

Program Manager
Idaho National Laboratory
Featured Speaker

Russell Gold

Cyber Security Analyst / Instructor
Idaho National Laboratory
Featured Speaker

Upendra Mardikar

Chief Information Security Officer
TIAA
Featured Speaker

Dr Edward Mays

Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC), Infrastructure and Support Services, and Chief Enterprise Infrastructure Officer
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Featured Speaker

Troy Braban

Chief Information Security Officer - Business, Functions & Technology
Citi
Featured Speaker

Sunil Madhugiri

Chief Technology Officer
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Featured Speaker

Mark Alba

Managing Director
Cybermindz

Featured Gartner Experts

Meet a selection of Gartner experts dedicated to turning industry trends into actionable, objective guidance.
Featured Speaker

Chiara Girardi

Director, Research
Gartner
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Tom Scholtz

Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
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Christine Lee

VP, Research
Gartner
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Christopher Mixter

VP Analyst
Gartner
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Victoria Cason

Sr Principal Analyst
Gartner
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Paul Proctor

Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
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