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Director of Business Development, GIAC

Steve brings 25+ years of cybersecurity experience, including 12 years in incident response and management. Following his career in the UK Royal Air Force, Steve developed expertise in managing cyber incidents in high-pressure environments worldwide.

James Tarala, managing partner at Cyverity, co-created the CIS Controls and Cybersecurity Standards Scorecard, transforming cybersecurity governance and empowering global organizations to operationalize risk into actionable defense strategies.

Luna Bloom is the Chief of the Office of Rulemaking in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance. Before joining the Office of Rulemaking in 2018, Ms. Bloom served in various roles at the Commission, including in the Office of the General Counsel and the Division of Corporation Finance’s Office of Chief Counsel. Prior to joining the SEC staff, she was an associate at Shearman & Sterling in New York. Ms. Bloom received her law degree from New York Law School and B.A. from the University of California, Irvine.

Marnix works at ENISA, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, where he is the Head of Sector for Network and Information Systems, leading a team which supports the European Commission and the EU’s national cybersecurity authorities with implementing the NIS Directive across the bloc.

Mr. Mark Gorak is the Principal Director for Resources & Analysis in the office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO). Key responsibilities include monitoring and analyzing congressional activities and legislation; serving as the DoD CIO focal point for planning, programming, budgeting and execution processes; DoD CIO administration and management; and DoD’s digital and cyber workforce policy and development integrator.