Axay has more than 25 years of industry experience both as a successful entrepreneur and industry veteran. His career began as a Senior Oracle Professional for nearly 15 years where he developed a strong reputation amongst industry peers and colleagues. Following that, Axay decided to focus on his passion for using his knowledge and experience to create and launch start-ups.

As an entrepreneur, Axay founded multiple companies including his most recent, Guardian Technology Group (GTG). GTG, which is still growing and operating, was an immediate success because it solved many of the problems that Axay identified with Managed Services Providers. Proudly, his team has maintained a nearly 100% retention rate among its clients focusing on innovation and automation, and creating solutions that consistently deliver value.

Tom’s extensive career in Financial Services Technology and cybersecurity started 25+ years ago as a hands-on developer building and supporting front office trading systems for many of the top Wall St. Brokerages and Investment Banks. Shortly after moving to Goldman Sachs in 2000, he landed in cybersecurity and has been there ever since focused on building and executing global cybersecurity solutions. Over the past 20+ years he’s led many successful cybersecurity IAM Programs utilizing custom build as well as off the shelf technology supporting internal, external, customer, and 3rd party/cloud identities alike.

Tom is currently CEO and Principal at IAM Experts, LLC which is a boutique cybersecurity start-up focused on helping international clients with IAM design, strategic advisory, and execution. One of Tom’s current client’s is Okta, where he is currently helping to build out their GTM strategy specific to the FS vertical. Before IAM Experts, Tom was the Global Head of IAM at Navy Federal Credit Union. He is also a Customer Advisory Board member for the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA).

As a recognized Subject Matter Expert in IAM and a recent winner of the 2021 IAM Evangelist of the Year award, Tom spends a lot of his time giving back to the industry through board representations, speaking engagements, and contributing to research papers. His passion for the space is unparalleled and he enjoys staying current with emerging technologies such as biometrics, AI, ML, dynamic authorization, continuous authentication, and blockchain.

Raj is Chief Information and Technology Officer at Team Rubicon, the only non-profit disaster response organization that utilizes the skills of military veterans to rapidly deploy emergency response teams. In giving veterans an opportunity to continue their service, Team Rubicon provides them with a sense of purpose, community and identity. Since the organization’s founding in 2010 following the massive Haiti earthquake, Team Rubicon has responded to over 200 disasters and grown from eight to over 55,000 volunteer members.

Prior to Team Rubicon, Raj led software projects for the Department of Defense. He was responsible for information systems strategy, architecture and development, including planning and driving implementation of large-scale web application software suites from conception to completion.

With 16 years of start-up experience in commerce, healthcare and defense, Raj has extensive tech expertise. He also founded a software consulting company, which provides design, prototyping and building products using open source software.

Named as one of the “Most Influential People in Security in 2020” by Security Magazine, Kurt is a highly respected and recognized expert in cybersecurity. He has shared his expertise with many external bodies and consortiums including the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the U.S. Government Accountability Office, and the UN Under-Secretary-General’s office on the industry’s perspective in addressing global cybersecurity policy challenges. He is a member of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Innovation & Technology executive committee, and was recently appointed to Governor Northam’s Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority.

Throughout his career, he is most proud of driving and implementing a collaborative culture that prioritizes proximity to his customers and responsiveness to needs. Part of Kurt’s success in the industry stems from his keen interest in creating strong cross-functional teamwork across business units. He emphasizes always having an eye to the future in strategizing on how to navigate technological and ethical challenges. Kurt is a proponent of engaging sections of the workforce that are uniquely positioned to help address the cybersecurity skills gap. As a result, he has been a mentor to several groups, including students at Waukegan High School in Chicago, and Masters students at Columbia University, among others.

As Chief Cybersecurity Officer at Siemens USA, Kurt is responsible for overseeing the development, implementation and governance of cybersecurity strategy in the company’s largest market, the US. In this role, he oversees the coordination of cybersecurity initiatives for the enterprise’s products, solutions, services, and infrastructure utilized to deliver value to Siemens USA’s customers. Kurt also serves as a member of the Siemens Cybersecurity Board, to address global challenges and evaluate actions to secure new cybersecurity opportunities.