REGISTRATION - THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025 – ABOARD THE ODYSSEY

• Full Day (7am-5pm) Event – 4 Speakers + Cyber Hacker Panel
• Breakfast, Lunch, & Hors D’oeuvres during Open Bar
• 3-Hour Cruise of Lake Michigan
• Qualify for 5 CPEs
• Gorgeous views of Chicago Skyline, delicious food, and great learning/networking opportunity
• Join US – Don’t Miss out
• Sponsor Opportunities – email communications@issa-chicago.org 

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

Early Bird Pricing - Now until May 30, 2025 at 11:59PM

Members and CTC Members - $125.00 ( Regular Pricing $250.00)

Non-Members - $175.00

AGENDA

7:00 – Boarding of Speakers & Sponsors

7:30 – Boarding General Admission

7:30 – Breakfast – Topaz Deck

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS – Sapphire Deck

8:00-8:45, Speaker 1: Brian Yoshino of CISA, formerly with the NSA and the White House

9:00-9:45, Speaker 2:  Ed Bellis, ex-CEO of Kenna Security acquired by Cisco after being the CISO of Orbitz.

10:00-10:45, Speaker 3:  Merritt Baer, ex-CISO of AWS and Lacework after being with DHS and the FCC (and ex-Professor at Penn, Penn State and Maryland) now with Reco.

11:00-11:45, Speaker 4:  John Kindervag, Creator of the Zero Trust Model (while at Forrester), Ex-Field CTO of Palo Alto now with Illumio.

11:45-1:00, Lunch Topaz Deck

Hacker Panel 1:00-1:45, Robert Wagner, Moderator

Panelist 1: Johnny Xmas: LinkedIn

Panelist 2:  Phoenix Fier: LinkedIn

Panelist 3: Chris Carlis: LinkedIn

Panelist 4: Samantha Isabelle Beaumont: LinkedIn

Panelist 5: Kourtney Lowe: LinkedIn

1:50-2:15, Sponsors announce their Prize Giveaway – Sapphire Deck

2:00 SHARP – Odyssey departs Navy Pier

2:00 – Sail & Sips #1 Open Bar Begins – Amethyst Deck

2:00 – Sail & Sips #2 Open Bar Begins – Sapphire Deck