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The Risk Operations Conference

The next evolution of QSC, where the brightest minds in cybersecurity unite to chart the future of cyber risk management.

October 13-16 | Houston, TX

De-risk Your Business

Join us at ROCon Americas, the premier cybersecurity event where top security leaders and practitioners come to get cutting-edge strategies, insights, and discover new solutions that proactively manage and reduce cyber risk.

ROCon, The Risk Operations Conference, delivers thought-provoking keynotes, high-impact sessions, and hands-on workshops on threat detection, cloud security, automation, and risk-driven security strategies. You will discover how to streamline security operations, reduce noise, maximize ROI, and strengthen business resilience, and align security initiatives with your leadership. Don’t miss this opportunity to shape the future of modern cybersecurity and de-risk your organization.

Keynote Speakers

Sumedh Thakar

President and CEO, Qualys

Qualys

Kip Boyle

Cyber Resilience Thought Leader, Cyber Risk Management Podcast Host, Cyber Risk Opportunities

Cyber Risk Opportunities

Richard Seiersen

Chief Risk Technical Officer, Qualys

Qualys

Featured Speakers

Antonio Anderson

Vice President, Information Security & IT, Somos, Inc

Somos, Inc

Terry Barber

Sr. Manager, Cybersecurity Engineering, American Express Global Business Travel

American Express Global Business Travel

Tom Berquist

Former CFO, Cloud Software Group, Board Member, Qualys

Qualys

Furey DiDomenico

Principal Security Architect, Guidepoint

Guidepoint

Brendan Hall

Senior Vice President, Alliant Insurance Service

Alliant Insurance Service

Doug Hubbard

Owner, Hubbard Decision Research

Hubbard Decision Research

Ralph Loura

Chairman of the Board, SustainableIT

SustainableIT

Tony Martin-Vegue

Technology Risk Consultant, Author

Joshua McDonald

Lead Security Policy Architect (Qualys), Comerica Bank

Comerica Bank

Charity Otwell

Chairman of the Board, Center for Internet Security

Center for Internet Security

Jim Reavis

CEO, Cloud Security Alliance

Cloud Security Alliance

Neel Sata

Co-Founder and General Manager (Cybersecurity), ImagineX

ImagineX

Lance Seelbach

Global Cybersecurity Lead, Americas and Global Lead Cybersecurity AI/Automation, DXC

DXC

Johnny Shaieb

Global Delivery Manager and Chief Architect, Exposure Management Services, IBM

IBM

Nathan Shock

Global Director Vulnerability Management Services, Kudelski Security

Kudelski Security

Tom Scheffler

Cyber Security Manager, Cintas

Cintas

Christy Slude

Manager of Vulnerability Management, HCA Healthcare

HCA Healthcare

Scott Stransky

Head of Cyber Risk Intelligence Center, Marsh McLennan

Marsh McLennan

Mark Verbeck

Former CFO at Coupa, Blade Networks, and Cyara,

Saeed Abbasi

Sr Manager, Product Management for Security Research, Qualys

Qualys

Shailesh Athalye

Sr. Vice President, Product Management, Qualys

Qualys

Dilip Bachwani

CTO & EVP, Cloud Platform, Qualys

Qualys

Brad Bell

CIO, Qualys

Qualys

Spencer Brown

Product Manager, Qualys

Qualys

Chris Catanzaro

VP Global Channels & Alliances, Qualys

Qualys

Shrikant Dhanawade

Director, Product Management, Qualys

Qualys

Mayuresh Ektare

Vice President, Product Management, ETM, Qualys

Qualys

Lavish Jhamb

Sr. Product Manager, Compliance solutions, Qualys

Qualys

Anu Kapil

Sr. Product Manager, Qualys

Qualys

Himanshu Kathpal

VP, Product Management, Platform and Technologies, Qualys

Qualys

Alex Kreilein

VP Product Security & Public Sector Solutions, Qualys

Qualys

April Lenhard

Principal Product Manager, Qualys

Qualys

Eran Livne

Senior Director, Endpoint Remediation, Qualys

Qualys

May Mitchell

CMO, Qualys

Qualys

Karun Malik

VP, Strategic Alliances and Channel Development, Qualys, Qualys

Qualys

Kunal Modasiya

Sr. Vice President, Product Management, Qualys

Qualys

Shawn O'Brien

Senior Vice President, Sales, Qualys

Qualys

Russ Sanderlin

Director, SME, VMDR, Qualys

Qualys

Abhishek Singh

Vice President, Product Management, Qualys

Qualys

Jonathan Trull

CISO & SVP Customer Solutions Strategy, Qualys

Qualys

Asma Zubair

Director, Product Management, AppSec, API & Web App Security, Qualys

Qualys

Agenda

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

8:45 AM – 8:55 AM

Shawn OBrien

SVP Global Sales, Qualys

8:55 AM – 9:25 AM

Kip Boyle

9:25 AM – 10:15 AM

Sumedh Thakar

President & CEO, Qualys

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM

Shailesh Athalye

Senior Vice President, Product Management, Qualys

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Jonathan Trull

CISO & SVP Customer Solutions Strategy, Qualys

Tom Berquist

Former CEO, Cloud Software Group, Board Member, Qualys

Jim Reavis

CEO, Cloud Security Alliance

Mark Verbeck

Former CFO at Coupa, Blade Networks, and Cyara

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Technical Track

Mayuresh Ektare

Vice President, Product Management, Enterprise TruRisk Management, Qualys

Business Track

Richard Seiersen

Chief Risk Officer, Qualys

Douglas Hubbard

Founder, Hubbard Decision Research

Tony Martin-Vegue

Technology Risk Consultant, Author

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Technical Track

Eran Livne

Sr. Director, Endpoint Remediation, Qualys

Lavish Jhamb

Manager, Product Management - TruRisk Eliminate, Qualys

Tom Scheffler

Security Manager, Cintas

Business Track

Richard Seiersen

Chief Risk Officer, Qualys

Brendan Hall

Sr. Vice President, Alliant

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Technical Track

Kunal Modasiya

Senior Vice President, Product Management, Qualys

Christy Sluder

Manager, HCA Healthcare

Business Track

Brad Bell

Chief Information Officer, Qualys

Tom Berquist

Former CEO, Cloud Software Group, Board Member, Qualys

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Technical Track

Kunal Modasiya

Senior Vice President, Product Management, Qualys

Shrikant Dhanawade

Director, Product Management, Cloud Security, Qualys

Terry Barber

Sr. CyberSecurity Manager, American Express Global Business Travel

Business Track

Tony Martin-Vegue

Technology Risk Consultant, Author

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Technical Track

Abhishek Singh

VP, Product Management, Qualys

Abhinav Mishra

Director, Product Management - TotalCloud, Kubernetes & Container Security, Qualys

Antonio Anderson

Vice President, Information Security & IT, Somos, Inc․

Business Track

Alex Kreilein

VP, Product Security & Public Sector Solutions, Qualys

Charity Otwell

Critical Security Controls, Center for Internet Security

4:30 PM – 4:35 PM

Technical Track

May Mitchell

CMO, Qualys

Business Track

Shawn OBrien

SVP Global Sales, Qualys

5:15 PM – 6:30 PM

Courtney Burr

Senior Security Solutions Architect, Qualys

Jatinder Pal Singh

Director Product Security Risk and Compliance, informatica

Conference Highlights

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Explore and secure the digital journey.

Dive into the profound impact of the digital journey and explore how to build in security automation from the data center to the cloud. Industry experts and Qualys leaders discuss automation strategies, preview product roadmaps, listen to your challenges, and answer your questions.

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Get inspired

Engage with Qualys’ customer-facing teams and your peers around best practices and user case studies for applying security automation to real-world challenges.

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Sharpen your expertise

Two day of free training covers forward-looking strategies, best practices to improve effectiveness and productivity, and core and expanded product features to up-level your security program.

Who Should Attend

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CIOs, CSOs and CTOs; directors and managers of network, security and cloud; developers and DevSecOps practitioners; Qualys partners and consultants; or any forward-thinking security professionals.

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JW Marriott Houston by the Galleria

Houston, Texas, USA

The Risk Operations Conference will be held at the JW Marriott Houston by the Galleria.

5150 Westheimer Road,
Houston, TX 77056
JW Marriott - Houston, Texas | USA

Conference Pricing

Attendance at ROCon is complimentary. This includes access to all general sessions, breakfast, lunch and breaks. Travel and hotel accommodations are not included with ROCon or pre-conference training.

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FAQs

Qualys is committed to providing a safe and healthy experience for all ROCon participants

As part of our efforts to make ROCon Americas a successful and productive event, Qualys is committed to providing a safe, professional and welcoming environment for all participants. To that end, we require everyone to follow our Code of Conduct.

Code of Conduct

If you have any questions, please read our FAQs.

If you still have questions, please call us at +1 (650) 801 6100 or email us at [email protected]

Frequently Asked Questions

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Join us to learn how to effectively secure your hybrid IT environment, streamline your security and compliance initiatives and enable digital transformation. There is no cost to attend this event.

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