Speakers
October 21st – 22nd, 2026 // Chicago, Illinois
October 21st – 22nd, 2026 // Chicago, Illinois
#ManuSec USA features dynamic presentations, case studies, panel discussions, and roundtables hosted by major players in America’s critical manufacturing. A-list speakers provide insights based on first-hand lessons learned, assess best practices and industry frameworks, and analyze current cybersecurity trends and predictions for American manufacturers in 2025 and beyond.
The speaker campaign for 2026 is now underway, to apply to be part of the line-up submit a proposal online here. Last edition’s speaker line-up is listed below:

MillerKnoll
Al Imran Husain is a dedicated and trusted senior cyber professional with expertise in strategic planning, managing inherent risks and mitigating vulnerabilities in software, systems, architecture, processes, and practices for Fortune 500 companies. Critical, action-oriented leader who brings technical and risk management experience as well as a proven ability to build and train responsive, committed teams with integrity and respect for confidentiality.

REV Group
Anup Singh currently holds the position of Chief Information Security Officer at REV Group, Inc since 2022, where he oversees IT and OT security efforts. Prior to that, he worked at Enerpac Tool Group as the Sr. Director of Information Security & Compliance.

Fresenius Medical Care
Betsy Wille is a cybersecurity leader with over two decades of experience spearheading security transformations for major corporations across diverse industries. Currently serving as the CISO for Fresenius Medical Care, a $20B global healthcare company, Betsy leads the organization’s cybersecurity and privacy assurance strategy.

Clarios
Performance driven information technology leader with expertise in developing and implementing information security and information risk management program, directing compliance program and technology audit functions. Skilled in strategic decision making, security policy/standards creation and implementation and consulting with executive leadership on technology risk posture.

Armis
As CISO and Chief Advocacy Officer, Curtis guides and advances the Armis enterprise vision, ensures the protection of the company’s information assets, and serves as a vital resource to his counterparts at Armis customers and throughout the technology sector. Curtis brings more than 15 years of diversified information technology experience, with direct information security and management experience in positions of increasing responsibility at Sysco, a Fortune 50 corporation.

UPS
Christian Harter is the Director of OT Security and Engineering and the BISO for OT Security at UPS, where he leads software engineering and infrastructure within the Operations Technology practice.

CyManII
Gabriela F. Ciocarlie, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio and Acting Chief Technology Officer for CyManII. Her expertise is in anomaly detection, distributed alert correlation, network and application level security, cyber physical systems security and distributed system security.

Fasoo
Ron Arden is the Executive Vice President, CTO, and COO of Fasoo, Inc., where he is responsible for operations and successful deployment of products and services to Fasoo’s customers. He has over 30 years of strategic planning, marketing, sales, business development, consulting, and technical experience in the information technology and cybersecurity industries.

Aryon Security
Before founding Aryon, Ariel led cloud security strategy for highly regulated national organizations, guiding their secure transition to the cloud. He also forged strategic partnerships with major cloud providers to strengthen national cyber defense. These experiences led to the founding of Aryon Security—with a mission to transform cloud security from reactive and remediation-heavy to proactive, intelligent, and preventative.

Splunk a Cisco Company
Keith is a Field CTO with over two decades of experience driving growth and innovation in data analytics and enterprise infrastructure. Keith leverages his deep expertise in data platforms, cloud-native architectures, and regulated industry to help organizations maximize the value of their technology investments.

OLOID
Mohit Garg is the CEO and Co-Founder of OLOID, specializing in innovative solutions for deskless workers using physical identity-based single sign-on technology.

Secomea
Chet brings passion and more than two decades of cross-functional, multi-industry leadership and expertise with Industrial/IoT Automation Control Systems, Networking and Cybersecurity to his role of VP, North America at Secomea.

Kerry Group
With nearly three decades of experience in global cybersecurity, IT risk management, and network infrastructure, Timothy Kovacik brings a rare blend of strategic leadership and deep technical expertise to protect and enable critical operations in complex industrial environments.

The Coca-Cola Company
Chris Roemer serves as Director Manufacturing Cybersecurity at The Coca-Cola Company. As a professional with over 25 years of experience, he has managed the complex design, build, installation, and deployment of technology solutions. He comes from a process control background, and today oversees manufacturing cybersecurity with a deep understanding of OT.

Mauser Packaging Solutions
Ed Harris is the Global Director Information Security (CISO Equivalent) at Mauser Packaging Solutions, a global leader in solutions and services across the packaging lifecycle. He has dedicated the past 20+ years to spearheading cybersecurity initiatives across a range of manufacturing companies.

Fortinet
Rod has been in the OT security industry for over 15 years, working in vulnerability testing, OT-specific network security, and embedded product security in past roles at Wurldtech, GE Digital, and Sierra Wireless. Rod is a Director of Product Management at Fortinet, focused on OT threat protection.

BorgWarner
Mark Williams has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, holding positions of increasing responsibility in Global IT within the automotive sector. He currently serves as the IT Director of Global Networks, Telecom, and Network Security at BorgWarner, where he oversees the evaluation and implementation of global network services, technology, and infrastructure security across both on-premises and cloud environments.

Inogen
With 25+ years IT and Security Experience, Ebenezer Arumai is the Director, IT Infrastructure and Security at Inogen, a medical equipment manufacturer and distributor specialised in portable oxygen concentrators.

Amgen
Darren Lensky is an ICS/OT/IT security professional with +20yrs experience. Focused principally on the BioPharma industry, his career spans a global portfolio of Industrial, Enterprise, and Networking projects highlighting strong Leadership, Operational, Technical, and Business competencies.

Bob Evans Farms
Michael Spaulding is the Senior Director of IT Operations, Security, and Infrastructure Services at Bob Evans Farms, Inc., part of Post Holdings, where he currently chairs the OT Security Committee across the group’s companies. He brings extensive expertise in enterprise architecture, digital infrastructure strategy, and cybersecurity. Michael combines strategic vision with practical execution to drive innovation, strengthen resilience, and deliver lasting organizational impact.

Fortinet
Carlos-Raul Sanchez is a technologist with 32 years of experience in network, telecommunications, and critical infrastructure security. Carlos specializes in simplifying complex business problems with a pragmatic application of technology. With master’s degrees in computer science, business administration, and a wide range of experience ranging from US Air Force, DOD contractor, and O&G IT security, he is known for securing critical infrastructure worldwide.

Zscaler
Deepak Patel leads the Zero Trust for Operational Technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) within the Office of the CEO at Zscaler. He has over two decades of experience helping enterprises achieve application transformation, network transformation and data transformation. He is very passionate about solving hard problems in OT security, networking and application security.
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Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
Nathan Myrold is a Senior Director of Cybersecurity, leading the transformation of OT and enterprise security for a global industrial organization. With over 20 years in cybersecurity, he brings deep expertise in navigating complex regulatory environments and building high-performing security teams. Known for his people-focused leadership and ability to bridge IT and OT security domains, he currently drives Zero Trust implementation across global manufacturing operations.

Clarios
David Ruzicka has 20 years of positions with increasing responsibility and scope in a Fortune 100 companies under his belt. He is currently leading Cybersecurity programs for Clarios, including NIST compliance and OT Security.

DeNexus
Donovan Tindill is an ICS/OT cybersecurity subject matter expert, currently with DeNexus and previously over 20 years with Honeywell. He has over 25 years’ experience in ICS/OT cybersecurity, with 17 years as a control systems cybersecurity consultant, training/mentoring the technical team and leading major projects across Electric Utilities (Generation, Transmission, Control Centers), Oil & Gas (Refining, Oil Sands, Pipelines), Chemicals, Forestry, Wood Products, Mining, and others.

Fortress
Zefren Edior is a Director of Security Strategy and Risk Management at Fortress, bringing over 15 years of deep expertise in security engineering, governance, risk, and compliance (GRC). His career spans cybersecurity leadership across consulting, SaaS, healthcare, and banking industries, with a strong focus on helping organizations navigate complex regulatory environments and implement scalable, secure solutions.

Cyolo
Ian is a respected Information Security Expert and Senior Technical Leader known for expertly guiding clients through complex cybersecurity challenges, protecting their most critical assets. With over 25 years of industry experience, Ian has honed his skills at prominent companies such as CrowdStrike, Digital Shadows, RSA, Crossbeam, and IBM, showcasing a diverse and unmatched skill set.

Yubico
David is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Yubico, helps US Government Civilian Agencies modernize authentication. With 20+ years in enterprise operational solutions, security software, and O&M contracting for government, he also led the ISSC2 Quantico chapter and contributed to industry user groups.

Cummins
Sankar Chockalingam is a seasoned Cybersecurity Architect with more than 20 years of extensive experience designing and implementing cutting-edge security solutions across diverse technologies. His career spans roles in enterprise security architecture, threat management, and regulatory compliance, where he has consistently led initiatives to fortify digital infrastructures and reduce organizational risk.

Google Cloud Security
Chris Sistrunk is Technical Leader on the ICS/OT Security Consulting team at Mandiant (part of Google Cloud) and helps protect and secure critical infrastructure around the world for the last 11 years. Chris leads ICS/OT assessment methodology development, helps clients better secure their ICS networks, analyzes client networks for threats, assists Mandiant incident response investigations involving control systems, and teaches Mandiant’s ICS security training courses.

Onapsis
Sean Thorne is a VP of Customer Success at Onapsis.

OTbase
TaVonne Harris is the VP of Sales at Langner, Inc., and brings over 20 years of customer-focused leadership experience. Specializing in turning support and service teams into revenue-generating units, TaVonne excels in crafting regional strategies and product portfolios. His expertise extends to customer decision-making, acquisition strategies, and funding processes.

Southwire Company
Jacob McLein is an experienced Information Security leader with a proven track record of aligning cyber security strategy with business objectives. Expertise in cyber risk management, IT & security governance, infosec program development, cyber security strategy and incident & crisis management.

Rockwell Automation
Shannon has spent more than 30 years in the manufacturing Industry including the last 28 years with Rockwell Automation. In his current role, Regional VP for Digital and Cybersecurity, he leads Rockwell’s global efforts to continue fast growth in critical areas of OT Cyber security and Digital Transformation. Cyber and Digital are two of Rockwell’s critical growth areas in support of increasing customer needs.

Renesas Electronics
Simon Davies leads the global information security function for Renesas, having joined through the acquisition of Dialog Semiconductor in August 2021. Prior to working in semiconductors, he held various security roles across multiple sectors, including public and private organizations, government, and defence.

Johnny is been a dedicated and prominent figure in the Information Security community, sharing his extensive research and knowledge since 2002. Most notably recognized for his pivotal role in exposing the American TSA Master Key leaks (2014-2018), uncovering Venmo stalking vulnerabilities (2018), and being an overall nuisance.

Omron Management Center of America
Patrick Dunphy is a senior technology and information security leader in a multinational holding company that provides shared services a dozen business units and portfolio companies. Primary leader for cyber security and core infrastructure technologies that drive operations and solutions in robotics, healthcare, manufacturing, technology components.

TXOne Networks
Debbie Lay is a Principal Sales Engineer at TXOne Networks, a global leader in OT/ICS security. With over 25 years of experience as a network security engineer for various industries, Debbie focuses on all aspects of cybersecurity strategies for operational efficiency and secure processing, including solution design, deployment, and implementation.

Lucid Motors
Starting as a US Navy Cryptologic Technician in the late 1980s, Scott has held numerous roles in cybersecurity, product development and risk management, and various position in leadership. In the most challenging and rewarding role of his professional life, he leads global Manufacturing OT Security and Compliance at Lucid Motors.

Avery Dennison Corporation
Brian Jones currently serves as a Senior Manager, Industrial Control System Cybersecurity for Avery Dennison, a global materials science and digital identifications solution company. He leads a global team responsible for OT/IoT cybersecurity governance, maturity, and developing effective risk mitigation strategies across all business units, enhancing operational resilience.

Baxter International Inc.
Robert Mitera is a accomplished Information Security Leader, advising C-suite on cybersecurity strategy in highly regulated industries. With deep expertise in risk, legal, and threat response, Robert brings clarity and structure to complex, high-stakes security challenges.

CC Industries
Pawel is a seasoned cybersecurity practitioner leading multiple strategic programs across business sectors internationally. His work has driven significant improvements in hygiene, compliance, and risk reduction, bringing structured processes and repeatable practices to organizations. His expertise includes offensive security, AI governance, and attack surface management.

Claroty
With over a decade in OT, Shannon is a Claroty Solutions Engineer. He specializes in the industrial sector, focusing on OT cybersecurity and change management. A certified industrial electrician, Shannon holds an Electrical Engineering degree from Düsseldorf’s University of Applied Sciences.

Hadrian
Adam LeWinter is a seasoned business and technology leader with over a decade of experience in offensive security, vulnerability management, and applying secure software engineering across product and infrastructure. He guides teams to build resilient systems, leads on automation of threat detection, and bridges strategic leadership with hands‑on security execution.

Darktrace
Jeffrey Macre is a leader in OT Cybersecurity with 20+ years securing systems across the Energy, Water, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, and Transportation sectors. He strengthens complex industrial architectures, advises on compliance and risk, speaks at leading ICS conferences, holds advanced industry certifications, and serves on the FBI InfraGard Board of directors.

Bayer
Michael is an established ICS/OT/IT cybersecurity expert with over 20 years of experience securing critical infrastructure globally for 150+ Manufacturing and R&D facilities. Specializing in the convergence of OT/IT security frameworks, strategy, risk mitigation and remediation, he’s led numerous initiatives to enhance the maturity posture and effectiveness of industrial security in the Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, and Consumer Health industries.

Orange CyberDefense
Bill Nazario, Principal Consultant at Orange CyberDefense in the Americas, boasts a stellar 20-year career with technical expertise, strategic vision, and business development skills. In his role, he has leveraged Orange Business’ full portfolio to support sales and customer engagements.

Elisity
Phil Davis is a seasoned networking professional with 30+ years of industry experience spanning traditional infrastructure to modern cloud architectures. As a Senior Solutions Architect at Elisity, I leverage my deep technical expertise to solve complex network security challenges for enterprise customers.

INTEGRITY Security Services
Albert Rooyakkers is SVP at Integrity Security Services, where he leads strategic initiatives across the manufacturing and supply chain sectors. Albert holds more than 150 patents spanning industrial automation, secure electronic systems, semiconductors, and cybersecurity. His pioneering work has helped safeguard critical infrastructure and drive resilient, high-performance operations in connected industrial environments.

Atos
John Mastrangeli is Cybersecurity Evangelist for Atos in North America with over 15 years of experience in IT, OT, and IoT security. He has supported organizations in energy, manufacturing, utilities, and transportation—including Citgo, Freeport LNG, Southwest Airlines, Cheniere, and Kinder Morgan—and works closely with partners such as Armis, Nozomi Networks, IBM, E&Y, Google, Trellix, Fortinet, and ThreatSTOP.

BeyondTrust
Christopher L. Hills has more than 20 years’ experience as a Technical Director, Senior Solutions Architect, and Security Engineer operating in highly sensitive environments. Chris is a military veteran of the United States Navy and started with BeyondTrust after his most recent role leading a Privileged Access Management (PAM) team as a Technical Director within a Fortune 500 organization.

FBI
Kory Bakken is the Supervisory Special Agent for FBI Chicago’s Criminal Cyber Task Force, with investigative experience with Organized Crime, Public Corruption, Healthcare Fraud, National Security Matters, and Criminal Cyber Intrusions.

Nozomi Networks
I am an Industrial Control System Network/Cybersecurity Specialist. I find joy in taking my client’s technical challenges, dissecting their environments, and communicating their risks with a roadmap to success in a clear and concise manner. I do this by helping my clients understand the importance of people, process, and technology acting together to mitigate risk in their ICS environments.

IANS
Steve is a partner in Artico Search’s cybersecurity practice. He is an expert in security executive recruiting and compensation focused on recruiting best-in-class CISOs and their teams across various industries. He leads strategic partnerships and initiatives including Artico’s annual CISO compensation & budget survey conducted in collaboration with IANS.

Claire Moravec is a nationally recognized security and risk executive with 10+ years spanning the FBI, state homeland security, and private sector. She has built and scaled global security, trust, and crisis management programs, earning the FBI Medal of Excellence for digital threat disruption. Claire brings deep expertise in counterterrorism, incident response, and translating complex risk into enterprise resilience.

Keystrike
Casey currently serves on the Product Team at Keystrike working to secure critical infrastructure from nation-state attacks. Previously, he served on the Product Teams at Pangea launching AuthN and AuthZ products, ngrok launching GTM efforts, Okta working on Identity and Authentication APIs, as an early Developer Evangelist at Twilio, and answering the Ultimate Geek Question at the Library of Congress.

Keyfactor
Ellen Boehm, SVP of IoT Strategy & Operations at Keyfactor, leads GTM strategy for IoT security. With 17+ years in IoT product development, she’s passionate about helping device makers secure connected products from design to deployment and beyond.

Corsha
Anusha Iyer, Founder and CEO of Corsha, is a seasoned technologist with over 20 years of experience in cyber protecting mission-critical systems. Her expertise spans defense mission systems, manufacturing, and automation, where she has been instrumental in designing and implementing robust operational security programs from the ground up. Anusha’s mission is to make security accessible, bridging the gap between the OT-IT divide while advocating for practical, risk-based approaches to cyber defense.

Acronis
With close to 10 years of experience as a sales engineer with Acronis, J.D. currently works with some of the company’s largest enterprise customers, helping them develop, deploy, and maintain software to ensure system uptime and business continuity. J.D.’s expertise also includes working with smaller to medium businesses so he understands the complexity of needs that can range from various customer deployments.

ServiceNow
Mike Satzger is the Director of OT/Manufacturing Solutions at ServiceNow .
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Rockwell
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Secomea
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Armis
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Xona
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Fortinet
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ESET
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Claroty
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Acronis
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Dispel
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OTbase
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OLOID
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SecurityBridge
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Cyolo