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Dr Erdal Ozkaya is known as a passionate, solutions-focused professional with a comprehensive global background within the information technology, information security, and cyber security fields. He is committed to the delivery of accurate, accessible resources to inform individuals and organizations of cybersecurity and privacy matters in the internet age. Dr Erdal is a collaborative team leader with key areas of expertise spanning end-to-end IT solutions, management, communications, and innovation. In addition, he is a well-known public speaker, an award-winning blogger, book author, and writer of certifications (courseware and exams) for prestigious organizations such as Microsoft, EC Council, and other expert-level vendors. Dr. Erdal also serves as Board president for the Global CSO Forum and is a Lecturer / Professor (Honorary) at Charles Sturt University where he also earned his many degrees including his Doctor of Information Technology, Cybersecurity. Some of his recent awards include 2022 Global Cybersecurity Leader of the year (InfoSec Awards), 2021 Best Top 5 IT Blogs by Cisco, 2021: Best CISO for Banking and Financial Sector by CIO Online & IDC.
James McLeary is an associate managing director in the Cyber Risk practice of Kroll in Hong Kong. He has extensive international experience in Asia Pacific, in global risk governance, risk management, IT strategy and leadership, cyber threat incident response and IT security. He is a modern CISO with a strong risk and technical background, who has exemplary crisis management skills and cyber response capabilities. In his new role, James will lead Kroll’s Virtual CISO (vCISO) engagements in Asia Pacific by establishing technology risk frameworks and governance and boosting cyber security maturity across organizations. Before joining Kroll, James worked at TMB Bank in Bangkok as Group Head of Information Security Office and EVP previous experience includes those at Siam Commercial Bank, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, HSBC, Barclays Wealth Management, GE and Mitel Telecom.