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 Mike Rogers | As a former member of the U.S. Congress representing Michigan's 8th Congressional District, a member of the U.S. Army and as a former FBI special agent, Mike Rogers uses his insider perspective to shape the national debate on a wide variety of issues. From his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he chaired the powerful House Intelligence Committee and was a member of the Energy and Commerce panel, Mr. Rogers has built a legacy as a tireless and effective leader on cyber security, counterterrorism and national security policy. Today, Mr. Rogers hosts "Something to Think About with Mike Rogers" on Westwood One, is a CNN national security contributor and is quoted regularly in the major print media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press. |
2015 Speakers include:
 Jeffrey M. Adelson General Counsel and Managing Partner, Adelson, Testan, Brundo, Novell and Jimenez | Jeffrey M. Adelson is general counsel of Adelson, Testan, Brundo, Novell & Jimenez, as well as managing partner of the Santa Ana, California, office and of the National Practice Group. He has practiced in the field of workers compensation law for more than 30 years. Before joining ATB, he spent 16 years at Zonni, Ginocchio & Taylor where he was a managing partner. He has served as a Judge Pro Tem and has been a workers compensation instructor at several colleges. A member of numerous legal associations, including The Society of Fellows of the Orange County Bar Foundation and the Sports Lawyers Association, he has been admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the Washington, D.C., bar. Honored by The Legal Network 2014 as one of California’s Top Lawyers, Mr. Adelson earned a B.A. from California State University, Fullerton and a J.D. from Western State University College of Law. He also holds the certified litigation management professional designation. |
 Rosemary Alito Partner, K&L Gates | Rosemary Alito is co-practice area leader for global labor, employment and workplace safety at K&L Gates L.L.P. She represents management in disputes involving employment, labor and employee benefit law issues. She is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer in cases ranging from single-plaintiff to class and collective actions. Ms. Alito has written and spoken extensively on employment law issues, and is the author of a treatise which has been cited with approval by appellate courts. Ms. Alito serves as chairman of the editorial board of the weekly New Jersey Law Journal, the state’s leading legal publication. She has been recognized by her peers through election to the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, the American Bar Foundation, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, where she serves on the board of directors, and the International Society of Barristers. She has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for many years, Chambers USA (First Band) and Super Lawyers’ Top 100. Law Dragon has named her as one of the 500 leading lawyers in the country. Since 2008, Human Resources Executive has named her one of the 100 most powerful employment lawyers in the country. |
 Dr. Teresa Bartlett Chief Medical Officer, Sedgwick | Dr. Teresa Bartlett is senior vice president and medical director with Sedgwick Claims Management Services. She began her business career by joining a large automotive manufacturer and spent 20 years managing large self-insured, multi-state workers compensation programs as well as the WSIB Canadian program. During her career, she has won the Corporate Health Achievement Award from ACOEM for the development and implementation of a best practice clinical model, was named the recipient of Crain’s Detroit Business 2008 Health Care Hero Award for an innovative back pain reduction program, and was featured on NBC local news for development of a large-scale medical preparedness plan. In 2012, she was named one of Business Insurance’s Women to Watch. Dr. Bartlett received her bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University. She then graduated from the University of Santiago’s Technical School of Medicine in the Dominican Republic. She has held clinical internships at Yale Affiliated Hospitals in Connecticut. |
 Alfred Bergbauer Head of Multinational Casualty, North America, XL Group | Alfred Bergbauer is senior vice president and head of multinational casualty for XL Group P.L.C.’s North American primary casualty business. He also sits on the advisory committee of XL’s Global Program Center of Excellence. Under Mr. Bergbauer’s leadership, XL Group helps multinational companies in North America address their cross-border insurance needs. Alfred joined XL Group in August 2012 from Marsh USA Inc. where he served as multinational client service leader for the east zone since 2006. His international insurance career spans more than 25 years, working in the United States, China, Hong Kong, and the Philippines for such companies as Ace Ltd., Winterthur Insurance, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Continental Insurance Co. and Insular General Insurance Co. Mr. Bergbauer earned a bachelor of arts in journalism from Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, and an MBA from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He is an associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (UK). |
 Andrea Bonime-Blanc CEO and founder, GEC Risk Advisory | Andrea Bonime-Blanc is CEO of GEC Risk Advisory, the global governance, risk, integrity, reputation and crisis advisory firm serving executives, boards, investors and advisers in a diversity of sectors. She also is the author of “The Reputation Risk Handbook: Surviving and Thriving in the Age of Hyper-Transparency,” a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a board director and program director at The Conference Board. Ms. Bonime-Blanc was named among Ethisphere’s 2014 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics and a 2014 Top 100 Thought Leader in Trustworthy Business. Prior to forming GEC Risk Advisory Ms. Bonime-Blanc held C-suite roles in diverse industries heading governance, legal, compliance, risk, crisis, internal audit and CSR functions at Bertelsmann, the global media conglomerate; Verint Systems, a technology firm; and PSEG Global, an international power company. She began her career at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, received a Joint J.D./Ph. D from Columbia University, and was born and raised in Europe. She tweets @GlobalEthicist. |
 Hart S. Brown Vice President & Senior Risk Consultant for Organizational Resilience, Hub Internationals | Hart S. Brown is the vice president of organizational resilience at Hub International, Risk Services Division. He has 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors regarding crisis management, security and global risk management. Mr. Brown provided services in 50 countries to special events such as the World Cup and for one of the largest bankruptcies in U.S. history. Prior to joining Hub, Mr. Brown was responsible for international security and crisis management with a multinational retailer and was a senior consultant for International SOS. Mr. Brown is the vice chair the ASIS International’s Crisis Management and Business Continuity Council and co-author of the ANSI standard on auditing risk, resilience, security and continuity management. He also is a member of the Chief Security Officer Roundtable; the Overseas Security Advisory Council; InfraGard, a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the private sector; and the Department of Homeland Security Fusion Centers. He has a B.S. in radiological health engineering, a M.S. in safety engineering and is board certified in organizational resilience, business continuity and loss prevention. |
 Linda Conrad Director of Strategic Business Risk, Zurich | Linda Conrad is director of strategic business risk management for Zurich. She leads a global team responsible for delivering tactical solutions to Zurich and to customers on strategic issues such as business resilience, supply chain risk, enterprise risk management, risk culture and total risk profiling. Ms. Conrad also addresses enterprise resiliency issues in print and television appearances, including CNBC, Fox Business News and the Financial Times, and is featured in a Wall Street Journal micro-site at www.SupplyChainRiskInsights.com. Ms. Conrad holds a specialist designation in ERM, and serves on the global Education Advisory Board of the Institute of Risk Management in London. She is deputy member of the ERM Committee of the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. sits on the Supply Chain Risk Leadership Council, and was chairwoman of the Asian Risk Management Conference. She taught at University of Delaware captive program and in the masters on supply chain management program at University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, where she serves on the Corporate Advisory Council. Ms. Conrad studied at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland, and Fox Business School. |
 Grace Crickette Senior Vice President and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, AAA of Northern California, Nevada and Utah | Grace Crickette’s career has been diverse involving a variety of industries, ranging from equipment rental to healthcare, not-for-profit to a Fortune 500, and covering the United States, Canada, Mexico and Singapore. As senior vice president of risk Services and chief risk and compliance officer with the American Automobile Association for Northern California, Nevada and Utah, she is charged with implementing Enterprise Risk Management. Grace was selected by Business Insurance magazine for their 2011 Risk Management Honor Roll. Also in 2011, Treasury and Risk magazine named Grace as one of the “100 Most Influential People in Finance”, and she was recipient of Information Security Executive of the Decade Award in 2012 and also received West and North America Awards in 2011. Ms. Crickette also was named a Business Insurance Woman to Watch in 2011 and a member of the Business Insurance Risk Manager of the Year Honor Roll™ in 2012. |
 James F. Crystal Executive Vice President, Crystal & Co. | James F. Crystal is executive vice president and a third-generation principal of Crystal & Company, a leading strategic risk and insurance adviser with 10 offices throughout the United States and clients operating around the world. Founded in 1933, the New York-based firm ranks among the world’s largest family-owned insurance brokerages. Mr. Crystal also is a member of the Crystal & Company board and serves on the executive committee. In addition to working extensively with larger clients in the manufacturing, retail, real estate, health care, and nonprofit industries, Ms. Crystal manages the firm’s International operations. He also serves as vice chairman of Brokerslink, a global insurance alliance of more than 7,000 insurance professionals in more than 85 countries. An industry veteran of over 25 years, Mr. Crystal previously worked as a senior property and casualty underwriter and assistant manager with the Chubb Corp. He received a bachelor of arts in economics from Princeton University. |
 Emily Cummins Director of Tax and Risk Management, National Rifle Association | Emily Cummins is director of tax and risk management for the National Rifle Association, a Fairfax, Virginia-based membership association with 5 million members, four affiliated charities, and a political action committee. Prior to joining the NRA in 2007, Ms. Cummins worked for Wachovia, which was acquired by Wells Fargo National Bank in 2008, and Ernst & Young L.L.P. She holds an MBA from the George Mason University School of Business, a master’s degree from George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University. Her industry credentials include CPA, CPCU, and CISSP. |
 John Dempsey Managing Director and Global Practice Leader, Aon Global Risk Consulting | John D. Dempsey is managing director and global practice leader of Aon Risk Solutions. Previously, he was the founder and managing partner of Dempsey Partners, a global forensic accounting firm established in 1982 that focuses on business interruption exposure and loss quantification, primarily on behalf of Fortune 500 clients. The firm was acquired by Aon in 2013; its operations continue under Mr. Dempsey’s leadership. Through the years, Mr. Dempsey and members of his operations have helped corporate risk managers and other financial executives present and resolve insured losses arising from catastrophic events in all parts of the world. Mr. Dempsey represents companies in a diverse range of business and industry. He is a frequent lecturer and author on matters involving claim preparation, business interruption insurance, cyber risk quantification, supply chain risks, and related topics. He earned a B.S. degree in accounting from Boston College, is a CPA and certified fraud examiner. |
 Philip Dunphy Senior Vice President, Partnership Travel Consulting | Phil G. Dunphy, senior vice president at Partnership Travel Consulting L.L.C. in Princeton, New Jersey, is a longtime travel veteran in the strategic development of corporate programs to meet the needs of global travel, meetings management and related technologies. Before joining PTC in 2010, he held travel management roles at the MITRE Corp. in Bedford, Massachusetts, and at Pfizer Inc. in New York. Mr. Dunphy was named a Best Practitioner by Business Travel News in 1996 for his efforts in leading the implementation of a global commercial card program, and then again in 2004 for his design and leadership for Pfizer’s global airline procurement efforts. In 2005, Mr. Dunphy was named a “Top 25 Most Influential Meetings Executive” for his efforts in meeting spend consolidation. Mr. Dunphy’s career began within the airline industry in Boston where he worked within various airport and reservation operations. He then joined System One (now Amadeus) as a senior marketing automation consultant. He has a B.S. in business management and psychology from the University of Massachusetts. |
 Ben Fidlow Global Head of Core Analytics, Willis Group Holdings P.L.C. | Ben Fidlow recently joined Willis Group Holdings P.L.C. to lead the core analytics practice globally. Ben is responsible for the strategic implementation and delivery of industry leading decision support risk analytics to Willis Group’s brokerage clients. Before joining Willis, he led and founded the analytics capabilities at two other major insurance brokers. Mr. Fidlow has been responsible for award winning analytical tools as well as leading advisory analytical consulting engagements for many of the Fortune 500. Prior to his brokerage and consulting career, Mr. Fidlow held lead actuarial roles at various insurance and reinsurance companies. Mr. Fidlow is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and has over 23 years of actuarial and quantitative analytics experience. |
 Debbie Gramer Director of Global Risk Management, Arrow Electronics Inc. | Debbie L. Gramer is the director of global risk management for Arrow Electronics Inc., Fortune 150 company based in Englewood, Colorado, with 16,500 employees worldwide. A global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions, Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for more than 100,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more than 460 locations in 58 countries. During her 17 years at Arrow, Ms. Gramer has developed a global risk management program that includes property, casualty, financial products, credit insurance and Arrows’ enterprise risk management program. Prior to joining Arrow, Ms. Gramer served for many years on the brokerage side, working at Alexander & Alexander and Marsh Inc. She received a BBA degree from St. Johns University School of Risk Management. She has served on numerous advisory boards and councils and is a member of the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc., the Transported Asset Protection Association, the Global Business Travel Association and the Association for Financial Professionals. |
 Ethan Harrington Director, Insurance and Risk Management, H&R Block | Ethan Harrington has been part of H&R Block’s Insurance & Risk Management department since 2004. During his early years at H&R Block, Ethan was responsible for the professional liability program, including policy placement, negotiation, and claims handling. During 2008, Ethan assisted with the development and placement of the cyber risk program for H&R Block and subsidiaries. Since 2009, Ethan has been responsible for H&R Block’s corporate risk management and insurance department, including serving as president and director of Companion Insurance Ltd., a Missouri-domiciled captive, and H&R Block Insurance Agency, a fully licensed insurance agency and third-party administrator. Mr. Harrington has bachelor’s degrees in managing information systems as well as business administration. He also has a master’s of business administration from the University of Kansas. |
 David Heppen Managing Director, Marsh L.L.C. | Dave Heppen is a managing director at Marsh L.L.C. and the North America leader for Marsh Global Analytics. He joined Marsh in 2012 with more than 20 years of actuarial experience in consulting and within the insurance industry. Prior to joining Marsh, Mr. Heppen spent 12 years with Deloitte Consulting, where he served numerous insurers, reinsurers, state funds, and self-insured companies. He has extensive expertise in enterprise risk management; development of stochastic risk modeling methodologies; capital modeling and financial reporting and IFRS for insurers. Mr. Heppen is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and a member of the Academy’s Committee on Enterprise Risk Management. He is the co-author of a Casualty Actuarial Society prize-winning paper on risk modeling for insurers. Mr. Heppen has a B.A. in mathematics from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. |
 Jason Jobe VP Zurich Corporate Life and Pensions-North America, Zurich | Jason is the vice president of business management and distribution for corporate life and pensions North America for Zurich Insurance Co. Having joined Zurich in March of 2009, Ms. Jobe has helped to guide the unit from strategy formation to sales and operations execution. Focused on multinational benefits and employee benefits captives, CLP NA will continue to expand its strategy in strong partnership with the general insurance businesses of Zurich in North America. Mr. Jobe has served in various employee benefits-related roles during his career that range from product development and general management to underwriting and sales. Attracted to new ideas, he was a co-founder of CallStreet L.L.C. This a financial information publishing firm, which focused on providing summaries of quarterly earnings calls of large U.S. corporations to investors and analysts, was acquired by FactSet Data Systems in May 2004. Mr. Jobe graduated from Boston College in 1994 with a B.S. in marketing and information systems, and from Columbia Business School in 2001 with focuses in finance and entrepreneurship. |
 Thomas Kim CEO, Director and Cofounder, Steel City Re | Thomas Kim joined KKR Capstone in 2010 as principal & global risk manager, leading the firm’s risk and insurance initiatives across KKR's global offices, investment strategies and portfolio. He is actively engaged with KKR’s deal teams on risk management and insurance due diligence and advises KKR and its portfolio companies on risk management and insurance matters. Previously, he was with Cerberus Capital Management and Aon. Mr. Kim holds a J.D. and M.B.A. from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and a B.S. with honors from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is active in nonprofit organizations focused on mentoring students as well as young professionals in the insurance industry and is a board member of Hope For New York, which mobilizes volunteers and provides financial resources to non-profits serving the poor in New York City. |
 Nir Kossovsky CEO, Director and Cofounder, Steel City Re | Dr. Nir Kossovsky is Chief Executive of Steel City Re, a provider of strategic enterprise-level reputation risk management solutions. Previously, he served on the boards of Patent & License Exchange and Littlearth Inc.; was a consultant to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s medical device advisory panels; and is featured in case studies from Harvard and Darden Schools of Business. He is currently a Trustee of Excela Health Systems, a community-based health care provider and executive secretary of the Intangible Asset Finance Society. Prior to transitioning to the commercial sector, he was a tenured associate professor at the University of California-Los Angeles and Deputy Coroner in Los Angeles County. Dr. Kossovsky has authored more than 200 articles in such diverse fields as finance, risk, intellectual property, bioengineeging, and neurosurgery as well as several books of equally varied scope. The most recent, published in by Springer/Apress in 2012, is titled "Reputation, Stock Price and You: Why the market rewards some companies and punishes others." He holds degrees in business, medicine, and national security decision making; and an undergraduate degree in the philosophy of science. |
 Edward Levy Vice President, Global Security, MetLife | Edward M. Levy is vice president of global workplace security for MetLife. He previously held corporate leadership positions as senior security executives at Thomson Reuters Corp., Pfizer Inc., CIT Group Inc. and the Empire State Building. Mr. Levy retired from the U.S. Army at the rank of lieutenant colonel after more than 21 years of service as a military police officer, serving in key command and staff positions in the United States and Europe. He holds a B.S. from Western Carolina University and a masters of public administration from the University of Oklahoma. Mr. Levy is also a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy and the Army Command & General Staff College. He obtained the academic title of assistant professor while serving at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. |
 Jonathan Mast Director, Social Media, Sedgwick | Jonathan Mast is the director of social media for Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc., based in Kansas City, Missouri. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s social media and digital content strategy. This includes all major social channels and the company blog, video development and other digital content for external audiences. Prior to joining Sedgwick, he was the senior manager of emerging media for Black & Veatch a global engineering firm. Jonathan is a graduate of the University of Arkansas with a M.A. in organizational communications. In his spare time he is a stage dad for his teen-age daughter and participates in ultra-marathons. |
 Paul F. Millus Of Counsel Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. | Paul F. Millus is of counsel to the firm of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. and practices in the firm's litigation and employment law departments. Mr. Millus has extensive litigation and trial experience in both federal and state courts. He has represented clients focusing on employment, commercial and other matters. He regularly provides advice to employers concerning their rights and obligations in the workplace and provides human resources training to companies. As a commentator on various news and current event programming for Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, CNBC and Fox News Radio, he opines on legal issues of the day. Mr. Millus began his litigation career as a special assistant United States Attorney for the E.D.N.Y. from 1987 to 1989. He joined Snitow & Pauley in 1989 and became a partner in Snitow Kanfer Holtzer & Millus L.L.P. in 1998 before joining Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein P.C. in 2012. |
 Audrey A. Rampinelli Vice President of Risk Management Loews Corp. | Audrey Rampinelli is vice president, risk management, at Lowes Corp., responsible for the risk management and insurance operations for Loews and its five operating subsidiaries: CNA Financial Corp.; Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.; Boardwalk Pipeline Partners L.P.; and Loews Hotels. Prior to joining Loews, Ms. Rampinelli was vice president of Acadia Risk Management, a Rockefeller Financial Services Co. Before joining Rockefeller Financial, Ms. Rampinelli established an independent risk management consulting company, and previously was the director of risk management for Carol Management Corp. A graduate of Syracuse University, Ms. Rampinelli also holds the Associate in Risk Management designation and is currently a member of the Board of Directors and immediate past president of the New York Chapter of the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. She also is a member of various professional groups including the Insurance & Risk Management Roundtable; American Hotel & Lodging Association Risk Management Committee; Pipeline Insurance Managers Conference; Liberty Mutual Risk Management Advisory Board; Swiss Re Client Advisory Panel; the Institutional Investor Annual Risk Management Forum; and serves on the Business Insurance Risk Management Summit Advisory Board. |
 Jennifer Reno Manager, International Insurance FMC Corp. | Jennifer Reno is the manager of international insurance for FMC Corp., providing risk management and insurance services to the operations of FMC outside of the United States as well as guidance in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, contract and claims management. Prior to FMC, she held risk management positions at Trinseo, a spinoff of Dow Chemical; Arkema Inc.; and TOTAL American Services. Ms. Reno also has more than 10 years of claims and account management experience in the Insurance industry working for Reliance National Insurance and Continental Insurance Co. Ms. Reno has a B.A. in international relations from Wheaton College and an M.S. in insurance management from Boston University. She is the chapter secretary for the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc., a member of RIMS International Committee, and served as chair of the 2014 RIMS annual conference programming committee. She also holds the CPCU, AIC and ARM designations. |
 Keith Rosenblum Senior Strategist, Workers Compensation Risk Control Lockton Cos. L.L.C. | Keith Rosenblum, senior strategist, workers compensation risk control, at Lockton in Kansas City, Missouri, has helped employers with safety, occupational health, claims and risk management for more than four decades. He has become an expert in pre-employment psychometric, physical ability and workplace drug testing. He is also sought after as a speaker and adviser on alternative workers compensation programs including Texas Non-subscription and Oklahoma Option, and workers compensation managed care with an emphasis on chronic pain issues. He works with clients at Lockton, the world’s largest privately held, independent insurance broker. He advises national clients on the continuing changes and new strategies in managing workers compensation programs. |
 Jürg A. Schmid Senior Risk Engineer Zurich Insurance Group | Jürg Schmid, senior risk engineer at Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd. based in Zurich, Switzerland, has a PhD in molecular biology from the University of Zurich. After finishing his studies, he received a grant to work for two years at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. Following his stay in the United States, he returned to Switzerland and worked as a group leader at the Institute of Plant Science at the ETH in Zurich. He then returned to the United States and worked for Novartis AG and Syngenta AG in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, where he was the head of research services. In 2003, he joined the Risk Engineering unit of Zurich Insurance in Switzerland as a risk engineer. Presently, he is a practice leader with a focus on exposures of pharmaceutical, chemical and food companies. |
 Molly Stine Partner Locke Lord L.L.P. | Molly McGinnis Stine is a partner in the cyber insurance group at Lock Lord L.L.P. in Chicago where she works with insurers and reinsurers throughout the United States, England, Germany and elsewhere. Her representation has involved general liability, property, professional liability, directors and officers, errors and omissions, and financial liability claims arising out of a number of different legal theories and factual situations. In addition, Ms. Stine has focused on cyber, privacy, data security, communications, social media and other evolving risks. Ms. Stine is a frequent speaker and writer on insurance and risk topics, including cybersecurity and cyber insurance issues. She graduated from the University of Michigan Law School and Macalester College. |
 Barbara Vitkauskas Vice President of Partner Development iJET International. | Barbara Vitkauskas is vice president of Partner Development at Annapolis, Maryland-based iJET International, responsible for identifying, prospecting, closing and growing partner relationships with insurance companies, brokerages, medical assistance and security assistance providers. Ms. Vitkauskas’ focus is on building compelling products, intelligence solutions and operational risk management services for clients and their members. Ms. Vitkauskas’ career spans three decades of leadership roles within the travel and insurance industry. Prior to joining iJET, she served in sales roles at Chartis Accident & Health as well as regional vice president of retail sales at AIG Travel Guard. Ms. Vitkauskas also managed and led operations, sales and marketing initiatives for Carlson Wagonlit Travel Franchisees in the Chicago Market. Ms. Vitkauskas is a member of the executive leadership team at iJET and is based in the Chicago market, but her role is global. |
 Jody Westby CEO Global Cyber Risks L.L.C. | Jody Westby is CEO of Washington-based Global Cyber Risk L.L.C. and provides consulting services in the areas of privacy, security, cybercrime, and cyber governance. Ms. Westby also serves as Adjunct Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Computer Science, chairs the American Bar Association’s Privacy & Computer Crime Committee and on the ABA President’s Cybersecurity Task Force. The author of several books and articles on privacy, cybercrime and enterprise security, Ms. Westby has expertise in related governance matters, including the responsibilities of boards and senior executives. She previously was a senior managing director at PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. responsible for information security, privacy and critical infrastructure protection issues across the federal government. Ms. Westby also launched an information technology venture capital company for the Central Intelligence Agency and was director of domestic policy for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law School and is a member of the Order of the Coif, American Bar Foundation and Cosmos Club. |
 Joel Wood Senior Vice President, Government Affairs The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers | Joel Wood is senior vice president of government affairs for The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, a position he has held since January 1993. The Council represents the top commercial insurance agencies and employee benefits brokerage firms in the United States and around the world. Council members specialize in a wide range of insurance products and risk management services for business, industry, government and the public. Mr. Wood is The Council’s top lobbyist on Capitol Hill and is the chief administrator of the group’s political action committee. In 2002, Wood was named by Business Insurance magazine as one of the insurance industry’s “35 Rising Stars.” In 2006, 2007 and 2008, The Hill newspaper named him as one of the top trade association lobbyists in Washington. In 2001, following the diagnosis of his son James (now 14 years old) with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, he and his wife Dana started the Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne, a 501(c)3 organization which has raised millions of dollars in funding for research into the catastrophic disorder. Additionally, Wood was the driving force behind passage of the Muscular Dystrophy CARE Act of 2001, a bill which has increased funding for MD research by tens of millions of dollars. He sits on the Board of Directors of Children’s Research Institute at Children’s National Medical Center, the nation’s sixth largest pediatric medical research center. Mr. Wood came to Washington to work for Rep. Don Sundquist, R-Tenn., following his election to the House of Representatives in 1982. During his six years as a congressional staffer, he served as Sundquist’s press secretary and legislative director. He is a 1981 graduate from the University of Mississippi with a bachelor's degree in journalism. |
