Seattle Cybersecurity Conference

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Hilton Bellevue

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300 112th Avenue SE, Bellevue, Washington, 98004, USA

Join Us in Seattle for the Futurecon Cybersecurity Event!

Hear from our esteemed speakers while gaining up to 10 CPE credits. Immerse yourself in the latest cybersecurity developments to gain valuable insights in today’s dynamic threat landscape. Learn how to effectively manage risk, demo the newest technologies from an array of different sponsors, and network with your local community.

Don’t miss our special ceremony recognizing our honorary attendees receiving an Award of Excellence!

Join us live for breakfast, lunch, and a wrap up cocktail happy hour!

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“Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT problem”

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FutureCon Events brings high-level Cyber Security Training to C-suite executives and CISOs (chief information security officers).

Join us for a day with multiple illuminating presentations and a panel discussion featuring C-level executives who have effectively mitigated the risk of Cyber Attacks, demo the newest technology, and discover the cutting-edge security approaches to prepare you for the future of the Cyber World.

You will gain the latest knowledge you need to enable applications while keeping your computing environment secure from even the most advanced Cyber Threats. Interact with the world’s security leaders and your peers to gather details on other pressing topics of interest to the information security community.

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Agenda

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8:00 am

Opening Introductions | Check In | Networking

Presentation

9:00 am

Stopping Cyber Threats: What Actually Works

Bio

John Minasyan

Chief Operating Officer LMNTRIX

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Presentation

9:30 am

Confident Phishing Defense: What happens when threats get through

Phishing attacks are faster, more convincing, and increasingly powered by AI—making it inevitable that some threats will bypass even the best defenses. The question is no longer if phishing gets through, but what happens next. This session outlines a practical approach to modern phishing defense, focused on three critical capabilities: read more…
Phishing attacks are faster, more convincing, and increasingly powered by AI—making it inevitable that some threats will bypass even the best defenses. The question is no longer if phishing gets through, but what happens next.
This session outlines a practical approach to modern phishing defense, focused on three critical capabilities: exposing unknown threats, neutralizing attacks quickly, and mitigating future risk through continuous improvement. Attendees will understand how to move beyond prevention and build a more resilient, response-driven security posture—enabling teams to operate with confidence, even when phishing gets through
Bio

Marc Olesen

Chief Executive Officer COFENSE

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10:00 am

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Presentation

10:30 am

Can Attackers Take Down Your Identity Provider?

What would happen if an attacker came after your Active Directory, Okta, Ping, or Entra? Do you think that’s going to get easier or harder for the attacker if your company is AI-enabled? Do you have the right protections to keep them out? Do you know what to do if read more…

What would happen if an attacker came after your Active Directory, Okta, Ping, or Entra? Do you think that’s going to get easier or harder for the attacker if your company is AI-enabled? Do you have the right protections to keep them out? Do you know what to do if they get in and take down everyone’s ability to log in? Find out how the world’s top companies are securing their identity infrastructure in the age of AI. Make sure you have plans in place to recover quickly and be the hero if the worst happens.

Bio

Sarah Cecchetti

Director of Product Management Semperis

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Presentation

11:00 am

Prediction Is Not Protection

Application security has become a forecasting exercise. We rely on CVEs, scanners, and severity scores to predict what might go wrong. But in an AI-driven world, where code ships faster and attacks move faster, prediction is no longer enough. Forecasts don’t tell you what’s being exploited. They don’t tell you read more…

Application security has become a forecasting exercise.

We rely on CVEs, scanners, and severity scores to predict what might go wrong. But in an AI-driven world, where code ships faster and attacks move faster, prediction is no longer enough.

Forecasts don’t tell you what’s being exploited. They don’t tell you what’s reachable. And they don’t tell you what’s under attack right now.

This talk shows why forecast-only security breaks down in the machine-speed-eraand what replaces it.

You’ll see how runtime visibility changes application security from a guessing game into an operational discipline – revealing real attack paths, reducing noise, and enabling teams to detect and stop attacks in production.

Bio

Jake Milstein

VP of Growth Contrast Security

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11:30 am

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11:45 am

Lunch

Keynote

12:00 pm

The History of the Future: A Foretold Story Where Past Disruptions Illuminate Future Events.

Bio

Jonathan Barrios

Director Information Security & Compliance CISO for Vindicia, Inc. an Amdocs Company
1:00 pm

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1:30 pm

Browser Threat Prevention in the World of AI

Bio

Eric Wolff

Cybersecurity Strategist Menlo Security

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Presentation

2:00 pm

AI is Breaking Data Security… And Fixing It: The New Reality of AI-Driven Risk and How to Stay Ahead

AI is rapidly becoming one of the biggest drivers of productivity and innovation in the enterprise — and one of the fastest-growing sources of data security risk. As copilots, assistants, and public AI tools become integrated into daily work, sensitive data is flowing into systems that most security teams can’t fully see, understand, or read more…

AI is rapidly becoming one of the biggest drivers of productivity and innovation in the enterprise — and one of the fastest-growing sources of data security risk. As copilots, assistants, and public AI tools become integrated into daily work, sensitive data is flowing into systems that most security teams can’t fully see, understand, or control.

The problem is that traditional data security controls were never built for this. In fact, many organizations were already struggling to operationalize data security before AI accelerated the challenge. The good news? AI isn’t just creating the problem — it’s also enabling a smarter, more effective way to solve it.

In this session, attendees will learn:

  • Why AI has become one of the fastest-growing and least visible sources of enterprise risk

  • How GenAI is creating new exposure points for sensitive data

  • Why legacy data security tools have failed to keep up — and why AI is making those gaps harder to ignore

  • How context-aware, AI-driven data security can deliver more accurate visibility, stronger controls, and real-time enforcement

  • What organizations can do to enable AI innovation without expanding their risk surface

Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how AI is reshaping data security — and how they can use that same technology to gain control, minimize exposure, and support safer AI adoption across the business.

Bio

Dave Garrison

Senior Solutions Consultant Concentric AI

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2:30 pm

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Presentation

2:45 pm

AI in Cybersecurity: Friend, Foe, or Both?

AI has evolved from a research concept into a transformative force reshaping how businesses operate and defend against cyberthreats. Its rapid growth brings powerful benefits — automating routine tasks, improving efficiency, and enabling faster, more accurate threat detection. But AI is a double-edged sword. While security teams use it to read more…
AI has evolved from a research concept into a transformative force reshaping how businesses operate and defend against cyberthreats. Its rapid growth brings powerful benefits — automating routine tasks, improving efficiency, and enabling faster, more accurate threat detection. But AI is a double-edged sword. While security teams use it to predict and stop attacks, cybercriminals exploit it to craft sophisticated phishing campaigns, deepfakes, and adaptive malware.
This session explores AI’s evolution, its rapid rise in business environments, and its expanding role in today’s cybersecurity arms race. You’ll walk away with practical insights and clear steps to help your organization use AI securely, responsibly, and effectively.
Bio

Chris Kelley

Senior Solutions Engineer Sophos

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Presentation

3:15 pm
Bio

Kyle Mccray

Incident Response Team Lead FRSecure

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3:45 pm

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Panel Discussion

4:00 pm

"Securing the Future: CISO Insights and Industry Leaders Discussing Current Cyber Threats and Strategic Defense Practices"

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Tony North

Director of Technology Support City of Seattle
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Boris Goncharov

Chief Strategy Officer at Plainsea Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Amatas
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Marshall Fryberger

Director of IT Washington State University Everett
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Jake Hammock

Assistant CTO, Security & Infrastructure Director and Chief Information Security Officer City of Seattle
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Cynthia Damian

Chief Information Security Officer Valon
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Zabrina McIntyre

Advisory Director for Cybersecurity KPMG
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Marc Olesen

Chief Executive Officer COFENSE
5:15 pm

Closing Remarks