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Meet the FAIRCON25 Speakers from IHG Hotels, FINRA, Silicon Labs and More

Written by Jeff B. Copeland | Oct 8, 2025 2:42:44 PM

Liberty Mutual, Centene, ADP, Peloton, S&P Global – a few of the organizations sending their best and brightest in quantitative risk management to speak at the 2025 FAIR Conference

Cyber risk management is in the opening phases of a complete reset to continuous monitoring, data-driven risk analytics, and risk-based investments of time and money. The speakers at FAIRCON25 will be your guides to the opportunities (and pitfalls) of this time of change. 

The 2025 FAIR Conference kicks off with training sessions Sunday and Monday, November 2-3 followed by the main conference, Tuesday and Wednesday, November 4-5, in New York at The Glasshouse event space, 660 12th Avenue.  

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The Glasshouse, New York

Here are some of the speakers you’ll meet at the 2025 FAIR Conference:

FAIR Institute

Jack Jones, Chairman Emeritus 

Session: Raising the Bar: Evolving FAIR Standards for a More Resilient Future

Weds. Nov. 5, 11:50 AM

Let’s take it from the top - Jack Jones will be on hand to brief us all on where the FAIR movement is headed next – your chance to not only hear Jack, but meet the very approachable creator of FAIR and Chairman Emeritus of the FAIR Institute. 

 

IHG Hotels & Resorts

Michelle Griffith, VP, Business Security & GRC

Jimmy Lummis, Director of Information Security

Session: All is FAIR in Love and War - Leveraging CRQ for Tactical Decision Support

Weds., Nov. 5, 1:30 PM 

Michelle and Jimmy run a robust FAIR program and will share their learnings on third-party risk management and more at one of the world’s largest hotel companies (Holiday Inn, etc.).  

 

Silicon Labs 

Sharon Hagi, Chief Security Officer

CISO Panel: Resetting Cyber Risk in the Age of AI

Tues., Nov. 4, 9:15 AM

Sharon, Chief Security Officer at a major chipmaker for the wireless communication industry, will bring us critical insights from the hardware side of cybersecurity.

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A Major Tech Company

Michael Johnson, CISO

CISO Workshop: Achieving Scale, Speed, and Risk Reduction in Third-Party Cyber Risk Management

Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1:30 PM

Michael, CISO at a household-name tech company, will lead us through the knotty problems and the FAIR-based solutions in TPRM. 

Jon Sapp (center) spoke at FAIRCON24

Texas Mutual Insurance Company

John Sapp, CISO

Heidelberg Materials

Mathias Bücherl, Group CISO 

Session: Cybersecurity as Value Creation: Strategies for Delivering and Demonstrating ROI

Tuesday, Nov.4, 1:30 PM 

Two perspectives on one of the key values of quantitative risk management – ROI in financial terms –  from a manufacturing and a finance security leader.

 

Aboitiz Power

Alexander Antukh, CISO

CISO Panel: The CISO as a Risk Leader

Tuesday, Nov. 4, 11:35 AM 

An achievement of the FAIR Institute has been moving risk management to the center of a CISO’s agenda. Alex, security leader at a major utility in the Philippines, is a thought leader in that movement - read his blog post Redefining the Effective CISO: From Gut Feel to Defensible Risk Decisions.

 

FINRA

Bryan Smith 

Senior Vice President, Complex Investigations and Intelligence 

Session: Regulation as a Catalyst: The Unexpected Gift to Cyber Risk Management

Weds. Nov. 5, 11:00 

For a fresh take on a chronic problem, this session title is likely the winner. Bryan’s background in financial-crimes law enforcement is extensive – 21 years as an FBI agent, including starting the Bureau’s first cryptocurrency unit. The panel also features David Hirsch, former head of the SEC cyber unit and Carole House, a special adviser on cyber to the National Security Council. 

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