John Hargrove is a Consulting Engineer of his own company, and previously held positions at East Texas Electric Cooperative, and Sam Houston Electric Cooperative. His experiences include: Cyber Physical IP Systems Design, Large Project Management, Point to Point Wireless, FCC licensing, Smart Grid Networks, Wireless Simulation Modeling, Planning and Technology Plan Development, Cyber Systems design for threat protection, and Red Team experience

Ramesh Reddi has over 20 years of experience in information and cyber security field. Architected, developed, implemented, and managed Enterprise IT and cyber security solutions, projects and teams. Expert in cyber security solutions of systems in financial, energy, utilities, critical infrastructure protection and industrial sectors. Experienced in Encryption, Data Protection, Risk, Identity and Access Management. Used and implemented NIST, NERC and ERCOT cybersecurity standards. Knowledgeable in cloud security controls related SaaS, PaaS and IaaS. Adept at cybersecurity aspects of information and operational technologies related to generation, retail and operations domains of energy and utilities.

Sarosh Muncherji is a Senior Security Consultant focused on industrial control systems cyber security consulting for the electric utility sector in Canada and the United States. Experience setting up frameworks and managing regulatory compliance for ISO 9001, NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection and Nuclear Regulatory Commission NEI 08-09. Presently hs is Senior Security Consultant at Honeywell Process Solutions.

Tom Johnson is a senior electric industry leader with utility experience in networks and emerging technologies. He brings significant experience in Cybersecurity, IoT Sensor Networks, Utility Solution Architectures, Communication Networks, among a longer list. Most recently, is Enterprise Electric Sales Director at Aclara.

Ernie Hayden is a highly experienced and seasoned technical consultant, author, speaker, strategist and thought-leader with extensive experience in the power utility industry, critical infrastructure protection/information security domain, industrial controls security, cybercrime, cyberwarfare and physical security areas. His primary emphasis is on offering expert advice and commentary on industrial controls, energy supply, and oil/gas/electric grid security with special expertise on CIP-014-2 – Physical Security of Substations and risks of commercial drones to critical infrastructure. Ernie serves as Chair of the Best Practices Taxonomy Advisory Board.