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About Our Experts

Colin Whittaker

Founder & Director at Informed Risk Decisions Ltd
Colin is a leading payments security expert with extensive experience shaping global risk strategy. A former PCI SSC Board of Advisors member, he drove major security and compliance initiatives at APACS and Visa Europe. Now an independent consultant, he advises diverse organizations and frequently speaks and publishes on cybersecurity and information risk.

Darren Siegel

Head of Sales Engineering
With more than 20 years in IT infrastructure and security, Darren Siegel specializes in providing technical sales support for network design, cybersecurity, and system optimization at Specops Software, an Outpost24 company. Darren has a proven track record of helping clients implement efficient, secure solutions to meet their IT security needs.

Dirk Schrader

Global VP of Security Research, Netwrix
Dirk Schrader is a 25-year cybersecurity veteran with CISSP and CISM certifications. He champions cyber resilience through global projects, thought leadership, and published insights on change and vulnerability management—bridging technical, product, and strategic roles across startups and multinational corporations.

Alejandro Leal

Senior Analyst at KuppingerCole
Alejandro specializes in digital transformation across the public and private sectors, focusing on cybersecurity, identity-related challenges, and helping organizations navigate today’s fast-changing threat environment. His expertise spans access management, identity verification, authentication, ITDR, SOAR, and ZTNA.

Rob Ainscough

Chief Identity Security Advisor, Silverfort
Rob Ainscough is the Chief Identity Security Advisor at Silverfort and a seasoned leader in identity and access management. With over a decade of experience building and scaling IAM programs in complex, global environments, Rob brings deep expertise in access governance, privileged access, and secure credentialing. He is known for simplifying identity security challenges and driving automation and risk reduction at scale.