SC Awards 2026

Garrett Hamilton brings deep expertise in SaaS product management, go-to-market strategy, and cybersecurity leadership. As CEO and Co-Founder of Reach Security, he draws on his experience at industry leaders like Palo Alto Networks, where he guided the WildFire product from launch to over 60,000 customers. With a hands-on background in threat analysis, training, and consulting, Garrett is committed to driving Reach’s mission of transforming how organizations assess and remediate their security posture.

Ankur Shah is a cybersecurity leader and entrepreneur with a proven track record of building and scaling innovative security solutions. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Straiker, he is focused on revolutionizing AI-driven security technologies. Previously, Ankur served as SVP & GM of Prisma Cloud at Palo Alto Networks, where he grew the cloud security (CNAPP) platform from a single module to an industry-leading Code To Cloud CNAPP Platform. He played a pivotal role in expanding its customer base and increasing revenue by 50x in 5 years. Before that, he led product development at RedLock, CipherCloud, and Symantec, driving advancements in cloud security, DLP, and AI-powered threat detection.

Troy Batterberry is the founder and CEO of EchoMark, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company pioneering a new standard in information protection. The company was founded on that trust is central to empowering everyone to do their best work. Troy brings years of product and technology experience, including 25 years at Microsoft, where he most recently served as a Corporate Vice President as the product leader of Microsoft Teams Meetings, Calling, and
Events. During his tenure, Troy also played an integral role in the growth and success of marquee Microsoft products, such as Windows, Explorer/Edge, Bing, Xbox, and MSN. Before joining Microsoft, Troy held engineering positions at Sony and within the U.S. Department of Defense. Troy is driven by a long-standing passion for creating new experiences and products.

In addition to his professional pursuits, Troy is a parent volunteer at his kids’ schools, spends time volunteering for Boy Scouts, and also enjoys time outdoors boating, hiking, and running. He holds an M.S. in Information Systems from the University of Southern California and a B.S. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from North Dakota State University.

Saryu Nayyar is an internationally recognized cybersecurity expert, author, speaker and member of the Forbes Technology Council. She has more than 15 years of experience in the information security, identity and access management, IT risk and compliance, and security risk management sectors.

She was named EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women in 2017. She has held leadership roles in security products and services strategy at Oracle, Simeio, Sun Microsystems, Vaau (acquired by Sun) and Disney. Saryu also spent several years in senior positions at the technology security and risk management practice of Ernst & Young.

She is passionate about building disruptive technologies and has several patents pending for behavior analytics, anomaly detection and dynamic risk scoring inventions.

Terence is the CEO of TXOne Networks, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions for operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems. He is focused on protecting critical infrastructure and ensuring the reliability and safety of industrial environments in an increasingly connected world.

Prior to this role, Terence served as Vice President at Trend Micro, where he led the Network Threat Defense Technology Group and expanded the company’s reach into telecommunications and IoT security. Earlier in his career, he was CEO of Broadweb, where he developed its deep-packet-inspection (DPI) strategy and led the company through its acquisition by Trend Micro in 2013. Terence holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from National Tsing-Hua University and has authored multiple patents and academic publications.

Murat is the founder and CEO of Zenarmor, a company operating in the SASE network security space. With over 20 years of experience, he has dedicated his career to crafting innovative commercial and open source products that resonate with audiences worldwide. He has been in the founding team of several other cyber security startups and non-profit organizations.

A graduate of Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey; Murat holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems. His academic foundation, coupled with his entrepreneurial spirit and dedication to technological advancement, continues to drive his success in shaping the future of cybersecurity.

Mark, also known as Woj, is the Vice President of Product Research and Strategy at Vectra AI. Passionate about cybersecurity and dedicated to simplifying the complex, Woj consistently advocates for cyber defenders in his approach to product development, marketing, and leadership. He focuses on translating real-world attacker behavior into practical innovations to help security teams detect, investigate, and stop threats faster and with greater confidence.

With deep insight into the evolving threat landscape, Woj works at the intersection of research and product strategy to ensure Vectra AI’s solutions address the real challenges security teams face every day. He is particularly focused on identity-driven attacks, AI-enabled threats, and hybrid cloud risk, and is known for turning technical complexity into clear, actionable strategy for customers and industry peers alike.

Diana Jovin is CMO at Teleport. With over 30 years of experience, she brings deep expertise in marketing and business development leadership for B2B technology companies. A strategic and analytical thinker, Diana excels at defining corporate and product positioning, building thought leadership platforms, empowering global sales organizations, and executing go-to-market strategies that drive business growth.

At Teleport, Diana is a driving force in articulating and championing the company’s vision for Infrastructure Identity and its critical role in enabling trusted computing.

Michael Leland brings over 30 years of data networking, operations, and cybersecurity domain expertise. He formerly served as Head of Technical Marketing and Chief Cybersecurity Evangelist at SentinelOne where he was responsible for messaging and strategic development of their XDR product roadmap as well as the identity security portfolio. Prior to SentinelOne, he held the title of Chief Technical Strategist for McAfee. Michael was the co-founder and CTO of NitroSecurity – later acquired by McAfee – where he was responsible for developing and implementing their overall SIEM technology vision and roadmap and has held senior technical management positions at Cabletron and Avaya.

Gene has a lengthy track record as an executive at technology companies, including COO at White Ops, General Manager at Resilient Systems (acquired by IBM), and VP of Worldwide Sales and Global Alliances of Network Intelligence (acquired by EMC and integrated into RSA). Gene has extensive experience building high-impact teams at early-stage startups in storage, virtualization, and cybersecurity. He has specific expertise in go-to-market strategies, marketing, customer success, and channel development. Gene holds an MBA from Northeastern University, where he guest lectures on topics such as product management, marketing, and sales

Mary Carmichael is the Managing Director of Risk Advisory at Momentum Technology, with over 15 years of experience in technology risk management. Her expertise spans multiple sectors, including higher education, government, and energy, with a strong focus on third-party risk management, including vendor assessment and due diligence activities for systems procurement. Mary is a Member of the ISACA Global CRISC Committee and the Emerging Trends Working Group, where she offers insights on AI’s implications for governance, risk, and compliance functions. A published author and global speaker, Mary also serves as President of ISACA’s Vancouver Canada Chapter and is a speaker on the transformative effects of emerging technologies on business operations.