Charles Clancy, a senior vice president at MITRE, heads MITRE Labs. More than 4,000 MITRE Labs scientists, technologists, and engineers deliver deeply technical capabilities and solutions to the six federally funded R&D centers we operate on behalf of the U.S. government. In addition, Clancy serves as MITRE’s chief technology officer, harnessing the company’s independent R&D program and our technology transfer functions to advance the missions of MITRE sponsors and the nation.

Before joining MITRE in 2019 as vice president for intelligence programs, Clancy served as the Bradley Distinguished Professor of Cybersecurity in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech and executive director of the Hume Center for National Security and Technology. There, he led Virginia Tech’s research and experiential learning programs in defense and intelligence. He started his career at the National Security Agency, filling a variety of research and engineering roles, with a focus on wireless communications.

He was named a Fellow of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his work in information security and digital communications and elected a member of the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. He has co-authored more than 250 academic publications and patents, as well as six books. He co-founded five venture-backed defense-tech startup companies that apply commercial innovation to the intersection of telecommunications and national security.

Clancy sits on the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association International (AFCEA) Board of Directors’ Executive Committee, the AFCEA Intelligence Committee, the Systems Engineering Research Center Advisory Board, the Research Institute for Tactical Autonomy Advisory Board, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions Next G Alliance, and the Virginia Tech National Security Institute Advisory Board.

Clancy holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a doctorate in computer science from the University of Maryland, College Park.

As Chief Executive Officer of SecureG, Damon drives the adoption of the world’s most secure root of trust across government and industry initiatives, including The United States Air Force, SunSpec, and CTIA.

Damon has more than twenty years of experience driving cybersecurity excellence with a focus on PKI ecosystems for IoT and mobile networks. Damon established his PKI expertise with VeriSign and Symantec, where he was responsible for more than 1B IoT devices and 350M subscribers. Damon’s extensive PKI experience includes Sectigo, PrimeKey – Keyfactor, and Utimaco.

Damon is regularly invited to speak at security conferences and participate in panel discussions, where he shares his PKI expertise. Damon is co-author of US Patent 10560448 — One-touch secure on-boarding of OOB IoT devices. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business management and administration from the Eberhardt School of Business at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. In his free time as a husband and a father, Damon enjoys racing automobiles and vintage car shows.

As CTO of SecureG, Todd leads the development of bespoke PKI solutions, aligned closely with government and industry working groups and standards, such as accelerating Zero Trust security strategies.

Todd has more than 20 years of experience securing and optimizing mission-essential networks, such as 5G, with PKI. Prior to SecureG, he was closely involved in the merger between Movik Networks and Anova Data, where he served as the VP of Solution Architecture for the former and the latter. Todd’s networking experience includes Cisco and Juniper.

Todd is devoted to cybersecurity education and has authored multiple books and created training facilities for security operations. He earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering from Colorado State University. Todd is a family man who enjoys F1 racing.

As CISO of SecureG, James Gorman is committed to the highest standards of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the world’s most secure root of trust.

James has more than 30 years of executive-level cybersecurity and network engineering experience with a mission to enable digital transformation and innovation. James began his career in the US Navy as a Cryptologic Technician and held executive positions at Cable and Wireless, SecureNet, and Transaction Network Services. He has successfully led teams through multiple audits, certifications, and migrations, delivering scalable, resilient, and cost-effective outcomes, such as universal security technologies for 5G networks. 

James is passionate about staying ahead of the curve and delivering robust, reliable, quantum-safe PKI solutions and strategies.

Sean Turner has been involved in the IETF since IETF 34 and has authored or co-authored over 50 RFCs. From March 2007 to March 2014, Sean served on the IESG as the IETF Security Area Director. Prior to being appointed to the IESG, Sean was chair of the SMIME and XMPP WGs. Currently, Sean is chair of the TLS, MLS, and WPACK WGs. He is founder of sn3rd llc, which focuses on policy, design, and implementation of security solutions, and is author of the Implementing Email and Security Tokens: Current Standards, Tools, and Practices (John Wiley and Sons, 2008).