Breaking the Rules on the West Coast
Where security, AI, and infrastructure collide, RBLN West brings together the builders, defenders, and operators shaping what comes next.
The future isn’t being designed in theory. It’s being built, tested, attacked, and improved in production.
KEY THEMES
AI in the Real World
The Next Era of Security
Offense, Defense & Creative Problem Solving
Infrastructure Under Pressure
A Better Model for Systemic Cyber Stability
Less theory. More proof.
Faster tempo. Sharper iteration. More “show me” than “tell me.”
Agenda
First Pour: Registration & Networking
Pick up your badge, get settled, grab a drink, and start connecting. The Underground will be open for exploring and networking.
Speakers
Aaron Brown
Head of Security · Mercor
Ajay Kumar Govindaram
Senior Solutions Architect · AWS
Bajram Hoxha
Founding Member · Rival Labs
Bil Harmer
CISO · Supabase
Chris Gawlik
Industry Expert · Sia Partners
Clara Gustafson
Writer
Corey White
Founder and CEO · Cythentic
Dave Hart
CTO and Co-founder · NetFoundry
David Swift
VP of SIEM and Data Lake · eSentire
Donovan Farrow
CEO · Alias Cybersecurity
Dr. Aaron Kemp
Senior Director of Quantum Research · KPMG
Dr. Louis DeWeaver
Cyber Security Consultant · Marsh McLennan Agency
Dr. Michael Reese
Chief Information Security Officer · Executech
Dr. Neil Daswani
CISO-in-Residence at Firebolt Ventures and Co-Academic Director of Stanford’s Advanced Cybersecurity Program
Dr. Susan Bernstein
Founder & CEO · Powerful Under Pressure
E.J. Hilbert
Director of US Regulatory Compliance and Security Officer at Element Materials Technology and Owner KCECyber.com/KCEAdvisors
Harshit Kohli
Senior Technical Account Manager · AWS
Jack Cable
CEO and Co-founder · Corridor
James Foster
CEO · eSentire
John Stauffacher
Cybersecurity Executive
Jorge Zelaya
Chief Information Security Officer · Atmosera
Justin Somaini
CSO, Angel Investor, and Venture Capitalist
Kartik Ganesh
Senior Technical Account Manager · AWS
Larry Letow
Chairperson, Cyber Security Hall of Fame and CEO, TachTech
Lasse Andresen
Founder and Chief Executive Officer · IndyKite
Malya Jain
Security Engineer · Meta
Martin Miller
CTO · FastCTO
Mehran Entezari
CIO/CISO
Moshe Siman Tov Bustan
Security Research Team Lead, · OX Security
Nicole Grinstead
Chief Information Security Officer · Roblox
Paul Grabow
Founder · Cybersecurity CMMC Advisors
Peter Galanis
Founder and CEO · Fortavera
Petr Šimeček
AISLE
Philippe Caturegli
Chief Hacking Officer · Seralys
Purvi Joshi
Data Engineering Manager · AWS
Rakesh Pal
Sr. Solution Architect · Amazon Web Services
Scott Miller
Security Consultant and Penetration Tester · Accenture Security
Sean Satterlee
Senior Principal Penetration Tester · Device Recon Labs
Shane Shook
Venture Partner · Forgepoint
Tanvi Desai
Sr. Cloud Consultant · Google Cloud
Vimal Suba
Founder and CEO · GrantLock
Vincent Passaro
Head of Attacker Engineering & Intelligence Partnerships, Security · Stripe
Vincent Swolfs
Director of Hacking · Injexion
Yacine Souam
R&D Engineer · Escape
Yossi Eliaz
Principal Engineer · Incredibuild/islo.dev
Sponsors
Rebellion Tier
Quantum Tier
Pulse Tier
Location
RBLN West takes over the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront. Sessions, workshops, and hands-on chaos happen throughout the venue. Room block and parking info below—get ready to make your mark.
San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront
Room Rate: $245.00/night + taxes
Transportation & Parking
- •San Francisco International Airport (SFO): 1 mile
- •Shuttle: Complimentary airport shuttle to SFO
- •BART: SFO Station accessible via shuttle
- •Parking: Self-parking available at hotel