Cybersecurity Forum - May 19

John Allen is owner of Community Insurance Advisors, an independent property and casualty agency.  John believes a significant percentage of the conversations people have about insurance coverage are incomplete and/or incorrect, and has therefore made the mission of his agency to raise the bar by delivering quality programs with reliable, professional and knowledgeable agents.  His previous work experience includes national account sales and product management in the transportation industry, and outsourced contact center management. John earned his BA from Illinois, and his MBA from Loyola Marymount. 

Joe Guerrero recently joined the Brown & Brown Dallas office coming from a commercial agent role based within a Texas community bank called IBC.  His focus is on the small to mid-size business here in the North Texas market with a specialty in the industrial, transportation, and technology verticals assisting business owners with all lines of commercial insurance products to help protect their companies and employees.  Prior to joining IBC, Joe had an extensive career in the content management software space focusing on the financial and legal vertical markets.  Now at Brown & Brown, Joe is leveraging his experience to continue building a successful Cyber risk management program for small to middle-market technology companies and consultants in the DFW area.  This includes Cyber underwriting preparation covering IT security and controls, qualitative and quantitative risk measurement assessments, cyber insurance policies for all size entities, proprietary insurance product extensions, and cyber event and ransomware claims handling and response.

Shawn Wiora is a senior executive in cyber security, cyber insurance, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, turnaround expertise, healthcare system technology leadership and innovative healthcare virtual reality solutions. Recent work in blending blockchain with cyber risk quantification leading the industry.  
As turnaround executive he has excelled at roles of COO, CIO and CISO. Internationally recognized as Cloud, Cyber Security and Virtual Reality Visionary. Keynote presenter on diverse set of topics. 
He is frequently interviewed and carried in national / international media for technology executive / technology vision, human resources leadership and other topics. Recent articles in Wall Street Journal, CIO.com, CNNMoney, ZDNet, TechTarget and many other media outlets. I have a unique combination of IT, healthcare and business achievements with related degrees and advanced accomplishments.

Michael Anderson is an accomplished corporate executive, entrepreneur, and business consultant. Recently, he was honored to be named BUiLT 2021 Speaker of the Year! With over 25 years of Information Technology (IT) expertise, he applies clever and innovative methods to leverage his expertise in risk management, cybersecurity, governance, compliance, and privacy to align cybersecurity safeguards with the organization’s strategic vision. He currently serves as CISO at Dallas ISD the second-largest ISD in Texas. Michael has a master’s degree in Information Systems Management from Capella University and is CISSP certified. When Michael isn’t evangelizing, he enjoys spending time with his family, Mindfulness coaching, and making music.