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Simon is the CEO of the Online Dating and Discovery Association (ODDA) - the recognised trade body for the sector representing nearly 500 brands worldwide. Prior to his current role, Simon spent much of his career in senior leadership roles within the public sector, including as a Deputy Director within the UK Home Office and as a Strategic Advisor to the Ministry of Interior in the United Arab Emirates. More recently, he has specialised in fraud and cyber crime prevention culminating in the set up of the Cyber Resilience Centre for London in 2022. In addition to his current role, Simon is a Co-Founder of Cyber London, Co-Chair of the UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration and an Honorary Visiting Fellow at City St Georges, University of London. 

Kausar Kenning is a cybersecurity and fraud leader with a strong background in data analytics. In the past, she has successfully developed and led a variety of programs including Cyber Fraud Intelligence, Insider Threat, Fraud Prevention, Internal Audit, and Data Strategy programs. Using a risk-focused, evidence-based, data-driven approach as the foundation of her programs and strategies, Kausar has been able to demonstrate immediate value and insight and has been successful in solving for key risks in the organizations that she has worked for. Kausar holds an M.S. in Data Analytics and has earned her CISSP and CISA certifications. She is also a certified internal auditor for both ISO 27001 and ISO 20000. Kausar is very involved in the Atlanta CISO community, has had several speaking engagements, and is currently serving on several boards in the Atlanta area. She is very active in several local not-for-profit organizations that range in supporting the advancement of cybersecurity to the fight against human trafficking and domestic abuse. At present, Kausar is the Vice President of Intelligence and Controls at Visa. She leads an incredible team that is responsible for the proactive analysis and contextualization of dark web and threat intelligence with network-level data into actionable insights used for advanced alerting and vulnerability testing against significant fraud and cybercrime globally. Kausar is also responsible for the Visa Acquiring Risk Standards and Visa Issuers Risk Standards controls frameworks. She works to support the ecosystem and is responsible for the Risk-as-a-Service offerings at Visa. 

Justin specializes in the intersection of law, technology, and healthcare with a focus on pharmacy practice and drug regulation. Recently, Justin helped lead NABP’s DSCSA efforts to support regulators, dispensers, and other trading partners by providing tools and education which enable implementation of DSCSA’s interoperability milestone (Pulse by NABP). Historically, Justin has worked closely with NABP's Digital Health team. Prior to joining NABP, Justin was a specialist in Amazon’s Consumer Legal Department and Associate Director of Innovation for a tech start-up.

A certified financial crime specialist with over 15 years' experience in payments, compliance, and technology, Anna is fervently dedicated to fighting fraud with integrity and intellect, as well as restoring dignity to those most impacted by it on a global scale. Her ability to analyze risk is built on a lifetime of diverse experiences that have given her unique knowledge of cultures, languages, and tactics used by fraudsters. Anna is an active member of the Israeli Fraud Fighters community group.

With 20 years of experience in content creation and strategy, including over 10 years working in finance, banking, and compliance risk, Aileen’s mission is to educate and enlighten audiences by distilling complex topics into engaging content.  Aileen is a highly rated speaker, a college instructor, and award-winning writer whose work has appeared in Independent Banker magazine.