CIO & CISO Think Tank

As a seasoned technology industry leader and enterprise product and solutions leaders, Amit Tank leads efforts at the intersection of strategy, innovation, product engineering, AI/ML, and digital transformation, AI and data governance for Fortune 500 clients. Currently, he is helping drive strategic projects for the top US Telco companies as Enterprise & AI/ML Practice Leader. He has led high-impact product and architecture teams, while building and launching paltforms and products that have scaled to more than 3 million active users and suscribers. He also contributes as a keynote speaker, editorial board advisor and collaborator for open source foundations and other cross-industry initatives. Having started his career as a full-stack produt engineer and architect and grown into Enterprise Solutions Practice Leader, Amit enjoys building new business opportunities and turnkey solutions for customers by leveraging AI/ML, Agentic AI, and other advanced technologies. He is equally passionate about mentioring and developing product teas and empowering individuals to pursue growth and elevate their impact.

With almost 20 years of financial and insurance experience, I strive to provide strategic analytical and consulting services to clients and prospects seeking to mitigate credit, political, financial, property/causality and human capital risks. My professional expertise encompasses a broad portfolio of critical business development and organizational risk categories for both large and middle sized corporations especially those with international exposures. Industries of specialization include Retail, Technology& Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Automotive, Banking and Finance, among others.

Mex Martinot is the Vice President and Global Head of Industrial Cybersecurity at Siemens Energy. He is responsible for setting the direction of Siemens Energy’s worldwide industrial cybersecurity strategy. He collaborates closely with the industry leaders, governments, and associations to identify emerging market trends and best-in-class solutions which empowers the energy sector to achieve resilience beyond compliance. He is particularly focused on solving the cyber security challenge of the critical energy infrastructure sector by bringing innovative solutions to address the growing operational security risk exposure. He frequently speaks on topics such as, cyber governance, risk management, and organizational transformation of critical operational infrastructure. Previously Mex Martinot lead the managed security services practice in Asia for EY & SecureWorks

Mani Massoomi is a senior risk executive with more than 20 years of experience across banking, fintech, capital markets, and technology. He currently serves as Chief Risk Officer at Patelco Credit Union, where he leads enterprise-wide risk oversight, including credit, market, operational, technology, and emerging risk frameworks. Previously, he held senior risk and audit leadership roles at SoFi and TIAA, with additional experience at Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets, Millennium Management, General Motors, and Morgan Stanley. Mani is a Certified Fraud Examiner and holds multiple risk and audit certifications, along with a B.S. from Tufts University and postgraduate studies at The Wharton School and Cornell University.

Experienced Technology Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the computer and network security industry. Skilled in Computer Security, Information Security Management, Start-ups, Security, and Project Management. Strong information technology professional graduated from UCLA.

With close to 25 years in advertising, broadcast media, live event production, experiential, news, and film/television from pre- to postproduction, Josh also works as a CTO, Director of Technology as well as Operations Manager. Josh implements innovative and creative solutions resulting in a track record that shows increased productivity and cost reduction. He works in system design and integration, design and installation of large technological infrastructures, and data distribution systems (internet: wired and wireless) for private and commercial construction. He has extensive experience customizing information and technology for diverse client needs, encoding systems, digital asset management, and collaborative software. He demonstrates skills as a maintenance technician, transmission specialist, video hardware engineer, and as project manager/coordinator/supervisor.

As a Senior Technology Executive and Product Leader, Amit Tank enjoys building business and product opportunities for Fortune 500 customers at the intersection of Media, Entertainment, Live Sports, Ad Tech, Cloud, DAI, and Generative AI / ML on AWS, Azure and GCP. Amit has led high-impact teams to create significant value for organizations and millions of their customers by unlocking new growth opportunities, and by growing product portfolio revenue and adoption. In recent years, Amit Tank has led high-impact product and architecture teams (with direct and indirect reports) at AT&T DirecTV and was responsible for helping design, build, and launch the AT&T DirecTV Stream Live Streaming OTT Product with Cloud DVR. Amit and his team helped create the OpenVideo Platform powering these products. And drove key strategic initiatives and NDA projects by building consensus with multiple Orgs., and defining and driving product MVPs to launch.

I am an accomplished business and technology executive with a broad range of experience in enterprise technology. My vast experience in business applications and enterprise systems has enabled me to adapt to diverse and dynamic environments — the ability to form motivated teams that overcome complex challenges. Strong background in driving programs and services, I strive to manage technology initiatives effectively by orchestrating the contribution of diverse groups across the enterprise. I am experienced in establishing a technology governance mechanism, a realizable value proposition that should demonstrate capability enhancement at a reduced cost and risk. I subscribe to an integrated portfolio management approach looking at Infrastructure rationalization roadmaps aligned to application consolidations, Process standardization, and efficiency improvement strategies. Specialties: CRM/CEM/MDM: Siebel, Oracle CRM, Microsoft CRM, RightNow, Peoplesoft, Pivotal, Salesforce.com, SAP, Guidewire, Oracle WebCenter ECM, Portal ERP: Oracle, MS Dynamics-Great Plains, Lawson, SAP, Ariba HCMS: Oracle, Peoplesoft, Workday, Callidus CWS: Beeline BI: OBIEE, SAP Business Objects QA: HP ALM-Quality Center, Jira IT Governance, Demand and Delivery Management, Project and Portfolio Management HP PPM, Clarity, IT Strategy, Cloud Computing, Strategic Planning Six Sigma, Lean, Process Excellence, TPS Marketing Automation: Siebel Marketing, Eloqua, Aprimo SAP SRC, Hyperion, GRC Enterprise Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Incident Response, Information Security EMC, NetApp, Cisco, VMware, Cloud (Public, Private, and Hybrid) Mobility(MDM), Delphix AWS, Azure, Oracle, and GCP

Allen Ohanian serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), one of the largest child protective services agencies in the United States. Established in 1984, the department is tasked with the critical mission of ensuring the safety and well-being of over 2 million children across 88 cities within Los Angeles County.

As a technology and information security executive, I have shepherded the transformation of many organizations from crisis state to steady, led recovery from a nation-state cyberattack, and strengthened global security resiliency through creative, data-driven solutioning. As a strategic partner and transformation agent, I enable businesses to find stability in environments characterized by security risks and challenges.