Steve Granda is a security researcher in NREL's Secure Cyber Energy Systems Group. He performs research in power and cyber systems, focusing on methodologies for detection, mitigation, and recovery of threats from cyberattack to ensure grid resiliency.

Yanika Miller has over four years of experience in Information Security, Privacy and Software Quality Assurance.

Ms. Miller earned a B.Sc. in Computing with a Major in Computer science from the University of Technology, Jamaica. She is also CompTIA CSAP, CySA+, and Security+ certified. Ms. Miller was a part of the first batch of students to represent Jamaica and UTECH in The Huawei’s Seeds for the Future Program (2017) where she received telecommunications and language training in Shenzhen and Beijing, China.

At Sympai, Ms. Miller works closely with external cyber security teams. She works to identify issues, develop solutions and make recommendations based on the individual client’s needs in multiple areas such as Data Privacy and Protection, Data Loss Prevention, Network & Web Vulnerability, Penetration Testing, and Security Controls.

Prior to joining Symptai, Ms. Miller worked as a consultant at QualityWorks Consulting Group, a Software Quality Assurance (QA) company based in Los Angeles, CA. She was responsible for creating several custom compliance frameworks checklists, security research, manual and automated testing and leading QA efforts on an international project.

Ms. Miller is a part of an initiative centered around connecting women and girls interested in cyber security in the Caribbean (WISC), and she also served as a volunteer with the Palisadoes Foundation, which is centered around students getting open-source development experience.

Gynelle Findlay is a new media visionary, web/app developer, graphic artist, and writer. She holds a Masters in Computer Science and a Bachelors in Political Science and Economics from the University of the West Indies. Ms. Findlay is also an innovative tech entrepreneur who has assisted with the establishment of many successful companies and organizations. She has experience working in communications for 17 years.

Ms. Thompson has more than 12 years of Information Security experience working across multiple sectors. She has a successful record of delivering security solutions and implementing security programs and technologies to improve processes for enhanced efficiency and cost reduction. She has leadership experience and expertise in Governance, Risk, and Compliance, along with success in implementing IT security systems to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical business information and information systems.

Tami Reynolds is a project manager and lead for NREL's Secure Cyber-Energy Systems Group. She provides technical leadership in building out and marketing the Distributed Energy Resources Cybersecurity Framework tool to industry and federal partners. She works closely with partners to develop a deep understanding of applying the Department of Energy Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model and National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework to their renewable and distributed energy systems for the evaluation of cyber and physical security. Reynolds provides leadership in developing the Distributed Energy Resource Risk Manager, an NREL tool that will address the NIST Risk Management Framework with a focus on distributed energy resources. She works closely with chief information officers and chief information security officers of private industry partners to conduct cybersecurity assessments in the electric sector, and she provides support to the U.S. Agency for International Development in developing cybersecurity programs in developing countries.

Zoe is a cybersecurity research engineer at NREL. Her education in computer and electrical engineering complements her background in cybersecurity providing a strong foundation for grid security research. The work she has contributed at NREL includes developing and deploying the Cyber-Energy Emulation Platform, leading research in identifying vulnerabilities in wind infrastructure, and performing software/firmware enumeration and vulnerability assessment (under CyTRICS). Previously, she researched computer architecture, computational biology, and high-performance computing applications in academia. Zoe also had numerous internships performing malware analysis, reverse engineering ICS and IoT devices, and automating incident response and forensic analysis processes. 

Lambrini Kolios is a Country Manager for the Latin America and Caribbean region at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). In this capacity, she is responsible for business development, project preparation and evaluation, and supervision of USTDA activities in Brazil and the Caribbean.

Before joining as a Country Manager, Ms. Kolios was a Research Analyst for Latin American and the Caribbean at USTDA. Prior to USTDA, she worked in the Office of International Religious Freedom at the U.S. Department of State. While in graduate school, Ms. Kolios worked at the U.S.-China Strong Foundation in Washington, D.C. and at the U.S. Embassy in Brazil. Ms. Kolios holds an M.A. in International Relations and Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a Graduate Certificate in Chinese and American Studies from the Hopkins-Nanjing Center. She received a B.A. in International Business from Rollins College, where she graduated magna cum laude.

Ms. Kolios is distinguished as both a Fulbright Scholar to Taiwan and a Boren Fellow to Brazil.  She speaks Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, and Greek.

As the CEO of the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator Racquel Moses leads the Accelerator as it delivers its strategy, bringing with her nearly two decades of business management experience in the Caribbean region. Moses works with key stakeholders in governments and the public and private sectors to co-develop and agree on Accelerator strategies to drive investment projects across the Caribbean at scale. She is based in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Ms. Moses is also a Trustee of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee.

Mr. Angus Smith is the Head of the Trinidad and Tobago Cyber Security Incident Response Team (TT-CSIRT) for the past 6 years. He has been involved in Cyber Security for 9 years, ICT for 20 years and Security Management 26 years. Angus has been instrumental in the development of the National Cyber Security program for Trinidad and Tobago, implemented the Trinidad and Tobago Cyber Security Incident Response Team (TT-CSIRT) and is the team lead for the National Critical Information Infrastructure Assessment (NCRA). He is involved in a number of national Digital Transformation projects focusing on the Cyber Security elements of these projects. Mr Smith is the holder of a B.Sc. in Computer Science and a M.Sc. in Strategic Leadership and Management.

Kerry-Ann Barrett is the CyberSecurity Program Manager at the Cyber Security Program at the Organization of American States. In her capacity she offers technical assistance to member states in the development and implementation of their national cybersecurity strategies as well as assist in the implementation of various technical capacity building initiatives within the Cyber Security Program. Additionally, in this capacity she has participated as a speaker at various regional and international cyberspace fora with a focus on cyber related issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Kerry-Ann is also an attorney-at-law with over 20 years of experience. Included in her legal professional experience have been appointments within several government ministries in the Caribbean, as well as legal consultancy services to the CARICOM Secretariat and the ILO Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean. She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in International Arbitration, a Master’s in Business Administration (Distinction) in International Business, an LLB and Certificates in E-Diplomacy, Cyber Security Risk Management and Legal Frameworks for ICTs. Mrs. Barrett expertise covers cybersecurity policy development, electronic commerce, internet governance and cybersecurity.

Most recently, she has led or provided technical support for the development of the national cyber security frameworks for countries such as Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, México, Peru and Trinidad & Tobago. Her international experience includes the representation of the OAS in the Council of Europe, ICANN and has been designated as a member of the Board of Curators for the portal on cybersecurity capabilities of the University of Oxford, an Oxford Martin Associate as a member of the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre’s Expert Advisory Panel and the ICANN SSR2 Team.

Miles Keogh is the Executive Director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA), an association of 153 state and local air pollution control agencies. He previously started and directed the Research Lab at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), where he advised State Utility Commissions on energy, environmental, and security issues for over a decade. He is the author of regulatory primers on Cybersecurity, Resilience, and Risk Management, and has taught and advised leaders in the electric sector across North America and Europe on these issues. Most recently he provided regulatory assistance on cybersecurity issues in Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, and Poland for power sector experts in Eastern and Southeastern Europe and the Black Sea region. He continues to work on cybersecurity through a number of advisory boards related to the power system. Miles has prior work experience in the wind energy industry and sited power infrastructure for the Massachusetts Public Utility Commission. Miles also spent five years as an ambulance driver and medic in Washington DC. He received a Bachelors in International Relations from Georgetown University and a Masters in Environmental Management from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Dr. Cletus Bertin is currently the Executive Director of the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC). He has worked in various Caribbean countries and with several regional and international organizations, including the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL); OECS Secretariat; Commonwealth Secretariat; the World Bank, Global Information & Communication Technologies Department); and the European Union (EU) as a full-time employee and as a consultant, primarily in the fields of Change Management, Organizational Development, Capacity Building and Information Systems implementation, for over two decades.

Mr. Bochman provides strategic guidance to senior USG and industry leaders on topics at the intersection of grid and critical infrastructure security and resilience. Previously, he was a Global Energy & Utilities Security Lead at IBM and Senior Adviser at the Chertoff Group in Washington, DC. A frequent speaker, writer and standards developer, Andy has provided analysis on energy sector security actions, standards and gaps to DOE, DOD, DHS, FERC, NERC, NIST, NARUC, the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), and state utility commissions, most recently testifying before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on energy infrastructure cybersecurity issues.

Ms. Robbins has over 20 years of experience designing, implementing, securing, and managing enterprise and operational technology systems that support critical business processes, such as SCADA, Industrial Control Systems, Building Management Systems, virtualization platforms, data repositories, as well as general system and user support. As a Microsoft Windows subject matter expert, she has led multiple projects securing enterprise and OT platforms, as well as creating and implementing comprehensive organization-wide initiatives for information assurance and cybersecurity policy. Ms. Robbins focuses on excellent client support that builds trust by consistently exceeding their expectations and building mutually respectful relationships with clients and team members to achieve optimal results for her organization.

Professor Yufei Wu is the director of Center for Information and Communication Technology at the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT). He received his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Engineering from the University of Montreal and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from McGill University, Canada. Professor Wu spearheaded the UTT MSc cybersecurity degree programme in January 2019. The programme offers two tracks, with one track focusing on hacking and digital forensic, and the other on cybersecurity management, policy and governance. He is a member of CISSP (Certified Information Security Systems Professional), and is a member of IET (Institute of Electrical Engineers).

Ms. Godfrey has 20 years of experience in the energy sector, specializing in energy governance, regulation and market reform. Her technical specialties include energy efficiency, demand response, renewable energy, distributed generation, smart grid as well as competitive retail and wholesale markets in domestic and international spaces. She has managed and/or provided technical strategic development of USAID, DOS and DOE grants and contracts.

Osvaldo Larancuent is an ICT Consultant, academic and cyber-activist. He is a professional with 30+ years of experience, including positions as Director on ICT related roles as well as Digital Banking in Banco de Reservas de la Republica Dominicana (Banreservas). He is currently professor & coordinator of the Cybersecurity Engineering bachelor’s degree program at INTEC, also coordinates and teaches in the diploma of Digital Diplomacy at the Diplomatic & Consular School of the Minister of Foreign Relations.  He has researched about eCommerce, Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, ICT for development; he has also co-authored the book Internet & Pandemia at the Americas last year with colleagues from the Latin American & Caribbean. He is the founder of the firm O. Larancuent Consulting, SRL specialized managing projects in ICT Innovation and Digital transformation; he collaborates also as mentor of startups.

Mr. Hosein attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he obtained five degrees including a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He has worked at Bose Corporation, Bell Laboratories, AT&T Laboratories, Ericsson and Huawei. He has published extensively with over 150 refereed journal and conference publications. He holds 41 granted patents in the areas of telecommunications and wireless technologies. He was nominated for the Ericsson Inventor of the Year award in 2004, was the Huawei US Wireless Research Employee of the year for 2007 and is a 2015 Anthony Sabga Caribbean Laureate for Science and Technology. Patrick is presently the administrative and technical contact for the TT top level domain, CEO of the TTNIC and a Professor of Computer Science at the University of the West Indies. His present areas of research include Applied Data Science, Operations Research and Performance and Pricing Optimization for Cellular Networks.  

Dr. Rishabh Das is an Advisory Specialist Senior within Deloitte's cyber and strategic risk services. He has hands-on experience in operating, troubleshooting, and supervising control systems used in the oil and gas industry. Rishabh's research experience ranges over 5 years, with a specialization in embedded Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) inside industrial controllers. His other research experiences are in topics such as virtualization of Industrial Control System (ICS), Threat modeling, penetration testing in ICS, active network monitoring, and use of Machine Learning in IDS. During his Ph.D., Rishabh has advised military associations and commercial companies on their critical infrastructure cybersecurity needs.