With over 20 years of experience in information technology, Capinjola has worn many different hats: entrepreneur, partner, senior leader. He is a subject matter expert in IT governance, risk and compliance as well as remote security systems monitoring. As an entrepreneur, Capinjola has successfully launched several fast-growing companies.

With a steady career focus on IT Security and Managed Risk and Compliance Services, Akers has a deep understanding of the technologies and disruptive business trends facing today’s organizations. His past roles as entrepreneur and CEO gives Akers the ability to drive the design and architect solutions that provide value for security teams as well as the strategic challenges of executives.

Dr. Garrett has developed and lead multiple programs in big data analytics for cybersecurity while at DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). He has also helped pioneer initial cloud deployments to the Army, Navy, and Air Force and worked as the Senior Science Advisor to the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence

Cyber security executive overseeing Comerica’s efforts to monitor, identify and protect against cyber threats. He is responsible for the Cybersecurity operations, security architecture and strategy as well as the company’s hunt program. From manager of security architecture and engineering he continued to advance with increasing responsibility in Comerica’s Information Services Department to his position today. He is involved in several security and privacy organizations, including the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center, an industry resource for cyber and physical threat intelligence analysis and sharing; and other collaborative security organizations.

Technologist with 20 years experience focusing on emerging technologies, security, and innovation. Rod Davenport has held IT leadership positions across a variety of industries; publishing, automotive, health care, and energy. He is currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer for the State of Michigan, responsible for IT Strategy, Vendor Management and Innovation, and Infrastructure & Operations. Prior to joining the State, he was most recently employed with DTE Energy where he led innovation and had a lead role in Department of Energy research grants analyzing of Smart Grid communication protocols. Rod holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from Lawrence Technological University.