Conference Program

With over 20 years of experience working in the information security field, Michael leads the commonwealth security and risk management team which provides security governance, oversight, and risk management for the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government in Virginia.

Michael holds a graduate degree in telecommunications with a focus on security and management from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), incident handler, intrusion analyst, penetration tester and information systems auditor. 

As CIO, Osmond leads the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA). He brings vast experience in public and private sector technology to the role, having most recently led information technology, process improvement, and strategic innovation as the Chief of Technology and Business Strategy at the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). Prior to his role as Chief, he served as the division administrator of VDOT’s information technology division.

Secretary of Administration, Lyn McDermid brings vast knowledge and experience to the Commonwealth. At a young age, Lyn was the first woman accepted to the Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding. She received a B.A. from Mary Baldwin College and an MBA from the University of Richmond.

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Keynote title: “Beyond GRC: How governance of enterprise risk can transform the security and resilience of modern organizations.”

The objective is to encourage attendees to move beyond compliance management often produced by GRC frameworks and instead inspire them to use “classical governance” principles to engage the board, the c-suite, and the entire organization in activities that meaningfully reduce risk and ensure promises made to stakeholder are delivered successfully. This conversation is valuable because the concepts apply equally to public and private organizations of all sizes in all places.

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