Speaker Biographies
IDENTITY & ACCESS MANAGEMENT – REDUCING RISK AND GIVING BETTER CX TO USERS – SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES – April 14, 2026
Elisa Abedrapo, Identity Services Manager, Epsilon
Long-life learner, hobbyist programmer, curious problem-solver, and technology enthusiast with 15+ years in IT playing diverse roles with increasing responsibilities within globally distributed teams. Broad experience in Agile, delivering concurrent projects, and leading identity modernizations at enterprise scale, with rapid growth in Okta and SailPoint ISC implementation skills and a focus on innovative problem solving to overcome tool limitations. Natural leader encouraging a culture of learning and collaboration, with strong analytic, communication, and problem-solving skills, and a goal-oriented approach to delivering high-quality results while meeting stakeholder needs.
Daniel Cabrera, Manager – Identity & Access Management IT, Endeavor Health
With nearly 15 years of experience, Daniel Cabrera is a strategic IAM leader currently serving as an Identity and Access Manager at Endeavor Health.
He has led IAM transformations across complex enterprise environments spanning healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and global media sectors, among others.
Daniel is passionate about building identity programs that not only protect the enterprise but also enables the business – driving governance, maturity, operational resilience, and trusted access at scale.
William Cai, Executive Director of IAM, IT, Luminare Health
William is an information security professional with over 26 years of experience in Identity & Access Management. He is a practitioner of TOGAF, Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, SAFe, and Business Process Management. He applies process methodologies to improve Identity & Access Management service delivery such as sign on solutions, identity management, access management, and identity governance. William is a Cyber Security Strategist and IAM implementation leader delivering capability which drive business value and competitive advantage.
Cassie Christensen, Client Solutions Director, Saviynt
Cassie Christensen is a seasoned identity security practitioner who helps organizations fix what is broken in their identity programs by focusing first on people and process, then on technology. With experience guiding customers through complex identity challenges across enterprise environments, Cassie has a reputation for turning strategy into executable action, building trust with stakeholders, and helping teams find clarity in the face of ambiguity — skills that are as critical as technical solutions in successful identity outcomes.
In her work, Cassie connects deeply with customers to understand their real problems, translate them into practical plans, and guide execution in a way that aligns business needs with security goals. Her strength lies not in abstract frameworks, but in the lived experience of helping teams move forward when they feel stuck — listening to concerns, asking the right questions, and driving progress that resonates with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Cassie is passionate about helping practitioners survive and thrive in identity work, equipping them with the tools, perspectives, and confidence to lead meaningful change. Outside of customer engagements, she contributes to community discussions on identity security and what it truly takes to operationalize successful programs.
Christopher Hills, Chief Security Strategist, BeyondTrust
• 20+ years experience in security & technology
• Military veteran of the United States Navy
• Book author (Cloud Attack Vectors – on Amazon!)
• Book Contributor (Identity Attack Vectors)
• Book Editor (Privilege Attack Vectors)
• Several Articles on Dark Reading, CSO, Security Brief, across UAE, APJ and UK
• Written Compliance Matrix for PAM – CIS 20/18, Mitre, ISO, PCI, NIST & GDPR
• Operated as Deputy CTO and Deputy CISO roles at BeyondTrust
• Former Practitioner
Paul Lucido, Director, Identity and Access Management, CFA Institute
Identity security leader with experience building teams and leading the vision for workforce and customer identity and access management. Strong communicator that uses simple and effective methods to convey complex topics. Collaborator that believes in building inter-team relationships to achieve superior results. An individual with a passion for technology and a thirst for knowledge and understanding, with more than 25 years of experience across many businesses, large and small.
Pam Norris, Cloud Identity Evangelist, Delinea
Pamela Norris is a seasoned identity security professional specializing in the management of machine and non-human identities (NHIs). With deep expertise in securing the credentials, service accounts, and automated entities that power modern enterprises, Pamela helps organizations navigate the complex landscape of identity governance in an increasingly automated world.
George Roberts, Principal Architect, Identity & Access Management, McDonald’s
George Roberts is the Principal Architect of Identity & Access Management at McDonald’s, where he provides technical guidance to a global team responsible for building and delivering the enterprise identity and access platform to support over 2 million employees, partners, franchisees, and restaurant staff users worldwide. George has over 25 years of experience delivering secure, scalable, and user-friendly solutions that help McDonald’s to accelerate its business.
Erik Scoralick, Director, Delinea
Erik Scoralick is a cybersecurity executive and Director of Sales Engineering at Delinea, with over 14 years of experience in IT security spanning identity security, privileged access management, data loss prevention, and secure access service edge (SASE) solutions. He leads a team of sales engineers across the West Americas and LATAM, driving technical strategy for complex, high-revenue identity security opportunities with Fortune 500 customers while championing Delinea’s evangelization in the identity security market. A Babson College alumnus and Computer Engineering graduate from FIAP, Erik combines deep technical expertise in solution architecture with a passion for mentoring high-performing teams.
Bill Willis, Chief Technology Officer, IDMWorks
Bill is the CTO | Head of Advisory for IDMWORKS and is a thought leader in Security, Compliance, Biometrics, Credentialing, and Identity. He is the technology Founder & Inventor of IBM’s Flagship Identity Management System, Tivoli Identity Manager/ISIM and served as IBM’s Global Subject Matter Expert for Security and Identity. Bill commercialized the Iris biometric technology used globally for identification for National Identity and Border Crossing programs. He created the Biometric Engine™, a Next Generation AFIS which provided support for biometrics such as Palm, Face, Iris, Voice and DNA.
