Cyber

DFC: Cyber — Dallas 2024

Jun 27, 2024 7:00 PM · The Granada Theater · Dallas, TX

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June 27, 2024

The Fight Format

  • Each fight runs ~10 minutes
  • Opening arguments: 45 secs each
  • Rebuttal rounds: 15 secs each (6–8 rounds)
  • Refs call fouls (buzzer) anytime — 15 sec response each
  • Audience votes to decide the winner

Event Timeline

Sponsors

The companies backing this fight — and all the decision-makers in the room. Want in on the action? Reach out below.

Fights

Defending your ideas in front of a crowd of your peers. Educational and entertaining at the same time.

Critical Infrastructure

Sean Tufts
Managing Partner, Optiv
  • Power & Manufacturing guru
  • Former Carolina Panther
  • Buffalo

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VS
Joanna Dempsey
CISA, ECS
  • Former aerospace geek
  • Actually enjoys Govt work
  • Dukes

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Media, Hollywood & Cybersecurity

Taber West
CTO, OneTier
  • Former Los Alamos engineer
  • Pitched Steve Jobs
  • Golden eagle

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VS
Dave Ackley
CEO, Goliath Cyber
  • McAfee & Intel vet
  • Contrarian
  • Hunter

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Securing AI in an Organization

Tera Davis
CEO, Cyber One
  • Recovering channel manager
  • Founder
  • Aggie

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VS
Franz Fiorim
Field CTO, Trend Micro
  • Data center geek
  • Longtime Trend Micro loyalist
  • IFES in Brazil

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Referees

They don't judge the debate — they call fouls. The audience decides the winner. All referees below officiate every fight at this event.

Everett Bates

Head, Information Security, Crunchy Roll
  • Lifelong corp cyber guy
  • Brief stint on the VAR-side
  • Cowboy

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Jimi Mills

CISO, Texas Instruments
  • Lifelong TI vet
  • Hi Tech focus
  • Mean Green

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Jim Kastle

CISO, Kimberly Clark
  • Critical Infrastructure nut
  • Navy Intel officer
  • Rowdy Raider

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Watch

Event videos here and fight videos on the fight pages

Photos

Mayhem captured for posterity

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