Featured Speaker(s)

Nila DiDonna

Nila is the IT Security and Risk Management Director for Norwegian Cruise Line. She has been with Norwegian for almost twelve years and has held many responsibilities within I.T. across the infrastructure discipline. She got her start in IT (Data Processing (DP), back then) in 1986 as a Junior Computer Operator where she was nearly a lone female in a very male dominated environment. When you meet Nila, ask her what the hiring Director said about why she was chosen for this job as opposed to the other candidates. Nila worked for companies such as AutoNation, Alamo Rent A Car, and Certified Vacations and attributes her success to hard work, studying (especially with hard copy manuals, remember those?), inspirational mentors, motivated teams, and supportive business partners. Nila has had many professional achievements, but she feels the most important achievement is opening the door to those unfamiliar with IT and guiding them towards a new professional career path. Nila states that their successes are due to their own initiatives and dedication, but it is very rewarding to have had a part in opening the door and giving them an opportunity like her own.


Franklin Tallah

Franklin is a senior security and privacy consultant with 11 years of experience helping companies tailor their compliance programs to the risk temperament of business stakeholders. Since 2007, Franklin has focused on the Payment Cards Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). As a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), he has provided consulting services to large, global merchants enabling them to meet compliance goals in a ways that suit their unique circumstances. Franklin's expertise and consultative approach has earned him the trust of his clients and he has a reputation for building alliances across IT and Business units to solve security and compliance challenges in a pragmatic, cost-efficient manner. Franklin maintains multiple certifications (including PCI-QSA, CISSP, CISM, CISA; CRISC) and is an active member of multiple information security organizations (ISSA, (ISC)2 and ISACA).