Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the following persons and organizations for their time and for sharing their perspectives at IFMA’s Executive Summit Cyber Security: The Next Phase of the Digital Transformation. The insights they shared were critical for developing the “The Convergence: Managing Digital Risk and FM's Role in Protecting Digitized Buildings” white paper:

  • Vlad Bacalu, SVP Strategic & Technical Solutions, Amentum
  • Lynn Baez, CFM, FMP, SFP, IFMA Fellow, Enterprise VP of Facilities and Workplace, McKesson, First Vice Chair, IFMA
  • Lisa Barclay, TRIRIGA Product Management WW Leader Software, IBM
  • James Carder, CISO, Eptura
  • Matt Dawson, Real Estate Services Enablement Leader, EY
  • Stephanie Franklin-Thomas, SVP/CISO, ABM
  • Laurie Gilmer, VP/COO, Facility Engineering Associates, Global Board Chair, IFMA
  • Don Gilpin, President & CEO, IFMA
  • Neil Green, Executive Vice President & Chief Digital Officer, Otis Elevator Company
  • Michelle Hix, VP, Strategic Customers, Schneider Electric
  • Chris Lilly, SVP of Information Technology, ESFM
  • Darlene Pope, President, North America, Planon
  • Ted Ritter, IFMA Fellow, Principal, LMI 360
  • Kent Taylor, Global Director – Workplace, Technology, Design & Integrated Solutions, IBM
  • Lena Thompson, FMP SFP, IFMA Fellow, Director, Building Operations & OFM, American Psychological Association
  • John Wang, CEO, IAdea
  • Jim Young, Founder and CEO, Realcomm

I would also like to express our gratitude to the speakers for generously sharing their valuable knowledge, insights, and perspectives:

  • The Honorable Lucian Niemeyer, CEO, Building Cyber Security
  • Quentin Hodson, Senior Researcher, RAND Corporation
  • Fred Gordy, Director, OT Risk Assessment, Michael Baker International
  • Dr. Erika Pärn, Senior Research Associate at the Cambridge Service Alliance, Depart of Engineering, Univerity of Cambridge
  • Robert Renzulli, Executive Strategist and Owner, CyberGeist Security, LLC and Board Member, San Diego Cyber Center of Excellence
  • Pat Sullivan, CEO, Pat Sullivan Consulting, Co-Chairman of the Board, San Diego Cyber Center of Excellence
  • Jessie Virga, DBA, CEO, Muller Bellator Security.

Special thanks go to the IFMA team who organized the Executive Summit:

  • Jeffrey Saunders, CEO, Nordic Foresight, Director of Research, IFMA
  • Kim Coffey, Executive Director, Business Development
  • Maureen Lederer, Senior Director, Marketing, Communications and Public Relations
  • Ashley Tucker, Director, Communications and Marketing