Keynote Speakers

Trey Darley
Trey Darley has been a long-standing member of the BruCON and FIRST communities, and has served a variety of volunteer roles, including a term on the FIRST board of directors, during which he co-founded the FIRST standards committee. Trey is well known for his work on open cybersecurity standards like STIX/TAXII and others. He's also been aligned with the Langsec faction for many years. Trey's patron saints are Grace Hopper, Evi Nemeth, and Paul Erdös.

Jen Ellis
Jen Ellis is working to reduce cyber risk for society. She partners with security experts, technology providers and operators, civil society, and governments, to create greater understanding of cybersecurity challenges and strategies. Jen promotes better collaboration among these communities, more effective cybersecurity advocacy, and broader adoption of security best practices. Jen previously worked for cybersecurity firm, Rapid7, for 11 years, building the company’s security research, advocacy, and community engagement functions, before founding her own company, NextJenSecurity. Jen serves on the UK Government Cyber Advisory Board and various UK government working groups. She is an associate fellow of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), co-chair of the Ransomware Task Force, co-host of the Distilling Cyber Policy podcast, and sits on various nonprofit boards/advisory boards. She has testified before U.S. Congress and spoken at numerous security or business conferences.