Leadership
The People Behind BSides Tampa
BSides Tampa is 100% organized by our Krewe. These are the people who donate their time to put on this conference every year.
Krewe Leads
The engine room
Each Krewe lead owns a piece of the conference. They recruit and manage their teams to make it all run on the day.
Christina Shannon
CISO Panel Lead
David Chen
Finance Director
CFP Review Board
Curating the content
Our CFP Review Board evaluates talk submissions and shapes the conference program to deliver the best content for our community.
Founders
Where it started
The people who launched BSides Tampa in 2013 and built the foundation for what it is today.
Derrick Thomas
Founder
Co-founded BSides Tampa in 2013 and helped shape the Tampa Bay cybersecurity community.
Lori Brown
Founder
Co-founded BSides Tampa in 2013 and helped establish its community-first mission.
Want to Join the Krewe?
We are always looking for people to join the Krewe. Lead a village, help with logistics, work registration, run A/V. There is a role for every skill set.
By the community. For the community. #BSidesTampa