David Barron oversees threat prevention and incident response for GM Financial's cybersecurity operations as Assistant Vice President, Cybersecurity. With nearly 15 years at GM Financial — rising from Windows Systems Engineer through IT Security Engineer to Threat Prevention Manager and now AVP — he has helped modernize the SOC to meet the heavy regulatory demands and high alert volumes unique to financial services, cutting alert noise by pairing advanced threat detection with AI-driven evaluation. A forward-thinking cybersecurity leader, David brings technology and process innovation together to keep pace with an ever-changing threat landscape.

Mitchem Boles is the Field Chief Information Security Officer at Intezer, where he advises enterprises across industries on threat trends and modern security strategies. With nearly 20 years of experience, including leadership roles at GuidePoint Security, Critical Start, and Texas Health Resources, he has overseen complex security operations for healthcare systems, utilities, and global SOCs. Mitchem strongly advocates AI-driven security, supporting Intezer’s mission to automate alert triage and investigation so analysts can focus on high-impact threats.