Speakers – 2nd CSO 360 Americas 2026

James Brasil is a seasoned security executive a former Operation Specialist with the US Navy, with over 20 years of Corporate experience across Brazil and Latin America, specializing in complex organizational environments and diverse industries. Currently serving as the Head of Corporate Security for LATAM at GSK, James is responsible for establishing corporate security governance, aligning security resources with business objectives, and ensuring robust crisis and continuity planning across the region.

James holds a bachelor degree in marketing and certifications in Anti-Counterfeiting and Brand Protection from Michigan State University, Leadership in Ethics and Compliance from the Ethics & Compliance Institute, Crisis Management from Northwestern University. He is also a certified Green Belt in Lean/Six Sigma methodology and has completed advanced training in incident and kidnap management.

Meredith Wilson is the Founder and CEO of Emergent Risk International, LLC, which empowers companies to understand and address the impact of geopolitical events on their business. The company specializes in addressing risks and opportunities in emerging markets, political and security risk, and building strategic risk intelligence programs for multi-national companies and organizations. ERI provides consulting, training and advice to some of the largest multi-national companies in the US. Ms. Wilson serves as a political risk and intelligence advisor to executive management and government and has more than 20 years experience in international environments, the energy sector, major corporations and the US intelligence community. Before founding Emergent Risk International, Ms. Wilson worked at the Pentagon for the US Defense Intelligence Agency. In 2007 she moved to the private sector to build a strategic intelligence program at ConocoPhillips. Subsequently she worked in regulatory affairs before moving on to Kosmos Energy to develop a political risk program. She served as a business intelligence advisor to the National Intelligence Officer for Science and Technology and provides briefings to executives and members of the USG and US military. She is a cofounder of the Private Sector Intelligence Council (PSIC), a member of the Board of Directors for the Association for International Risk and Intelligence Professionals (AIRIP), and an Advisory Board member for the Southeastern Analysts’ Roundtable. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and a Masters Degree in History. Ms. Wilson has lived and worked in Australia, the UK, Ireland, Vietnam and Malaysia. She also has extensive experience working in the Middle East and Africa. She is available for speaking engagements related to geopolitical events and utilizing intelligence to build better business strategy.

Kyle Elliott is the Vice President for RightCrowd – the leader in enterprise-class, worker and visitor physical access automation.  Kyle held similar, executive roles previously at Vector Flow, HID Global, Quantum Secure and VidSys – all software companies delivering physical security-centric solutions.  Kyle has in-depth industry, security integrators, and partner network knowledge of PACs (physical access control), Biometrics, Facial recognition/authentication, SOC Operations and Video Analytics/PSIM.  Kyle has led sales organizations delivering value-added solutions to Global 2K customers worldwide.  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-elliott-94788930/

Dorothea Gioe is a strategic intelligence and geopolitical risk advisor with more than two decades of experience across the U.S. intelligence community and the private sector, including service in the CIA and DIA and senior roles in corporate risk advisory. She specializes in building intelligence programs that help business leaders navigate geopolitics, security, and insider risk, with a particular focus on training, professional development, and the application of emerging technologies. A visiting fellow in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, she frequently writes, teaches, and speaks on strategic intelligence, security risk, and the evolving role of AI in decision-making.

Ned currently manages a globally dispersed strategic intelligence team, embedded with a major technology company. Before joining ERI, Ned led global intelligence for Transocean, a world leader in offshore drilling. Prior to that, as Geopolitical Risk Manager at American Airlines, he designed and implemented the geopolitical risk and security intelligence program; Ned has also served in a variety of leadership positions within the US State Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC).

 Ned has previously worked at Royal Dutch Shell, the Inter-American Development Bank, the US Congress, and Morgan Stanley. Ned received his B.A. in Political Science from McGill University in Montreal and his M.A. in International Affairs from American University in Washington, DC. He also studied at the Universidad de Salamanca in Salamanca, Spain. He is fluent in Spanish, proficient in French, and has travelled to over 100 countries.

Lady Olga Maitland has wide experience in all major Governance, risk Management and Compliance issues in general and global Fraud and Corruption problems in particular. She is a special adviser to a number of dignitaries and a widely sought after speaker at all Major Conferences on several Corporate Governance issues. Lady Olga is a former British MP for the Conservative party. Prior to her political career she was a reporter for the Fleet Street News Agency, a columnist in the London.

David Priess is Global Head of Training and Education at Emergent Risk International and a senior fellow at the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security at George Mason University. A former CIA intelligence officer, manager, and presidential daily briefer who also served at the State Department, he writes and speaks widely on intelligence, national security, and the American presidency. He is the author of The President’s Book of Secrets and How to Get Rid of a President, and his analysis has appeared in outlets including the Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Politico, and Lawfare.

Patrick Kane is Senior Director Security for Atlas Air, a US airline conducting cargo and public/private passenger operations worldwide.  Patrick is heavily focused on developing and implementing mitigation measures to support a highly mobile global workforce and multiple travelers, to include pre-travel risk assessments, coordinating secure transportation and journey management, assessing hotel and transportation options.

Patrick currently serves as the Chair of the ASIS International Santa Barbara Ventura Chapter #21 and is the President of the Corporate Executive Protection Leadership Council (CEPLC).  He recently spearheaded the creation of a Travel Risk Working Group within ASIS International. Patrick is also the past Chair and Chair Emeritus of the OSAC Aviation Security Working Group.  He has over 20 years of experience working in private sector corporate security; most of that time focused on international operations and has personal experience on the ground in more than 70 countries.

Since 1996 Patrick has been a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) in good standing under the auspices of ASIS International.  He received an International Executive MBA from Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, Spain in 2004. Prior to entering the private sector, Patrick served as an infantry officer in the US Marine Corps.  He welcomes questions, comments and suggestions and he can be reached at patrick.kane@atlasair.com or patrick.kane.cpp@gmail.com .

Regina Lombardo currently serves as the Chief Security Officer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, known to many as simply “The MET.” Its Fifth avenue address places it within the renowned Museum Mile.

Born in New York City and raised by Italian immigrant family, Lombardo often visited the MET during her childhood, taking in the Great Hall and visiting the galleries filled with arts and artifacts representing world civilization. Her favorite “thinking spot” was the famous MET steps where she often sat contemplating her future, though she never imagined her journey would swing her back full-circle to NYC and the beloved MET!”

Lombardo is not only responsible for the safety and security of the iconic buildings along Fifth Avenue, but also The MET Cloisters. Her team of 550 security professionals ensures the security and safety of The MET’s devoted staff, its collections and its 7 million visitors a year.  Her incredibly challenging mission is the safe execution of major events hosted at the MET, to include the most famous “MET Gala,” co-hosted by Vogue Magazine and the White House Presidential event hosting all the world leaders attending the UN General Assembly.  Her passion is establishing more effective policies and efficient operational protocols for security operations. Her vision for the MET Security team is to become “the global leader” in museum security and protective services.

Lombardo is the former Acting Director and Chief Operating Officer for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).  She began her career as a Special Agent in the Miami Field Office and held positions in at the US Consulate in Toronto, Canada, the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the New York City Office, and the Special Agent in Charge of the Tampa,  Florida Field Office before taking the helm in Washington , DC .  In 2018, she became the first women to lead the premiere federal law enforcement agency when United States Attorney General William Barr of the U.S. Department of Justice nominated her for the top leadership role, the greatest honor of her life.

Skilled in organizational discipline, oversight and accountability, and risk mitigation, her goal was to lead the women and men of ATF, despite the challenges and adversity she faced with a mission as critical as enforcing the federal firearms, explosives, and arson laws, as well as regulating the firearms industry.

It wasn’t long before she was truly tested. During the 2020 civil unrest, while navigating the agency through the Covid-19 global pandemic, she led the largest operational deployment in ATF’s history. Lombardo attributes her “Heart and Sword” leadership philosophy for her success during this time of extreme crisis, a style of leading with compassion and capability and authenticity.

Lombardo earned a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice and criminal law with a minor in education and teaching from the University of South Florida. She is a member of numerous professional organizations to include: Women in Federal Law Enforcement, the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives, the ATF Retired Foundation, The International Associations of Chiefs of Police, Major City Chiefs, and the Smithsonian Executive Board for Cultural Properties.

Dr Leivesley, sally@newrisk.com works on generic solutions to catastrophic risks to critical infrastructure across all disciplines and contributes practical applications to government policy and business. She has been a Panel adviser to for the British IET and CPNI supported publication for Cyber Security in the Built Environment. As an Advisor to companies and governments on protection of people and infrastructure and strategies for security and business Dr Leivesley has worked across industry sectors gas and petrochemicals; power distribution; hazardous goods transportation by rail; underground and aboveground rail; underground mines; bulk shipping and banks. As an international media commentator she has commentated for BBC World Service and other news outlets on extreme threats – Chinese spy balloon over USA nuclear missile site, uranium package at London Heathrow airport, cyber; terrorism; aviation losses; nuclear reactor explosions; Kabul 2021 evacuation; South China Sea; Polonium-210 and Novichok poisonings, Beslan siege; Iran; DPRK; USA Presidential security abroad; Covid-19, unexplained incidents such as MH370 and chemical incidents. Dr Leivesley has held international scientific meetings on issues of catastrophic risk including risks of emerging nuclear weapons, infrastructure resilience including cyber, Covid-19 solutions and hazardous near-earth objects. She was director of two disaster recovery units in Australia (weather and chemical incidents) and trained by British Home Office as Scientific Advisor holding a Cold War appointment as on all aspects of nuclear war. PhD London University; Member of the Register of Security Engineers and Specialists RSES; International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigator; Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, and the British Information Assurance Advisory Council Community.

Liz is currently the Global Intelligence Manager at Discord, leading an intelligence and crisis response program uniquely housed within Trust & Safety. After building the team as a Sibylline consultant, Liz joined Discord full-time in 2024 to drive strategic development, embed intelligence in company decision-making, and mature crisis response capabilities addressing both physical and reputational risks.

Prior to Discord, Liz spent a decade cultivating her Latin America (LATAM) regional expertise working at the Organization of American States (OAS), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Southern Pulse, conducting LATAM security-focused investigative projects. Liz honed her security intelligence skills while at Meta, where she transitioned from a Senior LATAM Analyst to the Americas Intelligence Team Lead.

Liz holds a Master of Public Diplomacy from the University of Southern California, and a Bachelors in both International Studies and Spanish from the University of Richmond. She is a member of DCAR and OSAC and held a board seat on OSAC’s Latin America Regional Committee in 2022.