Eduardo “Ed” Ugarte is assigned to the Inland Empire Cyber Task Force, where he works side-by-side with state and local law enforcement agencies and is responsible for investigating network intrusions, theft of intellectual property, data breaches, and other threats against critical infrastructure.

He started his FBI career in 1998 after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. In 2016, he received the Director’s Award for Public Service for his work related to national security matters.  During his career, he has investigated high-profile cases related to criminal, national security and cyber intrusions.

Suni K. Shamapande has over 25 years of global retail, consumer and wholesale experience. This includes client consulting and experience in strategic planning, business operations, sales development, retail merchandising, inventory management, asset protection and enterprise-wide risk management.

Suni’s industry experience encompasses roles with increasing responsibilities at Duty Free International, Nike, Polo Ralph Lauren, BCBG Max Azria, and Sears as both a business operator, risk assurance executive, and loss prevention practitioner.

Suni has been a repeated guest speaker at industry events including National Retail Federation (NRF), Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), National Military Intelligence Association (NMIA), and American Society of Industry Security (ASIS). ).  Suni has also authored thought leadership papers on asset protection risk topographies, leveraging data is loss analysis and industry benchmarking.

Kevin D. Bland joined Ogletree Deakins law firm in their Orange County office in 2011. He provides a wealth of experience in Health and Safety. Before beginning his legal career, Bland had nearly 20 years of construction, safety, and business experience. In 2000, he launched his legal career after graduating cum laude from Whittier School of Law. He holds a contractor’s “A” License and his practice focuses primarily on safety, risk management, Cal-OSHA regulatory rulemaking, and Cal/OSHA citation appeals. He counsels and represents various industries including construction, manufacturing, motion picture and television, and various other general industry clients along with various trade associations, construction contractors, and material suppliers.

Senior Deputy District Attorney Shaddi Kamiabipour has worked for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office for over 18 years.

Ms. Kamiabipour has developed a specialty in prosecuting medical providers and has the most filed provider fraud cases assigned to her for any deputy district attorney in California – each of these are multi-million dollar fraud schemes.

Ms. Kamiabipour was awarded the “2016  Law Enforcement Officer of the Year” for the state by the International Association of Special Investigative Units (IASIU), the “2016 Prosecutor of the Year Award” by the Employers’ Fraud Task Force, and the national IASIU “Multi-Jurisdictional Investigative Excellence Award” based on her work in stopping medical provider fraud.  In 2017, Ms. Kamiabipour had the distinguished national honor of being named “Prosecutor of the Year” at the WeTip 44th National Conference.

With talents that established him as a Fortune 500 leader and professional stand-up comedian, Garrison Wynn, CSP, fuses comic timing and research to show how anyone can help create a culture of safety. He is authentic – a guy who’s been there. Wynn is a chemical plant explosion survivor with a background in industrial instrumentation.

For 20 years, he has given keynote presentations to clients such as Exxon, BASF, the National Safety Council, Behavioral Science and Technology (BST), the NFL, and NASA. In his teens, he debuted the world’s first video gaming system with baseball legend Hank Aaron; and as a young man, Wynn spent six years touring comedy clubs with the top names in the business before going on to create industrial products still being sold in 30 countries

Gerry provides strategic leadership to SUPERVALU’s Internal Audit function, reporting to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and the Chief Financial Officer.  Prior to joining SUPERVALU, Gerry served as Vice President, Internal Audit for Unified Grocers, Dole Food Company, ICF International (a global, publicly-traded management consulting firm) and Life Technologies (a global publicly-traded biotech supplier).  He’s also held Internal Audit/Finance leadership positions with Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp, KPMG, Chiquita Brands, Texas Instruments and Lockheed Martin.

Gerry holds a Master’s degree in Finance from the University of Denver and a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.  He is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Information Systems Auditor and a Certified Fraud Examiner.