Gene Kim
CTO ,  Tripwire, Inc.
Gene Kim is the CTO and founder of Tripwire, Inc. In 1992, he co-authored Tripwire while at Purdue University with Dr. Gene Spafford. Since then, Tripwire has been adopted by more than 6,000 enterprises worldwide. Since 1999, he has been studying high performing IT operations and security organizations, which led Gene to co-found the IT Process Institute (ITPI) in 2004, an organization dedicated to research, benchmarking and developing prescriptive guidance for IT operations, security management, and auditors. This same year Gene co-authored the "Visible Ops Handbook: Implementing ITIL in Four Practical And Auditable Steps" which has since sold over 75,000 copies. And, he was a principal investigator on the IT Controls Performance Study project, completed in 2006.

George Spafford
Principal Consultant ,  Pepperweed Consulting
George Spafford is a Principal Consultant with Pepperweed and an experienced practitioner in business and IT operations. He is a prolific author and speaker, and has consulted and conducted training on regulatory compliance, IT Governance, and process improvement in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and China. Publications include co-authorship of "The Visible Ops Handbook." George holds an MBA from Notre Dame, a BA in Materials and Logistics Management from Michigan State University and an honorary degree from Konan Daigaku in Japan. He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and ITIL Service Manager. George is a current member of the ISACA, the IIA, and the IT Process Institute.