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Thu, Jun. 25, 2026 · 7:00 am (PDT)
Senior Cybersecurity & Compliance SME, May Mobility
Hemanth Tadepalli serves as the Senior Cybersecurity & Compliance Subject Matter Expert (SME) at May Mobility, a company revolutionizing transportation through advanced autonomous vehicle mobility. His career spans notable roles at prestigious organizations, including management consulting firm AlixPartners, cybersecurity leader Mandiant, tech giant Google, and Michigan-based cybersecurity startup SensCy.
Hemanth’s research focuses on advancing cybersecurity in critical areas such as autonomous
vehicle security, Internet of Things (IoT) security, threat intelligence, risk management, API security, and election security. He was appointed by Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to the Advisory Task Force overseeing statewide election security and integrity.
Hemanth’s research focuses on advancing cybersecurity in critical areas such as autonomous
vehicle security, Internet of Things (IoT) security, threat intelligence, risk management, API security, and election security. He was appointed by Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to the Advisory Task Force overseeing statewide election security and integrity.
CEO & Founder | RunSafe Security
Joe Saunders is Founder & CEO of RunSafe Security. He leads a team of former national security cyber experts on a mission to make critical infrastructure safe. Working with companies such as Lockheed Martin, GE Vernova, and Vertiv as well as the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, and dozens of other organizations, RunSafe Security identifies risk in your software supply chain, prevents exploitation of embedded systems, and monitors software for indicators of compromise and bugs.
Thu, Jun. 25, 2026 · 8:15 am (PDT)
Principal Field Application Engineer, Altera
Thu, Jun. 25, 2026 · 9:30 am (PDT)
Software Engineer, wolfSSL
Sameeh is a system software engineer with more than ten years across Linux and Windows, focused on kernel-level work, virtualization, embedded systems, and high-performance distributed computing. They have contributed at scale on cloud and kernel teams (including AWS, Huawei, and Red Hat), built and debugged paravirtualized Windows guest stacks and agents at Daynix, and more recently shipped embedded vision products at Lytx. They are now a kernel engineer at wolfSSL. Sameeh holds a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the Technion and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.
Co-founder and CEO of Pantherun
Srinivas, CEO of Pantherun, brings a wealth of experience in cybersecurity, embedded product design, and high-throughput communication, with a career spanning over two decades in the semiconductor and tech industries. A computer science graduate, he began as an ASIC design engineer in the United States, gaining deep technical expertise that fueled his focus on creating secure, high-performance solutions.
Srinivas has successfully built and led two organizations dedicated to networking, consumer, and automotive sectors, holding leadership roles, including CEO, in companies that grew to over 600 employees and served clients in more than 40 countries. His expertise in designing secure, high-speed communication systems and embedded products has made him a recognized leader in industrial networking and cybersecurity.
In 2019, Srinivas co-founded Pantherun with a mission to advance encrypted data communication for edge computing, reinforcing his commitment to cybersecurity innovation. His leadership at Pantherun continues his track record of delivering secure, cutting-edge solutions for mission-critical applications in a constantly evolving digital landscape.
Srinivas has successfully built and led two organizations dedicated to networking, consumer, and automotive sectors, holding leadership roles, including CEO, in companies that grew to over 600 employees and served clients in more than 40 countries. His expertise in designing secure, high-speed communication systems and embedded products has made him a recognized leader in industrial networking and cybersecurity.
In 2019, Srinivas co-founded Pantherun with a mission to advance encrypted data communication for edge computing, reinforcing his commitment to cybersecurity innovation. His leadership at Pantherun continues his track record of delivering secure, cutting-edge solutions for mission-critical applications in a constantly evolving digital landscape.
Thu, Jun. 25, 2026 · 10:45 am (PDT)
Product Marketing Manager at Digi
Bob Blumenscheid is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Digi with over three decades of experience in technology fields. His roles have included sales engineering and sales management as well as product marketing and business development. In his second stint at Digi, Bob plays a key role in driving product marketing for Digi embedded products.
Editor in Chief Embedded Computing Design
