ForgeRock IDLive 2023

Julie is a Principal in Deloitte Risk Advisory in Canberra. Julie has over 20 years consulting experience in digital identity and related cyber security programs, predominantly within government. Julie has led teams delivering identity and related solutions into major organisations and been involved in some of the nation’s largest government to business and government to citizen identity programs.

Ajit Gupta is the Founder & Managing Director of Midships, a ForgeRock-centric consulting firm, and has over twenty years of experience supporting large organisations to deliver complex transformation programmes successfully

With 2 decades of successful software delivery including a decade in banking, Paul is passionate about helping teams deliver business value quickly and safely, with security front of mind. His focus on self-service infrastructure, delivery pipelines and automated guardrails allow teams to focus on business value, enabling innovation while remaining secure and compliant.

Natalie is a well-known leader in the areas of digital transformation, digital identity, and consumer identity, she has over 20 years experience delivering transformational programs in large complex organisations. She has broad industry experience across telecommunications, financial services and logistics. Prior to joining Deloitte, Natalie was the Digital Identity lead for one of the big four banks focusing on an economy wide ecosystem underpinned by the banks and prior to that, she led the Consumer Identity & Authentication capability for a big Telco serving the Consumer & Small Business.

With a background in banking and product management, Hannah is helping to steer Kiwibank's platforms and enable Kiwibank's digital transformation. Hannah is passionate about building high-performing teams and is currently enabling our identity team to thrive and create great customer experiences.

Jon has a wealth of experience from his 12-year tenure at TelstraSuper where he has worked his way from Application Support to Developer and now Head of Software Engineering. Currently leading a team of exceptional individuals, harnessing their talents to drive innovation and achieve remarkable results. Juggling the excitement of a fulfilling career and the joys of a bustling household, Jon is a proud parent to six exceptional children, including two sets of twins, who provide endless inspiration and keep life vibrant.

A passion for digital trust, customer engagement and consumer privacy led Fran to ForgeRock. As CEO, Fran brings 20+ years experience building and leading high-performing enterprise security and identity management teams. Fran joined ForgeRock from Symantec, where he was EVP & GM of the company's $2B+ Consumer Digital Safety segment; a continuation of his success as senior vice president of Authentication and Identity Management Services. He joined Symantec in 2010 through the acquisition of VeriSign's security business. Fran holds a B.S. in industrial engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA.

David has 36+ years experience living and working in Asia. He has a proven track record of building and leading successful teams across the region with a comprehensive general management, sales, marketing and business development.

Eve is a globally recognized strategist, innovator, and communicator on digital identity, security, privacy, and consent, with a passion for fostering successful ecosystems and individual empowerment. She has 20 years of experience leading standards such as SAML and User-Managed Access and publishing research in the field, and has also served as a Forrester Research security and risk analyst. As CTO, she is responsible for the Labs team investigating and prototyping innovative approaches to solving customers’ identity challenges, along with driving ForgeRock’s industry standards leadership. She hopes her duties still leave time to contribute to the rock ‘n’ roll outfit ZZ Auth and the Love Tokens.

Chip is responsible for driving the strategy and growth of ForgeRock’s workforce business. He is passionate about working with customers and driving products/solutions that solve the toughest authentication, authorization, and governance challenges. Chip has almost 20 years of experience in the identity and access management industry. Prior to this role, Chip held various leadership positions within ForgeRock and was the RVP leading the America’s South Sales Team. Additionally, Chip has held positions at Oracle and PwC focused on sales, sales management, technical pre-sales, and consulting.

A 20-year tech veteran with AI and ML expertise, Darryl is the driving force behind the innovation found in ForgeRock’s Consumer Identity and Access Management solution.

Phillip is an experienced General Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. Strong sales professional skilled in business alliances, enterprise software, sales, business development, and go-to-market Strategy.

Chris Westfall is ForgeRock's VP of Global Partner Strategy, Programs and Operations. Working with our partners, our executive team, broader organization, and industry experts, Chris sets and supports our direction, ensuring partners are an integral part of our shared success. Chris Westfall joins ForgeRock from Paylocity where he served as Vice President, Head of Channels and Alliances, and led the development and execution of channel and alliance partner strategies, contributing >$100M in new revenue annually. Chris is an industry veteran with experience in helping software companies grow in new and target markets globally, driving significant growth and business transformation, and leveraging strategic partnerships across channels, strategic alliances, OEM, referral, and marketplace partnership categories.