Cipher Summit 2025 Speakers

Bill Becker, Chief Technology Officer, Thales TCT

Bill Becker is Thales TCT’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Bill is responsible for the company’s technical vision and product strategy.  As CTO, Bill leads Thales TCT’s strategic initiatives associated with the development of innovative cybersecurity solutions to meet the needs of the company’s U.S. Federal Government customers. Bill also works directly with the company’s customers and technical partners to evaluate emerging technologies.

Bill has spent nearly 30 years developing technology in support of cybersecurity and government initiatives. He has been with Thales TCT (formally SafeNet Assured Technologies) since its creation in January 2015. Previously, he spent 18 years with SafeNet, Inc. most recently serving as a Technical Architect in the CTO’s office. In this role, he supported government-related business by focusing on transitioning traditional data security products to new virtual and cloud based architectures. Bill has also held positions at Northrop Grumman where he specialized in the development of fighter jet radar systems.

Jim Dickens, Senior Product Manager for Authentication and High Speed Encryption, Thales TCT

Jim Dickens is Thales TCT’s Senior Product Manager for Authentication and High Speed Encryption. Jim is responsible for the management and technical direction for Thales TCT’s aforementioned products targeted to the U.S. Federal Government and Federal System Integrators. Jim serves as a customer champion and ensures that our customers’ needs are directly reflected in Thales TCT’s products.

Jim has dedicated his entire career to supporting U.S. Federal Government security systems. He has decades of experience coordinating requirements, design, development, testing, integration, customer qualification, formal certifications (Type-1, FIPS, Common Criteria, DODIN APL), documentation, support, fulfillment and operation of various Information Assurance (IA) products and programs.

He has been with Thales TCT (formally SafeNet Assured Technologies) since its creation in January 2015. Previously, he spent 13 years with SafeNet, Inc. Jim as also held positions with L3Harris and AlliedSignal-Honeywell.

Julian Fay, CTO, Senetas

Julian Fay is CTO of Senetas Corporation Limited and co-founder of Senetas’s leading high-assurance encryption technology used to protect government, defence and commercial enterprise networks in more than forty countries.

Julian’s responsibilities include product development and working with technology partners, service providers, channel partners and major customers around the world to identify their current and emerging data security needs.

With more than 25 years’ IT&T experience and his key role in Senetas’s product planning and R&D, Julian has worked closely with many of the world’s most secure organizations.

Lloyd Mitchell, President, Thales TCT

Lloyd Mitchell is Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies’ (TCT) President. As President, Lloyd is focused on expanding Thales TCT’s portfolio of data security products, creating an innovative work environment, and establishing Thales TCT as a leader in the U.S. Federal market for providing high quality products and world class customer support.

Lloyd has been with Thales TCT since its inception in January 2015. Previously, Lloyd served as Thales TCT’s Vice President of Technology. In this position, Lloyd led Thales TCT’s engineering and innovation teams in developing and enhancing new and existing cyber security solutions for the U.S. Federal market.

Lloyd has spent over 20 years with SafeNet, Inc. (Thales TCT’s predecessor) most recently serving as a Chief Architect. During his tenure with the company, he has grown a deep practical experience in data and network security through building products that secure corporate and national interest.

Jose Morales, Senior Sales Engineer, Thales TCT

Jose Morales serves as a Senior Systems Engineer for Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies (TCT). He provides technical, integrated solutions that protect government organizations. Jose has over 25 years of experience working with classified government networks. He currently focuses on providing network encryption solutions that offer enhanced features including bandwidth, performance, reliability, cost efficiency, resiliency, redundancy, and security.

Jose came to Thales TCT after retiring from the U.S Army. His varied background includes Help Desk Supervisor for the Army Cyber Command, COMSEC inspector and auditor for 1ST Special Forces Group Airborne, Special Intelligence Communications Center (SPINTCOM) shift supervisor at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and instructor at the Army School of Information Technology (SIT)

Evan Pelecky, Product Manager, Thales TCT

Evan Pelecky is Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies’ (TCT) Product Manager for Cryptographic Key Management. In this role, Evan is responsible for delivering innovative, trusted, and secure hardware security modules and cryptographic key management solutions for use in U.S. federal infrastructures.

Evan has been with Thales TCT (formally SafeNet Assured Technologies) since 2018, most recently filling the role of lead technical support engineer for hardware security modules. Additionally, he serves as an officer in a cyberspace operations group of the Maryland Air National Guard and is a member of the Maryland State Bar.

Gina Scinta, Deputy CTO, Thales TCT

Gina Scinta is Thales TCT’s Deputy Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In this role, Gina serves as the company’s technology evangelist. Her mission is to help Thales TCT’s U.S. Federal Government customers learn effective ways to solve their mission critical cyber security challenges. Gina also leads several strategic initiatives for the company such as the collaboration with NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, ACT-IAC, and more.

Gina has over 30 years of experience in the technology community. Prior to joining Thales TCT, Gina served as a Senior Solutions Architect with Thales Digital Identity & Security. In this role, she focused on providing solutions for protecting data using world class encryption and key management for data at rest in data centers and cloud infrastructures.