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Beth Burgin Waller is the chair of Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice at Woods Rogers. She advises market-leading clients, including Fortune 200 companies, on a wide range of technology-related issues from complex technology transactions to critical cyber incident response. She has also been at the forefront of efforts to build AI infrastructure and technologies.

Waller has been repeatedly recognized in global, national and statewide lawyer rankings, including by the prestigious Chambers & Partners, which ranked her among the top cybersecurity attorneys in its U.S. (2025) and Global (2026) guides. She was appointed by the governor of Virginia to the commonwealth’s Cybersecurity Planning Committee, where she advises on cyber-related risk.

An expert in the field, Waller has been quoted by numerous leading news publications on cybersecurity issues, including Business Insider and The Wall Street Journal.

Sean Stalzer is vice president of cybersecurity at Dominion Energy. He is responsible for working across the enterprise to establish and implement cybersecurity policies and practices that protect the company against an ever-evolving threat landscape. He also oversees cyber aspects of Dominion Energy's regulatory compliance programs and actively monitors and responds to cyber threats and malicious electronic actions directed toward company assets.

Stalzer joined the company as a consultant in 1994 and became a full-time employee in 2000. He has served in a variety of roles within IT, including manager of risk management and manager of IT business accounts for electric transmission. In 2019, he became director of cybersecurity and helped support the establishment of the Corporate Intelligence & Security Department. He assumed his current role in August 2025.

Stalzer earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech.

Marci Rossell is a world-renowned economist and financial expert who electrifies audiences nationwide, speaking candidly on the nexus of economics, politics, culture and the media.

She honed her animated style serving as the popular, lively chief economist for CNBC, where she became a household name and a must-watch source of financial news. The former co-host of the well-known premarket morning news and talk show "Squawk Box," Rossell is revered for taking complex economic issues, often dull in the buttoned-down business press, and making them relevant to people’s lives, families and careers.

Exclusively represented by Leading Authorities speakers bureau, she discusses America’s current and future role in the global economy, factors responsible for recessions, how Washington influences Wall Street and the markets and the forecast for the U.S. economy over the next 18 to 24 months. She is also well-versed in the stock market, investor behavior, consumer confidence and what accountable capitalism looks like this year and beyond. With a knack for making complex topics more digestible, Rossell’s authentic, high-energy talks deliver a stimulating and often optimistic economic outlook, providing an insider’s perspective on key factors driving economic disruption. Her creative, thought-provoking commentary resonates with audiences long after she leaves the stage.

Prior to her career in broadcast journalism, Rossell served as corporate economist and investment spokesperson for OppenheimerFunds, one of the nation’s largest mutual fund companies. Her success in the private sector led to her becoming a sought-after economic commentator and earning appearances on nationally syndicated talk shows. Before moving to Wall Street, she was an expert witness for Deloitte & Touche in court cases involving economic issues. Rossell began her career as an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Rossell earned a Ph.D. in economics from Southern Methodist University, where she was named one of the Young Alumni of the Year in 2002. She brings a wealth of experience — from Main Street to Wall Street — when discussing the U.S. economy, international events and movements in capital markets.