The voices on stage at Predict 2025 aren’t just talking about the future, they’re building it. From Recorded Future leadership to customers and community experts, get ready to hear from the trailblazers shaping intelligence today. The full speaker lineup is coming soon, and it’s one you won’t want to miss.
Dr. Christopher Ahlberg is the CEO of Recorded Future, Inc. and Chairman of Hult International Business School. He advises a series of start up companies. Earlier Ahlberg was the president
of the Spotfire Division of TIBCO, which he founded in 1996 and in 2007 sold to TIBCO (Nasdaq: TIBX) for $195M. Spotfire was founded based on his ground-breaking research on information visualization. Dr. Ahlberg earned his doctorate from Chalmers University of Technology, worked as a visiting researcher at the University of Maryland, and has lectured and consulted extensively for industry, academia, military, and intelligence communities - as well as published & lectured in computer science, cybersecurity, psychology, linguistics, biology, and chemistry. He has five granted software patents, and multiple pending.
Dr. Ahlberg was named among the World's Top 100 Young Innovators by Technology Review, MIT's Magazine of Innovation in 2002. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.
Jamie Zajac is the Chief Product Officer at Recorded Future, where she oversees the company’s global product strategy and innovation. With a strong track record in cybersecurity and cloud technologies, Jamie previously led product teams at Carbonite and Webroot, focusing on endpoint security, data protection, and threat prevention. Jamie holds an MBA from the University of Massachusetts and a degree in Computer Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Kalpana is an accomplished marketing and strategy leader with 15+ years of experience working in cybersecurity, technology and management consulting across US, Australia, Singapore and India.
She currently leads marketing for Recorded Future. She focuses on understanding the market, customer problems, and technology to develop impactful positioning and messaging to drive revenue growth. Prior to joining Recorded Future, Kalpana led the Customer Identity product marketing team at Okta where she helped companies accelerate digital transformation and secure their customer data through identity.
Michelle McCluer is a recognized global cybersecurity leader
with deep expertise in intelligence operations, crisis response,
and cyber resilience. As Vice President of Global Fusion and
Intelligence at Mastercard, she leads a worldwide network of
Fusion Centers and intelligence capabilities, including
Mastercard’s Global Fusion Center, Crisis Management program,
Threatcasting Lab, European and Asia-Pacific Cyber Resilience
Centers, Advanced Threat Operations, and the Mastercard
Intelligence Center.
Michelle’s work focuses on integrating advanced threat
intelligence into operational security models to protect critical
infrastructure and ensure business continuity across global
networks. She has been instrumental in scaling Mastercard’s
intelligence capabilities and aligning them with regulatory requirements and threat landscapes across
regions.
At the forefront of cyber defense strategy, Michelle actively engages with government partners and international security organizations to strengthen global threat-sharing frameworks. Her forward-
leaning leadership is also shaping the future of cyber through innovation in fusion center models and the strategic use of predictive intelligence.
Michelle is an Aspen Rising Leaders Fellow at The Aspen Institute and a passionate advocate for cyber policy, workforce development, and digital safety. She is also the author of Sam and Molly Stay Safe While Gaming, a children's book promoting online safety and digital literacy.
