Hidden Risks, Real Consequences: Cyber, Data, and Financial Exposure in M&A.

Dustin is an award-winning business journalist, bestselling author, and the chief content officer of Smart Business. Over the past 30 years, he has interviewed thousands of business and civic leaders, and helped more than 50 CEOs and entrepreneurs transform their ideas into books. A trained investigative politics reporter and former digital media entrepreneur, Dustin joined Smart Business in 1997 after serving as an editor at several daily newspapers.

Javier Davila is a Principal at o15 Capital Partners and is primarily responsible for originating and executing private credit & equity investment opportunities, as well as portfolio management.

Previously, Javier was a Vice President at Truist Securities where he held various roles including Healthcare Services industry coverage, M&A, and capital markets transaction origination and execution. Javier also had responsibility for structuring and underwriting credit products for Private Equity leveraged buyouts across the Healthcare industry while at Truist Securities.

Prior to Truist Securities, Javier held roles at Boyne Capital, CVS Health, and BMO Capital Markets. Javier received his BS in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Javier lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife, and three children.

Charles is a seasoned private equity CFO with deep expertise in finance transformation, M&A execution, and value creation. Most recently, he served as CFO of ExperiGreen Lawncare, where he helped deliver a highly successful enterprise sale transaction in December 2024 and the combination with Turfmasters Brands in December 2025 to create one of the nation’s largest lawn care providers. He has completed two successful enterprise sale transactions and dozens of add-on acquisitions across multiple private equity-backed platforms. His experience spans platform building, post-merger integration, and scaling finance organizations to support aggressive growth strategies.

Bryant and his team assist clients with complete security programs that include strategy, governance, and operations, focusing on managing risk within Leapfrog’s Ring of Security methodology.

Bryant has more than 25 years of experience leading teams focused on technology, cyber risk management, and physical risk management. He has held responsibilities as an entrepreneur and senior executive in all aspects of risk management, including thought leadership in the area of cybersecurity, award-winning development of security solutions, and management within large global enterprises. He has also held executive leadership positions in multinational consulting firms and been involved in several startups. Recently, he was the Chief Security Officer for CSC’s Financial Services Group and was responsible for securing 143 applications in 52 countries.

Bryant’s leadership positions across the security industry include the Department of Homeland Security Sector Coordinating Council, ISSA, ISACA, and as a board member and vice president of InfraGard National Members Alliance.

He has also has published several books and articles on cybersecurity topics and has received several awards, including the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security Award for Exceptional Contribution in Recognition of Outstanding Support of Tennessee’s Counter Terrorism Program.

Anthony Wadsworth is a Partner in Crowe’s Advisory practice specializing in financial due diligence. He has advised on more than 200 M&A transactions ranging from $1 million to $800 million in enterprise value, supporting private equity firms, corporate acquirers, and lenders. His experience spans multiple industries, with a focus on quality of earnings, working capital, and related deal structuring negotiations.