Public Speaking – Robert Rowley

I am no stranger to the stage, and feel amongst friends when attending conferences. I value the purpose of these events and share my knowledge with others so they can grow and go on to improve their lives, work, or society.

Since 2011 I have given many public presentations at small and large events. 2012 was the most fun, as I decided to challenge myself to give one public presentation every month, and I did.

Here is an incomplete list of my public presentations:

2022
Post Status (Virtual)	Zen and the Art of Lock Picking
WordCamp US San Diego, CA	Making Security Simple for Plugin and Theme Developers

_{My first in person conference in years was WordCamp US.}

2021
WordCamp Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan	Secure Development for WordPress Plugins

_{Presenting virtually during the pandemic.}

2018
WordCamp Denver Denver, Colorado	Townhall: A Code Commentary – Live Code Review
WordCamp EU Belgrade, Serbia	Making Security Simple for Plugin Developers

_{I enjoyed the panel in Denver and traveled across the globe to give a workshop in Serbia.}

2017
WordCamp Kyoto Kyoto, Japan	WordPress Security : Don’t be a target
WordCamp Bangkok Bangkok, Thailand	WordPress Security : Know your enemy

2017 primarily found me in Asia/Pacific region of the world

2015
THOTCon 0x07 Chicago, IL	Privacy’s Past, Present and Future
LayerOne Los Angeles, CA	An 0-day in the life of a security researcher

_{2015 introduced me to privacy concerns, and I shared my knowledge of the history of privacy in the US.}

2014
AppSec CA Santa Monica, CA	Detecting and Defending Against State-Actor Surveillance.
ToorCamp Neah Bay, WA	Detecting and Defending against State-Actor Surveillance
DefCon Las Vegas, NV	Detecting and Defending Against a Surveillance State

_{I hit the stage at three huge conferences, including DefCon itself.}

2013
Packet Hacking Village (DefCon) Las Vegas, NV	Juice Jacking Unearthed
THOTCon 0x04 Chicago, IL	Teaching your WAF new tricks

_{Sharing Juice Jacking with my friends at the wall of sheep, packet hacking village.}

2012
GrrCon Grand Rapids, MI	Juice Jacking 101
LayerOne Los Angeles, CA	Juice Jacking 101
THOTCon 0x03 Chicago, IL	Juice Jacking 101
ToorCamp Neah Bay, WA	The State of Web Application Security
OWASP Appsec DC Washington D.C.	The State of Web Application Security
OWASP FROC Denver, CO	The State of Web Application Security
BSides LA Los Angeles, CA	The State of Web Application Security
HIT Con Taipei, Taiwan	The State of Web Application Security
WordCamp PHX Phoenix, AZ	WordPress Security 101
WordCamp Portland Portland, OR	WordPress Security 101
Bay Threat San Jose, CA	Teaching Your WAF New Tricks
ToorCon San Diego, CA	Teaching your WAF new tricks
BSides LV Las Vegas, NV	Max Level Web App Security

_{2012 was my peak year in number of presentations. I made a goal of one public speaking event per month and surpassed that goal.}

2011
SCaLE 9x Los Angeles, CA	Securing web applications
LayerOne Los Angeles, CA	Securing web applications
ToorCon 13 San Diego, CA	Juice Jacking 101

_{I began public speaking in 2011 at small local events.}