Maria Gallivan

Security & Compliance Officer B&D Industries

Maria Gallivan is Security and Compliance Officer at B&D Industries, where she leads cybersecurity and compliance initiatives to help protect critical business operations and support regulatory requirements. Prior to joining B&D Industries, Maria spent more than three years as a Cyber Research Engineer at Raytheon Intelligence & Space, developing advanced technologies and capabilities for cyberspace operations. Combining experience in cybersecurity research, compliance, and operational security, she brings expertise in cyber defense, risk management, and emerging technologies. Maria is passionate about strengthening organizational resilience and helping organizations navigate an increasingly complex cybersecurity and compliance landscape.

Seminars

Monday 7th December 2026
Workshop A: Beyond the Hype – Real enterprise AI implementation
8:30 am

Moving beyond the hype to examine what practitioners experience every day, this workshop tackles real implementations, genuine headaches, and practical lessons learned from security leaders who have deployed AI tools in production environments for construction.

  • Exploring real enterprise AI implementations in construction, highlighting both successes and challenges faced by practitioners, including valuable lessons learned
  • Developing business cases for AI innovations that evolve rapidly, ensuring investments are justified despite the fast pace of technological change
  • Preparing construction data for AI by using AI tools to address inconsistencies in file naming and storage by project managers
Maria Gallivan, Security & Compliance Officer at B&D Industries