Born of glitter and moon beams, HighWiz is the things that dreams are made of and nightmares long to be... Years ago, with the help of some very awesome people* he set about to create an event that would give the n00bs of Def Con a place to feel welcomed and further their own pursuit of knowledge. For years he has held onto the simple tenet that "You get out of Def Con what you put into it". Sometimes HighWiz can be a bit much to swallow and hard to take. HighWiz is a member of the CFP Review Board and Security Tribe.

*Some (but not all) of the people HighWiz would like to thank for helping to make 101 into what it is today : Runnerup, Wiseacre, Nikita, Roamer, Lockheed, Pyr0, Zac, V3rtgio, 1o57, Neil, Beaker, AlxRogan, Jenn, Zant, GM1, Clutch, TheDarkTangent, Siviak, Ripshy, Valkyrie, Xodia, Flipper and all the members of Security Tribe. After taking a year off from the 101 Panel, HighWiz is honored to once again be participating in it, as it marks its eighth year.