AGENDA: 2019

 

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Emerging Tech

Cyber Security

Professional Development

App Dev/DB

Wednesday, October 2nd

8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

TEEX Cybersecurity Course

Hilton Pensacola Beach

White Sands Room

10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Career Opportunities Expo

Hilton Pensacola Beach

Ballroom

3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Techies Network & Talk (TNT) Mixer

Lucas', 400 Quietwater Beach Road, Pensacola Beach

Sponsored by:

6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Very Important Techie (VIT) Dinner

Studer Community Institute Building, 220 W Garden St, Pensacola

By Invitation Only

Thursday, October 3rd

All sessions subject to change.

Cybersecurity Competition

University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity

220 W Garden St Suite #250, Pensacola, FL 32502

8:00 AM to 2:00 PM

All Day

Registration

Lobby
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM

Breakfast

Lobby
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM

Welcome and Platinum Sponsor Recognition

Main Ballroom

Christian Garman - Master of Ceremonies

Platinum Sponsors:

8:30 AM to 9:30 AM

Keynote

Ballroom

Adam Ely - VP & Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Walmart

9:30 AM to 10:00 AM

Break & Networking

Ballroom
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Breakout Sessions

Ballroom

How Technology is Changing Healthcare Panel

Learn from thought leaders in the healthcare industry on how technology is revolutionizing patient care from telemedicine to smart hospitals.

Panelists:
Rob Wilson
James Nielsen
Greg McMenimen
Dallas Snider

Moderator:
Shana Penna


Emerging Tech

White Sands

Decrypting the Mess that is SSL /TLS Negotiation – Preparing for the 2020 Apocalypse

This talk will provide a quick overview of the major SSL/TLS versions along with their major vulnerabilities and a unique strategy for tracking undesirable traffic that can easily be adapted to any protocol scenario that uses TLS connection negotiation.

Speakers:
Jim Nitterauer
Senior Security Specialist
AppRiver, LLC


Cyber Security

Coral Reef

How to Create a Brand on Social Media

Speakers:
Jack Motley
CEO
YakMotley

Aquamarine

Cybersecurity Breakout

Speakers:
Matthew McFadden
Senior Director of Cyber Center of Excellence
General Dynamics IT


Cyber Security

Emerald Coast

Women in Technology Panel

Panelists:
Danielle Alvarez
Molly Akin
Deidre Melton
DeDe Sanogo
Lakisha Hall

Moderator:
JoAnna Dunn


Professional Development

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Breakout Sessions

White Sands

Strategy for Securing the Internet of Things (IoT)

Speakers:
Patrick Hilgendorf
IT Security Manager
Austal USA


Cyber Security

Coral Reef

A to Z Overview of Legal Considerations for IT Entrepreneurs

Speakers:
Robert L. Jones
Jack Zoesch
Partners
Beggs & Lane RLLP


Emerging Tech

Aquamarine

Data, Data Everywhere - A Lot Of It Is Free

This session focuses on the techniques to discover, consume and analyze the limitless amounts of open data sets available for the taking. Pick any topic of interest and chances are there is a data set just waiting to be loaded into your favorite (and free) analytics tools. This process often yields fascinating results like you will see demonstrated in this session.

Speakers:
Rodney Landrum
DBA/BI Consultant
Hosting/Ntirety


App Dev/DB

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Lunch & Networking

Ballroom
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Breakout Sessions

White Sands

Cybersecurity, Risk Management 101 with a risk tool

Speakers:
Danielle Alvarez
Cyber Security Strategist
Hayes e-Government Resources, Inc.


Cyber Security

Coral Reef

Cybercrime and Computer Forensics

Speakers:
Molly Akin
Special Agent Supervisor
Florida Department of Law Enforcement


Cyber Security

Aquamarine

Effective InfoSec Risk Assessments

Speakers:
Galen Counselman
Vice President of Information Technology
Pen Air Federal Credit Union


Cyber Security

Emerald Coast

CIO Panel

Panelists:
Dean Davis
Brent Huftless
Steve Sarros
Shana Penna
Bill Hills

Moderator:
Sean O'Brien


Professional Development

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Breakout Sessions

Ballroom

Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Panel

Panelists:
Eman El-Sheikh
Adam Ely
Thad Phillips
Lakisha Hall

Moderator:
Jonathan Arneault


Emerging Tech

White Sands

Cybersecurity Workforce Management (NIST 800-181, Training, Budget Requests, etc.)

Speakers:
Deidre Melton
Internal Auditor & Investigator
Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University


Cyber Security

Coral Reef

The Rise of Messaging Platforms

The rise of messaging platforms like Slack represent nothing short of a generational shift in how we do business. This sessions discusses the rapid adoption of messaging and collaborative tools like Slack and offers tips and best practices for any organization.

Speakers:
Michael Sengbusch
CEO and Founder
Eletype, Inc.


Emerging Tech

Aquamarine

Bringing Tech into Communities and Schools for the Workforce Pipeline

The K-12 pipeline to local tech jobs requires working with city, county, schools, universities, etc to create a community solution. The presentation will focus on efforts to develop models in two Panhandle counties and lessons applicable to other communities.

Speakers:
Carson Wilber
Founder and Owner
Wilber Tech LLC

Ebe Randeree
Associate Dean
Florida State University College of Communications & Information


Professional Development

3:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Break

Ballroom
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Keynote

Ballroom

Don McMillan - Owner, Technically Funny, LLC

4:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Cybersecurity Competition Awards

Ballroom
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Reception

Emerald Coast

Sponsored by

Friday, October 4th

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

Lobby
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM

Welcome and Platinum Sponsor Recognition

Main Ballroom

Christian Garman - Master of Ceremonies

Platinum Sponsors:

8:30 AM to 9:30 AM

Keynote

Main Ballroom

Dave Wagner - President & CEO, Zix / AppRiver

9:30 AM to 10:00 AM

Break & Networking

Main Ballroom
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Breakout Sessions

Main Ballroom

Tech Investors Panel

Panelists:
Steve Millaway
Mike Simmons
Michael Sengbusch

Moderator:
Kelly Reeser


Emerging Tech

White Sands

Managing Information Security at Navy Federal Credit Union

Speakers:
John Myers
Vice President of Cybersecurity
Navy Federal Credit Union


Cyber Security

Coral Reef

Transform Lives with Impact Driven Innovation

Innovation is changing all of our lives, with some technologies influencing our every day in extraordinary ways while others get called in front of congress to justify. This presentation is focused on how we can all become impact innovators, no matter what we focus on.

Speakers:
Shana Penna
CEO and Founder
Inmogeia Technologies, Inc.


Emerging Tech

Aquamarine

The Evolution of DevOps

Speakers:
Richard Shaw
Director of IT and DevOps
ActiGraph


App Dev/DB

Emerald Coast

Professional Development Panel

Panelists:
Ali Sontag
Rachael Gillette
Tara Blakely
Lydia Rowland

Moderator:
Will Ussher


Professional Development

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Breakout Sessions

White Sands

Agile Leadership 101

Speakers:
Greg McMenimen
Director of Software Engineering
Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems


App Dev/DB

Coral Reef

Lessons Learned from the Financial Industry

Speakers:
Bill Hills
Retired EVP/CIO
Financial Industry


Professional Development

Aquamarine

Pragmatic Power BI

Speakers:
William Pearson III
Business Intelligence Architect
Island Technologies Inc.


App Dev/DB

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Lunch & Networking

Main Ballroom
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Breakout Sessions

Main Ballroom

Drone Technology

Speakers:
Chris Tonn
Owner and Founder
Alan Gray
Director of Sales & Advancement
Pelican Drones

Stephen Bauer
Lieutenant
Pensacola Police Department

Christopher Williams
Attorney
Hand Arendall, LLC


Emerging Tech

White Sands

Implementing the NIST Cyber Security Framework

Not just for critical infrastructure! The NIST CSF provides a solid foundation for your information security program, regardless of your industry compliance requirements. In this seminar, we will map out a simple program for taking your organization's security preparation and planning to the next level.

Speakers:
Glenda Snodgrass
President
The Net Effect, LLC


Cyber Security

Coral Reef

Best Practices for Building a Startup

Speakers:
Lloyd Reshard
CEO
Cognitive Big Data Systems Inc.


Professional Development

Aquamarine

Monolith to Microservices: Making a successful transition

Speakers:
Samir Behara
Solution Architect
EBSCO


App Dev/DB

Emerald Coast

Classroom to Boardroom Panel

Panelists:

The Professionals:

Jonathan Arnault
Patrick Houghton
Greg McMenimen

The Students:

Zac Mingus
Megan Morton
Christian Kaman

Moderator:
Carson Wilber


Professional Development

2:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Break & Networking

Main Ballroom
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM

Keynote

Main Ballroom

Quint Studer - Founder, Studer Community Institute

When building a culture that maximizes technology, it means change. When I served on the Harvard Business School Curriculum Committee, we noticed leaders were able to handle the technical piece of performance however handling change was more difficult. Attendees will learn how to deal with change within themselves and in their organization.

3:30 PM to 4:00 PM

Closing

Main Ballroom

Christian Garman - Master of Ceremonies