
SPEAKERS: 2019
Click on any of our speakers for 2019 below to read more about their background and scheduled presentations!

Adam Ely
VP and Deputy CISO
Walmart
Keynote Speaker

Don McMillan
Owner
Technically Funny, Inc
Keynote Speaker

Quint Studer
Founder
Studer Community Institute
Keynote Speaker

Dave Wagner
President & CEO
Zix / AppRiver
Keynote Speaker

Molly Akin, CFCE, EnCE, MSDF
Special Agent Supervisor
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Cybercrime and Computer Forensics

Danielle Alvarez
Cyber Security Strategist
Hayes e-Government Resources, Inc.
Cyber Security, Risk Management 101 with a risk tool

Samir Behara
Solution Architect
Designing Data Intensive Cloud Native Applications

Christopher Williams
Attorney
Hand Arendall, LLC
Drone Technology

Tara Blakely
Recruiter III, Human Resources & Talent Acquisition
Navy Federal Credit Union
Professional Development Panel

Galen Counselman
VP of IT
Pen Air Federal Credit Union
Cybersecurity

Dean Davis
SVP/Chief Information Officer
Gulf Winds Credit Union
CIO Panel

JoAnna Dunn
President
Networks of Florida
Women in Technology Panel

Eman El-Sheikh
Director
University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Panel

Christian Garman
Director of Innovative Program Development
University of West Florida Innovation Institute
Emcee

Rachael Gillette
Chief Leadership Development Officer
Studer Community Institute
Professional Development Panel

Rob Wilson
Founder and CEO
Wilson Digital Health Consulting
Future of Healthcare Technology Panel

Alan Gray
Director of Sales & Advancement
Pelican Drones
Drone Technology

Lakisha Hall
Director, Data and AI Expert Labs & Learning, North America
IBM
AI and Cybersecurity Panel

Patrick Hilgendorf
IT Security Manager
Austal USA
Strategy for Securing the Internet of Things

Bill Hills
Retired EVP/CIO
Financial Industry
Lessons Learned

Patrick Houghton
Senior Vice President of Operations
ActiGraph
Classroom to Boardroom Panel

Brent Huftless
IT Security Director
Wind Creek Hospitality
CIO Panel

Robert Jones
Partner/Tax Attorney
Beggs & Lane
Representing the Entrepreneur in the Digital Age and Current Legal Issues Facing the IT World

Christian Kaman
Founder
2enovate LLC
Classroom to Boardroom Panel

Rodney Landrum
Business Intelligence Consultant
Ntirety
Data, Data Everywhere, a lot of it is Free

Tommi Lyter
Chief of Police
Pensacola Police Department
Drone Technology

Matthew McFadden
Senior Director
General Dynamics Information Technology Cyber Center of Excellence
Cybersecurity Breakout

Greg McMenimen
Director of Software Engineering
Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems
Agile Leadership 101

Deidre Melton
Internal Auditor & Investigator: CFE, CIA, CISA, CISM, CRISC
Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University
Cybersecurity Workforce Management (NIST 800-181, Training, Budget Requests, etc.)

Steve Millaway
Co-Founder & Managing Director
TechFarms Capital
Tech Investors Panel

Zachary Mingus
Student, President of Cyber Security Club
University of West Florida
Classroom to Boardroom Panel

Megan Morton
Cybersecurity Ambassador
University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity
Classroom to Boardroom Panel

Jack Motley
CEO
YakMotley
How to Create a Brand on Social Media

John Myers
Vice President of Cybersecurity
Navy Federal Credit Union

James Nielsen
Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Baptist Health Care
Future of Healthcare Technology Panel

Jim Nitterauer
Senior Security Specialist
AppRiver
Decrypting the Mess that is SSL /TLS Negotiation – Preparing for the 2020 Apocalypse

William E. Pearson
CPA, CITP, CGMA, CMA, CIA, MCSE, MCDBA, Microsoft SSAS Maestro
Business Intelligence Architect
Island Technologies, Inc.
Pragmatic Power BI: Reports, Visualizations and Dashboards

Shana Penna
CEO & Founder
Inmogeia Technologies, Inc.
Transforming Lives with Impact Driven Innovation

Thad Phillips
Chief Information Security Officer
Baptist Health Care
AI and Cybersecurity Panel

Ebe Randeree
Associate Dean
Florida State University College of Communications & Information
Bringing Tech into Communities and Schools for the Workforce Pipeline

Kelly Reeser
Co-Founder & Managing Director
TechFarms Capital
Tech Investors Panel

Lloyd Reshard
CEO
Cognitive Big Data Systems Inc.
Best Practices for Building a Startup

R. George Rey Sr
UAS Sector Chief of Infragard / Retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander
Protecting Critical Infrastructure with C-UAS Technology vs Federal Laws

Lydia Rowland
Recruiter / Talent Acquisition
Baptist Health Care
Professional Development Panel

Thkisha "DeDe" Sanogo
Founder & CEO
MyTAASK
Women in Technology Panel

Steve Sarros
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Baptist Health Care
CIO Panel

Michael Sengbusch
CEO & Founder
Eletype, Inc.
The Rise of Messaging Platforms

Richard Shaw
Director of IT and DevOps
ActiGraph
Evolution of DevOps

Mike Simmons
Chairman and CEO
Sharpen Technologies Inc.
TBA

Dallas Snider
Associate Profession and Chair of Information Technology
University of West Florida
Future of Healthcare Technology Panel

Glenda Snodgrass
President
The Net Effect, LLC
Implementing the NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Ali Sontag
Recruiting Specialist
Zix/AppRiver
Professional Development Panel

Chris Tonn
Owner and Founder
Pelican Drones
Drone Technology

William Ussher
Campus Recruiting Program Manager, Human Resources & Talent Acquisition
Navy Federal Credit Union
Professional Development Panel

Jack Zoesch
Partner/Attorney
Beggs & Lane
Representing the Entrepreneur in the Digital Age and Current Legal Issues Facing the IT World

Carson Wilber
Director of Impact
INERTIA Education Programs
Bringing Tech into Communities and Schools for the Workforce Pipeline