About Us
ITEN (Innovation Technology Education Network) WIRED Summit is annual conference of the Information Technology Association of the Gulf Coast, Inc. (IT Gulf Coast). It is known as the Southeast’s premier cybersecurity and IT conference to connect, collaborate and build community with industry leaders, entrepreneurs and educators on innovation, technology and entrepreneurship topics.
The three-day event highlights the area’s cybersecurity, information technology and entrepreneurial communities and explores emerging technology and innovators in start-up tech, artificial intelligence, robotics, and more on the national scene.


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Our mission is to promote business and technology within our community, provide social and networking opportunities, produce educational content that specifically aids our member base, as well as assists in fundamentally changing how we inspire the youth of our community to the possibilities of a career in technology. Our partnership with corporations inspires them to not only expand here, but to be actively involved in developing programs in our communities that benefit all age groups and backgrounds.

Meet the Team
Jim Rhodes
Community and Public Relations Director
UWF Center for Cybersecurity
Director
Jay Smith
Managing Partner
Data Revolution
Sponsorship Chair
Sean O'Brien
IBM
Programming Chair
Amelia Dixon
Enterprise Architect
Navy Federal Credit Union
Logistics Chair
Marie Perry
Cyber Security Analyst
Navy Federal
Chair of IT Gulf Coast
Carson Wilber
Penetration Tester
IBM X-Force Red
Marketing Chair / Secretary of ITGC
Patrick Rooney
Director
Co:Lab Pensacola
Sponsorship / Programming
Paris Harman
Intern/Grad Student
Navy Federal/Embry-Riddle
Public Relations
Kelly Reeser
Co-Founder, Managing Director
TechFarms Capital
Programming
Stephen Hopkins
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
Cyber Justice League
Programming
Michelle Sims
Lead Employer Engagement Specialist
Public Consulting Group
Programming
Emily Cone
Account Manager
TEKsystems
Programming
Elizabeth Rasnick
Assistant Professor
UWF Center for Cybersecurity
Logistics
Alan Galindo
Business Services Representative
CareerSource EscaRosa
Programming
Benjamin Loader
Senior Lead Technologist
Booz Allen Hamilton
Programming