September 6th, 2018 – Hilton Houston Post Oak by The Galleria – Houston, Texas
While the overall theme of our CIO & CISO Houston Summits was “Digital Transformation Is a Journey, Not a Destination,” the key takeaways were focused on cybersecurity around artificial intelligence, IoT and machine learning. The day also focused on finding and keeping the top talent.
Guatam Siwach, Chief Technical Architect WW at IBM Cognitive Solutions kicked off our summit with a keynote concerning Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, focusing on data visualization, machine learning, model building, and exploratory data analysis.
We also want to thank all our speakers:
- Todd Berger – Senior Director – Technical Solutions at Blackberry
The Connected Worker & the Enterprise of Things - David Brock – VP – Sales at Equinix
Digital Transformation: Architecting Your Digital Platform at the Edge - Paul Brager – Technical Product Security Leader, Digital Technology Director at Baker Hughes
How Cognitive Computing Will Impact CyberSecurity & Critical Infrastructure - Brent Feller – Senior Solutions Engineering at eSentire
Finding the Right Security Partner: The Difference Between MSSP & MDR - Dan Petrillo – Product Marketing Manager at Cybereason
Something Old, Something New: 2018 Attack Overview - Michael Glowacki, VP – Technical Product Management at Baker Hughes
CIO’s Got Talent: Finding, Growing & Retaining the Best People - Gregg Sawinski – Regional Sales Director at Prevoty
Knowing is Half the Battle – Protecting Applications & Their Sensitive Data - Naveed Husain – VP Office of the CIO at RingCentral
Accelerating Digital Transformation with Collaborative Communications - Chris Olive – Principal Enterprise Architect at Thales eSecurity
Data Security, Cloud, Access Controls & Regulations: What’s Ahead for 2018? - Ethan Pack – Director of Enterprise Architecture at TDECU Credit Union
Enterprise Architecture & Culture: Two Key Ingredients for Digital Transformation Success - Colin McKinty – VP – Cyber Security Strategy at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence
IT & OT Cyber Security: Different Sides of the Same Coin - Marc Crudgington – CISO, SVP – Information Security at Woodforest National Bank
CISO’s Got Talent: Finding, Growing & Retaining the Best People - Chandresh Patel – Head of Information Security at Quanta Services
Securing the Human Factor
We also want to thank each of our participants on our afternoon panel CIOs/CISOs as the Consummate Consumer:
- Al Lindseth, SVP – Technology, Process & Risk Management (CIO & CRO) at All Plains American
- Brad Rector – VP & CIO at Air Liquide
- Jeffrey Vinson – VP, CISO at Harris Health Systems
- Angelique Grado – Executive Director – CISO at MRC Global
We are confident that our attendees created new connections with their peers, uncovered one or more new ideas that will impact their digital transformation efforts and found several new solution providers that can help their achieve your goals. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
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Guatam Siwach, Chief Technical Architect WW @IBM kicks off the CIO Houston Summit keynote: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Data visualization, machine learning, model building and exploratory data analysis are all cornerstones of an effective enterprise. #CIOHouston pic.twitter.com/HbEiTjRnIN
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Todd Berger, Senior Director – Technical Solutions, @BlackBerry leads a thought leadership session, The Connected Worker & the Enterprise of Things. He posits that growth can be driven through connected workers and endpoints. #CIOHouston #CISOHouston pic.twitter.com/88325dkJj1
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Dan Petrillo, Product Marketing Manager @cybereason leads an executive boardroom- Something Old, Something New: 2018 Attack Overview. Today's security threat landscape has yielded a combination of ransomware and supply chain attacks, but what's to come? #CIOHouston #CISOHouston pic.twitter.com/8YuU3HV4wJ
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#Highlights @CDMmedia Delivering Keynote – #ArtificialInteligence and #MachineLearning session with #IBM #PowerAI at #CIOHoustonSummit #CDM2018 – Houston TX #IBMPowerSystems #AI #ML https://t.co/TxcmMOKC5G #CIOHouston #CISOHouston pic.twitter.com/HpxVXdTVSw
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Gregg Sawinski, Regional Sales Director @Prevoty leads a thought leadership session detailing Prevoty's run time application that immediately corrects vulnerabilities. Instantly mitigating security threats is crucial to maintaining application security. #CIOHouston #CISOHouston pic.twitter.com/A6qrjTtx0F
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Naveed Husain, Vice President Office of the CIO @RingCentral delivers a thought leadership: Accelerating Digital Transformation with Collaborative Communications. With the right solutions in place, building an integrated cloud ecosystem is attainable. #CIOHouston #CISOHouston pic.twitter.com/PmuE6FXlRs
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Chris Olive, Principal Enterprise Architect @thalesgroup leads a thought leadership concerning the security breaches that are brought on by big data's invaluable role in enterprise development. The key to B2B success is correctly assessing the threat landscape. #CIOHouston pic.twitter.com/vqBfnsIbXz
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Ethan Pack, DIrector of Enterprise Architecture @TDECU examines Enterprise Architecture & Culture: Two Key Ingredients for Digital Transformation Success. In this adapt-or-else environment, established organizations must become all-but digital natives. #CIOHouston #CISOHouston pic.twitter.com/8cuYMvEBRU
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Colin McKinty, VP of Cybersecurity Strategy – Americas @BAESystemsplc details the differences of information and operational technologies and describes how enterprises can pin down vulnerabilities to implement effective risk management and mitigation. #CIOHouston #CISOHouston pic.twitter.com/vk6QCMxLKm
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A special shoutout to our fantastic panelists: Al Lindseth @PlainsUpdate, Brad Rector @airliquidegroup, Jeffrey Vinson @harrishealth and Angelique Grade @mrc_trade for presenting CIOs/CISOs as the Consummate Consumer. Urgency and clarity in communication are vital. #CIOHouston pic.twitter.com/GBrz57iXEu
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