InnoTech Austin: Full Schedule

8:00am CDT

InnoTech Kick Off Keynote - The Next Frontier in Cloud Computing

Cloud watchers and enterprises alike are seeing the emergence of a logical and physical technology layer that sits above the collection of public clouds that seems to be accumulating within enterprises today, or better put multiclouds. This layer of application development, operations, observability, security, governance, and other things exists above the public cloud providers, and are bundled together allowing multiclouds to function with the least amount of enterprises resources (money) and return the maximum value back to the enterprises for the investments made.

Terms that are beginning to emerge for this concept includes “supercloud,” “distributed cloud,” “metacloud” (my vote), and “abstract cloud.”   However, they are all promoting the same basic benefit, to remove much of the complexity and redundancy from multicloud deployments that simply put, have too many moving parts to operate securely, effectively, and most important, supporting cost efficiencies.

The metacloud concept will be the single focus for the next 5 to 10 years as we begin to put public clouds to work. Having a collection of cloud services managed with abstraction and automation is much more valuable than attempting to leverage each public cloud provider on its terms, rather than yours.

In this keynote presentation I’ll explain this emerging concept in a way that makes sense to both businesspeople, and techies alike. We’ll learn about the need for this emerging concept, as well as what value that can be expected.  Finally, the technology stack that makes up a metacloud, and how you can begin your journey to the next frontier of cloud computing today.

Speakers

David Linthicum

Chief Cloud Strategy Officer, Deloitte Consulting

Globally Known Cloud Computing, AI, and Cybersecurity Thought Leader, Serial CTO, Best-Selling Author and Speaker, Radio/TV/Podcast Personality, Passionate Educator

Wednesday May 3, 2023 8:00am - 8:50am CDT
Room 18CD

Keynote

8:59am CDT

Exhibit, Demos and Networking Opens

Wednesday May 3, 2023 8:59am - 9:14am CDT
Ballroom D, 4th Floor

9:00am CDT

Fear-less: Plan for the Potential Instead of the Worst

How many times have you just accepted the hand that you're dealt, waiting for someone or something to swoop in and fix it? Maybe you've had a brilliant idea that you never shared. We wait for the right time then plan, plan and plan some more to try to get it right, because anything less would be reckless. Right? Wrong. Taking risks doesn't have to mean betting everything and playing it safe really isn't safe at all.In this interactive session, participants will learn:

Why being bold is the #1 leadership skill and essential to your happiness and success
How to prioritize curiosity and give yourself the edge
The overlap between risk-taking and innovation
Ways to start tapping into your BOLD

Speakers

Paula Shepherd

Leadership Coach & Consultant, Paula Shepherd Consulting, LLC

Paula Shepherd is an ICF certified Leadership Coach, Speaker, and host of the highly rated podcast, "The Confidence Sessions." She helps high level leaders, business owners, career professionals, teams and organizations speak and lead with bold confidence.She has worked with corporate... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 9:00am - 9:45am CDT
Ballroom G, 4th Floor

Women in Tech Summit

9:00am CDT

Exhibits Open with Coffee Break and Networking

This is your chance to caffeine up while networking with peers, visiting with exhibitors and working on your passport for prizes. Coffee is available on the third floor and make sure to visit the exhibitors and sponsors. They support the event to make it happen.

Wednesday May 3, 2023 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
Ballroom D, 4th Floor

Networking

9:30am CDT

Cybersecurity Operational Approach vs Tools-Based Approach

In this session, we’ll dive into a recent breaches and how it happened. From this, we will see that tools alone are not the answer to mitigating cyber risk. In order to better combat bad actors, we need to look at how we operationalize cybersecurity. By looking at the struggles organizations have with their current approach, we can dissect how to remedy the struggles and formulate a plan to end cyber risk.

Speakers

Jim Johnson

Arctic Wolf

Jim has been working in cybersecurity for over two decades. Beginning at Blue Coat as a support engineer, Jim began his career in support helping customers ensure their users were protected from malicious sites on the internet. He has worked at top cyber companies like F5 and Forescout... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 9:30am - 9:50am CDT
Data Defense Security Theater, Ballroom D, 4th Floor

Data Defense Partner Theater

9:30am CDT

DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, and Cloud Center of Excellence

As organizations are moving to the cloud, they’re also adopting DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and they want to build a Cloud Center of Excellence (Cloud COE). In this session, you’ll learn what is a Cloud COE, how DevOps and SRE relate to the Cloud COE, what good DevOps and SRE practices look like, and the strategies to successfully implement a Cloud COE in your organization.

Speakers

Michael Agarwal

Global Practice Lead and Director, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Databases, and NoSQL Databases, Datavail

Michael Agarwal is Director & Global Practice Leader for Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Databases, and NoSQL Databases at Datavail. He has 20+ years of experience in IT, including more than eight years in the cloud. He has skills and experience in both AWS and Azure, including... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 9:30am - 10:15am CDT
Room 14

DevOps Cloud Native

9:30am CDT

Unleashing the Power of Microsoft Sentinel: Advanced Analytics, Automation, and Reporting

Are you getting the most out of your Microsoft Sentinel instance? While the platform is a valuable tool for detecting and responding to security incidents, there are ways to take your Sentinel deployment to the next level. In this talk, we'll explore advanced techniques for deploying analytics, automation, and reporting capabilities to supercharge your Sentinel instance. From machine learning and custom threat intelligence feeds to playbook automation and visualization, we'll show you how to unlock the full potential of Sentinel and enhance your security operations. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to maximize your Sentinel deployment and improve your organization's security posture.

Speakers

Mike Reyes

CISO, Accelerynt

Wednesday May 3, 2023 9:30am - 10:15am CDT
Room 13

InnoTech

9:30am CDT

At the Crossroads of Resilience and Innovation

Technology and security leaders are being challenged to create high value growth and resilience in the enterprise while balancing innovation and operations. You need to take risks and quick decision making while weathering internal and external unpredictable setbacks. The panelists will discuss their thoughts and playbook for hopeful success.

Speakers

Jen Felch

Chief Digital Officer and CIO, Dell Technologies

As Chief Digital Officer and CIO, Jen Felch drives the strategy, direction and delivery for Dell Digital while leading the transformation and adoption of digital technologies across Dell. Jen’s position combines the traditional roles and responsibilities of a CIO, along with... Read More →

Robert Neill

Chief Information Officer, Weaver

Robert Neill is currently the Chief Information Officer at Weaver, a national public accounting and advisory firm. Prior to moving into the CIO role, he served as director of the CIO Advisory Services practice area at Weaver where he led the firm’s services focused on providing... Read More →

Andrea Daugherty

CIO, Dell Medical School & UT Health Austin at University of Texas Austin

Andrea Daugherty is the Interim Chief Information Officer for The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School and UT Health Austin. In this position, she leads a team of professionals who manage, develop, and innovate on technology / infrastructure projects that support Dell... Read More →

Lou Senko

Chief Availability Officer, Q2

Lou Senko, Q2’s Chief Availability Officer, shares how they have advanced the protection of 41Pb of customer data across their Distributed Cloud – and how they earn the trust of 23million users logging into 1,400 financial institutions and move about $2.5trillion annually... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 9:30am - 10:15am CDT
Room 19A

IT Leadership

9:30am CDT

How AI Can Think Like an Attacker

In the face of skyrocketing cyber risk, detecting and responding to attacks is no longer enough. Organizations must take proactive steps to prevent threats before they happen, and to recover if compromised. In this session, Darktrace unveil an ambitious new approach to security, with core engines powering AI technologies to prevent, detect, respond, and ultimately heal from attacks. Together, these engines combine to strengthen organizations’ security posture in a virtuous AI feedback ‘loop,’ which provides powerful end-to-end, bespoke, and self-learning solutions unique to each organization.

Wednesday May 3, 2023 9:30am - 10:15am CDT
Room 12A

Security

9:30am CDT

The Future of Security: It's Not All Doom and Gloom

This panel discussion will bring together security and technology leaders to discuss the following: What proactive, preventative measures will truly enhance an organization's security posture -- and what's over-hyped? We've all heard that ""people, process and technologies"" are the key to success, but what does that actually mean? How do you bring major awareness to a company in all three of these areas? Before an actual attacker tries to breach the company, what tactics should you use? What can you do to stay secure if you are strapped for money, talent and guidance?

Speakers

Gavin Grounds

Sr Director. Security, Risk and Compliance, Meta Platforms

Gavin Grounds leads Security, Risk and Compliance at Meta Platforms, Inc. With revenues in excess of US$116 billion, Meta’s products and services include Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Meta Quest, Horizon Worlds, Mapillary, Workplace, Portal, and Diem. Prior to joining... Read More →

Blake Holman

Chief Information Officer, BBG, Inc.

Blake Holman is currently Chief Information Officer at BBG, Inc. Previously Chief Information Officer at St. David’s Foundation in Austin, Texas.Blake has over 30 years of experience leading Information Technology Strategy, Development and Operations for several public and private... Read More →

Tim Brown

CISO, Solarwinds

Tim Brown joined SolarWinds in 2017 as vice president of security and is now the CISO for SolarWinds, overseeing internal IT security, product security, and security strategy. After the SUNBURST attack in December 2020, Tim Brown led the response and remediation efforts. Tim has spoken... Read More →

Heather Gantt-Evans

Chief Information Security Officer, Sailpoint

Heather Gantt-Evans currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at SailPoint while also lending her subject matter expertise to multiple advisory boards, venture capitalist firms, and most recently, Envision Radiology’s cybersecurity committee.Previously, she... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 9:30am - 10:15am CDT
Room 12B

Security

10:00am CDT

Cloud to Dev: Faster Remediation Through Artifact Attribution

Traditionally, vulnerabilities and misconfigurations have been fixed where they lived. If a web server was found to have a critical vulnerability somebody would apply a patch, reboot the system and move on. However, remediating risks in the cloud is often more difficult and time consuming. Ensuring the right person/team is tasked with remediating an identified risk is key. Unfortunately, many security teams are still wasting valuable time trying to trace down the source and respective owner of each vulnerability. During this presentation, Zac Wilson will discuss the processes and tooling cloud security teams can utilize to empower their developers and reduce their organization’s Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR).

Speakers

Zac Wilson

Senior Field Engineer, Orca Security

Wednesday May 3, 2023 10:00am - 10:20am CDT
Data Defense Security Theater, Ballroom D, 4th Floor

Data Defense Partner Theater

10:15am CDT

Coffee Break, Exhibits and Networking

Take this time to charge by visiting HT Group in booth #203 for a cup of coffee, visit with sponsors, networking and get your Passport for Prizes stamped for the 2:45pm happy hour and prize drawing.

Wednesday May 3, 2023 10:15am - 10:40am CDT
Ballroom D, 4th Floor

Networking

10:15am CDT

Building Your Side Happiness Hustle: Revolutionizing Yourself Through Entrepreneurship

Speakers

Lindsey DiCello

Senior Technical Recruiter, Cirrus Logic

Lindsey DiCello has worked in Talent Acquisition in the Tech industry for the last eight years. Before her adventure in building engineering teams and establishing effective sourcing strategies, she always worked multiple jobs. From dog walking to cleaning houses - you name it, she’s... Read More →

Olga Adler

CEO, Austin Business Woman

Austin Business Woman is a digital platform and a networking community for small women-owned businesses and female founders in Austin, TX on the mission to help Austinites connect with local businesses and celebrate their accomplishments.Website: austinbusinesswoman.com... Read More →

Chandra Sanders

Vice President, RISE, The Mom Project

Chandra Sanders is a champion on a mission to create economic opportunities for moms and women of color in the workplace and beyond. Sanders is a former high school Spanish teacher turned Fortune 100 Senior Consultant (Google, Pfizer, Elevance, etc.) who remains committed to creating... Read More →

Wendy Howell

CEO, Executive Council Network

Wednesday May 3, 2023 10:15am - 11:00am CDT
Ballroom G, 4th Floor

Women in Tech Summit

10:40am CDT

Tips and Tricks for Navigating the Journey as a Woman in Tech

This panel's innovators provide captivating insights into the ever-changing landscape of women's advancements in technology. They discuss their personal journeys, including challenges they faced, how they overcame them, and what advice they wish they had received.

Speakers

Bethany Reese

Director, TechHuman

Karen O’Reilly-Smith

Chief Security Officer/SVP, Rackspace

Karen is the Chief Security Officer- SVP at Rackspace where she leads, develops and implements the Enterprise Cyber, Compliance and Physical Security strategies. Additionally, Karen leads the Enterprise Automation team across Rackspace. Karen brings extensive knowledge and experience... Read More →

Veronica Tucker

Chief Information Security Officer, StandardAero

Rika Nakazawa

Group Global VP, Head of Sustainability for Americas, NTT

Wednesday May 3, 2023 10:40am - 11:25am CDT
Data Defense Security Theater, Ballroom D, 4th Floor

Data Defense Partner Theater

10:40am CDT

Autonomous DevOps: Applying ML to the SDLC

This talk will provide a state of the union of the emerging algorithms, projects and companies defining the notion of autonomous DevOps. Topics will include key dynamics fueling the shift to autonomous development, novel capabilities coming to market across each phase of the SDLC (sketch-to-code, auto-refactoring, generative coding, test prioritization, continuous verification, auto-tunning features, change risk prediction, etc.), an overview of some of the current state challenges, and implications of advancements being made in these areas.

Speakers

David Carter

VP, Head of DevOps & Infrastructure CoE, Sapphire Ventures

David leads the Infrastructure & DevOps Center of Excellence at Sapphire Ventures. In this role, he supports the technical leaders (VPEs, CTOs, CISOs) in Sapphire’s portfolio, helping them to scale both their organizations and architectures through strategy guidance, peer learnings... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 10:40am - 11:25am CDT
Room 14

DevOps Cloud Native

10:40am CDT

Experience-First Networking with AI Ops and Insights

Today’s business environment is complex — hybrid workforces, disrupted supply chains, changing physical infrastructures. Dependable network connectivity that extends both within and outside the enterprise is essential to enable the new future of work.

Join our breakout session and be entered to win one of two $100 Amazon giftcards and learn about the benefits of integrating 5G Wireless WAN into your existing critical network infrastructure that will enable you to:

Leverage the latest technologies (Wi-Fi 6, SD-WAN, Artificial Intelligence, 5G).
Provide diversification of connection provider, failover, and enhanced resiliency.
Shorten time for connectivity delivery for pop up locations
Extend from the LAN and the WAN to the WWAN (in development).
Create an experience-first network!

Speakers

Andy Fiore

Sr. Networking Engineer, Juniper Networks

Andy Fiore is an accomplished networking professional with extensive experience in the industry. He has worked for both Juniper Networks and HPE Aruba, two of the leading companies in the field. At HPE Aruba, Andy honed his skills in wireless networking, including WLAN architecture... Read More →

Jason Floyd

Solutions Architect, Cradlepoint

An accomplished Chief Information and Technology Executive with over 25 years of experience in developing, selling, and delivering game-changing networking solutions. Jason has a proven track record of leading teams of sales reps to deliver complex and technical networking solutions... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 10:40am - 11:25am CDT
Room 13

InnoTech

10:40am CDT

Unlock the Potential of Artificial Intelligence: An Executive Panel on AI & Innovation

CIOs in 2023, have the unique and pressing responsibility to consolidate modern technology and optimize costs. CIOs must push boundaries by innovating and creating fresh revenue streams while contending with a rapidly-evolving landscape of devices, beacons, wearables, mobile commerce, augmented reality, and more. Fraud, personalization, business insights, and supply chains are all being challenged as AI tools unlock new customer behaviors and preferences that spark unprecedented business opportunities. According to Gartner, 90% of applications will utilize ML models and services by 2027. Join us in this executive panel as we share insights and perspectives around leveraging customer data and AI responsibly to generate income from newfound data sources.

Speakers

Raghu George

Head of Hyperscale Streaming and Geospatial Visualization Production Development and Innovation, GM

Charles Valentine

Chief Information Officer, Boom

As Chief Information Officer, Charles leads Boom’s IT initiatives and strategy. With more than 30 years of technology leadership experience, Charles has a history of successfully scaling IT systems to support company growth from little or no revenue to billions in revenue.Prior... Read More →

George Trujillo

Data and AI Strategist, Independant

George Trujillo is a technology leader, recognized international speaker and author in the big data, cloud and data management space. George has held positions as a VP of Big Data, Managing Director of Big Data, Director of Big Data Global Enablement, Master Principal Big Data Specialist... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 10:40am - 11:25am CDT
Room 19A

IT Leadership

10:40am CDT

Closer to Avalon: Security’s Next Step

A review of the latest advances past Zero-Trust, Cyber-Security Mesh and removing all the data.

Speakers

Lou Senko

Chief Availability Officer, Q2

Wednesday May 3, 2023 10:40am - 11:25am CDT
Room 12B

Security

10:40am CDT

Increasing Threats & Decreasing Budgets – Maximize Your Cybersecurity Strategy without Compromising Your Defense

In a year and time of doing more with less, in both people and monetary resources, organizations are being asked to make cuts. The problem is – the threats are increasing – and cuts effect your ability to combat them. In this session we will discuss the right things to focus on in a lean environment, how survivorship bias can impact your focus and ultimately what are the top things you need to be doing to help keep you and your organization vigilant in a time of ever-increasing adversarial threats.

Speakers

Terry McGraw

Deputy Chief Threat Intelligence Officer, Secureworks

Terrence “Terry” McGraw is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Army and now serves as Deputy Chief Threat Intelligence Officer and senior executive Incident Response Consultant with over 20 years of providing expertise in cyber security architectural design and... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 10:40am - 11:25am CDT
Room 12A

Security

11:30am CDT

CIO Gala Luncheon - Architecting a Company of Owners

Dr. Martin will break down the 4 C's of crafting an epic Company Culture that engages your team, attracts and retains top talent, eliminates silos, and more. Architecting a Company of Owners the follow up to his WSJ and USA Today Bestseller will give you a clear roadmap to a true Company of Owners.

Speakers

Dr. Daren Martin

CEO & Founder, The Global Company Culture Association

Dr. Daren Martin provides strategic insights to companies which empower them to Create an Epic Culture, Bust Silos, and Attract and Retain Top Talent. Dr. Martin's thought leadership and change strategies in transforming companies earned him the title The Culture Architect. He acts... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 11:30am - 12:50pm CDT
Room 18CD

Luncheon

11:30am CDT

Cyber Security – You Want to Hire Who??? (ISSA Security Summit Luncheon)

Presentation and Discussion on hiring cyber talent in a challenging environment as we look to hire the next generation cyber teams.
--What the talent pool looks like today
--Examples of non-traditional hire’s
--My journey through Cyber Security
--Challenge to audience. Think “outside the box” when hiring!

Speakers

Karen O’Reilly-Smith

Chief Security Officer/SVP, Rackspace

Wednesday May 3, 2023 11:30am - 12:50pm CDT
Room 18AB

Security

11:30am CDT

No! No! Yes, and… Using Improv Skills for Negotiating - Women in Tech Summit Luncheon

Negotiation is one of the keys to success – successful management, successful careers, successful companies, successful IT organizations.

Learning to say No! is a first step in the negotiation process. Learning the right time to say No!, learning the right place to say No!, learning the right words to say No!, will increase your success when you are using your negotiation skills. In this session, Trevor explores the world of No! and shows how it applies in your life ¡ both business and personal, and where it fits in your negotiation toolbox.

To enhance the No! experience, another negotiation skill for your toolbox will be explored. “Yes! And..” is a technique taught primarily in improvisational acting education. Trevor will relate how it fits into your business environment, and provide practical examples of its use. Prepare to be challenged as you learn new skills and sharpen your negotiating senses!

Speakers

Trevor Perry

Storyteller | Instigator | Agitator, The Extraordinary Company L.L.C.

Trevor Perry is a technologist by trade and a motivational speaker by passion. His keynote speeches and breakout sessions are in demand across the globe at technology conferences and events. He is an Australian of Irish heritage who lives in America, and spent time faking an English... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 11:30am - 12:50pm CDT
Ballroom G, 4th Floor

Women in Tech Summit

1:00pm CDT

Building Cyber Resilience

As today's threat landscape continues to evolve the need for quick response is necessary to avoid major business disruptions. With the introduction of MDR solutions, customers can quickly identify a breach whether from a laptop to cloud instances to stop an attack against them. Brent will discuss core characteristics of MDR and how customers should approach these as they elevate their resilience.

Speakers

Brent Feller

Chris Stewart began his career in the United States Air Force’s Space Command managing communications computer systems at NORAD. In September 2000, he received his first City of Austin position with Austin Energy where he worked for 2.5 years. He then accepted a position with CTM... Read More →

Kari Hernandez

Chief Strategy Officer, Co-founder, INK Communications Co

Kari Hernandez brings entrepreneurial thinking to her clients and teams, uncovering opportunities in unexpected places and quickly moving ideas to action. Building on twenty years of experience in marketing communications for B2B technology companies, Kari is constantly innovating... Read More →

Tanya Acevedo

Senior Vice President and CIO, Cap Metro

Tanya Acevedo is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Capital Metro in Austin, Texas. With three decades of technology experience, Tanya Acevedo has a proven track record of establishing the technology vision and leading innovative strategies that add value, increase... Read More →

Anh Selissen

Chief Information Officer, Texas Department of Transportation

Anh Selissen is the Chief Information Officer, at the Texas Department of Transportation.Anh has led enterprise IT systems and staff in both the public and private sectors. She previously held positions of Chief Information Officer at NuStats Inc., and Director of Enterprise Systems... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 1:00pm - 1:45pm CDT
Room 19A

IT Leadership

1:00pm CDT

Navigating the Security Challenges of Artificial Intelligence: Risks, Threats, and Mitigating Strategies

With the rapid emergence of AI from a research lab POC to a mainstream tool security issues have been created virtually overnight. Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize security, but it also poses significant risks. This panel will discuss some of the issues and look to the future. These risks include lack of transparency, overreliance on AI, vulnerability to attacks, lack of human oversight, high cost, and privacy concerns.

Speakers

Dan Holden

VP, Cybersecurity, BigCommerce

Dan Holden is the VP, Cyber Security at BigCommerce and has more than 25 years’ experience across the cyber security and IT industries as a technology innovator and recognized cyber security expert. His broad areas of expertise include enterprise security, risk management, business... Read More →

Beth-Anne Bygum

Chief Security Officer, Acxiom

Beth-Anne Bygum serves as Chief Security Officer for Acxiom. In this role, Beth-Anne is responsible for all aspects of Acxiom’s global Cyber Security Strategy, Enterprise Risk Management Program and Information Risk Governance. Collaborating with leaders across the company, she... Read More →

Andy Bennett

Vice President of Technology, CISO, Apollo Information Systems

Edward Block

CISO Principal Practice Manager, Apollo Information Systems

Wednesday May 3, 2023 1:00pm - 1:45pm CDT
Room 12B

Security

1:00pm CDT

Solving the Human Element: Why Security Awareness and Training Has Failed to Change Human Behavior

Security leaders everywhere struggle with the same challenge: how to best change risky behaviors across your workforce when security awareness and training is only giving us engagement and click rates. You can’t change what you can’t measure, which is where security awareness and training has failed. Truly aggregating and correlating human risk data is the only way to understand where and how employee behaviors need to change. This presentation will cover the data and sources needed to truly improve the security posture of your organization.

Speakers

Matt Alderman

VP, Product, Living Security

Matt Alderman is an information security, compliance, and risk veteran with 25+ years of experience designing and implementing solutions. Prior to Living Security, Matt was Executive Vice President, Foresight at CyberRisk Alliance, which acquired Security Weekly in 2020. Matt was... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 1:00pm - 1:45pm CDT
Room 12A

Security

1:00pm CDT

What Happened on the Way to the C-Suite and What’s Next

This panel of trailblazers provides fascinating insight into the dynamic world of women succeeding in the world of technology, the paths they followed, the obstacles they overcame, the advice they wish they’d had as they followed to bring their dreams to reality.

Speakers

Janet Cinfio

Chief Information Officer, Acxiom

Janet Cinfio serves as Chief Information Officer at Acxiom. She leads the overall information technology strategy for the company as well as directing teams in the specific areas of planning, architecture, enterprise applications, infrastructure, operations, IT security & risk management... Read More →

Heather Gantt-Evans

Chief Information Security Officer, Sailpoint

Beth Weeks

EVP of Product Development, Plan View

Beth Weeks leads the product development organization for Planview’s portfolio products and setting the strategic direction for cloud platforms, tools and processes for all products. With 36 years of experience in the computer software industry with expertise in helping software... Read More →

Chief Information Officer, TMRS

Cory Wilburn

Chief Information Officer, The University of Texas Austin | McCombs School of Business

Joanne Corum

SVP & CIO, McCoy Corporation

Joanne Corum is chief information office (CIO) at McCoy’s Building Supply. She oversees the company’s Information Services department that provides strategic business solutions to McCoy’s customers and team members.Joanne has over 20 years of industry experience across multiple... Read More →

Chad Macy

President, The HT Group

Wednesday May 3, 2023 2:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Room 19A

IT Leadership

2:00pm CDT

TCP’s replacement IETF QUIC Protocol, rfc 9000 Operation & Security

Few are aware that IETF’s rfc 9000, QUIC, already impacts all O/S, web browsers and servers, Google, YouTube, Meta, while Microsoft is rolling out QUIC in future 2022 Server, Outlook, Exchange, 365, file access and RDP communications impacting internal operations. Linux, Apple and other systems and database transport protocols are similarly transitioning. Firewall vendors do not yet support QUIC as the protocol headers are encrypted making QUIC “blind” to all middle devices such as firewalls, load balancers, deep inspection systems, data loss prevention (DLP). QUIC uses UDP Port 443, not TCP that has intrinsic firewall protocol syntax providing enterprise network protections by existing firewalls that UDP does not, requiring additional understanding and immediate mitigation. Bill will explain why QUIC is needed, its 3-10x speed improvement over discrete TCP / SSL / HTTP providing while providing monitoring suggestions and security cautions.

QUIC Overview Paper download: https://cogent.management/quic

Speakers

Bill Alderson

Advisor, Cogent Management

Alderson has been analyzing packets since a communications engineer at Lockheed, Sunnyvale, CA in 1980. Bill joined startup of Network General Corporation, creators of the “Sniffer” in 1986 (Now NetScout). Bill created the Certified NetAnalyst Program certifying over 3,500 network... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 2:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Room 12A

Security

2:00pm CDT

The Balancing Act Between Security and Regulatory Compliance and Why Meeting One Does Not Guarantee the Other

Speakers

Stephen Fridakis

Deputy CISO, Verily

Mr. Stephen G. Fridakis is the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer of Verily, an Alphabet Health Sciences company. He has responsibility for certifications, attestations, security risk and strategic planning. Prior to Verily, he was the CISO of the WW Int'l, HBO, United Nations... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 2:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Room 12B

Security

2:00pm CDT

You Think You Want to Work Remotely - Do You Need to Reconsider to Be More Successful?

Speakers

Jacqueline Edge

Culture and Engagement Consultant, Avicado Construction Technology Services, LLC

Shirley Erp

Chief Information Security Officer, City of Austin

•Over 20 years Information Security Experience in Health, Education, Banking, Retail, Insurance, Energy, Government (federal, state, and local)•Previously worked at KPMG, Texas Health and Human Services, The University of Texas System, United Services Automobile Association (USAA... Read More →

Heather Trumpfheller

President, Austin Women in Technology

Heather Trumpfheller has 10 years of experience in technology consulting at TEKsystems. She has served in various roles in the talent acquisition space, such as Recruiting, Sales and Delivery Management. She has supported a variety of industries but for the last 6 years, Heather has... Read More →

Sarah Lackey

Chief Technology Officer, Open Lending

Sarah Lackey is Chief Technology Officer at Open Lending Corporation, a local Austin-based company. Sarah is responsible for driving the transformation and modernization of the Lenders Protection platform, a comprehensive auto loan decisioning platform offering risk-based pricing... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 2:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Ballroom G, 4th Floor

Women in Tech Summit

2:45pm CDT

Happy 45-Minute Reception and Passport Prize Drawings

Not quite end of day reception with drinks, tons of door prizes, networking and last chance for technology demos. Sponsored by Check Point. Drop by their booth for a drink ticket.

Wednesday May 3, 2023 2:45pm - 3:30pm CDT
Ballroom D, 4th Floor

Networking

3:30pm CDT

The Future of Data

In this talk, David Smith will explore major data trends that will impact your business for the next few years. Traditional data is doubling every two years, add IoT and it is even faster. These trends will impact almost every business and will David will offer some suggestions and review options for surviving the impact of these trends. If you misapply some of the trends many businesses will be out of business in the next ten years.

- Technology trends that will impact almost every business Data is the central business asset
- What is blockchain and when will 5G impact my business
- Why I need AI
- Your legacy analytic software WILL fail in the Age of Data
- Crisis of software that scales to meet demand
- If your company only has one type of database your company needs to rethink your strategy

Speakers

David Smith

CTO, Economic Transformation Technologies/ETT

A noted business leader, futurist and technologist with over 30 years of experience, Mr. Smith combines these disciplines to deliver thought-provoking presentations that provide the vision of the future with the down-to-earth judgment of the technology. He is highly regarded as a... Read More →

Austin DATA, The future of Data 1 pdf

Wednesday May 3, 2023 3:30pm - 4:15pm CDT
Room 13

InnoTech

3:30pm CDT

Become a Risk-Taking Storyteller to Get What You Want

Savvy leaders are now adding storytelling to their toolkits to "sell" organizational goals, budgets and priorities to employees and other stakeholders. Through stories, these leaders align organizational mission and values with people's intrinsic needs to belong and to contribute. When it becomes necessary to influence people, a story frame is always more effective than a rational, linear argument, provided the story answers the audience's question, "What's in this for me?"

Speakers

Greg Flay

Vice President, Technology and Data, Austin Energy

Greg Flay oversees the Information Technology, Strategic Planning & Technology, Enterprise Information Security (Cybersecurity), and Data Analytics & Business Intelligence organizations. Flay joined Austin Energy in October 2016 as Chief Technology Officer.In his role as Chief Technology... Read More →

Rob O'Neal

Vice President, Global IT, Uptempo

Thom Singer

CEO, Austin Technology Council

Thom Singer is the CEO of the Austin Technology Council and an active speaker for associations and companies who care about community, collaboration, and conversations.Thom Singer believes you should have a stronger inner circle. His first job was a busboy at “The Big Yellow House... Read More →

Russ Finney

Director of MIS Undergraduate Programs, Assistant Professor of Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin

Russ Finney is an award-winning assistant professor of instruction and the director of MIS undergraduate programs at The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business where he teaches technology & business strategy.He is also an advisory partner for the itmWEB Group where... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 3:30pm - 4:15pm CDT
Room 19A

IT Leadership

3:30pm CDT

Tomorrow Is Worth Protecting

Brigadier General Michelle Letcher, Army Futures Command Chief of Staff discusses the command’s work in the future operating environment, research and development space, concepts, experimentation, requirements, and integration to transform the Army to ensure war-winning future readiness.

This work delivers the Army of 2030 and designs the Army of 2040 while consistently putting people first in an environment that provides education, innovation and protecting tomorrow.

Speakers

Brigadier General Michelle Letcher

Chief of Staff, Army Futures Command

Brigadier General Michelle Letcher, Chief of Staff, Army Futures Command; Brigadier General Michelle Letcher is currently serving as Chief of Staff at Army Futures Command, Austin, Texas. Brigadier General Letcher has heldleadership positions at multiple levels. Her current position... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 3:30pm - 4:20pm CDT
Room 14

InnoTech

3:30pm CDT

Are You Ready to Become a Master of Cybersecurity Leadership?

Discover how to be an effective leader and shape the future of the cybersecurity industry. Join Jason and Griffin as they guide you through the essential skills that will set you apart from the competition and position you for success. Don't miss out on this opportunity to elevate your career and make a lasting impact on the world of cybersecurity!

Speakers

Jason Edwards

Principal, Amazon Security

Jason Edwards is a Cybersecurity veteran with more than 20 years of experience in various sectors, including technology, military/government, insurance, digital security, banking, and energy. As a 22-year veteran of the US Army, Jason has served in Armor & Cavalry and as an IT/Cyber... Read More →

Griffin Weaver

Managing Legal Director

Griffin Weaver is currently a managing legal director at a large technology company. In addition, he has served as an adjunct professor at multiple universities, imparting valuable insights to cybersecurity and legal professionals pursuing their graduate degree through his Cybersecurity... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 3:30pm - 4:20pm CDT
Room 12B

Security

3:30pm CDT

CyberEspionage, How Global Events Affect Businesses and Security

Often organizations focus on the macro-level effects of global economic and geopolitical situations as they impact things like traditional supply chain or transportation of goods and operational costs of business. However, these same geopolitical effects can create strains on all numbers of components of a business, one of which is an increase in the competitiveness of nations. This leads to national interest driving offensive cyber policies. These changes in policies can have a direct impact on many organizations, whether in the sectors who traditionally concern themselves with cyberespionage, like members of the DIB or global financials. However there are additional downstream effects that can impact other less typically targeted organizations. In this talk we're going to review how changes in global events throughout the last 36 months have changed everything from the speed of action of nation state cyber actors, to their technical TPP and the network effect those have had on underground markets. This will be reviewed through the lens of the Mandiant "Big 4", Iran, China, Russia, and North Korea.

Speakers

Tim Gallo

Americas Mandiant Principal Architect, Google Cloud

Tim Gallo leads the Americas Mandiant Principal Architect team covering Mandiant solutions including Cyber Threat Intelligence, traditional Intelligence Operations, Managed Detection and Response, Security Controls Validation, and Attack Surface Management and asset discovery.He Joined... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 3:30pm - 4:20pm CDT
Room 12A

Security

3:30pm CDT

Upskilling for Your Future - What Skills Gaps are New Technologies Creating and How to Fill Them

Speakers

Daniel Meacham

Software Development and Engineering Leader, Charles Schwab

Daniel Meacham is a Software Development and Engineering Leader at Charles Schwab. He is an experienced leader with a demonstrated history of building high-performing teams in the engineering and AI conversational chat space. He has a technical background in software development... Read More →

Meena Girish

Expert Product Manager – IT Cloud Engineering & Automation, Acxiom

An accomplished and progressive cloud professional with vast expertise in Cloud Transformation and People/Processes Transformation, who has helped embark many global enterprises on a Cloud Adoption journey. A passionate IT professional, who utilizes tech certifications to aid her... Read More →

Ashley Rose

CEO and Co-founder, Living Security

Megan Murray

Operations Manager, ATX DAO & Web3 Consulting

Megan Murray has always been obsessed with new technologies and efficiencies. With over a decade of experience in outsourced operations for financial services providers, her experiences have well positioned her to help bridge the gap between traditional markets and new ways of thinking.Megan... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2023 3:30pm - 4:20pm CDT
Ballroom G, 4th Floor

Women in Tech Summit

4:30pm CDT

High Tech Happy Hour hosting the InnoTech After Party

InnoTech Austin Post Event Party Announced
Austin Tech Happy Hour – JUST ADDED!
Wednesday, May 3

Austin Tech Happy Hour is coming on Wednesday (not Thursday) May 3rd at The Dogwood on West Sixth in Conjunction with InnoTech Austin
4:30pm – 7pm

Dogwood West Sixth 715 W Sixth Street Austin, TX 78701

For Details and to Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/austin-tech-happy-hour-may-2023-tickets-623897904427
You can pre-register here for $7.50 or if you're not the pre-planning kind you can always walk up and pay $10 at the door. Every admission comes with two drink tickets, and it is at a bar so please be 21 or older. Event is rain or shine, so there are no refunds.

Wednesday May 3, 2023 4:30pm - 7:00pm CDT
Dogwood West Sixth 715 W Sixth Street Austin, TX 78701

Networking