Advancing Innovation Through Collaboration
The ITSEF provides unique and abundant networking opportunities with venture capitalists, industry and government decision makers and IT security professionals.
CEO Nemean Networks
Speakers
Larry Allen
President
Coalition for Government Procurement
Joseph Ansanelli
Chairman
Lookout, Inc.
Michael Barrett
Chief Information Security Officer
PayPal
Steve Bowsher
Managing Partner & Executive Vice President
In-Q-Tel
Bob Bragdon
Publisher
CSO Magazine
Pat Clawson
Chairman and CEO
Lumension
Richard Hale
Chief Information Assurance Executive
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
Matthew D. Howard
General Partner
Norwest Venture Partner
Bill Kalogeros
Director, DOD and Intelligence Sales,
TippingPoint Technologies
Thomas A. Kruza
Associate,
Crowell & Moring LLP
Robert Lentz
President
Cyber Security Strategies & Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Information Assurance
Pascal N. Levensohn
Founder and Managing Partner
Levensohn Venture Partners LLC
Honorary Co-Chairman
Rhonda MacLean
CEO
MacLean Risk Partners, LLC
Dr. Doug Maughan
Program Manager, Department of Homeland Security
Science & Technology Cyber Security Research & Development Program
George Meyers
Vice President, Cassidy and Associates
Washington, DC
Jeff Moss
Founder & Director
Black Hat
Riley Repko
Senior Adviser, Cyber Operations and Transformation, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Robert D. Rodriguez
Chairman and Founder
Security Innovation Network (SINET)
Mr. Richard C. Schaeffer, Jr. (Dick)
Information Assurance Director
National Security Agency
Donald E. Sovie
Partner,
Crowell & Moring LLP
Alex Stamos
Co-Founder & Partner
iSEC Partners Inc.
John N. Stewart
Vice President and Chief Security Officer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Additional Speakers:
- Paul F. Bartock, Technical Director of Operational Vulnerabilities, National Security Agency
- Henry S. Kenchington, Deputy Secretary, Research & Development, U.S. Department of Energy
- Dawn Meyerriecks, Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Acquisition and Technology, DNI
- Nadia D. Short, Vice President, Advanced Information Systems, General Dynamics
- Sam Visner, Vice President, CSC
- Robert K. West, Founder & CEO, Echelon One
- Air Commodore Graham Wright, CBE, Deputy Director, Office of Cyber Security, Cabinet Office, United Kingdom
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The ITSEF is providing the opportunity for attendees to sit down in an informal and intimate (8 - 10 per table) setting with security leaders from private industry, Federal Government and venture capital. This optional "Information Sharing Hour" is designed to promote awareness and learning opportunities on how solution providers can best shape their vision, roadmap and assess their current path to meet the market needs.
- How do I go from "nice to have, to need to have?"
- What solutions are the industry and government buyers looking for?
- What government requirements and processes do I need to know before I pursue the Federal Government market?
- What are the current trends and needs and how are the emerging risks shaping the marketplace?
- Understanding the venture capital investment decision making process. What are these investors looking for?
- What are system integrators highest priorities and what do I need to know in order to partner with them?
- Discussions on technology/strategy roadmaps and immediate and long term needs.
- What are the federal grant opportunities?
- Andrew Caspersen, CISO, Charles Schwab
- Armando Castro, Partner, Reed Smith
- Adrian Farley, Chief Deputy to the State CIO, State of California
- Matthew D. Howard, General Partner, Norwest Venture Partners
- Nick Shevelyov, CSO, Silicon Valley Bank
- Alex Stamos, Co-Founder & Partner, iSEC Partners Inc.