2024 Government Cybersecurity Roadshow - Arizona

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Agenda

Phoenix, 19 November 2024

All times in MST

8:15 am

Registration and Networking Coffee

9:00 am

Welcome from Public Sector Network

9:10 am

Welcome from Chair: Palo Alto Networks

Greg Moore, Solutions Consultant, Palo Alto Networks
Greg Moore, Solutions Consultant, Palo Alto Networks

9:30 am

Government Keynote

Fostering a Whole of Organization Approach to Cyber Threats

Dan Wilkins, CISO, Arizona Department of Economic Security
  • Risk management strategies for the 21st century  
  • Staying ahead of the game: what’s next for cybersecurity in MA  
  • Building a cyber-aware culture and workforce 
Dan Wilkins, CISO, Arizona Department of Economic Security

9:55 am

Platinum Partner

AI is the strategic Initiative – and what will make AI “best”

Frank Welder, Technical Solutions Architect, IBM
Frank Welder, Technical Solutions Architect, IBM

10:20 am

Government Keynote

Driving Innovation to Evaluate, Mitigate, and Monitor State Cyber Threats

Frank Sweeney, CIO, Arizona Department of Child Safety
  • Meeting emerging cybersecurity threats through internal controls and cyber awareness 
  • Balancing innovation and enterprise risk management: I.E. Generative AI 
  • Best practices in cyber governance and meeting emerging threats 
Frank Sweeney, CIO, Arizona Department of Child Safety

10:45 am

Gold Partner

Post Quantum Cryptography

Benjamin Longuechaud, Senior Sales Engineer. Thales Group
Benjamin Longuechaud, Senior Sales Engineer. Thales Group

11:10 am

Morning Coffee and Networking Break

11:35 am

Roundtables

An interactive opportunity to collaborate

  1. Decoding Zero Trust – Greg Moore, Solutions Consultant, Palo Alto Network
  2. AI is the Strategic Initiative – Frank Welder, Technical Solutions Architect, IBM
  3. Why critical data is being comprised? – Benjamin Longuechaud, Senior Sales Engineer. Thales Group

12:35 pm

Panel Discussion

The 2024 Threat Landscape and Beyond in Government; Threats, Resiliency, Strategic Defense

Moderator: Greg Moore, Solutions Consultant, Palo Alto Networks
Kuruvilla MathewCIO, Arizona Secretary of State 
Lester Godsey, CISO, Maricopa County 
Dr. Stephanie Deitrick, GISP, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Enterprise GIS & Data Analytics, City of Tempe
Laura Brandimarte, Associate Professor, Management Information Systems, University of Arizona
  • Local vs. State – How are your needs differing from State-wide cyber challenges?
  • Cyber risk management strategies moving forward – Where to Focus
  • Intrusion and breach lessons learned – How are threats and training evolving
  • What is needed from industry moving forward
Moderator: Greg Moore, Solutions Consultant, Palo Alto Networks
Kuruvilla MathewCIO, Arizona Secretary of State 
Lester Godsey, CISO, Maricopa County 
Dr. Stephanie Deitrick, GISP, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Enterprise GIS & Data Analytics, City of Tempe
Laura Brandimarte, Associate Professor, Management Information Systems, University of Arizona

1:15 pm

Closing Remarks from Chair, followed by Networking Lunch

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