2024 Government Cybersecurity Roadshow - Texas

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Agenda

Austin, 13 November 2024

All times in CST

9:00 am

Welcome from Public Sector Network

Wendy Dalwin, Senior Director of Event Programming, Public Sector Network
Wendy Dalwin, Senior Director of Event Programming, Public Sector Network

9:10 am

Chair Opening

Fadi Fadhil, Field Chief Information Officer, Palo Alto Networks
Fadi Fadhil, Field Chief Information Officer, Palo Alto Networks

9:30 am

Government Keynote

Change Cybersecurity to Secure Cyber

John Schimanski, Adjunct Professor, Cybersecurity, Purdue Global; Former Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Texas Department of Criminal Justice
John Schimanski, Adjunct Professor, Cybersecurity, Purdue Global; Former Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

9:50 am

Platinum Partner

Accelerating the Evolution of Security Using a Converged Approach

Chris Cruz, Public Sector CIO, Tanium
Chris Cruz, Public Sector CIO, Tanium

10:10 am

Government Keynote

Execution is Key! Protecting Your Data Privacy

Yiting Liu, Director of Applications and Data, The University of Texas Austin, McCombs School of Business
Yiting Liu, Director of Applications and Data, The University of Texas Austin, McCombs School of Business

10:30 am

Morning Coffee Break

11:15 am

Roundtables

Roundtables

Roundtable 1: What’s Next For Cybersecurity in the Public Sector: Winning Strategies and Prepping for the Future, Facilitated by: Fadi Fadhil, Field Chief Information Officer, Palo Alto Networks

Roundtable 2: Endpoint Management: Managing IT Lifecycles with Speed and Scale, Facilitated by: Chris Cruz, Public Sector CIO, Tanium

Roundtable 3: Cyber Resilience: Anticipate, Withstand, Respond, and Adapt, Facilitated by: Victor Mendoza, Principal Solutions Architect, Thales Group

12:15 pm

Panel Discussion

How to Prioritize Your Cybersecurity Applications 

Nathan Haselhorst, Information Security Officer, Office of State Administration Texas Military Department
Yiting Liu, Director of Applications and Data, The University of Texas Austin, McCombs School of Business
Victor Mendoza, Principal Solutions Architect, Thales Group
Moderated by: Fadi Fadhil, Field Chief Information Officer, Palo Alto Networks

Prioritizing your cybersecurity applications is vital to making progress towards addressing vulnerabilities. However, most cybersecurity initiatives face more demand than financial resources available. Leaders are often under pressure to simultaneously deliver on today’s pressing commitments by troubleshooting and finding innovative solutions while investing in applications that will allow for future success.

Nathan Haselhorst, Information Security Officer, Office of State Administration Texas Military Department
Yiting Liu, Director of Applications and Data, The University of Texas Austin, McCombs School of Business
Victor Mendoza, Principal Solutions Architect, Thales Group
Moderated by: Fadi Fadhil, Field Chief Information Officer, Palo Alto Networks

1:00 pm

Government Keynote

Upskilling in Cybersecurity: It’s a Team Sport

Todd Pauley, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Texas Education Agency

News of data breaches and online frauds has become a matter of regular occurrence, which serves as a constant reminder that leadership needs to involve the entire team in training and developing the necessary cyber skills.  

Upskilling also comes at a time when emerging skill sets are scarce, and the talent market is competitive. To address this crisis, employers will need to both train employees in new areas and provide enabling technologies to boost their current productivity. 

Todd Pauley, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Texas Education Agency

1:20 pm

Closing Remarks from the Chair & Networking Lunch

Fadi Fadhil, Field Chief Information Officer, Palo Alto Networks
Fadi Fadhil, Field Chief Information Officer, Palo Alto Networks
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