Dallas IT & Security Leaders Collaborative

The Dallas IT & Security Leaders Collaborative will bring together the top Leaders from the city for a day of interactive sessions. We will address topics that are impactful to our Community and structure the sessions so our Executives can collaborate with one another via roundtables and workshop sessions.

The Dallas IT & Security Leaders Collaborative, the first of its kind, will be geared towards strengthening the IT community across Dallas, while creating beneficial networking opportunities that will contribute to the IT industry’s growth throughout the city.

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Collaborative Agenda October 12th, 2022

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM CST NETWORKING BREAKFAST

9:05 AM - 9:10 AM CST OPENING REMARKS

9:15 AM - 10:25 AM CST DRIVING THE BUSINESS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

It is no secret that technology is changing the fabric of business operations and outcomes, and collaboration between IT and the business is more important than ever before. The conversation is no longer about how to align IT with the business, however in many cases technology is still viewed as a commodity rather than an enabler. So what can we do to successfully change this mindset both within our own organizations and across the industry as a whole?

During this session, we will discuss the various challenges IT and digital leaders face when undergoing this cultural shift.

Moderator: Nickoria Johnson, Partner and Chief Diversity Officer, Credera

Panelists:

Robert Goldstein, Assistant Vice President, IT Infrastructure, Mr. Cooper

Maurice Smith, VP Information Security/CISO, UnitedLex

Lucy Mariappa, CIO, International Leadership of Texas

Marla Ravkind, Enterprise Account Executive, RingCentral

Mr. Cooper - High Bandwidth

Apply - International Leadership of Texas

10:25 AM - 10:35 AM CST REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:40 AM - 11:50 AM CST CLOUD STRATEGY

Containers emerged as an alternative to virtual machines that offer better architecture support. They are widely used by organizations to deploy their increasingly diverse workloads derived from modern applications such as big data, IoT, and edge/fog computing in either proprietary clusters or private, public cloud data centers. This session will take a deeper dive into container technology and when & why they are most effective.

Moderator: Karl Forsberg, Senior Director, IT Infrastructure & Operations, North American Partners in Anesthesia

Panelists:

Chetan Jha, SVP, Information Security, Wells Fargo

Aaron Murphy, Field Technical Evangelist, CTO Strategy Team, Veeam

Chad Thompson, Executive Director – Cloud Security and Network, Chase

Heather Ceylan, Head of Security Standards, Compliance, and Customer Assurance, Zoom

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM CST NETWORKING LUNCH

1:20 PM - 2:30 PM CST ACCELERATING INNOVATION THROUGH CYBERSECURITY

As digital innovations continue to drive the Enterprise transition, keeping cybersecurity at the forefront is now vital.

At this juncture, equipping the organization with the right skillsets and promoting deeper collaboration across companies has become the need of the hour. This open format discussion between attendees culminating in a panel discussing the takeaways from each small batch format dialogue will touch on:

AI and Machine learning
Behavioral Analytics
Blockchain
Zero-Trust Model
Hardware authentication

Moderator: Robert Pace, CISO, Invitation Homes

Panelists:

Terry Koenn, Director, Security, Experian

Michael Madero, VP Information Security, Mr. Cooper

Angel Mosley, Deputy CISO- Global Cybersecurity, Brinks

Josh Kleen, Sr. Sales Engineer, Rubrik

Mr. Cooper - High Bandwidth

2:30 PM - 2:40 PM CST REFRESHMENT BREAK

2:45 PM - 3:55 PM CST 90-DAY PLAN IN YOUR NEW ROLE

You’ve just stepped into your new IT leadership role. Your first 90 days in a new IT leadership role should be focused on learning. Investing this time will help you understand the current state, appreciate the culture and inform your strategy. Prioritize these steps to kickstart improvement:

Understand your job. Learn the organization and industry you are in
Define and revise measurements for success
Articulate your vision and strategy
Organize people for success
Build culture
Revise processes for success & delivery, and suitable for the environment and the times
Upgrade technologies

Moderator: Michael Anderson, Chief Information Security Officer, Dallas ISD

Panelists:

Robert Pace, CISO, Invitation Homes

Doug Williams, CTO, American Airlines Center

Darrin Whitney, CIO, Yana Systems

Lester Lewis, CTO, Confidential