Akamai Government Symposium
Akamai Government Symposium 2010
Revolutionizing the Internet for Government
Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Time: 7:30am to 3:45pm
Location: Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel, Washington, DC
Cost: Complimentary to all government attendees
With so many technological advancements for leveraging the Internet, as well as public and private "cloud" infrastructure, we would like to cordially invite you to the 2010 Akamai Government Symposium, Revolutionizing the Internet for Government. This complimentary seminar will outline the steps federal, state and local government agencies should take to build a solid internet infrastructure, thus providing you with an in-depth look at Akamai’s mobile and security solutions.
Join us to expand your knowledge and hear from experts on some of the most critical internet challenges for the government. A wide range of topics will be addressed, including:
- Review of Akamai product roadmap
- Security threats: how to reduce your risks with Akamai
- The future of online video technology
- Optimizing the mobile site experience
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Speaker and Presenter Information
Tom Leighton Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Akamai Tom Leighton co-founded Akamai Technologies in August 1998. Dr. Leighton graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a B.S. in Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from MIT. Dr. Leighton is a Professor of Applied Mathematics at MIT and has been a member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) since its inception in 1996. During the course of his career, he has served on dozens of government, industrial and academic review committees; program committees; and editorial boards. Dr. Leighton's technology achievements at Akamai earned him recognition as one of the Top 10 Technology Innovators in U.S. News & World Report. Dr. Phyllis A. Schneck CTO, Public Sector, McAfee, Inc. Dr. Phyllis Schneck is Chief Technology Officer for Public Sector at McAfee, Inc. In this role, she is responsible for the technical vision for public sector applications of security and global threat intelligence, strategic thought leadership around technology and policy in cyber security, and leading McAfee initiatives in adaptive security and intelligence in networks for critical infrastructure protection and cross-sector cyber security. For more than 14 years, Schneck has had a distinguished presence in the security and infrastructure protection community, most recently as a Commissioner and a working group Co-Chair on public-private partnership, and a working group Chair on Network Situational Awareness for the CSIS Commission to Advise the 44th President on Cyber Security. Schneck recently Co-Chaired the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Congress and is leading the follow-up effort for the first global strategic plan for CIP. Schneck currently represents McAfee, Inc. on the Enduring Security Framework, and is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Cyber Forensics and Training Alliance, a partnership between corporations, government and law enforcement for cyber analysis to combat international cyber crime. Schneck also serves on the NIST Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board. Schneck served for eight years as chairman of the National Board of Directors of the FBI�s InfraGard program and founding president of InfraGard Atlanta, growing the InfraGard program from 2000 to over 30,000 members nationwide. In this role, she was primarily responsible for the strategic growth and vision of the private sector side of the InfraGard Program, and for growing the relationship between InfraGard and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through several Directorates. Schneck was chiefly responsible for the first Memorandum of Understanding between DHS and InfraGard and for engaging DHS officials with all local InfraGard Chapters nationwide. She was also responsible for creating the first overall InfraGard strategic plan in 2002, and represented InfraGard in the creation of National Policy, such as the National Infrastructure Protection Plan. Named one of Information Security Magazine�s Top 25 Women Leaders in Information Security, Schneck briefed the governments of Japan, Australia and Canada by invitation on information sharing and infrastructure protection, has worked with the UK infrastructure protection and cyber security authorities on US partnership, and was the moderator of the White House Town Hall Meeting in Atlanta for the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace in June of 2002. She holds three patents in high-performance and adaptive information security, and has six research publications in the areas of information security, real-time systems, telecom and software engineering. Before joining McAfee, Schneck was vice president of Research Integration for Secure Computing, where she conceived and built the early intelligence practice into a full Beta program for data as a service and managed the IP portfolio for the entire email security and intelligence suite. Prior, Schneck was the vice president Enterprise Services for eCommSecurity. Prior to that, she served as vice president of Corporate Strategy for SecureWorks, Inc., and was founder and chief executive officer of Avalon Communications, a provider of real-time security technology that was acquired by SecureWorks, Inc. Schneck also held various information science technical positions with CygnaCom Solutions, the MITRE Corporation, Computer Sciences Corporation, IBM Systems Integration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the University Of Maryland�s Department of Meteorology. Schneck received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, and pioneered the field of information security and security-based high-performance computing at Georgia Tech. She maintains a seat on the Advisory Board of the Johns Hopkins University Department of Computer Science, served on the Steering Committee for the Sam Nunn Information Security Forum as well as a term on the Georgia Tech Advisory Board, and cofounded the Georgia Tech Information Security Tim Hoechst Chief Technology Officer, Agilex Technologies, Inc. Tim Hoechst is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and a founding member of Agilex Technologies, Inc. He manages the company�s Technology Innovation Center � Agilex� in-house research & product development organization � and is a member of the company�s senior management team. In addition, he serves as the executive sponsor for many of the company�s most strategic client engagements. Prior to joining Agilex, Mr. Hoechst spent 19 years at Oracle Corporation in a variety of roles. Most recently, he was a Senior Vice President in the Public Sector Division, where he led the technical professionals that supported Oracle�s Government clients in the United States and Canada. The product and industry experts on his staff helped Public Sector organizations exploit information by designing and building comprehensive information management solutions. Many of their innovations have become part of the Oracle product line and are used extensively by Oracle�s customers throughout the world. As the Chief Technology Executive for Oracle in the Public Sector, Mr. Hoechst was also a spokesperson for Oracle on technical and industry issues. He has a special talent for describing sophisticated concepts in accessible language. He represented Oracle with customers, at conferences, on Capitol Hill, and in the media. He also sits in an advisory capacity to several Government organizations on science and technology issues. Mr. Hoechst joined Oracle in 1988 as a consultant and built information systems for many of Oracle�s largest federal customers including the IRS, the VA, the Postal Service, and the Department of Defense. He also coauthored the book Guide To Oracle as part of McGraw-Hill�s Database Experts Series. During his career, he has held a variety of technical positions working with development, marketing, sales, consulting, and Oracle internal IT. This breadth of experience has allowed him to develop the technical and social perspectives required to offer practical solutions to those he advises. Hoechst received his Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from Harvard University.Expected Number of Attendees
150Relevant Government Agencies
Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau
When
Wed, Nov 10, 2010, 8:00am - 3:30pm
Where
Grand Hyatt, Washington DC
1000 H St NW
Washington, DC 20001
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Website
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Event Sponsors
Organizer
Kimberly Askin
