The Chertoff Group will bring together technology leaders and entrepreneurs along with policy and security experts for a full day of deep dive discussions and innovation spotlights around today’s most complex issues involving emerging threats, data security, privacy and lawful access.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
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WASHINGTON, DC. – The Chertoff Group, a premier global advisory firm, will host“Time for a Refresh: Technology & Policy in the Age of Innovation” as part of The Chertoff Group Security Series on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at the Four Seasons Hotel in East Palo Alto, CA.
The event will open with a keynote discussion between Brad Smith, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Microsoft, and Michael Chertoff, Executive Chairman of The Chertoff Group. We are pleased to have additional insightful speakers representing innovative companies, industry and the government perspective including: GitHub, Box, Federal Trade Commission, Linux Foundation and Sprint Corporation.
“One of the biggest challenges we face today is building trust in today’s global Internet economy,” said Michael Chertoff, Executive Chairman of The Chertoff Group. “Our Security Series event is designed to help foster thoughtful and engaged discussions around important issues that challenge this trust with the goal of identifying solutions that enhance security without harming the innovation of this current age with which we live.”
The Chertoff Group Security Series provides technology, business and security leaders and managers with an insightful platform for serious discussion around today’s most challenging security concerns, what is needed to effectively mitigate these risks and where policy can play a role across public and private sectors. This upcoming event will feature an active and informed discussion around new challenges and key decisions at the intersect of technology, policy and innovation. Through insightful keynotes and comprehensive panel discussions, participants will hear different points of view relating to security, privacy, data protection, emerging threats and technologies, and how the government and private sector can come together to achieve common goals.
“With rapid advances in technology, we’ve seen entire industries reinvented due in large part to the power of the Internet and related innovations. These technology advances not only breed new opportunity, but new risk as well,” said Jim Pflaging, Principal and head of The Chertoff Group’s Business Strategy practice area. “The Chertoff Group Security Series aims to identify how we can create more opportunity and a safer world where our relationships and communications are becoming more interconnected, always-on, and always-measured.”
Agenda highlights and topics for discussion at the event include:
- How can consumers and enterprise organizations maintain trust in knowing that their data is secure in the cloud?
- How can we rebuild trust in the Internet when identities are hard to validate and cyber criminals are targeting all sectors of our economy?
- While there is a desire to maintain the viability and connectivity of the Internet as we know it today, whose rules should apply as we consider who should govern the Internet and how data is accessed and stored?
- How are new and emerging technologies changing the security conversation?
- How are consumers and enterprises assessing privacy and security implications when considering cloud services?
- How are established IT providers, carriers and new entrants redefining roles and possibilities in delivering secure solutions?
- What are companies doing to respond to customer needs for innovation, privacy and ease of use?
- Where is privacy and consent required when it comes to the use of data?
- How is mobile threat intelligence evolving to quickly identify and respond to threats?
- What is the future of open source and what security measures are needed to protect this collaborative environment?
- What is the next generation of threats and how is technology evolving to build resilience?
Additional speakers include Laura Berger, Attorney, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Federal Trade Commission; Brian Collins, Chief Executive Officer, AdaptiveMobile; Simeon Coney, Senior Vice President Security Practice, AdaptiveMobile; Bryan Cunningham, Partner, Cunningham Levy and Senior Advisor, The Chertoff Group; Shawn Davenport, Vice President for Security, GitHub; Alexander Garcia-Tobar, Advisor, ValiMail; Adam Golodner, Senior Advisor, The Chertoff Group; Rick Howard, Chief Security Officer, Palo Alto Networks; Aaron Levie, Chief Executive Officer, Box; Ted Nyman, Chief Technology Officer, GitHub;Paul Rosenzewig, Senior Advisor, The Chertoff Group and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Shah Ullah, Chief Executive Officer, OmniTrail Technologies, Inc; Amit Walia, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Informatica; Wayne Ward, Vice President, Business and Product Development, Sprint Corporation; Mark Weatherford, Principal, The Chertoff Group; Jim Zemlin, Executive Director, Linux Foundation.
The Chertoff Group is pleased to have the following companies as sponsors of this event: AdaptiveMobile, GitHub, Microsoft, and Palo Alto Networks.
To register and view a complete agenda of the May 27th event as well as learn more about the Chertoff Group Security Series, please visit www.chertoffgroup.com/eventseries/. You can follow the conversation on Twitter using hashtag #tcgsecurityseries.
About The Chertoff Group
The Chertoff Group is a premier global advisory firm focused exclusively on the security and risk management sector. The Chertoff Group helps clients grow and secure their enterprise through business strategy, mergers and acquisitions and risk management services. The Chertoff Group, and its investment banking subsidiary Chertoff Capital, have advised on multiple M&A transactions totaling nearly $7 billion in deal value. Headquartered in Washington D.C., the firm maintains offices in Austin, Houston, London, Menlo Park, and New York. For more information about The Chertoff Group, visit www.chertoffgroup.com.
