Venue
Cooperative Conference Center
Cooperative Conference Center, 169 Laurelhurst Ave, Columbia, SC 29210

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Event Date Wed Feb 21 CST - Thu Feb 22 CST (10 months ago)
In your timezone (EST): Wed Feb 21 1:00am - Thu Feb 22 1:00am
Location Cooperative Conference Center
169 Laurelhurst Ave, Columbia, SC 29210
Region Americas
Details

The event, in its 2nd year, will bring together experts to provide timely content and address a variety of cybersecurity issues impacting South Carolinians.

Attendees will hear from government and industry leaders on the latest developments and gain insights into managing today’s cybersecurity challenges. Leaders from the Municipal Assn of SC, the SC Assn of Counties, CISA and the SC IT Director’s Association have all pledged their support.

The 2024 Summit provides a critical venue in which current professionals can share the skills, knowledge, and expertise necessary to keeping South Carolinian’s safe from cyber threats in all their various forms.

The agenda for the conference will showcase recognized speakers and experts to lead sessions on topics such as:

• Government and private sector collaboration
• Cybersecurity and workforce development
• Cybersecurity infrastructure
• Private sector cybersecurity trends

Speakers

2024 Speakers

William MacMillan
Former CISO Central, Intelligence Agency

Rep. Sylleste Davis
Representative, South Carolina House of Representatives

Mathieu Gorge
CEO/Founder, Vigitrust

Tom Scott
Executive Director, CyberSC

Dr. Sybil Rosado
Rosado Law Firm

Michael Melore
IBM Public Sector Security Ambassador

Mike Bimonte
SLED Chief Technology Officer

Kyle Bryans
MSISAC Specialist

Colonel William Oden
Cyber Lead, SC State Guard

Lisa Carter
CEO

Ben Byxbe
Founder/Principal Consultant

Jeramy Kopacko
Sr Territory Solutions Engineer

Robby Hill
Founder, CEO

Earl Gregorich
SC SBDC Greenville Area Manager

Dr. Deirdre Appleby
Dr. Deirdre (Dee) Appleby, SC WiCyS Chapter Vice President Director MSAP/MedTech7, Beaufort County School District

Timothy De Block
Head of Security Exploration and Innovation, Exploring Information Security

Kurtis Suhs
Chief Executive Officer

Carl Bjerke
Chief Executive Officer

Jonah Wisch
Program Director at National Cybersecurity Center

Mike Ward
CEO Turtle Creek Concepts

Colonel Linda Riedel
228th Signal Brigade Commander/Deputy Director, Citadel DoD Cyber Institute (CDCI) The Citadel

Caroline Overcash
Board Member, CyberSC

Col. William Oden
Colonel, South Carolina State Guard

Jennye Moore
SLED Account Manager, PCMatic

Dr. Behnaz Papari
Assistant Professor, Clemson University

Tony Dillon
Director of Internship Program, Integrated Information Technology, USC Columbia

William Kintz
Senior Cyber Security Executive, Sun Management

Chris Chodora
Board Member, CyberSC

Brandon Stephens
Solutions Architect, High Point

Anthony Carbone
Cybersecurity State Advisor, CISA

Michael Holcomb
Fellow, Fluor

Lisa Carter
CEO, Spartantec

Earl Gregorich
Area Manager & Business Consultant, SC SBDC

Jake Dustan
Americas A&D Chief of Staff, EY

Vimal Patel
Founder & CEO, VTP Consultancy

Sponsors & Partners

2024 Sponsors

GOLD SPONSOR:
• Deloitte

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Armis
• Soteria