Thomas Gobeille, CEO & President, NCA

8:10AM - 9:00AM

Keynote: John McAdam, President, Chief Executive Officer, F5 Networks
IT staff are being asked to do more with less-provide more flexibility and align itself with the business-but do so at a reduced cost. These pressures are pushing organizations to adopt virtualization and cloud computing at an increased rate—a rate that makes them uncomfortable because of critical unknowns: security, performance, and control.

Panel Discussion: The Investment Side of Technology
“The Purse Strings of Development”

Investment Bankers, Venture Capitalists will discuss how they decide to fund change, taking an idea from a trend to a fundable event, the anatomy of the start-up, and strategies they apply to the bigger picture. This is one panel led by John Harrington, Senior Sector Leader and Research Analyst to the stars of Technology,OTR Global, you do not want to miss!

10:00AM - 10:45AM

Panel Discussion: Completing Your Virtualization Project

Breakout Session: F5 Networks

11:00AM - 11:30AM

Breakout Session: ShoreTel

Breakout Session: Extreme Networks

11:30AM - 12:00PM

Breakout Session: McAfee

Breakout Session: Ruckus Wireless

Lunch Sponsored by: NCA,  F5 Networks & McAfee

Special Guest: Dr. Phyllis A. Schneck, Vice President and Director, Threat Intelligence, Americas, McAfee Inc.
Squashing the Cyber Adversary
Cyber security, interlocked from silicon to satellite, is the nexus of all critical infrastructure, keeping the lights on, banks open and water clean and available.  Security will be sharply redefined in the next decade as what is currently known as “cyber security” evolves into secure communication that enables cross-sector resiliency throughout critical infrastructure and key resources such as electric power, gas/oil, finance and water.  

Panel Discussion: Smart Credentials and Your Privacy