Day 1 Agenda - December 4, 2017

DOWNLOADABLE AGENDA UPDATED 11-30-17 7:11PM

NOTE: Event map & room locations will be provided in the program booklet at the registration table during the event

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(To see full presentation title, speaker, and description, click on a colored box within the sessions below. To return to the full agenda, click the X in the top right corner of your screen.)

speaker bios can be found here.

7:00-8:00am - Registration and breakfast

8:00-8:10AM - Welcome/ Opening Remarks

  • Rodney Petersen - Director, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE)

  • Dr. Davina Pruitt-Mentle - Lead for Academic Engagement, NICE

  • Holly Hawkins - President and CEO, iKeepSafe

8:10-8:30am - Welcome

  • Sandi Hoff - Chief of Staff, Nashville Technology Council 

  • Bradley Jackson - President and CEO, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry

8:30-9:15am - opening keynote

Sheila Boyington - President- Thinking Media/Learning Blade®, National Senior Advisor-STEMconnector®/Million Women Mentors®

9:15-9:25am 

  • A National Perspective - Tyson Meadors -Director for Cybersecurity Policy, National Security Council, The White House

  • Conference Overview, Program and Logistics/Changes/Updates - Dr. Davina Pruitt-Mentle

9:25-9:40AM

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9:40-10:20am - Session 1:

9:40-1:20am - drop in session

Integrating Cybersecurity into STEM, Cyber Innovation Center

Students are beginning to explore career and degree opportunities earlier and earlier. Stop by to learn how cybersecurity concepts are being integrated into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics classes. Attendees will learn how to introduce a variety of concepts into the classroom by building flashlights to discuss cyber attacks, learning about various encryption and decryption methods, the security challenges around artificial intelligence, and more!

10:20-10:30am - EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE & BREAK

10:30-11:10am - Session 2:

11:10-11:20pm - EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE & BREAK

11:20-11:50pm - Session 3:

11:50-1:30pm - LUNCH/ ExhibitOR SHOWCASE

12:45-1:30PM  LUNCH KEYNOTE

Heather Ricciuto - Global Leader, IBM Security’s Academic Outreach Programs

With a projection of 1.8 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs expected by 2020 (Frost & Sullivan, 2017), the cybersecurity skills gap simply cannot be ignored. While hackers are growing in number and sophistication, those fighting back are facing empty seats on the other end of the wire –  putting our businesses, data and even critical infrastructure that our society depends on at risk. IBM is taking action, and you can too. Building interest and awareness of cybersecurity careers at a young age is a critical part of this equation – in fact many students don’t even hear about cybersecurity as a career option prior to graduating high school. Learn about the many ways that academia and industry cybersecurity leaders can partner to help build the pipeline of cybersecurity talent that will help protect our digital futures.

1:30-1:40pm - EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE & BREAK

1:40-2:30pm - SESSION 4 (THIS SESSION HAS 2 BACK TO BACK SPEAKERS)

2:30-2:40pm - EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE & BREAK

2:40-3:20pm - session 5

3:20-3:30pm - EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE & BREAK

3:30-5:00pm - workshop sessions

5:00-5:45pm - poster sessions/ exhibitor showcase

Research presentations given in a turn-style format. Walk by presenters to learn more about their research or join a discussion.  The Poster Session allows attendees to study information in a poster format and discuss it with the presenter one-on-one.

5:00-5:45pm - NICE K-12 Subgroup 2018 Planning Meeting

Come learn about the NICE K-12 subgroup and help us prepare for the 2018 NICE K-12 Cybersecurity Education Conference, The National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week (NCCAW), and help us prioritize projects for 2018. 

5:00-5:45pm - National Cybersecurity CTE Pilot Program Meeting: by Invitation

6:00-7:30pm - WINE & BREADBOARDING EVENING SOCIAL

Drop in any time between 6:00-7:30pm and join the Cyber Innovation Center and NICERC for an evening of networking and interfacing with cybersecurity tools! Attendees will be able to experience hands-on activities with Boe-Bots, Micro:bits, and Raspberry Pis and explore ways to integrate cybersecurity fundamentals into the K-12 classroom. Light appetizers provided. Cash bar.