Building a cyber resilient business or product is no longer a nice-to-have; it’s become an industry standard, an element as essential to operating a business as having an LLC, a domain or access to the internet. In other words, it’s become nearly impossible to scale a successful operation without having the technology and processes in place to anticipate, protect against and react to cyber attacks.
Most cybersecurity experts will tell you that it’s not about if your business will be attacked, but when and how you’re prepared to respond.
At its core, this is an industry built on a predicting what’s next. What are the next-gen threats? Where will they come from? How are we vulnerable to technologies that don’t even exist yet? Are we protected against all forms of attacks? Do we have the infrastructure in place to bend, but not break?
At the State of Innovation in Cybersecurity event, we’ll explore exactly what’s next in the market (one that’s expected to top $248B by 20223) and how local pillars and innovators are currently building and leveraging this technology.
When: 7/21, 3PM Virtual: Register Here
FORMAT:
Start: 3PM
Welcome: 3PM - 3.05PM
Keynote: 3:05 - 3.15PM
- Dr. Sourav Mandal: Head of Artificial Intelligence with Research Innovations
Panel: 3:15PM - 4PM Featuring area CEOs, experts and thought-leaders, including:
- Dr. Ellison Anne Williams: Founder and CEO of Enveil Dr. Ellison Anne Williams is the Founder and CEO of Enveil, the pioneering data security company protecting Data in Use. Building on more than a decade of experience leading avant-garde efforts in the areas of large-scale analytics, information security, computer network exploitation, and network modeling, Ellison Anne founded the startup in 2016 to protect sensitive data while it's being used or processed – the 'holy grail' of data encryption. Ellison Anne leverages her deep technical background and a passion for evangelizing the impact of disruptive technologies to cultivate Enveil’s capabilities into category-defining solutions that enable secure search, analytics, sharing, and collaboration. [More on Ellison Anne]
- Neha Joshi: Group Innovation Officer for Accenture Security Neha leads the innovation organization at Accenture Security, a position she is the first to hold. In this role, she sets Accenture Security’s annual innovation agenda and leads professionals around the globe who build innovative cybersecurity solutions and ways of working. Her team produces solutions, many of which are patented, that leverage robotics, artificial intelligence, DevOps, data analytics and machine-learning technologies to help make Accenture’s clients more secure. [More on Neha]
- Jennifer Quarrie: COO and Strategy Director with MACH37 Jennifer Quarrie serves as COO and Strategy Director of MACH37 Cyber Accelerator, and is also COO of VentureScope. She is a professional innovation strategist and entrepreneur who specializes in applying various innovation methodologies within organizations, from startups through large enterprise environments across the public and private sectors. She leverages more than 19 years of international business experience to help organizations transform by identifying key problems, building nuanced strategies, facilitating solution development, applying cognitive and behavioral approaches to innovation, guiding innovation initiatives from need to implementation, developing culture, creating experiential curriculum that enables growth and creativity, and connecting critical partners across the ecosystem.
- Paige Soya: Executive Director with K Street Capital Soya is the Executive Director with K Street Capital, which seeks to support and accelerate startup growth with investment capital, industry expertise, mentorship and community. Cantlin also provides senior counsel to a diverse set of clients ranging from early-stage, venture-backed startups to later stage $70M-revenue corporations.
Q&A: 4PM - 4.15PM
You Should Attend If…
- You’re involved in cybersecurity in the DMV - You’re interested in learning about how to build a cyber resilient business or product - You’re a business owner/leader hoping to learn more about how this technology - You’re an area tech or startup founder and employee - You’re in investor active (or looking to enter) this sector - You’re a student aiming to better understand a technology that will be utilized by nearly every business you’ll encounter throughout your coming career - You’re curious and passionate about what’s next.
Contact Cassidy Beegle-Jackson, cbeeglejackson@americaninno.com with any questions regarding the event
