The 2017 South Sound Technology Conference was held on Friday, March 3, 2017.
Honorary co-chairs:
Congressman Denny Heck
Congressman Derek Kilmer
Congressman Adam Smith
Topics:
Hiring and Recruitment of Tech Workers
Machine Learning and the Internet of Things
Cyber Resiliency
South Puget Sound Tech Company Sampler
Thank you to our sponsors:
Microsoft
Infoblox
Vendor tables at the conference:
City of Tacoma
Infoblox
Pierce County IT
SURGE Tacoma
UW Tacoma Institute of Technology
FabLab
2017 South Sound Technology Conference Program
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9:15 am |
Welcome – Mike Wark Cong Adam Smith (invited) Institute of Technology Interim Dean Dr. Raj Katti Chair: Andrew Fry/Co-Chair Dana Son
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Location: WPH |
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9:30 am |
Congressman Derek Kilmer Morning Welcoming Address
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Location: WPH |
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9:45 – 10:45 am |
Cyber Resiliency – Preparing for Before and After a Cyber Attack
Panel: Kurt Hermanns – Gordan Thomas Honeywell LLP DC Grant - CISSP, CISMP, MIPM, Institute of Technology Paul Aquino - Major in the National Guard Cyber Unit Eric Eid - SVP, Chief Information Office, Columbia Bank Chair: Bryan Goda, Professor, Institute of Technology
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Location: WPH |
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10:45 – 11:00 am |
Break |
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11:00 – 12:00 pm |
Machine Learning and the Internet of Things
Panel: James Duggan – Fire Chief Tacoma Fire Department Vadym Tymchenko – InfoBlox Sharon Wong - Former Director of Business Development at Cisco Systems Chair: Dr. Matthew Tolentino, Assistant Professor, Institute of Technology
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Location: WPH |
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12:15 – 12:45 pm
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Lunch Keynote Address Introduction by Congressman Denny Heck
Cricket Liu – Chief Infrastructure Architect for InfoBlox Chief DNS Architect and Senior Fellow
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Location: WPH |
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1:15 – 2:15 pm |
Afternoon Panel South Puget Sound Technology Company Sampler Getting to Know Tech in the South Sound
Panel: Guy Reim -CEO Adaptive Energy NDT Solutions Evan Brubaker - Co-Founder/CEO Accumula Shadrach White – CEO/Founder cloudPWR Jared Potter – Co Founder RedQuarry Linda Rix – CEO Avue Technology Chair: Andrew Fry, Assistant Director of Industry Partnerships and Lecturer
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Location: WPH |
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2:15 – 3:15 pm |
Breakout Session |
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Hiring and Retention in Tech Industries
Panel: Shannon Swift – CEO of Swift HR Solutions, Inc. Zachary Neiman - Corporate Recruiter, InfoBlox Dawn Williams – Assistant Director, Career Development and Education Sarah Champion – HR Director/Operations, SiteCrafting Chair: Andrew Fry, Assistant Director of Industry Partnerships and Lecturer
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Location: WPH |
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Student Works
IT Senior Projects End of the Quarter Colloquium
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Location: CP Atrium and CP 106 |
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3:15 – 4 pm
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Conference Close – Birds of a Feather Launch
Hackathons and Conferences Discussion – Led by Andrew Fry |
Location: WPH |