The 2019 South Sound Technology Conference was held on Friday, March 8, 2019.
Honorary co-chairs:
Congressman Denny Heck
Congressman Derek Kilmer
Congressman Adam Smith
South Sound Technology Conference 2019
08:30 Registration Opens
09:00am
Welcome and Thank you
- Mark Pagano, Chancellor of the University of Washington Tacoma
- Dr. Raj Katti, Dean of the Institute of Technology
- Andrew Fry, Director of Industry Partners and Lecturer, Institute of Technology
09:15am
Congressman Derek Kilmer
Addressing the Conference via video
09:20am -9:45
Creating a Technology Industry Ecosystem
- Eli Moreno, Developer, Entrepreneur, and Investor
- Matt Knox, CIO of Sound Physicians
- Terry Gifford, Manager over Operational Systems and Critical Infrastructure Protection for TPU
- Chris Kradjan, Partner, National IT Practice Leader, Moss Adams
09:50am – 10:40am
Resources and Initiatives for Creating a Tech Industry Ecosystem
- Moderator: Andrew Fry Director/Lecturer at UW Tacoma, School of Engineering and Technology
- Lee Reeves, Thomas Kuljam, Kristine Grace, Samantha Allen
10:45 Namatad Update
- Dr. Matt Tolentino, CEO Namatad
- Student Senior Projects in AI and Machine Learning
Break 11:55
Congressman Denny Heck
Video Greeting
12:00 Lunch Keynote
Women in the Technology Industry
- Nancee Winslow CTO Propel Insurance
12:25 Lunch Panel
- Moderator Alex Nutter
- Megan Cohill, Melanie Stanley, Monika Sobolewska, Nancee Winslow
01:15pm Industry Spotlight and Student Projects
- Jerry Bui, Executive Director, Digital Forensics
02:00pm Birds of a Feather and Conference Close