Cloud & Virtualization, Cybersecurity and Mobile Conferences Announce Government Keynotes

VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Linda Cureton, Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Dawn Meyerriecks, Assistant Director for Acquisition, Technology and Facilities in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) will kick off the first and second days of the upcoming Cloud & Virtualization, Cybersecurity and Mobile Government Conferences. Taking place October 22-23, 2012 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C., these three events are being co-located to provide comprehensive educational and networking opportunities for government and industry in one location.

“Security Policy Changes for Today’s Threat Environment.”

Ms. Cureton will speak on the opportunities and threats on the horizon for cloud, cyber and mobile technologies during her keynote address, titled “Cloud, Mobility and Security, Oh My!” opening the conferences. On day two of the joint conferences, Ms. Meyerriecks will discuss the intelligence community’s (IC) direction with cloud and mobility in the keynote session, “Cloud Apotheosis.” Robert Carey, Principal Deputy Chief information Officer at the Department of Defense (DoD), will be presenting in conjunction with Debora Plunkett, Information Assurance Director at the National Security Agency (NSA) on the second day of the conference series. The two will discuss the current threats surrounding cloud and mobility, and suggest solutions to these problems in the session, “Security Policy Changes for Today’s Threat Environment.”

“These conferences are specifically focused on the government sector of the technology market and its future trends,” said Daniel McKinnon, Vice President, Government Events, 1105 Media, Inc. “It is only fitting that we have government leaders charged with implementing policies on cloud, cybersecurity and mobility to address their peers, sharing their knowledge and experience. We are excited to have an outstanding group of leaders, in our keynotes and in our sessions, to share their perspective and outlook on the future of the federal technology market.”

A selection of additional government speakers includes:

Ron Bushar, Assistant Director, Justice Security Operations Center, Department of Justice (DOJ)
Mark Day, Director, Office of Strategic Programs, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Karen Evans, National Director, U.S. Cyber Challenge
Lakshmi Grama, Senior Digital Contest Strategist, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Office of Communications and Education (OCE), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Anil Karmel, Management and Operations Chief Technology Officer (CTO), National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA)
Shawn Kingsberry, Assistant Director of Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO), Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (RATB)
Joseph Klimavicz, CIO and Director, High Performance Computing and Communications, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
Gwynne Kostin, Director, Digital Services Innovation Center, GSA
Bradley Nix, Director, Information Security Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Ron Ross, Project Leader, FISMA Implementation Project, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
David Stender, Associate CIO for Cybersecurity and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Anmy Torres, Branch Chief, IT Contract Management, U.S. National Guard

To register as media for the events, please contact Kristin Graybill at kristin@connellyworks.com.

About 1105 Government Events

The 1105 Government Events Group is a division of 1105 Media, Inc. and is the leading producer of exhibitions, conferences and executive events for the government and defense information technology industry as well as the private sector enterprise computing markets. Flagship events include FOSE, as well as conferences on Cybersecurity, Cloud & Virtualization, Mobile Government, Enterprise Architecture and Government Information and Analytics. From a 200 person C-suite summit to 12,000 attendees at our largest trade show, our events give you in-person access to decision makers at each step of the purchasing cycle. 1105 Media is based in Chatsworth, CA with primary offices throughout the United States and more than 300 employees. For more information, please visit www.1105media.com.