With registration now open for the 2nd Annual TECHLeadership Conference, now is the perfect time to revisit highlights from last year’s inaugural event.
Golden West Technologies, SDN Communications, and Omnitech coordinate this conference together. Whether you missed last year’s event or attended and would like to view a presentation or two again – check out these informative sessions. Seeing the valuable information shared last year could also confirm that this year’s conference will be worth your time!
Mastering Tabletop Exercises Unveiling Best Practices and Impact
Nick Podhradsky from SBS Cybersecurity and Travis Kroger, the cyber lead at Boen and Associates talked about the time when worse comes to worse in business and how to prepare for it. By implementing specific strategies and adopting principles for everyone involved, preparation for malfunctions can be productive and fun. Take a look at how they recommend handling tabletop exercises for the betterment of employees and companies alike.
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The Cyber Investment
Katelyn Flowers-Velasquez, founding member of the Cybersecurity Council of SD, and Eric Eisenbraun, vCIO at Golden West Technologies shared proactive approaches to cybersecurity and how they don’t start and end by putting a firewall in place. Instead, they focus on properly educating employees. Find out how relationships with employees and their computers can foster a safer cyber environment, saving companies and businesses more than a million dollars in the long run.
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From Scams to Security: How South Dakota Consumer Protection Tackles Cyber Challenges
Jody Gillespie, the director of consumer protection with the attorney general’s office covered how she and her team help save businesses money and avoid scams online. She mitigates losses for businesses and explains strategies for doing so. She also shares her personal experience of many businesses that have been compromised and how they were tricked into doing so. Learn how people can tackle these challenges, ways to avoid improper practices after a cyberattack, and more from her breakout session.
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A Futuristic Look At Cyber Threats & Protection
As a senior channel development manager from Kaseya, Matt Scully shares his experience working for Datto (a company owned by Kaseya) and how businesses can prepare for the future. The future of cyberattacks and responses now focus on resilience, allowing continuity systems to reclaim control of devices. Find out more about how this can be done from his presentation and how people can become aware of the issues.
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Building a Strong Foundation for AI
Juan Harrington, a data software engineer from Omnitech with over 20 years of experience discussed how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used for data and misconceptions people have about it. While it may seem like AI can be easily trained, Juan goes over how AI can often get incorrect data. He also addressed ways errors can be worked through and how people can ethically create AI models for their data. Take a listen to his advice on how you can be involved and better develop AI to help us in the future.
2nd Annual TECHLeadership Conference
Don’t miss out on more than double the excitement, at the 2nd Annual TECHLeadership Conference to be held Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at The Box Elder Events Center on the east edge of Rapid City. Check-In begins at 7:15 a.m. until the conference kicks off at 8 a.m.
Two keynote speakers will present invaluable business solution technology and insight into their business. Scott Meyer of Chipp.ai and Dr. Rachel Headley from Rose Group International present as leading experts in their field, followed by many breakout sessions from technology safety professionals and other business owners covering a wide range of topics.
For more information or to sign up to attend the TECHLeadership Conference in person or virtually visit the Golden West Technologies Event page here.
