Building Fast While Staying on the Right Side of the Law

I’m excited to share that I will be speaking at the 2025 Tech Valley Cybersecurity Symposium, hosted by LogicalNet, on October 14th! This will be my fourth year participating in the event, and I’m looking forward to another excellent day of learning and networking.

This year, my talk is titled “Build Fast, Break Laws? Balancing AI Innovation with Compliance.” The pace of AI development is accelerating, and with it comes a critical need to ensure our push for innovation doesn’t outpace our commitment to ethical and legal compliance. My presentation will explore how we can foster rapid, transformative AI development while building in robust governance and compliance frameworks from the start.

Immediately following my session, I’ll be joining a panel discussion on the same topic with a group of incredible industry leaders:

• James Herring, CIO at M-Theory
• Chant Vartanian, from M-Theory
• Ross Pingatore, from Cognizant

The Tech Valley Cybersecurity Symposium is a free conference designed for business owners and executives in the Northeast, offering practical, strategic advice from industry experts. It’s a fantastic forum for genuine education and networking, with a strong focus on providing insights rather than sales pitches.

I’m honored to be part of an event that provides such valuable, no-cost resources to the community.

If you’re in the area, I encourage you to join us at the Rivers Casino Event Center in Schenectady, NY, on October 14th. I look forward to seeing you there and discussing this vital topic.

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Protect Your Business With Help From Security Experts

The 4th Annual Tech Valley Cybersecurity Symposium is the most important digital security conference for business owners and executives in the Northeast. Hosted by LogicalNet, the Capital Region’s leading digital security provider, this free event is an unmissable opportunity to learn from industry experts and share ideas with likeminded business leaders – without distractions.

Why Attend Tech Valley 2025?

The Cybersecurity Symposium is laser-focused on giving you the tools and insights to improve your security. You’ll hear practical advice from leading luminaries of digital security from industry-leading companies and organizations. And you’ll come away with actionable solutions to keep your operations safe.

With both scams and regulations on the rise, it’s never been more important to protect your business. That’s why the Symposium draws business owners and executives from across the Northeast.

The 2024 Cybersecurity Symposium attracted business leaders, including CEOs, CIOs, and CFOs, from sectors including:

• Healthcare
• Nonprofit
• Banking
• Government
• Higher Education
• Finance
• Manufacturing
• Insurance

It’s the perfect opportunity to connect with fellow leaders and build a digital security plan.

The Symposium is a forum for strategic insights, not sales pitches. It focuses on providing education, actionable insights, and best-practice strategies. It fosters meaningful discussions and trusted connections, ensuring you gain real value without the distractions of a sales-driven environment.

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Who Should Attend Tech Valley Cybersecurity Symposium?

The Cybersecurity Symposium is an educational and strategic forum where business leaders and decision-makers can share insights, best practices, and actionable ideas. It is not a sales or marketing event.

With that in mind, we kindly ask that Sales and Marketing professionals attend only if they’ll be accompanied by an executive decision-maker, key business leader, or business principal. This helps ensure that the conversations and takeaways from the event lead to meaningful outcomes for all attendees.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

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Agenda

Morning

• 8:00-9:00 – Registration, Breakfast Networking & Sponsor Visits 
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• 9:00-9:50 – Keynote Speaker Jason Manar | CISO – Kaseya
  • Security Theater vs. Security Outcomes 
• 9:50-10:30 – Presenter Paul Mazzucco | CISO – TierPoint
  • Stopping AI-Driven Attacks Isn’t Science Fiction
• 10:30-11:00 – Networking Break & Sponsor Showcase 
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• 11:00-11:45 – Presenter Anna Mercado Clark | Partner/CISO – Phillips Lytle
  • Data Privacy in the Social Media Age

Afternoon

• 11:45-1:00 – Lunch, Networking & Sponsor Visits (With Sponsor Lightning Round Intros Onstage at 12:45) 
• 1:00-1:45 – Panelist Discussion | The Role of Leadership in Cybersecurity: Beyond the IT Department
• 1:45-2:30 – Expert Roundtable | Build Fast, Break Laws? Balancing AI Innovation with Compliance 
  • Chant Vartanian | Founder/CEO – M-Theory
  • Erdal Ozkaya | Strategic Security Advisor – Morgan State University
  • Ross Pingatore | Full-Stack Data Scientist – Cognizant
  • James Herring | CIO – M-Theory
• 2:30-3:15 – Dexter Caffey | CEO – Smart Eye Technology
  • The Real Threat Starts After Login: How AI Security Closes the Gap 
• 3:15-4:00 – Mike O’Mara | CIO – LogicalNet
  • Simplify the Security Stack and Understand the Risk 
• 4:00-4:15 –Tush Nikollaj | CEO – LogicalNet
• 4:15-6:30 – Open Networking

Learn

Attend presentations and discussions led by prominent cybersecurity thought leaders in the public and private sectors.

Plan

Build practical strategies to prevent or prepare for attacks and protect your business.

CONNECT

Engage in networking groups where you’ll build relationships with fellow leaders and renowned cybersecurity experts.