Denver Federal Center Cyber Summit
Join the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Region VIII – Rocky Mountain Region and the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) - Colorado Springs, Denver (invited), & Northern Colorado Chapters on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 for the Denver Federal Center Cyber Summit. The event will take place at GSA Building 41 at the Remington Arms Conference Room.
The Denver Federal Center, in Lakewood, Colorado, is part of the General Services Administration and is home to about 6,200 employees of agencies of the federal government of the United States. There are 28 different Federal agencies on-site, making it the largest concentration of Federal agencies outside of Washington, D.C.
The major employers at the Center include the United States Department of the Interior (and its Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and United States Geological Survey) and the General Services Administration. Special facilities at the Center include the National Ice Core Laboratory.
SBA provides support and resources for small businesses seeking government contracts, including in the field of cybersecurity. The SBA Regional Administrator will give an overview presentation on current cyber contracting opportunities in Region VIII. The event will feature cybersecurity awareness and technical briefs from government and industry SMEs, as well as cyber and IT exhibits
Speaker Details
"Creating Small Business On-Ramps to NIST Cybersecurity Guidance "- Daniel Eliot, Lead for Small Business Engagement, Applied Cybersecurity Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
"Deepfakes and Cyber Threats: The AI Connection" - Laura Harder, Flight Commander, US Air Force Reserves | ISSA International Board Member | President, ISSA - Northern Colorado Chapter
"Cyber for Small Business: U.S. SBA Programs and Focus Areas"- Aikta Marcoulier, Regional Administrator, Region VIII – Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
"VM Virtualization in Kubernetes: The What, the How, and the Why" - Matt Slotten, Principal Solution Architect, Veeam
"Building your Cybersecurity Strategy Around AI" - Victor Tham, Chief Technologist, OpenText
To Submit your Speaking Proposal Include:
Speaker Name/Title
Company Name
Session Title
Brief Description of Session (No more than 500 words)
All topics will be considered. No product centric talks.
You must be a Sponsor to be considered.
Send your submission to [email protected]. Product pitches will not be approved. Sessions must be education and technical in nature.
Event Topic
Cybersecurity, ITRelevant Audiences
All Federal Government, State Government, Department of Interior, Federal Emergency Management Agency, General Services Administration
Building 41 - Remington Arms Conference Room
West 6th Avenue and Kipling Street
Lakwood, Colorado, US, 80225