Join top government technology professionals and learn about California’s most recent initiatives and programs at this half-day event for technology industry professionals. State CIO and Department of Technology Director Carlos Ramos will keynote the event and be joined by key CIOs and industry experts to discuss California’s technology landscape. At this event you will: Learn first-hand the priorities, challenges and objectives of...

The mission of the Paws for Patriots Program is to create and nurture a partnership between visually impaired or combat weary veterans and a guide dog, facilitating life's journey with mobility, independence and dignity. SGD has matched the visually impaired with guide dogs for over 30 years, and is accredited by the International Guide Dog Federation. SGD Paws for Patriots pairs highly trained guide dogs with visually impaired veterans; excep...

Few agencies have the IT budget of the Homeland Security Department, which is expected to top $6.2 billion in fiscal 2016. One of its 14 component agencies has a budget of $1.5 billion and five others have IT budgets of over $500 million annually: Customs and Border Protection - $1.5 billion National Protection and Programs Directorate - $985.6 million Departmental Management and Operations - $817.6 million Transportation Security Administrati...

Enterprise security continues to be one of the main challenges organisations have to face. Organizations need to be more aware of the cyber threats that are ready and waiting to attack their systems. A company is almost certainly going to suffer from a data security breach because basic human errors still represent the weakest link in the enterprise. This means that the future of security lies in a holistic approach, involving people as much a...

Whole of business approach to enhance IT service capability With tertiary education moving towards a global service environment, the importance of ITS capability is reaching unparalleled levels. All the core business functions of an institution rely on the support of ITS to deliver strategic and operational support, with the long term aim of delivering more complicated and innovative service capability. Enhance your conference experience with:...

Learn from real, concrete case studies from Telecoms operators and cross-industry experts on how you can develop a successful Big Data strategy for your business. Unpack the term Big Data and discover how to prepare your organisation and architecture to unlock the true potential of your Big Data. Develop your data governance and data leadership within your organisation and meet and discuss with stakeholders from across different departments to...

Discover the latest developments in border management techniques and technologies In response to the dramatic events of the last few months and the culmination of the eu-LISA ‘Smart Borders’ initiative at the end of November, senior regulators and politicians will be gathering on 23 - 25 November in London to discuss the latest innovations and solutions aimed at better gathering, processing and sharing intelligence. What’s ne...

2015 has seen a sharp increase in challenges to the security of national and regional borders. With Hungary constructing physical barriers to stem the flow of migrants from the Middle East into their country, and the eu-LISA program trialling 'smart' technologies at European borders, to both facilitate and secure crossings, the concern over the security of national borders is reaching fever pitch. It is due to this concern that senior Home Aff...

This years' attendees will hear from experts on how project financing can be used in a variety of scenarios, including joint ventures. Other structured financing techniques will be discussed, allowing the audience to understand when Project Financing really is the best option. The risks and how to mitigate them will be discussed in regard to up, mid and down stream as well as considering the difficulties that political instability creates. Thi...

Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2015 is conference dedicated to enhancing the protection of military vehicles and those carrying out missions through this vital land force asset. This unique conference focuses on the collaboration between military and industry and invites not only capability and operational flag officers to share their lessons learnt from theatre, but also the lead engineers, chief scientists and technical directors fro...