Speaker: Sidd Chopra – We are in a $2 TRILLION war with cybercriminals.
Yet, “nobody seems to realize that we are at war & we have been at war for a long time” admits former Deputy Commanding General of US Army’s Cyber Command, MG (retired) Patricia Frost.
While we may dismiss small attacks, Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of U.S. CyberCom & NSA Director warns “the cumulative effect could be devastating”

You, me, our family and friends, are on the front lines of a technology war with very sophisticated, well funded adversaries.  And we are losing.

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) was created in response to a presidential directive to improve the nation’s cybersecurity. Its Workforce Workgroup published their “Cybersecurity is Everyone’s Job” booklet last year as a guide to organizations.
This session will test a new approach that enlists the arts in a friendly competition.
Bring your instruments, costumes & art supplies, tap into your creative side & have fun helping to save society.

Sidd Chopra
Sidd Chopra is an entrepreneur, veteran IT professional, author, award-winning speaker and the CIO of a medical practice. In his career, he developed critical systems for the Neurotoxicology Department of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SAS Institute, the U.S. Army, and several Fortune 100 companies. He was a finalist in a national public speaking contest and, in 1999, Toastmasters International awarded him the Distinguished Toastmaster Award, its highest award. In 2010, the Project Management Institute (PMI) Global declared him a Subject Matter Expert. He is a founding member of the Indus Entrepreneur (TiE) Carolinas. He served 6 years on a Strategic Advisory Board at N.C. State University and currently serves as the project lead for the National Initiative for Cybersecurity's Workforce Working Group. He is also on an advisory board at Wake Technical Community College. In his quest to understand and reinvent the science of presentations, he has worked with over 150 leading scientists, inventors, investors, professional public speakers, top military generals, thought leaders and government officials to develop cutting edge systems to make presentations more efficient, effective and reliable. He has traveled to over 37 countries on six continents.