Meet the 2018 Speakers

Austin Morris, Jr.

Austin Morris, Jr.

CEO @ Morris Risk Management LLC

Brian Schaeffer

Brian Schaeffer

Chief Information Security Officer @ Ocean First Bank

Brigitte F. Daniel

Brigitte F. Daniel Esq.

Executive Vice President @ Wilco Electronic Systems Inc.

Chris Gali

Chris Gali

CEO and Founder @ Graphite GTC

Eric Barnes

Eric Barnes

H.R. Information Systems Manager @ Wawa

Eric Steager

Eric Steager

Managing Director Strategic Innovation Portfolio; Director; Corporate Development & Innovation @ Independence Blue Cross

Eric Gudmundson

Erik Gudmundson

Vice President, Business Development @ Pegasus Technologies LLC

Guy Fardone

Guy Fardone

Chief Executive Officer/Founding Partner @ Evolve IP

Jeff Headley

Jeffrey Headley

Chief Client Officer @ CompassRed Data Labs

Jessica Angove

Jessica Angove

Director of Experiential Learning @ Tipping Point Media

Jim Prendergast

Jim Prendergast

Partner @ Mullen Coughlin LLC

John V. Rafferty

John V. Rafferty

Attorney @ Gawthrop Greenwood, P.C.

Jordan Fischer, Esq.

Jordan Fischer, Esq.

Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ XPAN Law Group

Joseph Guagliardo

Joseph Guagliardo

Partner @ Pepper Hamilton LLP

Ken Pyle

Ken Pyle

Partner Exploit Developer @ CYBIR

Kevin Kemmerer

Kevin Kemmerer

EVP, Product Management @ iPipeline

Kimberly Burress

Kimberly Burress

Assistant Vice President and Chief Nursing Informatics Officer @ Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Lisa Van Ess

Lisa Van Ess

Lisa Van Ess @ Magic Hat Consulting

Lysa Dahlin

Lysa Dahlin

Principal @ Cardinal Leadership

Michael Harrington

Michael S. Harrington, Esq.

Partner @ Fox Rothschild LLC

Olin Honoré

Olin Honoré

Director of Systems and Infrastructure @ Hamilton Lane Advisors

Paul Truitt

Paul Truitt

Chief Technology & Security Officer @ SageNet Inc.

Rahul Mangharam

Rahul Mangharam

Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science @ University of Pennsylvania

Richard Sheridan

Richard Sheridan

Senior Vice President, Chief Claims Officer @ Berkley Cyber Risk Solutions

Rick Genzer

Rick Genzer

Investment Director @ Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Russ Kliman

Russ Kliman

Head of Strategic Programs & Innovation @ SEI

Vince F. Regan

Vince F. Regan

Attorney @ Mullen Coughlin, LLC

Walter Morales

Walter Morales

Director of Service Excellence @ SEI Investments

Whitney Kellett

Whitney Kellett

CIO @ Aqua America

William Garner

William Garner

President & Chief Creative Officer @ Tipping Point Media

2018 Conference Schedule

  • 8:00 am – 8:15 am

atrium

Registration and Breakfast

  • 8:15 am – 8:30 am

auditorium

Welcome and Opening

James Nemes, D.Sc. – Chancellor, Chief Academic Officer @ Penn State Great Valley
Marybeth DiVincenzo – Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer @ Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC)
Lisa Van Ess – Director of People @ Navigate, ITAG Board Member, TECH360 Planning Committee Chair
Erik Gudmundson – Vice President, Business Development @ Pegasus Technologies LLC, ITAG Vice Chair

  • 8:30 am – 9:30 am

auditorium

Technology’s Influence and Impact on Today’s Corporate Strategy, Organizations and Employees

How to create synergy among all the business units within your company around IT/Tech to result in the best customer and employee experiences

  • 9:30 am – 9:35 am

auditorium

Review of Event Day Schedule

  • 9:35 am – 9:50 am

all rooms

Break

  • 9:50 am – 10:40 am

auditorium, rooms a and b

Break Out Session #1

Auditorium
The Algorithm Economy
Jeffrey Headley – Chief Client Officer @ CompassRed Data Labs

Room A
Experiential Learning in Virtual/Augmented Reality
William Garner – President & Chief Creative Office @ Tipping Point Media
Jessica Angove – Director of Experiential Learning @ Tipping Point Media 

Room B
Lifecycle of a Tech Start-up
Chris Gali – CEO and Founder @ Graphite GTC

  • 10:40 am – 10:55 am

all rooms

Break

  • 10:55 am – 11:45 pm

rooms a and b

Break Out Session #2

Auditorium
Attracting Investment Capital Panel Discussion
MODERATOR: Michael S. Harrington, Esq., Partner @ Fox Rothschild LLP, i2n Board Co-Chair
PANELISTS: Rick Genzer, Investment Director @ Ben Franklin Technology Partners; Kevin Kemmerer, EVP, Product Management @ iPipeline; Eric Steager, Managing Director, Strategic Innovation Portfolio and Director – Corporate Development & Innovation @ Independence Blue Cross

Technology companies face many challenges to their growth and success. Chief among these challenges is the ability to attract investment capital. This panel explores the current financing environment for technology companies and will seek to offer insights into how to successfully attract investment capital as well as the deal metrics and terms being sought and achieved in this environment. This panel will also address what technologies are finding favor with investors today, and what appears to be viable and sustainable as we look into the future. The panel members represent some of this region’s most successful institutional investors who have successful track records and experience investing in companies in both good and challenging times. Whether you are heading a technology company, considering investing in one, or advising such a company, this panel discussion will be an important event for you.

Room A
Philadelphia’s Roadmap to Supercharging Inclusive Innovation
Brigitte F. Daniel Esq. – Executive Vice President @ Wilco Electronic Systems Inc

Room B
The Tip of the Iceberg – The Importance of Technology in Healthcare
Kimberly Burress, Assistant Vice President and Chief Nursing Informatics Officer @ Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

  • 11:450 pm – 12:30 pm

atrium

Lunch

  • 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm

auditorium

The Forthright Real Time Reality of Global Cyber Crime, Cybersecurity & Cyber Risk and Their Impact Around the World

MODERATOR: Austin Morris, Jr. – CEO @ Morris Risk Management LLC
PANELISTS: James Prendergast, Partner @ Mullen Coughlin, LLC; Vince F. Regan, Attorney @ Mullen Coughlin, LLC; Brian Schaeffer, Chief Information Security Officer @ OceanFirst Bank;
Richard Sheridan, SVP, Chief Claims Officer @ Berkley Cyber Risk Solutions

Listen to some of the nation’s most knowledgeable and known cyber figures as they discuss what is happening in the world today and the most frightening, controversial and hopeful issues ‘real time’.

  • 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm

all rooms

Break

  • 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

rooms a and b

Innovation Keynote

Learn more about the resources available to tech start-ups through the Ideas x Innovation Network and one of its early success stories from its Co-Chairs, Michael Harrington, Partner @ Fox Rothschild and Founder and CEO of Evolve IP, Guy Fardone.

  • 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm

All rooms

Break

  • 3:00 pm – 3:50 pm

auditorium, ROOMs A and b

Auditorium
Blockchain: Possibilities Beyond Cryptocurrencies
MODERATOR: Olin Honoré, Director of Systems and Infrastructure @ Hamilton Lane Advisors
PANELISTS: Jordan Fischer, Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ XPAN Law Group; Joe Guagliardo, Partner, Technology Group @ Pepper Hamilton LLP; John V. Rafferty, Attorney @ Gawthrop Greenwood, P.C

Technology companies face many challenges to their growth and success. Chief among these challenges is the ability to attract investment capital. This panel explores the current financing environment for technology companies and will seek to offer insights into how to successfully attract investment capital as well as the deal metrics and terms being sought and achieved in this environment. This panel will also address what technologies are finding favor with investors today, and what appears to be viable and sustainable as we look into the future. The panel members represent some of this region’s most successful institutional investors who have successful track records and experience investing in companies in both good and challenging times. Whether you are heading a technology company, considering investing in one, or advising such a company, this panel discussion will be an important event for you.

Room A
A Driver’s License Test for Driverless Vehicles: AV Software Verification
and Safety Certification
Rahul Mangharam – Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science @ University of Pennsylvania

Room B
Weaponized Metadata – Controlling the Information Perimeter
Ken Pyle, Partner @ DFDR Consulting

  • 3:50 pm – 4:00 pm

All rooms

Break

  • 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

auditorium

Digital Transformation and the New Digital Consumer

Russ Kliman – Head of Strategic Programs & Innovation @ SEI

Digital transformation is upon us, impacting all industries across the entire value chain of product and service delivery. To respond to this business imperative, firms must enact a business strategy, not a technical strategy, to successfully drive transformation. In this session, attendees will learn how the digital consumer has become the catalyst for transformation, impacting everything from the employee experience and operations, to the products, insights, and channels through which you engage your customers. In addition, attendees will have actionable insights on how best to embark on a digital transformation journey.

  • 5:00 pm – 5:10 pm

AUDITORIUM

Wrap-Up

  • 5:10 pm – 6:00 pm

atrium

Networking

Event Information

  • Date: Thursday, October 18, 2018
  • Time: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • Location: Penn State Great Valley, 30 Swedesford Road, Malvern, Pa 19355
  • Parking: Free and on site

2018 Sponsors

  • Penn State Great Valley
  • Oracle Cerner
  • UNISYS
  • HOMENET Automotive

Event Contributors

  • Tipping Point Media
  • Loan Logics
  • Chesco.net
  • Curotec
  • LBDesign