The IT Hot Topics Conference, hosted by Carolina Advanced Digital and industry partners, is one of the most unique technology and security events in the area. An event that started as a technical user group in 2002, the IT Hot Topics Conference has blossomed in to a full-featured conference, with internationally-recognized speakers, trainings, and technical content unparalleled in the area.
This fun and intimate event brings together a few hundred IT and security professionals from across North Carolina, the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions, and offers hand-picked content based on attendee requests, exceptional peer networking, and technical content that transcends sales-driven conferences and seminars.
Carolina Advanced Digital is involved with the SoT planning committee and will be attending the event.
In today’s technology-dependent world, the importance of Cyber Security continues to come to the forefront. Cyber attacks are a threat at all levels, from individuals, to government agencies, to businesses of all sizes and industries. At NC TECH’s 2019 State of Technology Conference, we will explore Cyber Security and how it impacts all facets of our lives, and look to future trends and how we can prepare ourselves.
More than 600 security, IT and business leaders from across sectors and functional roles will gather May 10 at our flagship tech conference for a day of engaging keynotes, interactive panel discussions, a fast paced pitch competition from tech startups and an exhibit showcase. A pre-conference reception will be held the evening prior, on May 9.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
- Artificial Intelligence + Cyber Security – How to use AI to Prevent, Detect & Contain Threats?
- Cyber Security Readiness – Is Your Business Cyber Resilient?
- Data Breaches Are a Matter of When, Not If – Lessons Learned from Real Cyber Attacks
- From the C-Suite to the Front Lines – Is Cyber Security a Priority for Your Organization?
- Human Risk + Vulnerability – Can You Close the Human Gaps in Your Security Plan?
- The Cyber Security Talent Gap – Can You Find the Right Security Team?
STARTUP SHOWCASE
NC TECH will incorporate a STARTUP SHOWCASE by selecting 6 tech startup companies with innovative security technologies to present on stage. Selected companies will be given a 5 minute timeslot to present to general attendance, 2 complimentary registrations, exhibit space and lots of visibility leading up to the event. Event attendees will vote to select one startup to win a prize package consisting of cash and in-kind services.
Date and Time
Thursday, May 9
Pre-Conference Cocktail Reception
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Friday, May 10
Conference
8:00 am – 2:30 pm
Carolina Advanced Digital is sponsoring and exhibiting at the SCITDA Fall Conference this year.
About SCITDA
The main focus and mission of SCITDA is on collaboration of technology to benefit our agencies, and thus the citizens of South Carolina.
The South Carolina Association of Data Processing Directors (SCADPD) emerged in 1978 as the result of discussions by technical people from a few state agencies. It has since grown from a handful of people to being an organization that includes most state agencies, state colleges and universities. During the Fall Conference 2000, the membership voted to change their name to better reflect current responsibilities
Carolina Advanced Digital is an exhibiting sponsor of the NCCCS IIPS Fall Conference.
About NC IIPS
The North Carolina Community College Institutional Information Processing System (IIPS) Users Group supports the System’s mission of effective teaching and learning by enhancing its members’ abilities to identify and use information technologies through nurturing and promoting communications, collaboration, and cooperation among its members cultivating the professional development and competence of its members anticipating technological changes and developing strategies to utilize them.