A Symposium on Cybersecurity and Privacy

The Texas Tribune is pleased to present a daylong symposium on cybersecurity and privacy in Texas. Among the issues we’ll address: how prepared our cities are against cyberattacks; what the public sector can learn about cybersecurity from the private sector; whether the rewards of electronic medical records outweigh the risks; whether state agencies have improved at protecting our personal data; and — in the era of Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks — are there any secrets any more?

8 a.m. Complimentary Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Privacy, the Cloud and State Government

• State Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, vice chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs Committee
• State Rep. Larry Gonzales, R-Round Rock
• Todd Kimbriel, chief information officer of Texas and interim executive director of the Texas Department of Information Resources
• Jesse Rivera, chief information security officer for the office of the Texas Comptroller
• Moderator: Evan Smith, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Texas Tribune

9:45 a.m. How Cybersecure Are Our Cities?

• Chris Cook, principal at San Antonio Cyber Consultants and director of the Cyber Texas Foundation
• Mary Dickerson, chairwoman of the Texas Cybersecurity, Education and Economic Development Council and chief information security officer for the University of Houston and University of Houston System
• David LaPlante, chief information security officer for the City of Houston
• Hugh Miller, chief technology officer for the City of San Antonio
• Moderator: Gregory White, director of the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security at the University of Texas at San Antonio

11:00 a.m. The Medical Privacy Paradox

• Suzanne Barber, director of the Center for Identity at the University of Texas at Austin
• Nora Belcher, executive director for Texas E-Health Alliance
• Deborah Peel, founder and chair of Patient Privacy Rights and creator of the International Summits on the Future of Health Privacy
• Sheila Stine, chief privacy officer for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
• Moderator: Edgar Walters, Health Care Reporter for The Texas Tribune

Noon Complimentary Lunch

12:30 p.m. The End of Secrets

• Michelle Atchison, associate vice chancellor for federal relations for the University of Texas System
• Robert Chesney, associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Texas School of Law and a former associate member of the Intelligence Science Board
• Moderator: Evan Smith, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Texas Tribune

1:45 p.m. What the Public Sector Can Learn from the Private Sector

• Vic Diaz, assistant vice president for Cyber Security Operations, USAA
• John Reel, director of security architecture at Rackspace Hosting
• John Dickson, principal at Denim Group Ltd
• Moderator: Evan Smith, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Texas Tribune

This symposium will be held at the University of Texas at San Antonio's Downtown Campus in the Buena Vista Building Auditorium. A light breakfast and lunch is included. Free visitor parking will be available in the Cattleman's Square Lot. This event is free and open to the public.

The Tribune's symposia are modeled on the celebrated Texas Tribune Festival. These one-day, one-topic events bring together experts to present and generate productive conversations on major issues of the day.

This event is sponsored by UTSA, the Texas Business Leadership Council, Methodist HealthCare Ministries of South Texas, The University of Texas at Austin, the Denim Group and Southwest Airlines, the official airline of Texas Tribune Events. Tribune events are also supported through contributions from our founding investors and members.

Disclosure: Though donors and corporate sponsors underwrite our events, they play no role in determining the content, panelists or line of questioning.