Join STEM4US! for #ETE17--- the Energy, Technology & Education Festival, planned for Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at the Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001.

The theme for ETE17 is Hacking the Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce Shortage in Energy, Finance, Health Sciences & Gaming. Check out our #ETE17 preliminary schedule below and RSVP today!

ETE17 Preliminary Schedule

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM: EXHIBITOR LOAD-IN (Load in at the 9th and Mount Vernon Square Entrance, for exhibitor issues contact Sharifa Masten at 202-600-5700).

8:00 AM: REGISTRATION OPENS AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:00 AM - 6:30 PM: Innovation, Career & Book/Art Exhibitors Fair: Check out exhibits from government agencies and companies interested in STEM and innovation. Participate in on-site interviews, submit your resumes, and learn about jobs, co-op positions, and internships. Also check out innovative books, jewelry, artwork and other products and services being offered by merchants in our Exhibitors Fair.

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM: OPENING SESSION - Come listen to the STEM4US! announcement of a new consortium of energy, technology, and education leaders designed to create a network of cybersecurity incubators at community colleges and Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). Each incubator would be partnered with local stakeholders including school systems, businesses, and non-profits. The consortium seeks to build a $500 Million funding source for the incubators through federal, state, and private investments. Once established, each incubator should be positioned to operate sustainably and train annually, as many as 100 people for entry into the cybersecurity workforce.

Presenter: Talib I. Karim, STEM4US! CEO & Co-founder

8:15 AM - 9:00 AM: ETE17 Chief Technology Officers Braintrust on Cybersecurity Demands for 2018 and Beyond: Join chief technology officers in energy, health, finance, and gaming for an informative conversation about the real-life cybersecurity challenges facing our nation. Hear stories from the front line in confronting the latest cyber threats and get their advice on what skills are needed to help them protect the marketplace. The Panelists will discuss the particular challenges facing their organizations and the steps they have taken to address these challenges along with what actions they believe will be necessary further into the future.

Moderator: Hassan Karim, Assistant VP, PNC Bank

Confirmed Panelists: Ralph Smith, Global Solutions Consulting; Mary N. Chaney, Esq., CISSP, Vice President, International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals; David Sidransky, Chief Information Officer, Department of Health Care Finance; and Tracy Adams Avery, Cyber Security Assurance & Compliance Manager, Founder/Executive Director of Cyber Secure Kids

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM - CEOS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ROUNDTABLE: Hear executives discuss the importance of cybersecurity to their bottom line. Panelists are also expected to highlight their corporate and philanthropic investments towards training the next generation of cybersecurity and other IT workers.

Moderator: Judge Arthur Burnett, Executive Director, National African American Drug Policy Coalition

Confirmed Panelists: Tracey Woods, Vice President Operations, American Association of Blacks in Energy; Aaron Saunders; CEO, Clearly Innovative Inc./Luma Lab/IN3DC Incubator; and Angel Rich, CEO, The Wealth Factory

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM - LEGAL & ENTERTAINMENT FORUM: Come hear lawyers and entertainment industry executives discuss how their work is impacted by cyber threats. Learn about industry and law enforcement efforts to address online theft of personal data, bullying, and exploitation and trafficking of children and women.

Moderator: Damani Ingram, TEC Law Firm

Confirmed Panelists: Stanley Pierre-Louis, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Entertainment Software Association; Hilton George, CEO, Blerdcon; Michael Lyles, Executive Director for the Prince George's County Human Relations Commission/Chair, Prince George’s County Human Trafficking Taskforce; and Fareed Hayat, Esq., Director, Howard Law Criminal Justice Clinic

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM - ENERGY POLICY MAKERS ROUNDTABLE: Listen to local, state, and federal agency policy makers discuss the importance of cybersecurity in protecting energy independence, power availability, privacy, consumer rights, and competition. There will be a special emphasis on increasing and improving the cybersecurity workforce to strengthen the power grid, consumer privacy and energy independence in the years ahead. In addition the panel will cover the emerging challenges in energy policy coming from 21st Century threats due to man-made and natural disasters. In light of recent hurricanes and cyberattacks the panel will discuss what policy options available to both protect and quickly restore energy to disaster stricken areas.

Moderator: Brendan Nichols, Esq., TEC Law Firm

Confirmed Panelists: Jeffrey Baumgartner, Senior Advisor for Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Representative; Representative of the DC Office of the People’s Counsel

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM - CONGRESSIONAL LUNCH: Enjoy lunch and a discussion with Members of Congress highlighting the importance of greater cybersecurity workforce investments to protect the energy, health, financial services and gaming sectors.

Confirmed Speakers: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (Houston, TX), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations; Congressman Henry “Hank” Johnson (Decatur, GA), Ranking Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management and Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law; and Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (Albany, GA), Ranking Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM - EDUCATORS & BUSINESS LEADERS TOWN HALL ON CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE TRAINING: Take part in a town hall conversation between university administrators, K-12 teachers, and corporate and government leaders. Learn, share your ideas on the reforms in our schools needed to rapidly boost the nation’s cybersecurity workforce.

Moderator: Mariko Bennett, Education/Public Policy Consultant

Confirmed Panelists: Dr. Patricia Ramsey, Provost, Lincoln University; Dr. Frank Xu, Director of CAE-CD Cybersecurity Program/Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Bowie State University; Elizabeth Davis, President, Washington Teachers Union; and Ralph Smith, CEO, Global Solutions Consulting

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM: SUPPLIER DIVERSITY & VENTURE CAPITAL PANEL: Meet government and corporate contracting officers along with venture capitalists and other stakeholders working to recruit, develop, and increase the diversity of small businesses that are supplying goods and services to the energy, financial services, health, and gaming industries. Come learn about efforts to ensure that the firms employed to help relief and reconstruction efforts in Texas and other places impacted by the recent flooding are diverse.

Moderator: Jameel A-Johnson, Associate Vice President, Government Relations, NASDAQ

Confirmed Panelists: Hon. Betty Ann Kane, Chair, DC Public Service Commission; Edsel Brown, Assistant Administrator, Small Business Administration; Nick Singh Gumer, Director of Regulatory Finance, DC Office of the People’s Counsel; Emmett T. Vaughn, Director, Excelon Office of Diverse Business Empowerment; Rosetta Rodwell-Bisiriyu, Contracting Officer, Office of Headquarters Procurement Services, U.S. Department of Energy; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Representative; and City of Houston Representative

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM - ATTRACTING INVESTMENT TO SPUR BALANCED DEVELOPMENT AND AVOID LAND/CULTURAL MISAPPROPRIATION --- CASE STUDY ON TORONTO CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL: This panel seeks to examine innovative and lucrative development opportunities to advance underserved neighbourhoods in the US and Canada. It will explore the current risk factors in underserved neighborhoods and the importance to employ solutions that will spur balanced development. With many underserved neighbourhoods on prime real estate, how can capital be invested in a manner that also benefits the people indigenous to those communities. The Toronto Caribbean Festival is a case study for how investment can go wrong. Canada’s largest street festival, which began as a tribute to the end of slavery in the Americas, generates $450 million in revenues for the Canadian economy. However, recent private and public investment in this festival have largely displaced the original festival organizers and deprived them of all but minuscule benefits from this lucrative cultural tourism attraction. Meet international and domestic senior executives, developers and policymakers and hear about their efforts to invest in development as well as cybersecurity training to protect the public.

Moderator: Kerry Ann Thomas, Writer, Editor, and Consultant (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Panelists: Dr. Maurice Bygrave, Toronto Caribbean Carnival Co-founder; Sheryl Ponds, Real Estate Broker; Dr. Mirza Baig, Real Estate Investor; and Saud Jabali-Nash, Vice President, HEP Construction

4:30 PM - 5:15 PM: PROTECTING & REDUCING COSTS OF LIFE SAVING, OTHER MEDICINES: PHARMACEUTICAL REGULATORY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONSIDERATIONS: This discussion will explore recent cyber attacks of pharmaceutical companies and the potential benefit of government and industry action to protect the nation’s supply of medicines. We also intend to discuss efforts to make medicines less costly and more accessible to all, including veterans. The pricing of the life saving drug Epipen will be used as a model to discuss the competing issues of incentivizing innovation vs. preventing price gouging. We intend to also analyze proposals to curb pharmaceutical costs by limiting drug advertising and intellectual property protections.

Moderator: LaVerne Largie; National Bar Association, Health Law Section Chairwoman

Confirmed Presenter: Dr. Maurice Bygrave, DDS (Canada)

5:30 PM - 6:15 PM: HACK-RACE-A-THON/VENTURE COMPETITION FINAL PRESENTATIONS: The primary aim of most for-profit ventures is to solely to generate a profit. This competition challenges teams to develop mobile phone apps or social media campaigns that are both profitable and end (i.e. hack) racism. The venture competition is inspired by the tragic death of a Bowie State University student who was slain in an apparent hate crime this spring while waiting for an Uber on campus at the University of Maryland. Registration deadline and other details can be found at: ETE17 #Hackraceathon Overview.

Judges: Aaron Saunders; CEO, Clearly Innovative Inc./Luma Lab/IN3DC Incubator; Angel Rich, CEO, The Wealth Factory; Marc Carr, Manager, Impact Hub

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM: EXHIBITORS LOADOUT

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM: ETE17 AWARDS RECEPTION HOSTED BY NASDAQ (NASDAQ-DC Offices, 1100 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 310 East Tower, Washington, DC, 20005): Come celebrate the conclusion of the ETE17 festival as we honor winners of our #Hackraceathon along with industry leaders. Participants also have an opportunity to enjoy refreshments and live entertainment. To expand the audience, the event is expected to be live streamed and presented as a Google Hangout, Live Twitter Chat, Instagram Live, and SnapChat.

What is ETE17?

ETE17 is a cybersecurity-focused STEM festival. At ETE17, guests can:

• Network with representatives from companies, government agencies, universities, schools, and after school/summer programs

• Learn about cybersecurity scholarships, jobs, grants and contracts

• Listen to cutting edge discussions with leaders in the energy, health, and finance fields

• Shop for deals with innovative artists and other entrepreneurs among our exhibitors

ETE17 Team (Current, Former): Talib Karim, CEO; Akou Basse, Social Media Team; Alexis Lyers, Social Media Team; Brendan Nichols, Speaker Outreach Team; Brittany Edwards, Human Resources Team; Caleb Davis, Data Team; Drew Alfano, School Outreach Team; Emille Bryant, Partner Outreach Team, Gabriela Borjas, Operations Manager; Joel Sandjong, Data Team; Kai Johnson, Partner Outreach Team, Kaif Johnson, Social Media Team; Kerry Ann Thomas, Speaker Outreach, Marketing Consultant; Kiera Bell, Social Media Team; Latifa Hall, Social Media Team; Lena Williams, Social Media Team; Makaile Stanley, Social Media Team; Maria Jacobson, Social Media Team; Maryam Sabur, School Outreach Team; Neswanth Keepudi, Data Team; Roger Glass, Media Outreach Consultant; Sabrina Kidane Social Media Team, Sabrina Chung, Social Media Team; Sharifah Masten, Logistics Director; Chanice Demonsthene, Speaker Outreach Team

ETE17 Honorary Congressional Hosts: Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-Baltimore, MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Houston, TX), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations; Congressman Henry “Hank” Johnson (D-Decatur, GA), Ranking Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management and Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law; Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-Albany, GA), Ranking Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Congressman Erik Paulsen, (R-Eden Prairie, MN), Ways & Means Committee, and Congressman French Hill (R-Little Rock, AK), Committee on Financial Services

ETE17 Partners: Pepco; Washington Teachers Union; NASDAQ OMX; US Department of Energy; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; District of Columbia Public Service Commission; District of Columbia Office of the People's Counsel; National African American Drug Policy Coalition, Dr. Maurice Bygrave and the Caribana Arts Group (Toronto, CA); Sabree, Inc.; American Association of Blacks in Energy; International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals; Global Solutions Consulting; Mariko Bennett; Dr. Alan Anderson, Bowie State University, Department of Natural Sciences; Empowerment through Technology and Education (ETTE); BRIC, Inc.; Multicultural Media and Technology Council; Dinkra Stylez; Akira's Book Club; Congressional Black Caucus Foundation; Washington Informer; NSBE-DC; IN3DC; National Bar Association, Health Law Section; Emille Bryant - We All Pull Together; and Bespoke, Inc.

ETE17 Exhibitors: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; District of Columbia Public Service Commission; Dinkra Stylez; Akira's Book Club; IN3DC; Emille Bryant - We All Pull Together; Office of Education and Outreach, United States Patent & Trademark Office

History: STEM4US! held its first ETE festival in 2014, which featured a host of companies, institutions, and speakers including Congressman Bobby Scott (VA) and David Owens, Executive Vice President with the Edison Electric Institute (Emeritus). Like in past years, #ETE17 coincides with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference (Sept. 20 - 24). This large conference attracts over 10,000 of the top executives, policy makers, and academic leaders. Over the years, the festival has become known as the nation’s top forum on innovation and diversity. A video from a past festival can be found at: http://stem4us.org/stem4us-historic-cbc-week-tech-stem-fest-a-hit-see-for-yourself/.

Target Audience: 300 - 500 energy, tech, and other STEM industry executives along with Members of Congress and other senior federal government officials, venture capitalists, academic leaders, professionals at large, parents and students.

Exhibitor Arrival: Exhibitor load-in starts at 7am at the 9th & Mount Vernon Square entrance. All exhibitors are expected to be set up by 8am. Exceptions to this schedule must be coordinated with STEM4US!. Speakers should arrive to the event registration desk between 15 minutes - 1 hour before the panel.

Directions: http://www.dcconvention.com/Venues/ConventionCenter.aspx

Hotels: Link for Hotels Near DC Convention Center

About STEM4US!: Launched in 2013, STEM4US! is a non-profit advocacy organization formed to increase funding for colleges, schools and nonprofit organizations to expand the Cybersecurity and other STEM workforce particularly in the energy, finance, health sciences, and video gaming fields.

For more information, contact Talib Karim at talib@stem4us.org or 202-508-3391