CyberTECH, the City of San Diego and ConsenSys Presents
“Securing the Smart City: International Best Practices"

Dates: 20-22 March 2018
Location: University of San Diego, Center for Cybersecurity, Engineering & Technology, ShileyMarcos School of Engineering

This event, hosted by CyberTech and the San Diego's Smart & Safe Cities Initiative, will include thought leadership, innovation, and industry collaboration from around the world, but will be focused on improving San Diego. Join a this collaboration of more than 1,000+ tech MVP collaborators as we look to build and secure the smart city of San Diego. 

Spots are limited so make sure to RSVP you and your team as soon as possible! Can't wait to see you there!

Event Agenda:

(Agenda may be subject to change).

Wednesday, March 20 – Day 1

5:30 to 8:00 PM Smart & Safe Cities Kickoff and Pitch Night (Location: NEST CoWork)

Thursday, March 21 – Day 2

9:00-9:45 AM Welcome Panel - Securing the Smart City presented by:

• Chris Preimesberger, Editor In Chief, eWeek Magazine,
• Darin Andersen, Chairman CyberTECH,
• Dean Chell Roberts, Dean of Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering & Technology, University of San Diego,
• Kevin Faulconer, Mayor of San Diego
• Erik Caldwell, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Director of Smart City San Diego

9:45-10:15 AM Keynote Address - A Primer on Smart City Mobility presented by Roni Zehavi, PResident, Global Epic, Europe and Israel. 

10:15-10:45 AM Keynote Address - The Quest for Cybersecurity and Smart City Trust presented by Jennifer Sunshine Steffens, CEO IOActive. 

10:45-11:00 AM Break 

11:00-11:45 AM City Leadership Panel - Building Livable, Secure and Resilient Cities with AI, Robotics and Other Innovative Technologies and Programs. Panelists include:

• Chris Preimesberger, Editor in Chief, eWeek Magazine, (Moderator)
• Darren Bennett, CISO, City of San Diego
• Mark Ghilarducci, Director CalOES, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Invited)
• Scott King, Sr. Director, Strategic Advisory Services, Rapid 7
• David Malmuth, Partner, BigBlocik@I.D.E.A. District
• Delilah Panio, VP of Capital Formation, TMX Group
• Don Zukis, University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, Founder & CEO, Digital Directors Network

11:45-12:45 PM LUNCH – La Gran Terraza Restaurant, University of San Diego

12:45-13:45 PM City Leadership Panel - How Smart Cities Leverage Privacy by Design and Other Trusted Privacy Models. Panelists include:

• Ford Winslow, CEO & Founder ICE Cybersecurity (Moderator)
• Stephen Cobb, Sr. Security Researcher, ESET
• Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Distinguished-Expert-in-Residence, Privacy Design of Excellence, Ryerson University
• David Graham, Chief Innovation Officer, City of Carlsbad
• Dr. Gordon Romney, Director, Center for Cybersecurity, Engineering and Technology, University of San Diego

BREAK - 14:00-14:15 PM

14:15-3:45 PM Poneman Smart & Safe Cities Group Exercise: Smart Talks

• Dr. Larry Ponemon, The Ponemon Institute and Poneman Fellows:
• Darin Andersen, Chairman CyberTECH,
• Larry Castro, StealthGrid
• Barbara Bry, San Diego, Councilwoman and Smart City Leader

3:45-4:30 PM City Leadership Panel - Balancing Data Use and Ownership Issues in Smart & Safe Cities. Panelists include:

• Daniel Obodovski, Author, The Silent Intelligence CoFounder & Managing Partner, ScaleSD (Moderator)
• James Benson, Current, a General Electric Co. 
• Craig Hopkins, Chief Information Officer, City of San Diego
• Abbas Rostami, President, INCOSE
• Mark Weatherford, Global INformation Security Strategist at Booking Holdings

4:30 PM - Business Unplugged Reception (O’Toole’s Lounge, University of San Diego)

Friday, March 23 – Day 3 

Smart & Safe Cities Downtown San Diego Walking – March 22 @ 8:30-11 AM

We are hosting a private tour, or we can customize based on your preferred starting and ending points. A few important facts about downtown San Diego:

- is home to more than: 37,000 residents, 52% with Bachelor’s Degrees or higher 120 tech & innovation startups have emerged in the last five years

- UC San Diego Urban campus opens in 2020, bringing the resources of a university that annually graduates 1,000+ computer science majors and more engineering graduates than Stanford and Berkeley combined

8:30-9:30 AM – Smart Cities Briefing at the Officers of Gensler located at 225 Broadway Suite 100, San Diego

We will meet at Gensler’s office in the NBC Building in downtown San Diego at 225 Broadway, Suite 100. Hosted by Gensler and San Diego Downtown Partnership. Event Speakers will include Mr. Tom Heffernan, Principal, Gensler San Diego and Betsy Brennan, CEO of the San Diego Downtown Partnership.

9:45-10:30 AM – SuperBlock@I.D.E.A Meeting @ Punch Bowl Social at 1485 E St, San Diego

I.D.E.A District: Innovation + Design + Education + Arts. The District is a transformative urban initiative which aims to create thousands of design and tech jobs in the next 12 years, across 35 city blocks in Downtown San Diego’s East Village

SuperBlock is located in the heart of the rapidly developing I.D.E.A. District in Downtown San Diego, CA. Situated on approximately 2.75 acres between 15th & 16th Streets and E & F Street. SuperBlock is comprised of three distinct components: Warehouse, Tower & Coliseum.

The Warehouse is a repurposed industrial space, with two 50,000 rental square foot floor plates, with delivery expected 12 months from a fully executed lease

10:30-11:00 AM – San Diego Downtown Library located at 330 Park Blvd, San Diego

The San Diego Public Library is a popular destination that connects our diverse community to free educational and cultural resources that will enrich their lives. With 6.6 million visitors, the Library is the largest cultural institution in San Diego. The Central Library opened in September 2013 the City opened the state-of-the-art and award-winning San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common that better serves our entire region and has put us on the map internationally.

About San Diego Smart & Safe Cities Initiative

Launched in late 2016, San Diego’s Smart & Safe Cities Initiative is a broad public-private collaboration of more than 1,000 technologists and entrepreneurs. The initiative’s prime objectives are to improve the region's energy independence, empower consumers to use electric vehicles, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and encourage economic growth.

In addition to the City of San Diego, the event’s lead presenters are CyberTECH, a San Diego-based coalition of startup and early-stage tech companies and entrepreneurs; and ConsenSys. Additional support comes from SDG&E, Cooley LLP, UC San Diego, Cal State San Marcos, San Diego Workforce Partnership, and Getaround.