Keynote Speakers

Wednesday, October 7
8:30 am - 10:30 am

Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.)
Secretary of State (2001 – 2005)
One of the most admired and respected leaders in America today, General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) will offer his thoughts on domestic and world affairs, leadership and a vision for tomorrow.

General Powell became the 65th Secretary of State on January 20, 2001. As he stated at his confirmation hearing, the guiding principle of U.S. foreign policy during his tenure was that "America stands ready to help any country that wishes to join the democratic world."

Powell brought extensive experience with him to his office. Before becoming Secretary of State, Powell served as a key aide to the Secretary of Defense and as National Security Advisor to President Reagan. He also served 35 years in the United States Army, rising to the rank of Four-Star General and serving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989 - 1993). During this time, he oversaw 28 crises to include the Panama intervention of 1989 and Operation Desert Storm in the victorious 1991 Persian Gulf War.

That experience served him well, both before and particularly after the events of September 11, 2001, the day of the greatest tragedy on American soil since Pearl Harbor. As Secretary, he stood shoulder to shoulder with the President and the other members of the President's cabinet in fighting the war on terrorism. As he often said, "winning that war is our first priority, and it will remain so for as long as necessary."

A fervent purveyor of democratic values, Powell stressed that fighting the war on terrorism is not just a military but also a diplomatic task — the two go hand in hand. He led the State Department in major efforts to solve regional and civil conflicts — in the Middle East, between Israel and its Arab neighbors; in Sudan, Congo and Liberia; in the Balkans, Cyprus, Haiti, Northern Ireland and elsewhere. He was especially concerned with the peace and security of Afghanistan and Iraq, countries where winning the peace is as important as Coalition battlefield victories. In all areas, he used the power of diplomacy and the universal ideal of democracy to build trust, forge alliances and then begin to transform these once-unstable regions into areas where societies and cultures prosper.

Powell was devoted to grasping opportunities as well as to confronting the global and regional security challenges of the 21st century. He was at the forefront of the administration's efforts to advance economic and social development worldwide — in the fight against HIV/AIDS, in the promise of the Millennium Challenge Account, the most significant change in helping needy nations since the Marshall Plan, and in pursuing a freer trading and investment climate worldwide. These efforts, too, are not separate from the nation's security agenda. Indeed, in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, then Secretary Powell affirmed that our main purpose is to extend democracy, prosperity, and freedom to every corner of the world. It is a process that is establishing a balance of power that favors freedom across the globe.

Born in New York City on April 5, 1937, Powell was raised in the South Bronx. His parents, Luther and Maud Powell, immigrated to the United States from Jamaica. Powell was educated in the New York City public schools, graduating from Morris High School and the City College of New York (CCNY), where he earned a bachelor's degree in geology. He also participated in ROTC at CCNY and received a commission as an Army second lieutenant upon graduation in June 1958. His further academic achievements include a Master of Business Administration degree from The George Washington University.

Powell is the recipient of numerous U.S. military awards and decorations including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Soldier's Medal, Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart.

Powell's civilian awards include two Presidential Medals of Freedom, the President's Citizens Medal, the Congressional Gold Medal and the Secretary of Energy Distinguished Service Medal. He has received awards from over two-dozen countries to include a French Legion of Honor and an honorary knighthood bestowed by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain.

Powell was the founding Chairman of America's Promise-The Alliance for Youth, a national crusade to improve the lives of our nation's youth. Established at the Presidents' Summit for America's Future in Philadelphia in April of 1997, and endorsed by every living U.S. President, America's Promise aims to ensure all children in America have access to the fundamental resources needed to build and strengthen them to become responsible, productive adults. He has also been a member of the Board of Trustees of Howard University and the Board of Directors of the United Negro College Fund. Powell also served on the Board of Governors of The Boys & Girls Clubs of America and was a member of the Advisory Board of the Children's Health Fund.

Since returning to private life, Powell has become a strategic limited partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the renowned Silicon Valley venture capital firm. Powell is the Founder of the Colin Powell Policy Center at his alma mater, the City College of New York, and he is helping to raise funds for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC and for the construction of an education center for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Powell is the author of his best-selling autobiography, My American Journey.

Powell is married to the former Alma Vivian Johnson of Birmingham, Alabama. The Powell family includes son Michael; daughters Linda and Annemarie; son-in-law Francis; daughter-in-law Jane; grandsons Jeffrey, Bryan and Patrick; and granddaughter Abigail.

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Dave DeWalt
CEO and President, McAfee, Inc.
Dave DeWalt will discuss McAfee's future strategy and explain how the company continues to influence the direction of security and maintain its role as the industry leader. DeWalt will address the latest trends in cybercrime and malware, and discuss McAfee's approach to safeguarding and protecting your organization—from every angle.

About Dave DeWalt
Dave DeWalt is Chief Executive Officer and President of McAfee, Inc. He joined McAfee in April, 2007. Prior to McAfee, DeWalt oversaw customer operations and sales at EMC Corporation. His responsibilities included channels, alliances and partners, product sales, global accounts, vertical programs, and field business operations. DeWalt also led EMC's content management and archiving software business.

Previously, DeWalt was executive vice president and president, EMC Software Group. He was responsible for ESG's business, product, technology, and go-to-market strategies, for accelerating the integration of the EMC Documentum and EMC Legato sales teams, and for advancing EMC's evolution to a leading solutions-focused technology company. Prior to that, DeWalt was executive vice president, EMC Software Group, sharing responsibility for its leadership with executive vice president Mark Lewis since 2004. DeWalt joined EMC in 2003 when EMC acquired Documentum, the global leader in enterprise content management, where he served as president and CEO for more than two years. DeWalt led Documentum through nine consecutive quarters of growth, five record revenue quarters, and four successful acquisitions.

DeWalt has more-than 20 years in the technology industry-spanning engineering, product management, marketing, and sales management. Prior to joining Documentum, DeWalt was founding principal and vice president of Eventus Software. Following the 1998 acquisition of Eventus by Segue Software, DeWalt served as Segue's vice president of North American sales. Before Eventus, he was vice president of sales and marketing at Quest Software, and before that held various positions in sales management over six years at Oracle Corporation.

DeWalt was named one of the 25 most influential executives in high technology by the readers of the industry publication CRN. He received his B.S. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from the University of Delaware.

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Thursday, October 8
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Predictive Security – The Evolution to Global Threat Intelligence
Featuring:
Mike Gallagher, Senior Vice President and CTO Global Threat Intelligence, McAfee, Inc.
Mike Gallagher will guide attendees through the factors driving monumental change in threat research. Given the unprecedented growth and complexity of today's threats that leverage multiple vectors such as email and Web 2.0 for propagation and infection, the approach to threat research also has to change — from reactive, to real-time, to predictive.

Gallagher will explain how the evolution from standard threat intelligence to global threat intelligence is taking place. He will highlight six key principles that can be applied to any organization, and the security decisions and deployments within it. Finally, Gallagher will discuss traditional reactive security versus predictive security, explain how McAfee is leading the charge in this area, and then walk through real examples demonstrating predictive security and how to turn the "what-if" of threat detection into reality.


Protecting Yourself from Every Angle
Ricardo J. Echevarria, Vice President – Digital Enterprise Group / General Manager – Digital Office Platform Division, Intel Corporation
Kerry Bailey, Senior Vice President – Global Services, Verizon Business
In today’s world of sophisticated malware, targeted threats and multi-stage attacks, security needs to be everywhere. Join senior executives from leading hardware and software companies to hear how security continues to be woven into the fabric of computing—and into places you may not have thought of yet.

About Ricardo J. Echevarria
Rick J. Echevarria is vice president of the Digital Enterprise Group and general manager of the Digital Office Platform Division at Intel Corporation. He is responsible for leading Intel's desktop and notebook business targeting corporate and small business clients.

Before assuming his current position, Echevarria spent three years in the Sales and Marketing Group as general manager of the Enterprise Solution Sales division where he was responsible for creating business value in support of Intel as the preferred architecture and technology provider for enterprise customers. Prior to that, Echevarria spent seven years leading Intel® Solution Services, Intel's worldwide professional services organization, helping companies capitalize on the full value of Intel® Architecture through consulting focused on architecture transitions. Earlier, he spent two years as director of product marketing for Intel's Communication Products Group and as director of Internet marketing for the Enterprise Server Group. Before joining Intel in 1994, Echevarria was a software developer for IBM Corporation in Austin, TX.

Echevarria holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University and a master's degree in Computer Systems Management from Union College.


About Kerry Bailey
Kerry Bailey is senior vice president for Global Services, which includes the IT Solutions, Security Solutions, and Professional Services practice areas. His organization develops technology solutions that help global enterprises and governments address their most complex business challenges.

Bailey previously served as vice president of Verizon Business Security Solutions, a position he held since Verizon Business’s Cybertrust acquisition in 2007. In this role, he was responsible for the integration of Cybertrust into the business and the worldwide sales and product strategy.

Bailey’s experience makes him an ideal leader for the Global Services group. In 2003, he founded and served as CEO of Security Assurance Group, a venture capital-backed professional security services company. In 2004, he sold this firm to Betrusted, and became the CEO of the Americas Region. He was instrumental in shaping the merger between Betrusted and TruSecure to form Cybertrust in November 2004. At Cybertrust, Bailey was the senior vice president of global services and operations.

In addition, he served as senior vice president of Client Services at Digex, creating a professional services practice and managing the customer life cycle. He managed an outsourcing practice at BearingPoint; and was part of the founding management team that took the application services provider USinternetworking public in 1999.

Bailey served in the United States Air Force for 11 years; six years at GTE and five years at the United States Office of Naval Intelligence. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science/technology management from the University of Maryland.

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Friday, October 9
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Cybercrime: What's Next?
Panel featuring:
George Kurtz, Executive Vice President and Worldwide CTO, McAfee, Inc.
Professor Howard A. Schmidt, President and CEO, Information Security Forum
Joe Majka, Global Head of Fraud Control and Investigations, Visa, Inc.
Moderator: Misha Glenny, Journalist and Award-Winning Author

About George Kurtz
George Kurtz was recently promoted to Executive Vice President and Worldwide Chief Technolgy Officer of McAfee. Previously he was senior vice president and general manager of McAfee's Risk & Compliance Business Unit, where he was responsible for driving McAfee's worldwide growth in the Risk and Compliance segments. Kurtz is an internationally recognized security executive who brings to McAfee a unique combination of business acumen and security expertise. Prior to its acquisition by McAfee in 2004, Kurtz served as the CEO of Foundstone, where he positioned the company for rapid growth as one of the premier "pure play" security solutions providers in the industry.

Kurtz holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Seton Hall University. He also holds several industry designations, including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Kurtz also co-authored the best selling security book of all time, Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions.