PDA Symposium on Cybersecurity and AI Governance

01:30 PM - 03:00 PM (Pacific)
02:30 PM - 04:00 PM (Mountain)
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM (Central)
04:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Eastern)

Overview

The Unveiling the Imperative: PDA Symposium on Cybersecurity and AI Governance is an immersive program designed to explore the critical intersection of cybersecurity and AI governance within the context of private company directorship. This symposium will feature expert panel discussions, illuminating organizational, educational and cultural governance challenges and ethical considerations surrounding the integration of AI technologies and robust cybersecurity measures. Participants will gain valuable insights into navigating the dynamic landscape of digital security, fostering an understanding of how private directors can play a pivotal role in shaping resilient and ethically sound governance frameworks.

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$  0 Member Registration Fee
$30 Non-Member Registration Fee

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Zoom invitations will be shared the day before the event.

Thank you to our National Sponsors

Panelists

Rod Hackman Co-Chapter President, PDA South Florida

After standing up and leading the cybersecurity oversight function for an NYSE company for seven years, I have a passion for cybersecurity oversight and want to play a board role in closing the cybersecurity governance gap.

Boards certainly feel the need to become more engaged with cybersecurity governance, but, given the size, complexity, and chaotic nature of cyber risk-now amplified by AI-they often struggle to find a roadmap to engage and deliver effective oversight. Boards must become proactive to meet this challenge or face regulatory penalties and unknown and potentially major consequences of remaining reactive. There are no easy "check-the-box" solutions.

Effective cybersecurity governance starts with: 1) Organizing your enterprise to take the cybersecurity offensive; 2) Educating the Board and C-Suite to develop a sufficient enterprise-wide systems knowledge required to govern the interactions of your enterprise's assets and digital systems, and; 3) Developing an enterprise-wide cybersecurity culture. The implementation of these steps will go a long way to closing the governance and communications gap between Boards, the C-Suite and CISOs.

In addition to cybersecurity oversight, I am interested in Board positions which demand multi-functional oversight skills. I have served as the lead director of an NYSE company, and also led or been a member of the audit, compensation, nominating/governance, special planning and ad hoc M&A committees.

Beyond my Board work, my career has been dedicated to capital formation, M&A, financial restructurings, corporate development in an advisory role and as an entrepreneur and principal. I have started, built and grown companies through internal growth and acquisitions.

The foundation of my understanding of cyber risk is rooted in my experience serving in the US Navy where I supervised complex systems associated with shipboard nuclear reactor operations.

I am certified by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) in Cyber-Risk Oversight and certified as a Boardroom Certified Qualified Technical Expert ("QTE").After standing up and leading the cybersecurity oversight function for an NYSE company for seven years, I have a passion for cybersecurity oversight and want to play a board role in closing the cybersecurity governance gap. Boards certainly feel the need to become more engaged with cybersecurity governance, but, given the size, complexity, and chaotic nature of cyber risk-now amplified by AI-they often struggle to find a roadmap to engage and deliver effective oversight. Boards must become proactive to meet this challenge or face regulatory penalties and unknown and potentially major consequences of remaining reactive. There are no easy "check-the-box" solutions. Effective cybersecurity governance starts with: 1) Organizing your enterprise to take the cybersecurity offensive; 2) Educating the Board and C-Suite to develop a sufficient enterprise-wide systems knowledge required to govern the interactions of your enterprise's assets and digital systems, and; 3) Developing an enterprise-wide cybersecurity culture. The implementation of these steps will go a long way to closing the governance and communications gap between Boards, the C-Suite and CISOs. In addition to cybersecurity oversight, I am interested in Board positions which demand multi-functional oversight skills. I have served as the lead director of an NYSE company, and also led or been a member of the audit, compensation, nominating/governance, special planning and ad hoc M&A committees. Beyond my Board work, my career has been dedicated to capital formation, M&A, financial restructurings, corporate development in an advisory role and as an entrepreneur and principal. I have started, built and grown companies through internal growth and acquisitions. The foundation of my understanding of cyber risk is rooted in my experience serving in the US Navy where I supervised complex systems associated with shipboard nuclear reactor operations. I am certified by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) in Cyber-Risk Oversight and certified as a Boardroom Certified Qualified Technical Expert. 

Jeff Sauntry

Jeff Sauntry is the CEO of Risk Neutral, an integrated risk management (IRM) advisory firm. A results-focused board member and senior executive with experience in publicly traded, private, and not-for-profit organizations. Strategy development and commercial operations leader for professional services and information technology firms deploying enterprise software, artificial intelligence, and integrated hardware platforms. Global critical infrastructure protection
responsibilities for telecommunications, financial services, transportation, logistics, engineering, construction, and manufacturing. Previously, he led commercial operations for Fortune 500 firms, Synopsys (Software Integrity Group), AT&T, Computer Associates, Unisys, Novell, PWC & KPMG.

Jeff’s board experience includes Irvine Sensors (NASDAQ: IRSN), The Prowess Group, and Invision Communications. Jeff is the immediate past President of the Tampa Bay Private Directors Association (PDA), a member of the CEO Search Committee, and co-author of the soon-to-be-released Military/Public Servant/Law Enforcement Transition to Compensated Board Service course. He is an NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) Certified Director,
Leadership Fellow, and Cyber Risk certified. He is a member of NACD- BAS (Board Advisory Services), Cybersecurity Masterclass, and Battlefield to Boardroom faculty advising boards on integrated risk management, cybersecurity, kinetic threats and trusted AI opportunities and challenges.

Andrew Chrostowski PDA South Florida

Transformational Business Executive & Board Leader; Experienced & Engaging Public Speaker; Committed Talent Developer; Innovative Technologist; Recognized Quality & Safety Advocate with a Passion for Developing Strategies to Prosper in a World of Digital Opportunities & Cyber Threats.

I’m an executive, board member, and leader with a passion for the art and science of value creation who embraces demanding business challenges and delivers results across the spectrum from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies. I’m recognized for using world class techniques to overcome complex technical, marketing, or customer-driven challenges and bringing the proof to the bottom line.

My passion is to make good businesses better and create superior sustainable performance through improved culture, operational excellence, growth strategies, and innovation.

I believe the ongoing convergence of technical capabilities has created an inflection point that is accelerating disruption for businesses irrespective of industry, scale, or geographic focus. The time for a digital strategy is past. What is needed today is a comprehensive strategy for a world of digital opportunities and existential cyber risks. As a Founding Member and QTE myself, I work with the Digital Directors Network (DDN) to bring the experience and knowledge of Qualified Technical Experts (QTE) to board rooms and C-suites globally.

I welcome opportunities to speak about and share my passion on these topics with business institutions, boards, and civic organizations.

I enthusiastically embrace this demanding future. I believe great questions and autonomy lead to deeper insights and better results than assertions and supervision. I advocate shifting perspectives from inside-out to outside-in as well as challenging customer and market assumptions.

Most importantly, I champion agility and the ability to learn and execute faster than the competition.

Moderator

Cordearo Dadson Founder & CEO, Censored Studios/PocketCows  Co-Chapter President, PDA South Florida

Cordearo Dadson is the Founder of Pocketcows. He is an investor, inventor, and consultant of blockchain technology since 2012 with a background in programming, Python, Java, and C++. He specializes in anti-scam projects and cyber security. Cordearo has worked with various blockchain companies and projects, including polka warriors non-profit and moon rabbit, a project bent on furthering the life span of homosapiens. 

Cordearo is set on ushering in the unified standard of integrating enterprises into the blockchain through innovation. Such as being a custodian & incubating startups via in-house developed projects targeted towards utility that generates income for those who invest in and use blockchain technology. This entails the following responsibilities:

• International transactions
• Record keeping
• Securing intellectual properties (patents/licensing)
• Investing into other assets/investments (such as startups)
• Being able to represent as a legal entity to be subjected to government regulations throughout various countries on behalf of his clients 

Cordearo is set to create a project that will be completely transparent between peers during exchanges and provide security for all the users who will use it. The most valuable asset a user can have is trust. With influencers promoting projects & trade for their own gains, there’s no knowing who to trust. This is why Cordearo solely focuses on the development of trustless decentralized products that not even he as the creator can manipulate or alter with malicious intent for personal gain. 

By creating a truly transparent platform with cutting-edge cyber security protocols you can rest assured by placing trust in the product instead of individuals. This is the true gem of blockchain technology and this is what Cordearo advocates by setting above all standards of utility.

Lack of reliable sources to follow:

• Fear of losing on your investment
• Low level of financial literacy
• Lack of experience and education in the market

All of these issues become obsolete when using a truly decentralized platform. 

By utilizing the Pocketcows platform these issues become a thing of the past; providing traders & influencers a place to be financially secure by giving them the right tools to monetize and seize the opportunity of active and passive Ethereum. 

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