DBU Tech Symposium 2020

About This Symposium

Dallas Baptist University is pleased to announce its Second Annual DBU Tech Symposium conference! The event will be centered around “Reimagine” and how disruptive technologies will influence the industry. Informing you about topics addressing Agile Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, FinTech, and UX Design you will hear from a collection of internationally renowned speakers addressing these subjects. We welcome you and your colleagues to join us for this exciting event!
Sessions in this Symposium
  • Artificial Intelligence
    Keynote 1: Dave Copps - CEO, Hypergiant Sensory Services
    Copps is known locally and internationally as a futurist, technologist, and visionary on the role that emerging technologies will pla... View more
  • FinTech
    Keynote 2: Rajesh Dhuddu - VP, Tech Mahindra
    Dhuddu has over 20 years of experience in Payments, Financial Technology (FinTech), Telecommunications & Business Process Management ... View more
  • UX Design / Digital Transformation
    Keynote 3: Jeff Gothelf - Author, Speaker, Consultant
    Gothelf works as an independent consultant to help large organizations build better products and executives build the cultures that b... View more
  • Technology
    Keynote 4: William Gordon - CEO, BlockQAI
    Gordon possesses both public and private board experience, has served on numerous audit committees and has chaired many other committ... View more
  • Cybersecurity
    Keynote 5: Chad Thiemann - Privacy Director, CVS Health
    Thiemann has a combined work experience of 30+ years in the IT sector working for different companies such as CVS Health, CVS/Caremar... View more
  • UX Design
    Keynote 6: Brian Sullivan - Head of User Research and Design Strategy, Sabre
    Sullivan is the Head of User Research and Design Strategy for Sabre. He is an expert in design thinking, user research, accessibility... View more
  • Digital Ethics
    Keynote 7: Paola Saibene-CEO, Quartus Factor; President of Innovation, TVA; Founder and Chair
    Saibene is an Adjunct Professor in the MSITM Program at DBU. She has been a CIO, CTO, CSO multiple times for large, multi-billion dol... View more
  • Digital Transformation
    Keynote 8: Anna Piperal - Managing Director, e-Estonia Briefing Center
    Thursday, November 19, 2020 · 9:00 AM CST
    Piperal is the Managing Director at e-Estonia Briefing Center. She is a public speaker, as seen on TED Talk, and a marketing professi... View more
  • Disruptive Leadership
    Keynote 9: Sattar Bawany - CEO, Disruptive Leadership Institute
    Bawany is CEO of Disruptive Leadership Institute and Author of Leadership in Disruptive Times and Transforming the Next Generation of... View more
  • Leadership
    Keynote 10: Rusty Kennington - CIO, Henry Company
    Kennington is CIO of Henry Company. He spent the past 25+ years creating tangible, financial benefits by leveraging IT in ways previo... View more
  • Education & Startups
    Keynote 11: Alexandra Kodjabachi - Founder, PersEd; G20YC; UNESCO-APCEIU Youth Leader
    Kodjabachi is the founder and CEO of PersEd, a training, coaching and consultancy enterprise for 21st century learning. She is a faci... View more
  • Artificial Intelligence
    Breakout Session 1: Scott Roberts - Technology & Data Attorney
    Roberts works as Senior Corporate Counsel at Oracle. He specializes in data licensing, cloud computing, software as a service (SaaS),... View more
  • Artificial Intelligence
    Breakout Session 2: Harold Heard - Founder/CIO, BlockQAI
    Heard’s expertise is creating new revenue streams for companies by designing and building innovative technology solutions. He designs... View more
  • FinTech
    Breakout Session 3: Emma Sanchez - CEO, Jefa
    Sanchez is CEO of Jefa, the digital banking for women. At Jefa, Sanchez’s mission is to provide financial services to the 1.5 billion... View more
  • FinTech
    Breakout Session 4: Timothy Marshall - CIO, DCCCD
    Marshall is the Chief Innovation Officer at Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD). He is known for crafting creative solut... View more
  • Cybersecurity
    Breakout Session 5: Folks from Trend Micro
  • Cybersecurity
    Breakout Session 6: Dennis Dayman
  • Cybersecurity
    Breakout Session 7: Harold Heard and Valmiki (Val) Mukherjee - Co-Chair Davos Cyber Future Dial
    Mukherjee is a globally-recognized expert in the cyber and cloud security industry with a focus on innovation and collaboration to ad... View more
  • Cybersecurity
    Breakout Session 8: Shawn Tuma - Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Attorney, Spencer Fane, LLP
    Tuma is an experienced cybersecurity and data privacy attorney and partner at Spencer Fane, LLP, where he serves as Co-Chair of the f... View more
  • Digital Ethics
    Breakout Session 9: Milena Pribic - Advisory Designer, IBM
    Pribic is the Advisory Designer for IBM. In this role, she designs for Artificial Intelligence at IBM as a researcher, designer, and ... View more
  • Digital Transformation
    Breakout Session 10: Matthew London - Delivery Executive, SAP
    London is the Delivery Executive for SAP. He has a passion for the moment when the right technology, marketing, and business model co... View more
  • Digital Transformation
    Breakout Session 11: Jason Troxel - Chief Experience Officer, Techolution
    Troxel is the Chief Experience Officer at Techolution. He is inspired by the intersection of people and technology; The tangible, tou... View more
  • Digital Transformation
    Breakout Session 12: Deepak Seth - Speaker and Author, Accenture
    Seth has provided Innovation and Thought Leadership to many clients as part of Accenture's CIO Advisory practice. Prior to this, Seth... View more
  • Agile Leadership
    Breakout Session 13: Andrew Kallman - Coach and Consultant, Kallman AB
    Thursday, November 19, 2020 · 1:00 PM CST
    Kallman is a coach, author, speaker, and consultant at Kallman AB. He delivers world-class coaching, mentoring, and advice to organiz... View more
  • Leadership
    Breakout Session 14: Mike Rochelle - Founding President, ABTP; Co-Founder ABTP Senior Leadership Forum
    Rochelle is the founding President of Association for Business Technology Professionals (ABTP). He helps clients reenergize their peo... View more
  • Education & Startups
    Breakout Session 15: Jeremy Vickers - AVP External Affairs, Baylor University
    Thursday, November 19, 2020 · 2:00 PM CST
    Vickers joined Baylor University as the Associate Vice President of External Affairs in June of 2018 where he leads institutional eve... View more
  • Education & Startups
    Breakout Session 16: Jason Straughan - CEO, CodeUp
    Straughan is CEO of Codeup, a career accelerator that uses an immersive approach to training software development to students with li... View more

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