TEEX Cyber Readiness Summit

Cyber-attacks on businesses, manufacturers, cities, school districts, emergency services and infrastructure are on the rise. Prepare your organization by attending the 2025 TEEX Cyber Readiness Summit. The event’s theme will be “Driving a healthy, prosperous, resilient community,” and keynote and session topics will cover all components of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover.

Summit Information

April 1-3, 2025
Embassy Suites by Hilton San Marcos Hotel Conference Center
San Marcos, Texas
Cost: $300

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Please note: Refunds for cancellations will be processed according to the TEEX standard refund policy, which can be found at https://teex.org/policies/refunds/. Cancellation requests must be received in writing before the start of the event. No-shows, those who do not attend and did not send a written cancellation request before April 1, 2025, will not receive a refund, and those who registered using a purchase order will be invoiced.

Keynote Speakers

Bruno Beraldo Rodrigues

Google Representative, Google Cloud Team

Bruno works at Google Cloud as a Field Sales representative for the Named Startups division. His work at Google has exposed him to various companies as they explore making business decisions related to technologies with the goals of reducing cost and increasing revenue. Most recently, he's been exposed to the Generative AI space, helping customers understand the different offerings, how they compare to what's in the market and the key considerations when making data and AI decisions.

Beyond his core role, Bruno is also a mentor for Google for Startups, having mentored as both a GTM and technical advisor for the Accelerator programs focused on themes like Voice AI and Climate Tech.

Mary Kate Howard

Enterprise Security Operations Program Manager, Hewlett-Packard, Inc.

Mary Kate has 15 years of experience in the field of Information Technology and has a BS in Technology Management from Texas A&M University. She has spent the last 11 years of her career at HP, Inc., starting as an IT Consultant within Global IT and working up to Data Center and Network Architecture. She helped the company through a split as well as with many data center migrations and network transformations. After partnering with Cybersecurity for many years, she finally made the transition to the Enterprise Security Operations group in HP Cybersecurity in 2023 where she has continued to lead enterprise-wide initiatives, looking to continue fortifying the enterprise as a whole.

CISO Panel Discussion

Panelists

Dan Basile

Kevin Joyner

James O'Brien

Paul Price

CISO, Texas A&M Engineering (TEEX, TEES, TTI)

Director-Information Security Officer, Port of Houston

CISO, Brazos County

CISO, Texas A&M University System

Call for Presenters

We are seeking dynamic leaders who are making a difference in the field of cybersecurity to share their stories, talents and expertise in breakout sessions. Breakout sessions are scheduled for one or two hours. One-hour sessions may be presented twice. Click here for more information.

We will align presentations with the following tracks:

General cybersecurity awareness
Senior management/senior officials
IT and cybersecurity personnel
Industrial Control Systems

Presenter Application Closed

Vendors

Vendor booths are $250 and include a 6′ table and vendor badges for two booth representatives. Electrical outlets are available and can be coordinated directly through the Embassy Suites Hotel & Convention Center.

Vendor Registration

Event Schedule

Tuesday, April 1

12:45 p.m. – Opening Remarks
Lisa Mutchler, TEEX

1:30 p.m. – Keynote Presentation
Bruno Beraldo Rodrigues,
Google Cloud Team

2:30 p.m. – Breakout Sessions

5:00 p.m. – End of Day 1

Wednesday, April 2

8:00 a.m. – CISO Panel Discussion

9:30 a.m. – Breakout Sessions

11:45 a.m. – Lunch on Your Own

1:15 p.m. – Keynote
Mary Kate Howard,
Hewlett-Packard, Inc.

2:30 p.m. – Breakout Sessions

5:00 p.m. – End of Day 2

Thursday, April 3

8:00 a.m. – Workshops

11:30 a.m. – Closing remarks
Lisa Mutchler, TEEX

12:45 p.m. – End of Conference