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

NOTE: The hotel is sold out for Monday, March 31, 2025. To reserve your room, change the check in date to April 1, 2025 for room availability. Book now!

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

Event Schedule

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

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

8:00 a.m. – Workshops

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

12:45 p.m. – End of Conference

Breakout Sessions

It’s Not Rocket Science, It’s Credit Cards… But It Feels Like It – Andrew Kerr, LBMC

Developing Resilience Against Multi-Vector Threats – Derek Chamorro, GEICO

Security Metrics – A Tool For Government Transparency – Jim McConnell, TEEX Cyber

Selling Security to Executives – Gideon Rasmussen, Virtual CSO, LLC

Proactive Automated Moving Target Defense (AMTD) for IT/OT/ICS Networks – Francesco Trama and Lori Crosby, PacketViper

Compliance Resiliency in 2024: Managing the Intricate Landscape of Cybersecurity Regulations – Dirce Hernandez, TEEX

Building a Cybersecurity Business Case – Stacey Smith, TEEX Cyber

Session Title TBD – Daryl Raynor, LCRA

Building a Cyber Resilient Community through Collaborative Strategies – Devin Allen, Univ. of Georgia CyberArch

Software Change Management – Taylor Meadows, Change Captain

Breaking the Cybersecurity Incident Stigma – Michael Esparz, TAMUS Cyber Ops

Managed Services in Cyber Security – Larry Ledesma, CorePLUS

Blackout Warfare – Rob Dodson, Cyber Ops Academy

You’ve Been Breached… What now? – Casey Brian & Paul Price, TEES CIO and TAMUS CISO

Hack the House: IoT Security for Your Home – Connar McCasland, University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity

Streets to Suites: No One is Coming to Save You – Cheryl Cooper, Women in Cybersecurity

Level Up Your Career With Cybersecurity Certifications – Brian Handy, Pocket Prep

Defending Tomorrow: Essential Strategies for Cyber Resilience – Jason Lamb, CorePlus

Insider Risk Monitoring and Response – Gideon Rasmussen, Virtual CSO, LLC

Cyber Resiliency and Security in 911 Emergency Services – Dennis Maldonado, Harris Fort Bend ESD

Agent vs Agent: The Asymmetry of Agentic Cyber Warfare – Justin Hutchens, Trace3

AI in Cyber – James Jacobson, Lockheed Martin

PowerGrid Research “Tabletop Exercise” Demo – SCORE 4

AI and Threat Actor Device Demos – TEEX Cyber Team

Gamification of Cybersecurity – TEEX Cyber and University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA)

SIEM Tool Demonstration – Fluency, Inc.

Sponsors

Join us as a sponsor for the 2025 Cyber Readiness Summit! Sponsorship opportunities range from $500-$5000, with opportunities for various benefits depending on the sponsorship level. To see all sponsorship levels and benefits, please click here.

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.