Agenda
Monday, March 7, 2022
Pre-Conference
VIP Opening Night Reception
| 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Little Rock Marriott Front Entrance | Shuttle Bus to Governor's Mansion (2 round trips) |
| 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Arkansas Governor's Mansion, Janet M. Huckabee Grand Hall | VIP Opening Night Reception Sponsored by |
| 8:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Governor's Mansion North Gate | Shuttle Bus to Little Rock Marrriott (2 round trips) |
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Conference Day
Presentation Downloads
Links to the presentations made during the breakout sessions are on the Downloads page if made available by the presenter.
Conference Photos
A selection of the photos taken during the conference is available online.
Registration & Breakfast
| 6:00 AM - 7:30 AM | Silver City 7 | Sponsor/Exhibitor Set-Up |
| 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM | Foyer | Registration |
| 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM | Razorback West | Speaker Preparation Room |
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Silver City 5, 6 | Breakfast Sponsored by |
Opening Session & Keynote
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Silver City 5, 6 | Welcome and Opening Remarks Elon Turner, Executive Director, AREON Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt, President, University of Arkansas System Dr. Charles L. Welch, President, Arkansas State University System |
| 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM | Silver City 5, 6 | Morning Keynote |
Break
| 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM | Silver City 7 | Break |
Breakout Session #1
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Locations | Breakout Session #1 |
| Silver City 1 | Track: Technology George Loftus, Associate Vice President, Network Services, Internet2 "Leveraging Regional And National Resources To Spark Innovation" |
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| Silver City 2 | Track: Innovation Combined session with Technology Track in Silver City 1 |
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Silver City 3 | Track: Cybersecurity Todd Thelen, Systems Engineer, Pure Storage "Mitigating Against a Ransomware Attack" |
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Silver City 4 | Track: Management Ari Winkleman, Founder and CEO, Involvio (a Cisco Investments Portfolio Company) "Digital/Virtual Student Involvement: the Cornerstone of Student Retention" |
Break & Sponsor Showcase
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Silver City 7 | Break |
| Silver City 7 | Sponsor Showcase |
Breakout Session #2
| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Locations | Breakout Session #2 |
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Silver City 1 | Track: Technology Skip Bayro, Principal Consulting Engineer, Mist, a Juniper company "How AI and Machine Learning is Solving the Unique Challenges of WiFi Networks in Education" |
| Silver City 2 | Track: Innovation Henry Torres, CIO, Arkansas State University Ken Wester, CIO, Arkansas Tech University "Panel Discussion: University IT Response to a COVID-19 Outbreak" |
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| Silver City 3 | Track: Cybersecurity RESCHEDULED TO BREAKOUT SESSION #1 |
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| Silver City 4 | Track: Management Dr. Veysel Erdag, CISO, University of Arkansas at Little Rock "Strategic Leadership and Strategic Alignment: Tools to Overcome Security Management Problems Effectively" |
Lunch & Keynote
| 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Silver City 5, 6 | Lunch Sponsored by |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Silver City 5, 6 | Luncheon Keynote Sponsored by |
Break
| 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM | Silver City 7 | Break |
Breakout Session #3
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Locations | Breakout Session #3 |
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Silver City 1 | Track: Technology Bud Klink, Sr. Systems Engineer, Extreme Networks "The Explosive Growth of Collegiate eSports" |
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Silver City 2 | Track: Innovation Rajiv Shenoy, CTO, Apogee "Dual Transformation in Higher Education" |
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Silver City 3 | Track: Cybersecurity Frank Leyva, Cybersecurity Engineer, Radware "Why Going for High Score is a Good Thing" |
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Silver City 4 | Track: Management Brian McDow, Principal Consultant, Student, Collaborative Solutions & Jeff Rapp, Account Executive, Workday "Enhancing Student Success through Modern Technology" |
Break & Sponsor Showcase
| 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM | Silver City 7 | Break |
| Silver City 7 | Sponsor Showcase |
Breakout Session #4
| 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | Locations | Breakout Session #4 |
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Silver City 1 | Track: Technology Zak Chalupka, Senior Engineer, Next Step Innovation "Got IoT? Utilizing Clearpass to Identify and Secure a Campus Full of IoT" |
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Silver City 2 | Track: Innovation JJ Jamison, Chief Technology Officer for Research and Education Markets, Juniper Networks "Speeding Up Research Data Transfers: Four Ways to Fast, Compare and Contrast" |
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Silver City 3 | Track: Cybersecurity Randy Watkins, CTO, CRITICALSTART "SOAR vs MDR- How to Determine Best Fit for Your Organization" |
| Silver City 4 | Track: Management Grant Olsen, Operational Informatics and Analytics Director & Brett Bailey, Senior Healthcare Informatics Specialist, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences "Transitioning from Ad-Hoc Requests to a Self-Service Reporting Solution" |
Break
| 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Silver City 7 | Break |
Breakout Session #5
| 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM | Locations | Breakout Session #5 |
| Silver City 1 | Track: Technology AREON Engineering Update & Roundtable Led by Scott Ramoly, CTO, AREON, & Bobby Clark, Sr. Network Engineer, AREON. |
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| Silver City 2 | Track: Innovation Researcher Roundtable Led by |
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| Silver City 3 | Track: Cybersecurity CISO Roundtable Led by Steve Cochran, CISO, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
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| Silver City 4 | Track: Management CIO Roundtable Led by Steven Fulkerson, CIO, University of Arkansas System |
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Workshop Day
Cybersecurity Workshops
- Morning: Policy Management
- Afternoon: How to Implement Risk Management in Your Cybersecurity Program
(Separate registration required)
| Time | Location | Description |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Silver City 3 | Check-in / Breakfast (provided) |
| 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Silver City 5, 6 | Workshop #1 (Policy Management) Session #1 |
| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Silver City 4 | Break |
| 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Silver City 5, 6 | Workshop #1 (Policy Management) Session #2 |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Silver City 3 | Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Silver City 5, 6 | Workshop #2 (Risk Management) Session #1 |
| 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM | Silver City 4 | Break |
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Silver City 5, 6 | Workshop #2 (Risk Management) Session #2 |