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ESC Region 20 Techtober Conference
October 26, 2023 @ 8:30 am – October 27, 2023 @ 4:00 pm CDT
Join us for this special two-day Techtober learning event on Thursday, Oct. 26, at ESC Region 20 in San Antonio.
This year’s event focuses on helping school districts gain success for students, including how to keep them safe online. Who better to teach them these critical life skills than leading global cybersecurity expert, Mark Lynd, who is also author of Cybersecurity Life Skills For Teens, Life Skills for the Digital Age.
Don’t miss the timely and important event, brought to you by our partners at Rubrik.
Featured Speakers:
Mark Lynd – Netsync
Mark Lynd (CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP), Head of Executive Advisory & Corporate Strategy, is a Top 5 ranked and recognized global thought leader, speaker, and practitioner for Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, and Data Center. Mark has served as a CIO, CTO, CISO, and/or Board Member for several global enterprises for the last 20+ years. Mark was named an Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of Year – Southwest Region” Finalist and presented the Doak Walker Award on ESPN’s Awards Show to a national television audience. He is, and has been, an in-demand thought leader and keynote or featured speaker for Oracle, IBM Watson, Cisco, Cohesity, Intel, and many organizations at numerous events. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Tulsa and honorably served in the US Army in the 3rd Ranger Battalion & 82nd Airborne.
Kimberly Lane Clark – Google For Education
Over the past 16 years, Kimberly Lane Clark, Ed.S has worked tirelessly to address the digital divide amongst minority girls. Kimberly started her career as an educator in Mississippi and Texas. In her latter career she served as the Director of Blended Learning at a school district in Texas. Kimberly is currently at Google, where she works with school organizations to make an impactful change through educational technology by serving as their Google For Education trusted advisor. Outside of work, Kimberly has a passion for cooking and is a STEM advocate for addressing the inequities that underrepresented girls face on a day-to-day basis. You can follow her @askatechnogirl on Twitter.
NOTE: E-Rate customers are not eligible to receive the free giveaways offered at this event. Please select to opt out of the free items provided to all attendees at this event if you are employed at an E-Rate eligible customer.