Agenda
Schedule
Day 1
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023Day 2
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023
DAY 1
7:15 a.m | Attendee check-in opens at the Durham Convention Center
8:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks and Keynote Speaker Dan Thurmon
9:15 a.m. | Esports / NCShare
10:30 a.m. | Women in Tech / Talent Pipeline & Workforce Development
11:30 a.m | Lunch
12:00 p.m | MCNC Community Day Awards Presentation
12:45 p.m | Cybersecurity Keynote Speaker Julius Gamble
2:00 p.m | Cybersecurity & AI
3:15 p.m | Legislative Panel
4:30 p.m | Networking Event at Durham Boxcar Bar + Arcade
8:00 p.m | Day 1 concludes
*Times are approximate and activities are subject to change
DAY 2
7:30 a.m | Attendee check-in opens and breakfast opens
8:00 a.m | Business with Bacon
9:00 a.m | Generative AI
10:15 a.m | AgTech / Innovation: Quantum Network & Devices
11:30 a.m | Lunch
12:00 p.m | Electric Coops & Broadband Opportunities
12:50 p.m | “Passport to Innovation” Prize / Tracy Doaks closing remarks
1:00 p.m | MCNC Community Day 2023 concludes
*Times are approximate and activities are subject to change
Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Positive Chaos & Innovative ThinkingEsports
NCShare
Women in Tech
Talent Pipeline & Workforce Development
Cybersecurity Keynote Speaker
Cybersecurity & AI Panel
Legislative Panel
Business with Bacon
Generative AI
AgTech
Innovation: Quantum Network & Devices
Electric Coops & Broadband Opportunities
Director of End User Support and Office of the CIO
Wake Technical Community College
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Co-Founder
Subnation Media
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Dean, Student Activities and Athletics
Wake Technical Community College
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Associate Professor of Computer Science
North Carolina State University
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Esports Student Athlete
Converse University
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Representative
North Carolina Legislature
Vice President
Chief Information Officer
Duke University, Office of Information Technology
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Chief Technology Officer
Duke University, Office of Information Technology
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Director of Network Architecture & Management
MCNC
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Dean, College of Health & Sciences
North Carolina Central University
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Chief Information Officer
North Carolina Central University
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
North Carolina State University
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President & CEO
MCNC
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Independent Board Director /
C-Level Executive
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Manager, Security Services
MCNC
Community Affairs, Project Manager
Corning Incorporated
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Director, Government Affairs
NC Chamber
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Director of Workforce Continuing Education
North Carolina Community College System Office
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Director, Talent & Workforce Development
NCTECH
Regional Director, Region 4
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
University of North Carolina Wilmington
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Leader – AI/ML Solutions Architects
Amazon
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Senior Director, Enterprise Information Security
Cisco
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Senior Director of Innovation
MCNC
President
NC Independent Colleges and Universities
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Chief Information Officer
North Carolina Community College System Office
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President
NC Telehealth Network Association
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Partner
Brooks Pierce
Director of Network Architecture & Management
MCNC
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Manager, Security Services
MCNC
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Director, Network Consulting
MCNC
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Manager, Engineering & Operations
MCNC
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Senior Technical Manager
MCNC
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Manager, Client Advocacy
MCNC
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Director of Client Advocacy & Marketing
MCNC
Managing Director
Accenture
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Sr. Director, Enterprise Data Analytics and Marketing Technologies
Conn’s Home Plus
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Director of Software Engineering for Cloud Networking
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Founder & Managing Partner
Kovexa
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Katie Herritage
Global Leader (former)
Amazon Web Services Worldwide
Customer Innovations and Acceleration Programs.
Associate Dean, Agricultural Research
Professor, Crop Science
North Carolina A&T State University
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Fulbright Post Doctoral Scholar
North Carolina State University
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Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
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Director of Client Advocacy & Marketing
MCNC
Head, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
North Carolina State University, IBM Quantum Hub
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Distinguished Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Duke University, IONQ
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Professor of Physics and Director of NSF & NASA Research Institutes
North Carolina Central University
Chief Information Officer
North Carolina State University
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Chief Operating Officer & Vice President
MCNC
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Manager
Elizabeth City
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Chief Operating Officer
FYBE
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President
The Broadband Group (TBG)