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Overview

The 8th Annual California Technology Summit will be held on October 8th, 2025 at the Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort (1855 South Harbor Boulevard, Anaheim, CA 92802) from 9:00am-4:00pm.

As we reach the 8th annual show, the California Technology Summit is the top leading IT & Security conference and exhibit hall in the state. Hundreds of attendees, VIPs, and renowned speakers are brought together to network, advocate, and create opportunities for the IT & Security industry. With technology constantly changing, the need to build partnerships within your career is vital. With this year's focus on "Innovations in IT & Security," companies and guests will benefit learning innovative technology methods, discuss top industry topics, and make strong connections with those in your region. Further your career with attending the California Technology Summit today!

 

Governing Body Members

Mike Baron
CIO
Electro Rent

Lyndon Brown
VP of Global Technology
ZO Skin Health, Inc.

Bill Charles
CIO
SmartStop Self Storage

Israel Class
CTO
Palo Verde College

Brian Docili
Vice President
Vantiva Supply Chain Solutions

Fred Donatucci
Executive Leadership
& Technology Consultant

Jeromy Giacosa
VP, Information Services
Exagen

Robin Gordon
Former Global Chief Data & Analytics Officer
MetLife

David Hsiao
Senior VP, CIO
BioMed Realty

Jason James
Partner & vCISO
Regents & Park

Benny Jones
CIO/CTO
Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange

Long Lam
Director of IT
HD Supply

Gibby McCaleb
Deputy CISO & Advisor

John McGuthry
VP & CIO
Cal Poly Pomona

Dr. Victor Monga
Global Cybersecurity Technologist
Menlo Security

Allen Ohanian
ISO
LA County Department of Children & Family Services

Rob Ostermann
Senior VP of Engineering
LeadVenture

Mel Reyes
Advisor, Community Leader, Coach, & Speaker
Cybersecurity Defense Ecosystem

David Williamson
CIO
Abzena

Sponsors

We would like to thank all of our sponsors for being a part of this year's California Technology Summit. From being a sponsor, you will be recognized for the education and mission your company contributes to our tradeshow, panels, and sessions. Many of our sponsors have been a part of our annual summit for many years and we are proud to support them. See below for all of the sponsors for the California Technology 2025 event.

 

Gold Sponsor

https://fastly.com

Fastly is a powerful edge cloud platform, helping leading brands deliver the best online experiences possible to end users. Fastly strategically moves data and applications closer to end users to improve site performance, enhance security, and empower your innovation at global scale. So, whether you’re preparing for events like Black Friday, the championship game, or simply ensuring your site is fast and secure — Fastly can help you exceed your goals. Together, we’re building the modern, trustworthy internet. By leveraging Fastly’s edge compute technology, you’ll empower your internal teams to meet rising customer expectations and focus on what matters most: your core business. Fastly operates at the forefront of technology so you can stay ahead of the competition and drive your business into the future.

https://forescout.com

Forescout Technologies, Inc., a global cybersecurity leader, continuously identifies, protects and helps ensure the compliance of all managed and unmanaged connected cyber assets – IT, IoT, IoMT and OT. For more than 20 years, Fortune 100 organizations and government agencies have trusted Forescout to provide vendor-agnostic, automated cybersecurity at scale. The Forescout® Platform delivers comprehensive capabilities for network security, risk and exposure management, and extended detection and response. With seamless context sharing and workflow orchestration via ecosystem partners, it enables customers to more effectively manage cyber risk and mitigate threats. in and threats to critical infrastructure. Forescout products directly leverage this research, which is also shared openly with vendors, agencies, and other researchers.

https://splunk.com

Splunk helps make organizations more resilient. We do that by providing solutions that enable our customers to maintain secure and reliable digital systems in the face of disruptions. With Splunk, SecOps, ITOps and DevOps teams can detect and prevent major problems, fix incidents faster and accelerate transformation.

Happy Hour Sponsor

https://rubrik.com

Rubrik, the Zero Trust Data Security Company™, delivers data security and operational resilience for enterprises. Rubrik’s big idea is to provide data security and data protection on a single platform, including: Zero Trust Data Protection, ransomware investigation, incident containment, sensitive data discovery, and orchestrated application recovery.

Beverage Sponsors

https://nasuni.com

Nasuni is a scalable data platform for modern enterprises in an AI world. The Nasuni File Data Platform delivers effortless scale in hybrid cloud environments, enables control at the network edge, and meets today’s expectations for highly protected and insight-ready data.

Lunch & Learn Sponsors

https://tpx.com

TPx is a leading managed services provider, redefining the way enterprises grow, compete and communicate. Offering a full suite of managed IT, unified communications, network connectivity and security services, TPx has the experience and know-how to solve even the most complicated IT challenges. TPx’s team of experts help businesses simplify operations, optimize networks, improve productivity, reduce costs and keep environments secure. TPx makes IT easy.

Silver Sponsor

https://anuntatech.com

Anunta empowers organizations to create secure, scalable digital workspaces across private, public, and hybrid clouds. Our desktop-as-a-service solutions, managed endpoint services, and patented AI platforms allow seamless access to mission-critical applications from any device, anywhere. With over a decade of experience, Anunta has successfully migrated over 600,000 remote desktop users, enhancing workforce productivity and delivering a superior end-user experience

https://catonetworks.com

Cato provides the world’s most robust single-vendor SASE platform, converging Cato SD-WAN and a complete cloud-native security service edge, Cato SSE 360, including Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) into a global cloud service. Cato. Ready for Whatever’s Next.

https://hashicorp.com

HashiCorp is The Infrastructure Cloud™ Company, helping organizations automate multi-cloud and hybrid environments with Infrastructure and Security Lifecycle Management. Our suite of products — Terraform, Vault, Consul, Nomad, Boundary, Packer, and Waypoint — underpin the most important applications for the largest enterprises in the world.

https://threatlocker.com

Stop Ransomware! ThreatLocker® improves enterprise-level server and endpoint security with Zero Trust controls, including Allowlisting, Ringfencing™, Elevation, Storage, Network Control, Configuration Management, and Detect EDR and MDR solutions.

Presentation Sponsors

https://birdrockusa.com

Bird Rock Systems is an IT solutions provider headquartered in San Diego, CA specializing in Security, Cloud, Networking, Privacy and Compliance. Since 2003, Bird Rock Systems has been partnering with organizations across a range of industries to develop strategies, execute initiatives, and exceed IT goals. Simply, we make I.T. better.

https://c1sttech.com

C1st Technologies is a leading Information Technology solutions provider based in Denver, Colorado where C1st stands for Customer First! As a Microsoft Certified Solutions Provider for Office 365 and Azure, we offer comprehensive and tailored solutions that optimize productivity and streamline business operations. Our expertise extends beyond software solutions, as we also provide managed networking and security services, ensuring robust and reliable connectivity while safeguarding valuable data. Additionally, our capabilities encompass IT hardware and software procurement, enabling us to deliver end-to-end solutions that meet our clients' specific needs. With our extensive knowledge and experience, C1st Technologies stands out in the marketplace as a trusted partner, dedicated to empowering businesses with cutting-edge technology solutions.

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https://ericsson.com

Enterprises and Public sector organizations rely on Cradlepoint and its Cellular Intelligence to build a reliable, secure network for fixed and temporary sites, vehicles, IoT devices, and remote employees — anywhere. A pioneer in Wireless WAN, Cradlepoint offers advanced 4G and 5G routers and adapters — controlled through Cradlepoint NetCloudTM.

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https://eset.com

For more than 30 years we have been here helping to watch over and protect progress. Over a billion users worldwide rely upon ESET’s solutions to stay secure from increasingly sophisticated digital threats. ESET´s award-winning IT security software and services provide protection in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, with its software localized into more than 30 languages.

https://motorolasolutions.com

Motorola Solutions is solving for safer. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions enable the collaboration between public safety agencies and enterprises that’s critical for a proactive approach to safety and security. Learn more about how we’re solving for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses – safer everywhere.

https://nilesecure.com

Nile is disrupting the enterprise network market by modernizing IT operations with a new AI networking architecture, delivering enterprise networks entirely as a service. For the first time in the industry, it’s Nile Access Service integrates zero trust security and offers performance guarantees.

https://onestepsecureit.com

One Step Secure IT protects businesses from the threats they know and the ones they don’t. After all, security is in our name. We work together with companies to identify their cybersecurity risks and develop strategies for a more secure future.

California Technology Summit Agenda

October 8th, 2025

7:30 AM

Exhibit Hall

Registration Opens / Exhibit Hall Opens


9:30 - 10:30 AM

Main Stage

Fortify Your Organization's Security & Stay Ahead of Evolving Threats

Ivan Tirado, Senior Security Strategist - Fastly
Sponsored by: Fastly
Presentation Giveaway: Dryfter RC Car


9:30 - 10:30 AM

Tech Theater

AI vs AI - Turning Threats Against Each Other

Adam Winston, Chief Security Officer - ActZero
Sponsored by: C1st Technologies


9:30 - 10:30 AM

Security Theater

Cyber CPR: Getting Back to Security Basics

Tim Derrickson, Director of IT & Security Services - One Step Secure IT
Sponsored by: One Step Secure IT

Presentation Giveaway: Vulnerability Scan & IT Audit for Businesses


9:30 - 10:30 AM

VIP Theater

Investing in AI & Cybersecurity

**For IT Executives with VIP Badges**
Moderated By: David Hsiao, Senior VP & CIO - BioMed Realty


10:30 - 11:00 AM

Exhibit Hall

Networking / Tour Exhibits


11:00 - 12:00 PM

Main Stage

Building Digital Resilience - with Unified Security & Observability

Matt Olson, Strategic Advisor - Splunk

Neil Griffith, Observability Advisor - Splunk
Sponsored by: Splunk

Presentation Giveaway: Nike Backpack & Yeti Mug


11:00 - 12:00 PM

Tech Theater

Unleash the Power of Wireless: Securely Connect Anything, Anywhere

Bruce Johnson, Senior Product & Security Manager - Ericsson
Sponsored by: Ericsson
Presentation Giveaway: Yeti Mug


11:00 - 12:00 PM

Security Theater

Securing the Future: Cyber Risk Insurance Essentials in an AI-Driven Digital Landscape

Kayla Banuelos, Product Marketing Manager - ESET

Raymond Neff, Senior Cyber Security Engineer - ESET
Sponsored by: ESET
Presentation Giveaway: ESET Yeti Tumblr & ESET Nike Hat


11:00 - 12:00 PM

VIP Theater

CIO Forum: Leveraging Today's Tools to Do More with Less

**For IT Executives with VIP Badges**
Moderated By: David Williamson, CIO - Abzena


12:30 - 1:30 PM

Main Stage

The Current Threat Landscape Requires a Unique Approach (Lunch Included)

Michael Bacon, Director, Enterprise Solutions - Forescout Technologies
Sponsored by: Forescout Technologies


12:30 - 1:30 PM

Tech Theater

Ancient Wisdom, Modern Warfare: Sun Tzu's Influence on Cybersecurity (Lunch Included)

David Hagen, Security Evangelist - TPx
Sponsored by: TPx
Presentation Giveaway: $100 E-Gift Card


12:30 - 1:30 PM

Security Theater

VLANs are Dangerous - Uncovering Skeletons in Your Layer 2 Closet (Lunch Included)

Derek Gwinnup, Solutions Architect - Nile
Sponsored by: Nile

Presentation Giveaway: Bottle of Wine


12:30 - 1:30 PM

VIP Theater

CISO Forum: AI Risk/Rewards & Ransomware Preparedness (Lunch Included)

**For IT Executives with VIP Badges**

Moderated By: Gibby McCaleb, Deputy CISO & Advisor


1:30 - 2:30 PM

Main Stage

AI Driven Deepfake Hacks

Lyndon Brown, VP of Global Tehcnology - Zo Skin Health, Inc.


1:30 - 2:30 PM

Tech Theater

The New Era of Physical Security

Shane Ertz, Regional Sales Manager - Avigilon Alta
Sponsored by: Motorola Solutions


1:30 - 2:30 PM

Security Theater

Cyber Security & Compliance: Where Do We Go From Here?

Moderated By: Larry Hoehn, Vice Presdient of Professional Services - Bird Rock Systems
Panelists: Daniel Marashlian, CTO & Co-Founder - Drata | Nemi George, VP, Information Security Officer - Pacific Dental Services | Shawn Granen, Director of IT - USS Midway Museum
Sponsored by: Bird Rock Systems


2:30 - 3:00 PM

Exhibit Hall

Networking / Tour Exhibits / Happy Hour / Sponsor Giveaways


3:00 - 4:00 PM

Main Stage

Panel Discussion: Accomplishing Strategic Objectives with Limited Resources


Panelists: Mike Baron, CIO - Electro Rent | Israel Class, CTO - Palo Verde College | Fred Donatucci, Executive Leadership & Technology Consultant | Dr. Victor Monga, Global Cybersecurity Technologist - Menlo Security | Ashish Raghute, Senior VP - Allied Digital Services


4:00 PM

Main Stage

Vacation Giveaway & Conference Wrap-Up


Exhibitors