El Paso Community College Industry Event

Thursday, November 21st, 2024

El Paso Community College, VV Campus, 

AST Building, Room 150

Hack the Border: Strengthening Cybersecurity

and Data Intelligence at the Frontier

This event will bring together students, faculty, and professionals to discuss the latest Cybersecurity trends, and how students can get into the field.

We will have a panel featuring industry professionals. Come ready to network, share, and collaborate! Employers, you are welcome to join us!

The event is free, and food will be provided thanks to a sponsorship from NCyTE and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Event Agenda

4:00 pm

Dinner and Networking (for panelists and coaches)

5:00 pm

Registration, dinner, and networking – Room AST 150

5:20 pm

Welcome to Industry Nights Event

Dr. Christian Servin

5:30 pm

Opening Remarks

Dr. Myshie Pagel, Dean of Education & CTE

5:40 pm

Overview of the CAE Designation

Stephen D. Miller (NCyTE & Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso)

5:45 pm CAE Initiatives: Towards Building the Competencies Ecosystem

University of Texas at El Paso, Dr. Deepak Tosh

New Mexico State University, Dr. Gaurav Panwar

El Paso Community College, Dr. Christian Servin

6:20 pm

Microsoft – SparkTech 

J.J. Childress - Microsoft

6:45 pm

Panel Discussion: 

Building Work roles in the Region / Intersecting Credentials of Value and 

Preparing for the next 10 years in Cyber and AI Analytics Education

7:45 pm

Questions and Answers

8:00 pm Closing Remarks: Collaboration Opportunities at EPCC

Keynote Speakers and Panelists

Felix Villa: CISA | Cybersecurity Advisor, Region VI

Enrique (Rick) Bernal III : El Paso Electric | Director of Technology Operations & Cybersecurity

Dr. Oscar Perez : DEVCOM Analysis Center | Cyber S & T Team Lead - Cybersecurity Analyst 

Izaac Gonzalez | IBM IT Security - Security Architect

Panel Moderator:

   Professor Emeritus ENMU-Ruidoso

   CAE Peer Review National Center (CNC) Director

   NCyTE Leadership Team Member

The NCyTE Center is funded by the National Science Foundation grant 2054724.