New York, NY - March 5, 2014 (www.investorideas.com newswire) Defense
and Security News Alert: Investorideas.com, an investor research and
news portal covering leading sectors including technology and defense,
announces new speakers and presenters for its upcoming Security and
Defense Conference,
“Game Changing Technologies: The Face and Future of Security”, to be held both live in New York and online on
March 11, 2014.
Added presenting companies include
American Public University System (
NASDAQ:APEI ) speaking on their behalf Dr. Clay Wilson, Program Director for Cybersecurity; Implant Sciences (
OTCQB:IMSC
) a leader in next generation Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) and
established counter-terrorism technology and Applied DNA Sciences (
OTCQB: APDN ) ,a provider of botanical-DNA based security and authentication solutions.
Michael Balboni, Former New York State Senator and
Founder of RedLand Strategies, Inc. will open the conference agenda at
9:00 a.m. following networking and registration. Mr. Balboni was First
Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee and as NYS Senator
wrote nearly all of the major laws relating to Homeland Security for New
York State.
Closing the conference is Mr. Lester Quintana, Senior Vice
President for Consulting Services, Cellucci Associates, Inc. Mr.
Quintana is a dynamic high-technology Business Executive with a
strategic business and tactical operations background; he has held key
positions in the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security,
and other agencies. He has been engaged in Russia, States of the Former
Soviet Union, Kuwait, Iraq, and globally sensitive locations.
The theme of the conference is ‘
Game Changing Technologies: The Face and Future of Security’
and will be discussing developments in biodefense, biometrics including
fingerprint, voice and facial recognition, cyber security and other
leading edge technologies. Speakers and presenters will discuss how
these issues impact individuals, corporations and governments globally.
The one-day agenda will include a financial panel, an industry
panel that includes some of the brightest minds within the sector, and
presenting companies showcasing their innovative technologies.
Attendance to this conference is free to all media, investors and
industry service providers.
When /where:
Tuesday, March 11, 2014, The New York Hilton Midtown, New York City
(1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019) and Online.
Conference info:
http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/
Agenda:
| 8:00 – 9:00AM | Registration & Networking |
| 9:00 - 9:20AM | What is the Key to Staying Ahead? |
| Featured Speaker: MICHAEL BALBONI, Former New York State Senator; Founder RedLand Strategies, Inc. |
| Full day of speakers and presenting companies followed by: |
| 5:30PM | Closing Remarks
SPEAKER: LESTER QUINTANA, Cellucci Associates, Inc. |
| 5:45 – 7:15PM | Cocktail Reception |
See full agenda at
http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/
Presenting Companies:
See the list here:
http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/Companies.asp
New Presenting Company:
American Public University System (NASDAQ:APEI) - Dr. Clay Wilson is the Program Director for Cybersecurity
Dr. Clay Wilson is the Program Director for Cybersecurity graduate
studies at the American Public University, where he has responsibility
for designing new courses. He is past Program Director for Cybersecurity
Policy at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC), where
he oversaw development of new graduate-level courses. Dr. Wilson is also
a former analyst for national defense policy at the Congressional
Research Service where he analyzed cyber intelligence reports for the
U.S. Congress and NATO committees on net-centric warfare, cybersecurity,
nanotechnology, and other vulnerabilities of high-technology military
systems and critical infrastructures. More info:
http://www.apu.apus.edu/academic/faculty-members/bio/4438/clay-wilson
Implant Sciences ( OTCQB:IMSC )
is the leader in next generation Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) and
established counter-terrorism technology that detects and identifies
threats from the small amounts left behind after a person handles
explosives. Implant Sciences' security solutions are used worldwide for
aviation, public transport, customs, air cargo, critical infrastructure,
ports/ borders, and emergency response. The Company has thousands of
units deployed to over 50 countries, and its trace detectors have been
successfully used at the Sochi Olympics, Beijing Olympics, the
Universiade Games, and the Special Olympics.
In January 2013, IMSC became only the third ETD manufacturer and
the sole American-owned company to have product approval from the US
Transportation Security Administration. With advanced capabilities
including superior sensitivity, automatic internal calibration, rapid
clear-down, push button maintenance, and administration of trace
detection, the Company's handheld QS-H150 and desktop QS-B220 simplify
the use, maintenance, and administration of trace detection.
www.implantsciences.com
Applied DNA Sciences ( OTCQB: APDN )
is a provider of botanical-DNA based security and authentication
solutions that can help protect products, brands, entire supply chains,
and intellectual property of companies, governments and consumers from
theft, counterfeiting, fraud and diversion. SigNature(R) DNA describes
the uncopyable marker that is at the heart of all of the Company’s
security and authentication solutions. SigNature DNA is at the core of a
family of products such as DNANet, APDN’s antitheft product, and
digitalDNA, which provides powerful track and trace. All provide a
forensic chain of evidence and can be used to prosecute perpetrators.
www.adnas.com
Speakers: http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/Speakers.asp
The growing list of speakers and presenters includes Michael
Balboni, Former New York State Senator and Founder of RedLand
Strategies,
Mr. Lester Quintana, Senior Vice President
for Consulting Services, Cellucci Associates, Inc., Kris Tuttle,
Director of Research for SoundView Technology Group; cybersecurity
expert and counterterrorism analyst Roger Cressey*, Partner with Liberty
Group Ventures; and Kiersten Todt**, President and Managing Partner of
Liberty Group Ventures.
*From 2004 - 2013, Roger Cressey served as an on-air
counterterrorism analyst with NBC News, appearing frequently on NBC
Nightly News, The Today Show, MSNBC and CNBC.
**Ms. Todt has commented on homeland security and sport security
issues in multiple media outlets, including MSNBC, NPR, Bloomberg, and
The Wall Street Journal. Her work on sport security has been published
in two editions of
The International Centre for Sport Security Journal.
Other speakers include Jason Kolbert, Head of Healthcare Research,
Senior Managing Director and Biotechnology Analyst, Maxim Group; Manish
Thakur, Managing Partner of Hudson Fairfax Group;
Marty Martin, CEO of Crane & Crane Consulting, who also has a
background with the CIA, NSA, and the U.S. Army; Scott Greiper,
President and Founding Partner of Secure Strategy Group; Scott Sacknoff,
President of Spade Defense Index
(NYSE: ^DXS); Janice
Kephart, Founder and CEO of The Secure Identity and Biometrics
Association (SIBA) and Phil Agcaoili, Chairman, Ponemon Institute
Fellows Co-founding Member, Cloud Security Alliance Board Member, Mobile
Active Defense.
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