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Howard County Chamber: Emerging Technologies Conference

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Updated: Nov 21, 2024



2024 Howard County Chamber Emerging Technologies Conference

October 2024


We live in an unprecedented time of innovation, transformation, and ever-evolving environments.


With this hyper-accelerated world comes new and rapidly changing technologies that present both great opportunities and challenges with respect to business operations, competition, and regulation.


The Howard County Chamber’s Emerging Technologies Conference highlighted new and innovating technologies while providing actionable insights to help your organization stay ahead of the curve, navigate disruption, and master new capabilities.


Kiisha Jennings, CEO of K. Jennings & Associates, played a pivotal role in the conference planning and execution this month. From project management to speaker and vendor coordination, Kiisha's leadership helped guide the event and helped it become one of the HoCo Chamber's most successful!


Sessions included:


  • Morning Keynote: Empowering Maryland with Data-Driven Decision Making in Innovation

  • Panel #1: Using Artificial Intelligence in Today’s Working World

  • Panel #2: Emerging Tech Governance

  • Panel #3: A CISO’s Perspective

  • Panel #4: Leading Innovations from Howard County & Beyond


Speakers included:


  • Natalie Evans Harris, Chief Data Officer - State of Maryland

  • Dr. Barton Paulhamus, Principal Staff Researcher & Chief - JHU APL’s Intelligent Systems Center

  • Alex Choi, Executive Director, Government Program Development, Affairs & Research - TEDCO

  • Darryl Peek II, Senior Director of Public Sector Channels and Alliances - Elastic

  • Hope Campbell, Wealth Advisor - Carson Wealth

  • Melissa Daley, President - Orca Intelligence

  • Wayne Stewart, Founder - 401 Digital

  • Elizabeth Dougherty, Eastern Regional Outreach Director - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

  • Senator Katie Fry Hester, State Senator - Maryland District 9

  • Agnes Kibirige, CEO & Founder - experTribe

  • Larry Letow, President - CyberCX, US Region

  • Steve Fridakis, Chief Information Officer - Oracle Health

  • Rafael Maldonado, Chief Information Technology Officer - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

  • Jane-Ellen Miller, Interim Chief Information Officer - Howard Community College

  • Wayne Bethea, Senior Research Computer Scientist - Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

  • Travis Griffin, Director of Operations - Secom, LLC

  • David McDonald, VP of Research & Development - Baltimore Ravens

  • Scott Smrkovski, CEO - Infiniti HR

  • Anuja Sonalker, CEO - STEER Tech


Check out last year's cybersecurity conference recap:





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