Cybersecurity & Data Privacy

NOTE: This is being held in McNeely Hall, Room 100 (Great Room) on the SAINT PAUL campus of University of Saint Thomas.

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy are hot topics these days. When implementing IoT solutions, we as professionals need to be on top of what are the best practices, what platforms like Exosite are doing these days and equally as important are the laws that govern the data privacy aspects as these smart, connected products are brought to market.

Join us as we speak with 2 experts in the field.

Speaker: Nadeem Schwen

Title: Privacy, Cybersecurity, and IoT Data: Top Legal Challenges Affecting the IoT Community

Description: The rapid growth of the Internet of Things brings with it a unique set of legal challenges for every IoT entrepreneur, no matter the industry or technology area. Businesses large and small must understand and plan for the many new laws and regulations affecting all members of the IoT community. This presentation focuses on educating IoT innovators on the key legal issues affecting IoT devices and infrastructure, particularly relating to data privacy and cybersecurity.

Nadeem's Bio: Nadeem Schwen is an attorney and partner at Winthrop & Weinstine, and uses his technical background in computer engineering to focus his practice on data privacy, cybersecurity, and intellectual property. He serves as Data Protection Officer for a number of companies, and routinely advises boards of directors and C-suite executives on various technology related legal matters. He has managed dozens of data breach responses, large and small, and guides clients through the most current data privacy legislation and regulations, including both domestic and international privacy. Nadeem also serves as co-chair of the Minneapolis/St. Paul chapter of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and is a regular speaker and author on data privacy and security topics.

Speaker: Greg Belcher

Title: Uberization of Infrastructure

Greg's Bio: Greg is VP of Corporate Development at Exosite and co-founder of Diode, Exosite's blockchain initiative. Exosite is an industrial IoT software company headquartered in Minneapolis.

Before joining Exosite, Greg consulted corporate and private equity clients on M&A transactions after holding various corporate finance positions at 3M.

Greg earned his MBA specializing in Corporate Finance & Investment Banking from the University of Wisconsin.