Friday, December 15, 2017

December 14th 2017 - Cleveland

Cleveland is an amazing City.  I love being in Cleveland.  And everyone in Cleveland knew approximately where Jack Nichelson, Director of IT Infrastructure & Engineering at Medical Mutual of Ohio, was speaking yesterday.  All you had to do was look for the huge "JACK" sign in Cleveland.   That would get you pretty close...



Jack didn't speak at the casino, but just down the street, at a top 10 nationwide steakhouse.  Yesterday's meeting of the Cybersecurity Leadership Forum was held at Red The Steakhouse on Prospect Ave in Downtown Cleveland:




Our user group not only has the best speakers, but we also meet at the very best venues.  We're very fortunate, and I'm grateful because we had a stellar event, and a great turnout, even while Cleveland was under a winter storm warning.  Here are some photos of the icy carnage I snapped just outside the restaurant:





Kinda nasty.  But cleveland is not unfamiliar with snow & ice, and we still had 20+ Cleveland-area security professionals venture out into the harsh weather to join us for the presentations.  Here is a group photo:



Jack Nichelson was our keynote speaker.  He is the Director of IT Infrastructure and Engineering at Medical Mutual of Ohio.  Visit Jack's bio page HERE

Jack delivered perhaps the very best presentations we've had to date. What a way to end the year.  The topic was "Creating a Results Oriented Culture".   It was an excellent delivery, lively, insightful, and humorous.   If you don't know Jack, he is a person you've got to meet.

Jack,  on behalf of the Cybersecurity Leadership Forum of Ohio, and everyone who participated in yesterday's discussion, I want to thank you for offering your time and talent.   We appreciate you sharing your unique perspective with our group, and hope you'll accept our invitation in the future to do it again.

Jack's Powerpoint Presentation is available for download HERE

Jack Nichelson, Director of IT Infrastructure & Engineering, Medical Mutual of Ohio

Here are some photos and a short video clip of Jack's presentation:






After Jack's keynote concluded, we had a round table group discussion lead by John Lindsly, IAM Practice Lead and industry thought leader at IC Synergy, a top nationwide consulting firm in the Identity and Access Management space, and One Identity's implementation partner of the year.  It was a true honor to have John Lindsly moderating our round-table.  The topic was "IT Service Management in the context of an IAM program". 

John's slides are available HERE

Here are some pics of John moderating the round-table discussion:






Also please remember to think of our sponsors, ICSynergy, and  One Identity, for all of your Identity & Access Management needs.  You may contact me if you'd like to schedule a consultation.

Thanks again to our speakers, attendees, and staff for making this another great meeting.

I believe we'll be in Detroit for our next meeting on January 18th.     More details to come.  Stay tuned.

I wish you all a great holiday season, a Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!

Sincerely,

Gib Patt