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Encrypted: A Cybersecurity Symposium – 2025
April 25 @ 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Encrypted: A Cybersecurity Symposium
Event Details: You won’t want to miss this learning opportunity. Join us in Kansas City, Missouri for a unique cybersecurity experience (which is by invitation only) that includes a full day of presentations by top leaders in the industry and includes a private tour of the incredible Arrowhead Stadium. We wrap up the day with an exclusive happy hour in the Kansas City Chiefs’ locker room! Huber & Associates is a full-service IT company headquartered in Mid-Missouri. We are hosting this outstanding FREE cybersecurity symposium for C-Suite executives and IT Directors at the incredible Arrowhead Stadium.
- Date: Friday, April 25th
- Time: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
- Admission: FREE, By Invitation Only
- Location: Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City, Missouri
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Why Attend? Many organizations like yours are facing disruptions to their IT and business processes right now. Join industry leaders to learn the latest strategies for identifying, prioritizing and mitigating vulnerabilities in a world where traditional security perimeters are no longer sufficient. What to Expect:
- Insightful Sessions: Gain valuable knowledge from experts in the field.
- Networking Opportunities: Connect with like-minded professionals.
- Practical Tips: Learn actionable steps to enhance your cybersecurity posture.
Secure Your Spot Today! Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your organization’s security posture. Register now to secure your place at the forefront of cybersecurity resilience.
Moderator
Jesse Haller
Jesse Haller is a dynamic, entrepreneurial executive with over 20 years of proven success driving growth, profitability, and innovation across leading IT and technology organizations. With a career that spans startups to global enterprises generating up to $33 billion in revenue, Jesse brings a rare blend of strategic vision, operational acumen, and hands-on leadership to every role.
He has led the launch and expansion of new business units, built and scaled high-performing teams, and developed and executed go-to-market strategies across North America and Europe. Jesse’s strength lies in aligning complex client needs with the right technology solutions through consultative selling, data-driven decision-making, and trusted long-term relationships.
Colleagues and clients alike recognize him for his ability to turn opportunity into impact—whether through market expansion, organizational transformation, or revenue acceleration.
Outside the office, Jesse is a proud family man who enjoys attending and watching sporting events, experimenting in the kitchen, and staying active with his wife and three children: a 25-year-old daughter, a spirited 5-year-old girl, and a fun-loving 2-year-old son who keep him on his toes and constantly inspired.
Exclusive Lunchtime Guest
Trent Green
Former NFL quarterback Trent Green joined CBS Sports as a game analyst for the CBS Television Network’s coverage of THE NFL ON CBS in April 2014.
Green teams with Kevin Harlan and Melanie Collins, and also contributes across multiple CBS Sports platforms including CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports HQ.
In 2009, after a career in which he quarterbacked for the San Diego Chargers (1993-94), Washington Redskins (1995-98), St. Louis Rams (1999-2000, 2008), Kansas City Chiefs (2001-06) and Miami Dolphins (2007), Green began his broadcast career working as an NFL analyst on regional games on Fox for one season, as well as a studio analyst for the NFL Network’s show, NFL Total Access. He also worked on Thursday Night Football NFL radio broadcasts on Westwood One Radio Sports, as well as Kansas City Chiefs preseason broadcasts.
Green’s playing career was highlighted by his contributions to his hometown Rams’ victory in Super Bowl XXXIV over the Tennessee Titans, and with the Chiefs when he became only the fourth quarterback, at the time, to throw for more than 4,000 yards in three consecutive seasons (Dan Fouts, Peyton Manning and Dan Marino). Also during his time in Kansas City, Green twice led the Chiefs into the playoffs and played in two Pro Bowls. He finished his career passing for 28,475 yards and 162 touchdowns, while compiling a quarterback rating of 86.0.
Upon graduating from Indiana University with a business degree, Green was drafted in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers.
Speakers Highlight
Aaron Blythe – Customer Engineer, Google Cloud Platform
Aaron Blythe is a cloud architect with a deep understanding of data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data engineering. Passionate about helping companies build innovative solutions that set them apart from the competition, he focuses on accelerating development with efficiency and precision. With a strong interest in problem-solving and continuous improvement, Aaron specializes in fostering a DevOps culture, enhancing tooling, and sharing knowledge to drive technological advancement.
Frank Welder – Technical Solutions Architect for Data, AI and Automation Solutions, Arrow Electronics
Frank Welder is a seasoned professional who has spent his career mastering the delicate balance between cutting-edge technology and tangible business value. With t-shirts from the “been there, done that” club, Frank has worked with organizations of all sizes, helping them navigate the intersection where innovative tech solutions meet real-world business goals.
Over the years, Frank’s unique perspective on strategic technological advancements has made him a trusted voice across industries. Whether it’s guiding manufacturers through digital transformation or helping businesses unlock new opportunities via technology-driven strategies, Frank’s insights have been recognized and valued by both customers and peers.
What truly sets Frank apart is his ability to translate complex tech concepts into actionable business strategies. His experience spans multiple industries, each contributing to his comprehensive understanding of how technology can drive growth and value.
Frank isn’t just someone who talks about the future—he’s someone who has built it, one strategic move at a time. If you’re looking for a thought leader who knows where the rubber meets the road in tech, Frank Welder is your man.
Ben Randall – IBM/RedHat
Ben Randall is a development architect for IBM Fusion. Ben has worked in the storage industry for over two decades, focusing on areas such as disaster recovery, application backup, SAN storage, orchestration, and monitoring. Ben’s current areas of focus is building application platforms for AI, VM, and containerized workloads.
Mike Savage – Chief Architect, Ecosystem, Red Hat
Mike Savage has been involved in Red Hat Channel/Ecosystem sales for well over a decade, beginning in 2012 with SYNNEX Corporation as the first Red Hat-funded solutions architect in Red Hat Channel distribution. As a Red Hat Senior Solutions Engineer at SYNNEX, Mike quickly learned the inner machinations of the Red Hat Channel Sales ecosystem inside and out. Transitioning to a direct Red Hat employee in 2018, he started as the sole Cloud Specialist SA for the North America Commercial MidMarket segment, followed by a move to the Red Hat Partner Technical Development team as a Senior Solutions Architect, where he earned multiple awards for his technical acumen and fanatical approach in enabling his Red Hat Channel reseller partners; FY20 Partner SA Rockstar followed by PY20 Partner Development SA of the Year. Shortly after achieving Principal Solutions Architect, Mike moved into the role of Chief Architect, North America Ecosystem Solutions Architecture.
In addition to his red fedora, Mike has worn just about every hat over the course of his 30+ year career; sysadmin, developer, DBA, quality engineer, data center architect, as well as serving as a production SaaS Site Reliability Engineer utilizing DevOps practices before the terms even existed. He has been a champion of the utilization of Red Hat and open source technologies within enterprise IT dating back to the late 90s, a movement that continues to unfold to this day…
Some of Mike’s recent notable contributions to Red Hat include:
- authoring an internal subscription debrief for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform on IBM POWER Systems, with collaboration from the IBM PowerVM Architecture & Development team
- his ongoing participation as a contributor to the upstream Ansible workshop provisioner project
- co-authoring a workshop utilizing Infrastructure as Code patterns for Ansible Automation Platform with Red Hat Satellite, since shepherding the workshop into Red Hat Product Demo System
- currently serving as a community manager for the RHEL Ecosystem Community of Practice
- co-authoring the Red Hat Infrastructure Standard Adoption Model, a GitOps based methodology for deploying and operating workloads across Red Hat Enterprise Linux Infrastructure
- co-authoring the Azure Red Hat Enterprise Linux landing zone accelerator, an open-source collection of reference implementation recommendations for deploying and operating Red Hat Enterprise Linux workloads while adhering to Microsoft Azure Cloud Adoption Framework architectural guidance
Mike cut his teeth on SunOS while attending North Carolina State University in the early 1990’s, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, as well as first being exposed to a newly introduced Linux distribution: Red Hat Commercial Linux.