Please Join
For an Exclusive Dinner at
In the Private Dining Room
Meet with Industry Leaders
Tuesday, November 7th
6-9 pm
This dinner offers a unique opportunity to stay ahead of the curve in cybersecurity best practices, gain valuable insights from industry experts, and connect with fellow C-level executives who share your commitment to enhancing cybersecurity within your organization.
We look forward to your presence at this event and the opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions on the evolving landscape of cybersecurity.
Presentation: “Effective Cybersecurity Strategies for Today’s Businesses” by Michael Grey, Chief Technology Officer at Thrive
Presentation: “The Evolving Landscape of Zero Trust and WCA as a Service Opportunities” by Rick Leclerc, WCA Sr. Security Solution Architect
Q&A Session: An opportunity to engage with our speakers and industry peers.
Dinner: Enjoy a delightful evening of fine dining and networking.
About our Speakers:
Rick Leclerc: Prior to joining WCA, Rick was co-founder of Bradford Networks and served as the Chief Solutions Architect and SE Manager for 19+ years, where he was responsible for strategic technology partnerships and strategic technical account management for the Network Sentry Network Access Control solution. While at Bradford Networks, he also led the NAC Security as a Service initiative – working with MSP partners to deliver a managed security service for network access control hosted in the public cloud. After the acquisition of Bradford Networks by Fortinet in 2018, Rick Leclerc led the FortiNAC Solution Architect team at Fortinet. Rick focused on FortiNAC’s ability to extend the Fortinet Security Fabric to address the most challenging cyber security issues across any third-party wired or wireless network.
Michael Gray: Michael has been a strong technology leader at Thrive over the past decade, contributing in the consulting, network engineering, managed services and product development groups while continually being promoted up the ladder. Michael’s technology career began at Dove Consulting and later Praecis, a biotechnology startup that was acquired by a top five pharmaceutical firm in 2007. Serving in his current role, he is now responsible for Thrive’s R&D, technology road-mapping vision, while also heading the security and application development practices. He is a member of several partner advisory councils and participates in many local and national technology events. Michael has a degree in Business Administration from Northeastern University and he also maintains multiple technical certifications including Fortinet, Sonicwall, Microsoft, ITIL, Kaseya and maintains his Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
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