NAC Day will cover the concepts behind NAC, as well as the top NAC architectures from Cisco, Microsoft and the Trusted Computing Group. Specific issues in deploying NAC in enterprise networks, and cover key strategies you can use to ensure successful NAC planning and deployment will be discussed. A panel of leading NAC experts listed below will debate issues and take your questions.
NAC Day Chairperson
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Joel Snyder
Senior Partner
Opus One
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Joel Snyder, a senior partner at Opus One, has more than 20 years experience in network security, design and implementation. He has been building VPNs since 1997 and has put together secure networks for dozens of companies around the globe. He is a frequent product tester for Network World magazine and has contributed to the architecture and implementation of many commercial security products.
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Sponsor Speakers
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Alok Agrawal
Product Marketing Manager for Cisco NAC Appliance
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Alok Agrawal is Manager of Product Management for the Cisco NAC Appliance product line. Alok has deep NAC product knowledge with years of hands-on experience working with customer NAC deployments. In his current position, Alok leads the team to deliver the Cisco NAC solution to customers and to develop future technology and products. Alok previously led the Cisco NAC Technical Marketing team developing technical solutions and driving product architecture and features. He has a strong background in routing, switching, host security design and implementation. Alok holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California.
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Pat Fetty
Principal Program Manager for the Windows Customer Engineering Team
Microsoft
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Pat Fetty, Principal Program Manager for the Windows Customer Engineering Team at Microsoft, is a leader on Design, Architecture and Planning for Network Security Solutions. Pat serves as an expert on conducting customer proof concepts and deployment scenarios. In his 12+ year career, Pat has worked on a variety of Enterprise Networking Solutions that have shipped as part of the Microsoft Windows Server product line, which include RADIUS Server, DHCP Server and RRAS Server. Pat also served as QA Manager for the Windows Firewall and IPSec Technologies. Pat brings to us a wealth of knowledge in regards to Network Access Protection and the Microsoft Customer Experience. |
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Trent Fitz
Vice President of Product Management
Trustwave
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Trustwave Vice President of Product Management Trent Fitz has over 13 years of experience with security-focused solutions in networking and desktop computing. He was a leading network architect for a large information technology and security company, designing secure networks from the ground up across multiple industries including educational and financial services institutions. He also designed global network security architectures for several banks and large utility companies. Trent also architected secure desktop computing solutions for the federal government including the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and military hospitals across the United States. |
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Michael S. Votaw
Solutions Engineering
Enterasys Networks
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Michael Votaw is currently a member of the Professional Services Solutions Engineering and Security team at Enterasys. In this capacity, he is responsible for the design, deployment, and measurement of end-to-end enterprise security solutions to support global commercial, education and government clients. He has worked in computer security, information assurance, and information risk management since 1996. Votaw is experienced in cryptographic and communication technology including leadership roles as Advanced Network Security consultant on the US Air Force B2 Bomber program; and Network Management and Information Assurance consultant with the US Army European Theatre.
Mr. Votaw served in the United States Air Force Reserves and has studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Oklahoma. |
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Denzil Wessels
Technical Marketing Manager
Juniper Networks
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Denzil Wessels, technical marketing manager at Juniper Networks, is responsible for evaluating competitive technologies to provide Juniper's sales and marketing teams with the right sales tools and knowledge. In addition to extensive customer interaction at the evaluation and deployment levels, Wessels manages key business development partners, working with partners on interoperability tests or integration to develop leading, joint security solutions from Juniper and its partners. Prior to joining Juniper, Wessels was the systems engineer at uRoam/F5, responsible for architecture design and implementing customer solutions. Subsequently, Wessels was a consultant for Infinisys, designing and implementing comprehensive customer networking solutions. |
