the world's geopolitical landscape has been permanently altered by social networks.
SUITS AND SPOOKS 2011 - PALO ALTO CALIFORNIA

the event

On September 24, 2011, individuals from both Silicon Valley and the Intelligence Community will meet in a Palo Alto loft to engage in a unique one-day RED TEAM / BLUE TEAM exercise, where the future terrain of social networks will be explored, attacked, and defended with the help of a panel of experts, our sponsors, and, most importantly, our attendees.

the panelists

  • Dr. Richard Falkenrath - Foreign Policy and U.S. National Security Affairs Specialist, Principal within the Chertoff Group.
  • Joel Brenner - Former head of U.S. counterintelligence under the Director of National Intelligence and I.G. at NSA.
  • Jodee Rich - The Founder and CEO of PeopleBrowsr, prodviding social media data, campaigns and analytics.
  • Thomas A. "Tony" Summerlin - Co-Founder, Kickstand LLC; Consultant, Information Sharing. Environment (ISE)
  • Roderick Jones - President & CEO, Concentric Solutions International
  • Lewis Shepherd - Director of the Microsoft Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments (MSI)
  • Billy Rios - One of the Primary Security Engineers for Google+.
  • Rand Waltzman - Program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
  • Matt Bigge - CEO and Co-Founder of Strategic Social.

the venue

Suits & Spooks will take place on September 23-24, 2011 on the top floor of the former Facebook Building in Palo Alto, California. Space is limited and attendance is by invitation only.

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Suits & Spooks