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If you plan on being in San Francisco during RSA week we would love to see you there. Here are two opportunities to catch up with others from the OODA Network including OODA principals Bob Gourley and Matt Devost:  

  • On Wednesday morning 26 April (9:00am – 10:30am) at the Marriott Marquis: Bob is speaking on a breakfast panel/fundraiser for the International Cybersecurity Championship and Conference (IC3). The event will focus on what corporate boards need to know about quantum effects including quantum computing and post quantum encryption. It features Vikram Sharma, CEO of QuintessenceLabs and Matthew Scholl, a NIST division chief. More info here: https://www.playcyber.com/quantum-cyber-breakfast-rsa-2023
  • On Wednesday evening 26 April (6:00pm – 9:00pm) OODA is co-sponsoring an event with  other key players in our ecosystem including MissionLink, Benchmark, Cooley, Hubble and Cross Country Consulting. Please reply to this note if you can make it and we will get you location and information on how to register. 

For planning purposes, here are some other events we are tracking:

  • April OODA Network Member Meeting (21 April)
  • SOF Week (8-11 May)
  • Digital Director Network Conference “Domino” (16-17 May)
  • May OODA Network Member Meeting (17 May)
  • Government Blockchain Association (24-25 May)
  • INSA/AFCEA Intelligence Summit (13-14 July)
  • Blackhat (9-10 August)
  • Defcon  (10-13 August)
  • OODAcon (24-25 Oct)

Bob Gourley

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Bob Gourley

Bob Gourley is an experienced Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Board Qualified Technical Executive (QTE), author and entrepreneur with extensive past performance in enterprise IT, corporate cybersecurity and data analytics. CTO of OODA LLC, a unique team of international experts which provide board advisory and cybersecurity consulting services. OODA publishes OODALoop.com. Bob has been an advisor to dozens of successful high tech startups and has conducted enterprise cybersecurity assessments for businesses in multiple sectors of the economy. He was a career Naval Intelligence Officer and is the former CTO of the Defense Intelligence Agency.