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2026 VSTE Leading Ed Forum
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Tuesday, July 21
 

8:40am EDT

General Session 1
Tuesday July 21, 2026 8:40am - 9:10am EDT

Speakers
avatar for Michael Watson

Michael Watson

Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Virginia
Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Commonwealth Mike Watson was appointed by Gov. Abigail D. Spanberger in April 2026. Mike is also the agency head for VITA.Mike brings over 17 years at VITA and more than two decades of public sector technology leadership to the CIO role. He has... Read More →
Tuesday July 21, 2026 8:40am - 9:10am EDT
  General Session

9:10am EDT

General Session 2
Tuesday July 21, 2026 9:10am - 9:40am EDT

Speakers
avatar for Steven Walchek

Steven Walchek

CEO + Co-Founder, Liminal
Steven is the founder and CEO of Liminal, the leading horizontal security platform for all generative AI. Steven’s professional career spans more than 15 years and includes key leadership roles in growth and product strategy at multiple Fortune 500 organizations and startups. Steve... Read More →
Tuesday July 21, 2026 9:10am - 9:40am EDT
  General Session

12:15pm EDT

General Session 3
Tuesday July 21, 2026 12:15pm - 12:45pm EDT
Afternoon Keynote
Speakers
avatar for Jeffrey Slapp

Jeffrey Slapp

Chief Technology Officer, SteelDome
Jeff is a transformational leader with over 25 years of expertise in technical domains such as systems and software engineering, virtualization, enterprise storage systems, data center operations, and solution architecture. Throughout his career, he has led sales engineering teams... Read More →
Tuesday July 21, 2026 12:15pm - 12:45pm EDT
  General Session

12:45pm EDT

General Session 4
Tuesday July 21, 2026 12:45pm - 1:15pm EDT
Afternoon Keynote
Speakers
avatar for Glen Daskin

Glen Daskin

Head Of Engineering & Cyber Security Evangelist, Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.
Glen Deskin, CISSPHead of Engineering & Cybersecurity Evangelist, Office of the CTOCheck Point Software Technologies
Glen Deskin is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with over 30 years of experience in Information Technology and Information Security. He has a proven track record of thought leadership and a deep understanding of enterprise security, which has made him a trusted advisor to organizations... Read More →
Tuesday July 21, 2026 12:45pm - 1:15pm EDT
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