Media Alert: Gartner Announces Security & Risk Management Summit

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Gartner, Inc. IT:

What: Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2015

When: June 8 – 11, 2015

Where: National Harbor, MD

Details: The Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2015 is focused on managing risk and delivering security in a digital world. This summit will provide best practices and strategies to maintain cost-effective security and risk programs in order to support digital business and drive enterprise success. Join us to learn how to build resilience, deliver effective security more efficiently and implement targeted protections where they matter most.

Hot topics to be covered:

• Application, Network & Infrastructure Security
• Planning for IoT Security
• Digital Business Security & Risk Management
• Organizational Resilience through BCM
• Risk Management and Compliance

Keynotes:

*Guest Keynote: Leon Panetta,

U.S. Secretary of Defense (2011-2013), Director, Central Intelligence Agency (2009-2011)

*Opening Keynote: Manage Risk & Deliver Security in a Digital World

Ant Allan, Gartner Research VP

Peter Firstbrook, Gartner Research VP

Avivah Litan, Gartner VP Distinguished Analyst

*Cybersecurity Scenario 2020: The Impact of Digital Business on Security

TBD

*Guest Keynote: Cory Doctorow, Journalist, Science Fiction Author, Activist, and Blogger

*Closing Keynote – The Great Race to Digital Moments

Chris Howard, Gartner VP Distinguished Analyst

The latest solutions and tools will be demonstrated by the more than 50 companies exhibiting at the conference. A listing of current exhibitors is available on the Exhibitor Directory at http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/security/exhibitor-directory.jsp

Join the discussion on Twitter using #GartnerSEC.

For complete event details, please visit the Gartner Security Summit Web site at http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/security/.

Members of the media can register for the event by contacting Janessa Rivera at janessa.rivera@gartner.com

About Gartner

Gartner, Inc. IT is the world's leading information technology research and advisory company. The company delivers the technology-related insight necessary for its clients to make the right decisions, every day. From CIOs and senior IT leaders in corporations and government agencies, to business leaders in high-tech and telecom enterprises and professional services firms, to technology investors, Gartner is the valuable partner to clients in approximately 10,000 distinct enterprises worldwide. Through the resources of Gartner Research, Gartner Executive Programs, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events, Gartner works with every client to research, analyze and interpret the business of IT within the context of their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, USA, and has 6,800 associates, including more than 1,500 research analysts and consultants, and clients in 90 countries. For more information, visit www.gartner.com.