WITX
April 10, 2018
Growing the IT Community in Southeast North Carolina
About WITX
WITX (Wilmington Information Technology eXchange) is now in its fifteenth year. It brings together students, faculty, staff and local
information technology professionals to share their experiences and demonstrate their leading technology endeavors. In addition, leading IT professionals will share their ideas through keynotes, learning eXchanges and 5 minute Ignite! presentations.
Registration
Registration is required by all attendees prior to April 8th, 2018. There is no cost for students to attend.
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Keynote
Topic: Future of technology and technology workers in North Carolina
Eric Boyette
Eric Boyette serves as Secretary and State Chief Information Officer for the North Carolina Department of Information Technology. He was appointed to this position in April 2017 and currently leads statewide IT planning and operations.
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Learning eXchanges
Seven different workshops / panels / presentations to increase your IT skills.
Topics include:
- Demystifying Bitcoin and Blockchain
Keith Markfield, 8 Leaf Clover/Greenlight Ventures
- Evolving Your Infrastructure with Next-Gen Cloud Technology
Sharon Santana, Nutanix
- From Raw Data to Intelligent Data
Ryan Doubrava and Andrew Silbereisen, Castle Branch
- JavaScript a Fully Operational Battleship
Adam Larson and Daniel Wuensch, nCino
- Security and Cyber Defense
William Wetherill, UNCW
- Technology StartUp's - Create realistic expectations for funding at different growth stages
Sean Alhum, tekMountain
- Technology Startup's - Getting to know the Investor that is right for you!
Diane Durrance, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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Exhibitors
Over 25 exhibitors from UNCW, tekMountain, CIE and local industry.
Students, Faculty and Staff from UNCW
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Ignite
What is Ignite?
Ignite is a geek event in over 100 cities worldwide. At the events Ignite presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds for a total of just five minutes
Presenters Include:
- Emilyanne Aurelius, Wilmington Technology Guild
- Jon Berry, IBM, retired and CEN Mentor
- Eddie Dunn, UNCW
- Lowell Gould, Smithfield Genetics
- Kyle Gower-Winter, nCino
- Kellie McLiverty, New Potato Technologies
- Kalli Smith, nCino
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Sponsors
Special thanks to the UNCW Cameron School of Business, Information Systems and Operations Management Department and the Computer Science Department for their support. WITX is underwritten by Castle Branch/TekMountain and other sponsors.
Other sponsors include:
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Schedule
Tuesday, April 10 - Computer Information Systems Building, UNCW Campus
- 2:00 p.m. - Learning eXchanges
- 3:00 p.m. - Learning eXchanges
- 4:00 p.m. - Keynote Presentation
- 4:30 p.m. - Exhibits Open
- 5:00 p.m. - Tour of leading technology research by faculty (25 minutes)
- 5:45 p.m. - Ignite