New Hampshire Tech Alliance

New Hampshire Tech Alliance

2026 Agenda

8:00AM Registration Opens

8:50AM Welcome Remarks

  • Julie Demers, Executive Director, NH Tech Alliance
  • Cam Shilling, Chair of Cybersecurity and Privacy, McLane Middleton
  • Peter LaMonica, Department Chair, Computer Science, Manchester Community College

9:00AM Keynote

  • Cybersecurity Threat Briefing by FBI Special Agent (Boston Office)

9:45 AM Core Cyber Training

This interactive session highlights low cost or no cost tools to transform SMBs into security-savvy organizations. Walk away with a clear action plan for building practical security that grows with your business and protects what matters most.

  • Paige Yeater, CISO/COO, Mainstay Technologies
  • Chris Patten, CISM, Information Security Program Manager, Mainstay Technologies

10:30 AM Coffee Break

10:45 AM Table Top Exercise

During this interactive session, you will walk through a cyber incident with guidance from our expert panel.

  • Paige Yeater, CISO/COO, Mainstay Technologies
  • Cam Shilling, Chair of Cybersecurity and Privacy, McLane Middleton
  • Lisa King, Senior Account Executive, Cross Insurance
  • Jason Sgro, Managing Partner, THE ATOM GROUP
  • FBI Special Agent

12:00 PM Lunch

12:45 PM Cyber in the Board Room

2:15 PM Higher Education and Workforce Development

  • Moderator: Dave Gerry, CEO, Bugcrowd
  • Maeve Dion, Associate Professor of Security Studies, University of New Hampshire
  • Rochelle Andrews, Director of Career and Life Success, Rivier University
  • Kyle Viator, Dean, School of Engineering, Technology, and Aeronautics, Southern New Hampshire University
  • Eileen Turcotte, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Manchester Community College

3:00 PM Coffee Break 

3:15 PM AI Panel