| Event Name: |
Food Safety and Security - Local, State, and National Perspectives
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| Event Date: |
03/06/2025 |
| Event Time: |
5:30 - 8:00pm |
| Event Organizer: |
Rockbridge Shenandoah Chapter |
| Event Sponsor: |
The Advancement Foundation |
| Description: |
The AFCEA Shenandoah Rockbridge Chapter and The
Advancement Foundation (TAF) are holding a Cyber
Social Networking event on Thursday, March 6th,
2025, 5:30 - 8:00 PM, at the Virginia Innovation
Accelerator (VIA), 245 W. 21st Street, Buena
Vista, Virginia, 24416. The dress is business
casual.
This event will focus on food and water security,
as well as related cyber-security, including a
discussion of recent national legislation on this
topic and how it impacts the Commonwealth of
Virginia and our local community.
The event will kick off at 6:00 pm with a brief
introduction from event sponsors AFCEA and VIA
followed by the speaker presentations. The panel
discussion will last about 50 minutes and will be
followed by a social hour providing an opportunity
to network with speakers and attendees. Hors
d'oeuvres and beverages will be provided.
At past events attendees have had had the
opportunity to network and build work and personal
relationships with academia, industry, government
and military representatives. Our communities -
citizens, leaders, students, business owners,
academic faculty, local government and retirees -
have all benefited from past events, strengthening
relationships and developing connections that
serve to better the region. It's also a great
opportunity for student to network in furtherance
of internships and potential employment |
| Event Speaker: |
Our Featured Speakers include: Matt Lohr, the
Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry,
discussing Agriculture Sustainability Threats. Dr.
Amy Nagy, Lead Biomedical R&D Advisor, MITRE,
discussing Pest and Pathogen Threats. COL David
Garner, Commander of Information Operations
Support Center, 91st Cyber Brigade, Virginia
National Guard, presenting the Protection of
Critical Infrastructure. Dr. Steve Hart, Ph.D,
P.E., Virginia Farm Bureau Board Member, Educator,
and local farmer, who will discuss Food Security -
Local & National Perspectives. U.S. Senator Mark
Warner is providing a special video message
addressing Legislative Strategies and
Infrastructure Threats. |
| Event Category: |
Conference |
| Location: |
Virginia Innovation Accelerator, 245 W. 21st Street
Buena Vista, VA |
| Event Contact: |
Mike Lennon |
| Event Contact E-Mail: |
mike.lennon@hibernico.co |
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