INTERFACE Honolulu 2025

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IT Infrastructure is constantly changing, bringing more new challengesINTERFACE_AT_A_GLANCE_2025.png with it every day. From ransomware and the latest security threats to emerging developments in AI and the need for increased bandwidth and storage, it’s nearly impossible to keep up to date. Our conference is designed to help. We’ve assembled a combination of Best-in-Breed hardware and software solutions, along with local experts and organizations to help educate, advise and connect you to resources that can help you meet your goals.

Covering Information Security, Infrastructure, Cloud, Disaster Recovery, Communications, and more, you’ll find presentations, panel discussions, and exhibitors covering a variety of topics, as well as the latest innovations and best practices.

PMI Hawaii Chapter will be there.

Visit our booth and enter to win a prize.  Must be present to win.


We’re proud to announce that one of our very own PMI Hawaii Chapter members will be presenting!

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[1 CPE] Heart of Agile with Aloha: Driving IT Innovation

Presented by Bradley K. Foster, PMP, CSM, CPO, CAC, CAL
Join Bradley K. Foster, founder of Worth Agility, to explore how Alistair Cockburn’s Heart of Agile—Collaborate, Probe, Deliver, Reflect, Improve—blends with Aloha’s compassion to ignite IT innovation. With 5+ years in health and aviation IT, Bradley led Hawaiian Airlines’ EDW (Microsoft-driven, real-time insights), Health Catalyst’s cloud analytics at Queens (30% efficiency gain), and Hawaii DOT’s Google CCAI demo (40% faster calls).

Learn to probe risks early, collaborate across silos, and deliver secure systems under Worth Agility’s human-centered approach, guided by DevSecOps insights from Isaac Sacolick.

Ideal for IT leaders tackling ransomware, AI, and bandwidth challenges with agility and heart.


Keynote

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Chief Information Officer, State of Hawaiʻi
 3:00 - 3:50 PM
[1 CPE] Empowering Hawai’i’s Future: Leading IT Innovation in State Government

Hawaiʻi State Chief Information Officer Christine Sakuda shares her journey transitioning from private sector leadership into her current role in the state’s central technology division. 


Theater One

 9:00 - 9:50 AM
[1 CPE] LIVE Hack: Unmasking AI’s Dark Side

Presented by Wayne Johnson, CEO • Stellar

 10:00 - 10:50 AM
[1 CPE] Demystifying Zero Trust: Simplifying Network Security

Presented by Pete Lujan, Director, Systems Engineering • Fortinet

11:00 - 11:50 AM
[1 CPE] Securing the Hyperconnected World in the AI Era

Presented by Grant Asplund, Security Evangelist • Check Point

1:00 - 1:50 PM
[1 CPE] AI: The New Attack Surface

Presented by Jeff Crume, Distinguished Engineer, Data and AI Security, IBM • Converge Technology Solutions

 2:00 - 2:50 PM
[1 CPE] Building Hawaii’s Cybersecurity Future, Together

Presented by Michael Cardenas, CTO, Co-Founder, MC3 Technologies • Vicinity


Theater Two

 9:00 - 9:50 AM
[1 CPE] Don’t Build a Fire Department

Presented by Matt Martin, Sr Sales Engineer, Large Enterprise • Arctic Wolf

 10:00 - 10:50 AM
[1 CPE] Presentation Details Soon

Presented by Torq

 11:00 - 11:50 AM
[1 CPE] Restoration in 72 Hours, Not 72 Days: Building Cyber Resilience in Healthcare

Presented by Daniel Tang, Healthcare Solutions Engineer • Rubrik

 12:00 - 12:50 PM
[1 CPE] Heart of Agile with Aloha: Driving IT Innovation

Presented by Bradley K. Foster, PMP, CSM, CPO, CAC, CAL

 1:00 - 1:50 PM
[1 CPE] Automated Microsegmentation: How Hawaii FCU Locked Down Lateral Movement

Presented by Bryan Ward, Customer Engineer • Zero Networks

 2:00 - 2:50 PM
[1 CPE] Surfing the Different Waves of AI

Presented by Trellix


 

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Information

Type of category: Professional Development

Date: May 22nd, 2025

Hour: 8:30AM to 4:30PM

Number of PDUs: 0.0

Price

Students: Free

Members: Free

Non members: Free

Location

Sheraton Waikiki Kauai/Maui Ballroom

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