INTERFACE Honolulu 2025
IT Infrastructure is constantly changing, bringing more new challenges 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!
[1 CPE] Heart of Agile with Aloha: Driving IT Innovation
12:00 - 12:50 PMPresented 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
Christine Sakuda
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