SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To better understand the business and economic risks associated with cybersecurity, CEOs, CFOs, risk managers, and general counsel are invited to attend the Cybersecurity Forum, hosted by the TechAmerica Foundation and sponsored by Zurich, on February 4, 2011, at Florida Atlantic University in Dania Beach, Fl.
The invited keynote speaker is Howard A. Schmidt, Special Assistant to President Barack Obama and White House Cybersecurity Coordinator. Other panelists include professionals from the health care, energy, financial and information technology sectors.
“On the heels of the World Economic Forum ‘Global Risks 2011’ report, which indicated last week that Cybersecurity is among the top-five global risks to watch, Zurich is pleased to sponsor an informative and engaging forum on the impact of cyber risk,” said David Allred, head of Technology, Zurich North America Commercial. “TechAmerica Foundation has assembled a panel of distinguished speakers to share perspectives on cyber threats that we are confident executives, risk managers, and counsel will find helpful in mitigating and managing these risks.”
Panelists include:
- Scott C. Algeier, Executive Director, IT-ISAC
- Michael Emerson, Director, IT Security, Governance & Business Continuity, Citrix Systems, Inc.
- Ronda Henning, Senior Scientist for Security and Privacy, Harris Corporation
- Tom Parker, Director of Security Consulting Services, Securion
Members of the media interested in attending should contact Brett Wood at 847-605-8826 or brett.wood@zurichna.com. CEOs, CFOs, risk managers, and general counsel may register at: http://www.techamericafoundation.org/cybersecurity-forum.
About Zurich
Zurich in North America is a part of Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich), an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Founded in 1872, the Group is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland and employs approximately 60,000 people serving customers in more than 170 countries, including more than 9,500 employees in North America.
Zurich entered the U.S. market in 1912. According to Highline Data LLC (NAIC 2008), Zurich in North America (www.zurichna.com) is the second-largest writer of commercial general liability insurance and the fourth-largest commercial property-casualty insurance company, serving the global corporate, large corporate, middle market, specialties and programs sectors. Zurich's risk engineering services in the United States are provided by Zurich Services Corporation.