BraveIT 2018: See what you missed

Catch up on past event highlights.

2018 Highlights

TierPoint's inaugural event, BraveIT, debuted at Chicago's Revel Fulton Market.

Benefits of our 2018 event:

Learn - Sessions and keynotes about IT security, business continuity, and future technologies.

Network - Join a community of IT, tech, and telco professionals and connect with industry thought leaders.

Discover - Get a dose of inspiration to power your personal and professional growth.

2018 Event Talks

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2018 Event Resources

A collection of materials seen and not seen (until now) at this year’s event.

2018 Event Recap

September 13, 2018

Revel Fulton Market
1215 W Fulton Market,
Chicago, IL 60607

2018 Highlights

TierPoint's inaugural event, BraveIT, debuted at Chicago's Revel Fulton Market.
TimeEvent
11:30 AM
Registration, Lunch & Networking
Grab your name tag, lunch, and meet some people!
12:30 PM
Kickoff & Opening Remarks
Find your seat in the big room.
12:45 PM
Track 1: The Business of IT
Future IT trends, disaster recovery, Microsoft, and stories from IT peers.
Track 2: Security
Hackers, DDoS, Blockchain, AI, and shrinking budgets.
4:40 PM
BraveIT Award
Acknowledging Bravery in IT.
5:30 PM
Cocktail Reception and Entertainment
Grab a drink, have a bite, and network.

About the Event

BraveIT 2018, an event held on September 13 in Chicago, was the first in a series of annual shows designed to help IT professionals make sense of technology advancements in AI, cybersecurity, and blockchain, as well as business drivers like cloud migration, disaster recovery, digital transformation, and data security.

Hosted and powered by TierPoint, a data center and managed services provider, BraveIT 2018 drew hundreds of IT managers, analysts, CIOs, CTOs, engineers and product managers. Attendees shared ideas and advice on IT security, emerging technologies, business continuity and the future of data centers. The half-day event featured panel discussions, workshops, peer-to-peer sessions and talks by top IT executives and analysts from leading organizations such as Forrester, MIT, Microsoft, Radware and VMWare.

2018 Brave IT Award Winner

Joe Wilkinson

Code the Block

Joe started Code the Block, whose mission is teaching computer coding to inner city high school students in Kansas City.