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DESCRIPTION:The 8th Annual Houston Official Cybersecurity Summit is hosted 
 by [CyberRisk Alliance](https://www.cyberriskalliance.com/) and co-hosted 
 by [IEEE R5 Houston Section](mailto:harishpadmanaban@ieee.org\,thangaraj.i
 t@ieee.org\,payalmajumdar.udsc@ieee.org\,njouondo@ieee.org\,donald.dunn@ie
 ee.org) on Thursday\, November 12\, 2026\, at the Westin Galleria Houston.
 \n\nEvent hours: 8:00 AM–6:00 PM CST (America/Chicago)\, as advertised o
 n the organizer’s event portal. Check the official portal for the latest
  agenda and closing time.\n\nJoin cybersecurity and IT professionals for a
  full day of expert discussions\, solution demonstrations\, and profession
 al networking. Topics include AI and emerging technology risks\, supply-ch
 ain and identity security\, and strategies for strengthening enterprise re
 silience.\n\nVisit the IEEE Houston Section booth to meet Section represen
 tatives and learn about our professional community\, technical programs\, 
 and opportunities to get involved. The summit includes breakfast\, lunch\,
  and a closing networking reception. Eligible attendees may earn CEU/CPE c
 redits by meeting the organizer’s full-day attendance requirements.\n\nR
 egistration: Register directly through the [official Cybersecurity Summit 
 registration portal](https://cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/houston2026/begi
 n). The organizer manages admission\, eligibility review\, fees\, and conf
 irmations. Standard admission is currently advertised at $250\; refer to t
 he portal for current terms.\n\nAttendance eligibility: The organizer rest
 ricts attendance to active cybersecurity\, IT\, and information security p
 ractitioners responsible for enterprise security. All registrations requir
 e review. Students\, interns\, educators\, consultants\, people not curren
 tly employed in IT\, and sales or marketing personnel are not eligible und
 er the published registration policy. IEEE membership does not override th
 ese requirements.\n\nFor the current speaker lineup and detailed agenda\, 
 visit the [official Houston event portal](https://cyberriskalliance.swoogo
 .com/Houston2026).\n\nFor questions about the event and venue: Contact the
  IEEE Houston Section ExCom: [Harish Padmanaban](mailto:harishpadmanaban@i
 eee.org)\, [Thangaraj Petchiappan](mailto:thangaraj.it@ieee.org)\, [Payal 
 Sircar](mailto:payalmajumdar.udsc@ieee.org)\, [Donald Dunn](mailto:donald.
 dunn@ieee.org)\, or [Ernest Njouondo](mailto:njouondo@ieee.org). Organizer
  contact: summits@cyberriskalliance.com.\n\nCo-sponsored by: CyberRisk All
 iance\n\nAgenda: \n- 8:00 AM: Networking breakfast.\n- Throughout the day:
  Expert discussions\, security presentations\, solution demonstrations\, n
 etworking breaks\, and lunch.\n- Late afternoon: Closing keynote and netwo
 rking reception.\n- Visit the IEEE Houston Section booth during the summit
 .\n\nSee the [organizer’s portal](https://cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/H
 ouston2026) for the current session schedule.\n\nRoom: Galleria Ballroom\,
  Bldg: Westin Galleria Houston\, 5060 W. Alabama Street\, Houston\, Texas\
 , United States\, 77056
LOCATION:Room: Galleria Ballroom\, Bldg: Westin Galleria Houston\, 5060 W. 
 Alabama Street\, Houston\, Texas\, United States\, 77056
ORGANIZER:thangaraj.it@ieee.org,harishpadmanaban@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:29
SUMMARY:8th Annual Houston Official Cybersecurity Summit — IEEE Houston S
 ection Partnership
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/583169
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;8th Annual Houston Official Cy
 bersecurity Summit&lt;/strong&gt; is hosted by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cyberriskall
 iance.com/&quot;&gt;CyberRisk Alliance&lt;/a&gt; and co-hosted by &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:harish
 padmanaban@ieee.org\,thangaraj.it@ieee.org\,payalmajumdar.udsc@ieee.org\,n
 jouondo@ieee.org\,donald.dunn@ieee.org&quot;&gt;IEEE R5 Houston Section&lt;/a&gt; on Thu
 rsday\, November 12\, 2026\, at the Westin Galleria Houston.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;stro
 ng&gt;Event hours:&lt;/strong&gt; 8:00 AM&amp;ndash\;6:00 PM CST (America/Chicago)\, as
  advertised on the organizer&amp;rsquo\;s event portal. Check the official por
 tal for the latest agenda and closing time.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Join cybersecurity and
  IT professionals for a full day of expert discussions\, solution demonstr
 ations\, and professional networking. Topics include AI and emerging techn
 ology risks\, supply-chain and identity security\, and strategies for stre
 ngthening enterprise resilience.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Visit the IEEE Houston Section bo
 oth to meet Section representatives and learn about our professional commu
 nity\, technical programs\, and opportunities to get involved. The summit 
 includes breakfast\, lunch\, and a closing networking reception. Eligible 
 attendees may earn CEU/CPE credits by meeting the organizer&amp;rsquo\;s full-
 day attendance requirements.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration:&lt;/strong&gt; Regist
 er directly through the &lt;a href=&quot;https://cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/hous
 ton2026/begin&quot;&gt;official Cybersecurity Summit registration portal&lt;/a&gt;. The 
 organizer manages admission\, eligibility review\, fees\, and confirmation
 s. Standard admission is currently advertised at $250\; refer to the porta
 l for current terms.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Attendance eligibility:&lt;/strong&gt; The 
 organizer restricts attendance to active cybersecurity\, IT\, and informat
 ion security practitioners responsible for enterprise security. All regist
 rations require review. Students\, interns\, educators\, consultants\, peo
 ple not currently employed in IT\, and sales or marketing personnel are no
 t eligible under the published registration policy. IEEE membership does n
 ot override these requirements.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;For the current speaker lineup and
  detailed agenda\, visit the &lt;a href=&quot;https://cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com
 /Houston2026&quot;&gt;official Houston event portal&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For quest
 ions about the event and venue:&lt;/strong&gt; Contact the IEEE Houston Section 
 ExCom: &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:harishpadmanaban@ieee.org&quot;&gt;Harish Padmanaban&lt;/a&gt;\, 
 &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:thangaraj.it@ieee.org&quot;&gt;Thangaraj Petchiappan&lt;/a&gt;\, &lt;a href
 =&quot;mailto:payalmajumdar.udsc@ieee.org&quot;&gt;Payal Sircar&lt;/a&gt;\, &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:d
 onald.dunn@ieee.org&quot;&gt;Donald Dunn&lt;/a&gt;\, or &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:njouondo@ieee.or
 g&quot;&gt;Ernest Njouondo&lt;/a&gt;. Organizer contact: &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:summits@cyberri
 skalliance.com&quot;&gt;summits@cyberriskalliance.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: 
 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;8:00 AM:&lt;/strong&gt; Networking breakfast.&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;
 &lt;strong&gt;Throughout the day:&lt;/strong&gt; Expert discussions\, security present
 ations\, solution demonstrations\, networking breaks\, and lunch.&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;l
 i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Late afternoon:&lt;/strong&gt; Closing keynote and networking receptio
 n.&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Visit the IEEE Houston Section booth during the summit.&lt;/li&gt;\
 n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;See the &lt;a href=&quot;https://cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/Houston20
 26&quot;&gt;organizer&amp;rsquo\;s portal&lt;/a&gt; for the current session schedule.&lt;/p&gt;
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