CornCon 11: “Manifest Your Inner Cyber Superhero" at the Davenport RiverCenter -- October 10 and 11.
Friday, October 10, and Saturday, October 11
Davenport RiverCenter, 136 East Third Street, Davenport IA
Founded in 2015 by the Quad Cities Cybersecurity Alliance and presented by the Docent Institute, the 11th-annual CornCon – an event designed to raise community awareness and provide business solutions for dealing with cybersecurity threats – will boast breakout sessions, expert speakers, panels, tutorials, vendors, a tech expo, children's activities, awards presentations, and more on October 10 and 11, this year's Davenport RiverCenter event titled Manifest Your Inner Cyber Superhero.
The Docent Institute is 501(c)(3) registered charitable non-profit educational institution based in Iowa, and is designed to provide technology outreach, inclusion, and STEM education for the betterment of society. Docent organizes STEM camps for K-12 students, cybersecurity challenges for college students, and the Midwest's premiere annual cybersecurity conference, CornCon. Docent provides college scholarships, mentoring, and performs other public outreach related to cybersecurity, technology, and the ethical use of technology, its founder Dr. John D. Johnson having taught and developed numerous cybersecurity graduate courses for St. Ambrose University, Excelsior College, and Eastern Iowa Community Colleges from 2003 to 2019.
At this year's CornCorn, nearly 80 world-class experts will share their knowledge on a wide range of cybersecurity topics, and as they follow one of four daily tracks, attendees can explore the latest innovations at the vendor expo, engage in hands-on experiences in the hacker villages, and build lasting connections at after-hours networking events. With more than two dozen breakout sessions taking place on Friday, participants can explore topics such as: "The Future of Cybersecurity"; "Cyber Super Villains: The Real-Life Threats Lurking in Our Digital World"; "Deepfake 101 - How to Create and Spot Deepfakes"; "Mental Malware: Inside the Supervillain’s Psychological Playbook"; "Can You Trust AI in the Cloud? Exploring the Risks of Automated Security Analysis"; and "Wired for Success: Leading Neurodiverse Teams in Tech." A roughly equal numbers of sessions are happening on Saturday, on subjects including: "Fencing the Digital Pasture: Legal and Policy Considerations for AI"; "Simplifying Cybersecurity"; "AI Phishing Tactics Exposed: How Cybercriminals Avoid Detection and Analysis"; "Saving Time, Saving Money: The Business Case for Tuning Your SOC"; "Drone Tactical Forensics and Incident Response"; and "Toil & Trouble: Automating the Everyday Security Checks that Haunt You."
In addition to the two days of workshops, lectures, and breakout sessions for adults, Manifest Your Inner Cyber Superhero will host CornCon's annual “Children of the CornCon” on October 11 – a kids' hacker camp and STEM festival for grades kindergarten through 12. With activities running from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., students can enjoy contests, prizes, lunch, snacks, beverages, a capture-the-flag competition, soldering projects, coding activities, an escape room, games, puzzles, and sessions of virtual reality and 3D printing. All ages, meanwhile, are invited to Saturday evening's “Bill Murray After Party & Hacker Game Show” from 7 to 10 p.m. a family-event for badge holders taking place at Davenport's neighboring venue The Last Picture House (325 East Second Street).
For more information on all events in the October 10 and 11 CornCorn Cybersecurity Conference and Kids' Hacker/STEM Camp at the Davenport RiverCenter, visit CornCon.net.
