Wednesday, September 24th 2025

The Future of Strategic Data, Security and AI

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM ET | New York, NY

Event Overview

Strategic data management is essential for State, Local and Education – SLED – organizations and federal agencies for operational continuity, cybersecurity and policy compliance. AI and data-intensive applications accelerate demand for scalable, cost-effective storage solutions and introduce governance, data privacy and performance risks. SLED and federal entities must operate within tight budget constraints and evolving regulatory mandates, often balancing legacy infrastructure with modernization needs.

Technology and security leaders must take critical decisions about adapting data strategies to keep pace with evolving AI demands, addressing customer challenges through innovative storage density solutions, and leveraging hyperscaler partnerships to reshape enterprise data management.

DISCUSSION POINTS

How can SLED organizations and federal agencies balance the rapid expansion of AI workloads with secure, efficient, and cost-effective storage strategies?
What role does zero-trust architecture play in enhancing cybersecurity and meeting state and federal compliance standards?
What are the practical approaches to cloud optimization and the unique considerations for SLED and federal entities navigating cloud-first versus hybrid models?
What are the best practices in data governance, retention policies, and transparency across educational institutions and government agencies?
How can partnerships with hyperscalers and technology providers drive innovation and support mission-critical operations at scale?

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Moderator

Sean D. Mack

Consulting Editor, CISO,

CyberEdBoard

ISMG

John Colgrove

Founder and Chief Visionary Officer

Pure Storage

Speakers

In this roundtable join John Colgrove, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of event sponsor Pure Storage to discuss key customer challenges, innovative storage density solutions, and the role of hyperscaler partnerships in reshaping the future of enterprise data management.

This session will be:

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Peer driven
Pitch free

Subject matter expert

John Colgrove

Founder and Chief Visionary Officer

Pure Storage

John Colgrove is Founder and Chief Visionary Officer at Pure Storage, responsible for developing and executing Pure Storage’s global technical strategy. Coz co-founded Pure Storage in 2009. Prior to this, he was the Entrepreneur in Residence at Sutter Hill Ventures. It was there he observed the growing acceptance of solid-state storage by enterprises. Coz was one of the founding engineers at Veritas Software, which merged with Symantec in 2005, where his 20-year career culminated as Fellow and Chief Technology Officer for the Data Center Management Group. He was the primary architect for the hugely successful Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) and Veritas File System (VxFS) and later served in various other engineering, management, and consultative roles. Prior to Veritas, Coz worked for Amdahl Corporation where he was a key contributor to the development of the UTS mainframe UNIX operating system kernel. He holds over 450 patents in the areas of computer system and reliable data storage design. Coz is a board member of Cerabyte, a pioneer of ceramic-based data storage solutions

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Venue

Uncle Jack's Steakhouse - Westside

440 9th Ave, New York, NY 10001

Underwritten by

Pure is redefining the storage experience and empowering innovators by simplifying how people consume and interact with data.
Pure Storage delivers a cloud experience that empowers every organization to get the most from their data while reducing the complexity and expense of managing the infrastructure behind it. Pure Storage believes it can make a significant impacting reducing data center emissions worldwide through its environmental sustainability efforts, including designing a platform that enables customers to reduce their carbon and energy footprint.

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