1. Charles Brooks
Charles (Chuck) Brooks serves as the Vice President for Government Relations & Marketing for Sutherland
Global Services. Chuck leads Federal and State & Local Government relations activities. He is also responsible for
the Marketing portfolio (Media, PR, Digital Outreach, Thought Leadership, Strategic Partnering, Branding) for the
Federal and State & Local markets. Chuck is also an Advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Technology Partner
network and serves on Boards to several prominent public and private companies and organizations. Chuck has
extensive service in Senior Executive Management, Marketing, Government Relations, and Business Development
and worked in those capacities for three large public corporations.In government, he served at the Department of
Homeland Security as the first Director of Legislative Affairs for the Science & Technology Directorate. He also
spent six years on Capitol Hill as a Senior Advisorto the late Senator Arlen Specter where he covered foreign
affairs, business,and technology issues.In academia, Chuck was an Adjunct Faculty Member at Johns Hopkins
University where he taught graduate level students about homeland security and Congress.He has an MA in
International relations from the University of Chicago, and a BA in Political Science from DePauw University, and a
Certificate in International Law from The Hague. Chuck is widely published on the subjects of innovation,
public/private partnerships,emerging technologies,and issues ofhomeland security and cybersecurity

2. CyberTECH is a global cybersecurity and Internet ofThings (IoT) network ecosystem providing
cybersecurity and IoT resources,strategic programs and thought leadership events across the
nation. In partnership with national and local organizations, the CyberTECH mission is to
stimulate innovation and advance the adoption ofcyber and IoT technologies for the economic and
social benefit ofthe nation. We accomplish this through a seriesofprograms and leadership
opportunities. Our membership includes businessand financial leaders, academic and research
institutions, government and non-profit organizations.
http://cybertechnetwork.org/aboutcybertech/