2025 Arkansas IT Symposium: UA Little Rock Well Represented

Several members of UA Little Rock IT Services, along with IT professionals from Arkansas and beyond, attended the in-person 2025 Arkansas IT Symposium, held April 23, at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock.

The Arkansas IT Symposium is the region’s premier single-day event designed for the IT leadership community. Brian Keltch, Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer for UA Little Rock, serves as an Advisor on the Planning Committee along with several IT executives from major Arkansas corporations and government entities.

This annual event is sponsored by local and national companies including OPTIV, CISCO, THALES, Veeam, ARCTIC WOLF, Abnormal, CyberOne, PRESIDIO, WIREX, OKTA, VARONIS, and others. The keynote speakers were Will Markow, CEO, FourOne Insights, and Commander Kirk Lippold, Former Commander, USS Cole, U.S. Navy (Ret.). Sponsored session speakers delivered highly informative presentations on important and timely IT topics including: Cybersecurity Mesh Platform, Case Study – A Journey to AI Adoption, Protecting AI so AI Can Improve the World, Vulnerability Management Mistakes You’re Still Making in 2025, Demystifying Cyber Threat Intelligence for Arkansas Leaders, Tech Without the Overwhelm. 

The Arkansas IT Symposium is designed with the IT executive in mind and is meant to serve as a conduit for IT professionals to build a stronger professional peer network and attain real-world knowledge on business changing technology and management solutions.