The growing field of cyber security will be on display in Huntsville next week at an event that's expected to draw a 'who's who' of experts.

The North Alabama Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association and Cyber Huntsville Corporation are hosting the 6th annual Cyber Security Summit June 4-5 in the South Hall of the Von Braun Center. The theme of this year's Cyber Security Summit is "Effective Governance through Risk Management."

"We are expecting the who's who for cyber security to be in attendance," said Ben McGee, NAC-ISSA President and Chief Scientist at Aleta Technologies. "With over 650 people and 50 vendors participating, it is a great way to network with fellow Cyber Security professionals, see the state of the art tools and techniques, and maybe find your next job."

This event is a partnership bringing together local government, federal government, Tennessee Valley industry and educators. Speakers include Rosemary Wenchel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity Coordination in the National Protection and Programs Directorate for the Department of Homeland Security; Ron Burgess, Auburn University, LTG, USA (Ret.); Pete Cuviello, Deloitte, LTG USA (Ret.); and Jonathan Pettus, NASA Marshall CIO and other cyber leaders from the defense and commercial sectors.

The event will include a variety of technical and management presentations. In keeping with this year's theme, it will focus on defense and commercial sectors.

The event is presented by Cyber Huntsville, a Huntsville-based non-profit organization set up in response to a mayoral initiative, and the Information Systems Security Association, a not-for-profit, international organization of information security professionals and practitioners.

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle said the summit is the perfect fit for the North Alabama area.

"There is no better place to address cyber security than in Huntsville, Alabama," Battle said. "This city is at the pinnacle of technology, and the Cyber Summit brings together the best and brightest from our government, industry, and academic technical community."

You can register for the conference at www.alabamasecuritysummit.org.