Wednesday, May 5 | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Professional comedian and motivator Don McMillan will weave his technical experience with his humor in an engaging Opening General Session. At AT&T Bell Laboratories he helped design the world’s first 32-bit microprocessor. He also worked in Silicon Valley designing computer chips; many of his designs are still in use today. McMillan is best known for his stand-up comedy and television appearances. Learn more.
Convenience Store News' 7th Annual Technology Awards, recognizing individual and company technology implementations, will now be presented at NACStech.
Thursday, May 6 | 7:30 am - 8:45 am
Kevin Coupe, the founder and “Content Guy” of MorningNewsBeat.com, which offers “news in context and analysis with attitude,” has been added as a General Session speaker for NACStech 2010. Coupe’s entertaining and engaging presentation will draw from the new business book that he co-authored with Michael Sansolo, The Big Picture: Essential Business Lessons from the Movies. Learn more.
Friday, May 7 | 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Kevin Mitnick, often called “the world’s most famous former hacker,” will deliver the Closing General Session presentation at NACStech 2010. Mitnick, the founder of Mitnick Security Consulting LLC, will focus on issues related to data security and PCI compliance in his presentation. He will specifically address PCI DSS requirements by using his “hacker’s insight” to identify and examine the biggest exposure risks for convenience and petroleum retailers. Mitnick will also share case studies demonstrating vulnerabilities in processing credit card transactions -- and identify steps to mitigate risks. Learn more.